The Other Boleyn Girl
Anne Boleyn's life and conflicts- historical background and the presentation in the film "the other Boleyn girl"
What caused her downfall?
Gliederung:
| Titel | | 1.0 | Introduction | | 2.0 | Anne's life | | 2.1 | Youth and education | | 2.2 | At the court | | 2.3 | Queen of England | | 2.4 | Downfall and Execution | | 3.0 | Film "The other Boleyn Girl" | | 3.1 | Plot | | 3.2 | Analysis | | 3.3 | Special Feature: The birth order | | 3.4 | Cast and crew | | 3.5 | Settings: Location and release | | …show more content…
(Eric Ives, The life and death of Anne Boleyn, London, 2004).
Nevertheless most historians believe that Anne was born at the Blickling residence, because it was their location around 1500. Assuming, that Anne was born around 1500, the historians could be right with their presumption, but if you start with a birth date around 1507, one would assume Henver Castle may well be the birthplace. (The Encyclopedia Britannica and the Dictionary of National Biography give the date of Anne's birth, as do several other historians, as 1507.)
Anne Boleyn was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn and Lady Elizabeth Howard and Anne was the maternal niece of the Duke of Norfolk.
Anne's education began very early. Just with a few years Anne and her siblings had to learn what it means how to behave in the society. Their daily schedule was very well structured, so that there was not many time to play or doing …show more content…
As the title of a film is always found at the beginning, I'll start with the consideration of it. The most special part of the title is that its meaning changes during the film.
The term the 'other' Boleyn girl is very vague and so the viewer has a 50:50 chance to guess who of the Boleyn sisters is meant by this term. In one of the first scenes, Mary's wedding, the audience gets to know who is the 'other' of the sisters and it is Anne, because she says to her sister shortly before the ceremony that Mary is younger than her and more beautiful than Anne, as well. Moreover, Mary is married before her sister. That leads Anne to the conclusion that she is just the 'other' Boleyn Girl.
But during the film the owner of this term changes because soon after Mary got pregnant and Anne returned from France, the king has directed his attention to Anne. So Mary is sent away and becomes just the 'other' Boleyn girl.
But regarding the whole film it is obvious, that mainly Mary is meant by this
What caused her downfall?
Gliederung:
| Titel | | 1.0 | Introduction | | 2.0 | Anne's life | | 2.1 | Youth and education | | 2.2 | At the court | | 2.3 | Queen of England | | 2.4 | Downfall and Execution | | 3.0 | Film "The other Boleyn Girl" | | 3.1 | Plot | | 3.2 | Analysis | | 3.3 | Special Feature: The birth order | | 3.4 | Cast and crew | | 3.5 | Settings: Location and release | | …show more content…
(Eric Ives, The life and death of Anne Boleyn, London, 2004).
Nevertheless most historians believe that Anne was born at the Blickling residence, because it was their location around 1500. Assuming, that Anne was born around 1500, the historians could be right with their presumption, but if you start with a birth date around 1507, one would assume Henver Castle may well be the birthplace. (The Encyclopedia Britannica and the Dictionary of National Biography give the date of Anne's birth, as do several other historians, as 1507.)
Anne Boleyn was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn and Lady Elizabeth Howard and Anne was the maternal niece of the Duke of Norfolk.
Anne's education began very early. Just with a few years Anne and her siblings had to learn what it means how to behave in the society. Their daily schedule was very well structured, so that there was not many time to play or doing …show more content…
As the title of a film is always found at the beginning, I'll start with the consideration of it. The most special part of the title is that its meaning changes during the film.
The term the 'other' Boleyn girl is very vague and so the viewer has a 50:50 chance to guess who of the Boleyn sisters is meant by this term. In one of the first scenes, Mary's wedding, the audience gets to know who is the 'other' of the sisters and it is Anne, because she says to her sister shortly before the ceremony that Mary is younger than her and more beautiful than Anne, as well. Moreover, Mary is married before her sister. That leads Anne to the conclusion that she is just the 'other' Boleyn Girl.
But during the film the owner of this term changes because soon after Mary got pregnant and Anne returned from France, the king has directed his attention to Anne. So Mary is sent away and becomes just the 'other' Boleyn girl.
But regarding the whole film it is obvious, that mainly Mary is meant by this