The Babington Plot Anthony Babington was a young Catholic noble who joined a plot to depose the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on the English throne. Sir Francis Walsingham‚ the head of Elizabeth’s secret service‚ captured a Catholic plotter named Gilbert Gifford and ‘convinced’ him to act as a double agent. Gifford would act as an intermediary - smuggling letters to Mary who was imprisoned in Chartley Hall. All the letters were given to Walsingham. The letters were written
Premium Elizabeth I of England
author wants to portray. If diction is not used‚ the idea trying to be portrayed can become blasé. Readers are more captivated to read works if the story is more descriptive and influential. For example‚ compare the two following sentences: the old brown tree is dying‚ and the aged russet tree slowly decays into the earth. Of the two sentences‚ the second sentences uses diction that is able to let the reader’s imagination run wild. William Faulkner is unique writer who is able to manipulate a mere
Premium Love Sartoris William Faulkner
In "The Moment Before the Gun Went Off" by Nadine Gordimer‚ she tells us about the forbidden truths of a shallow‚ racist society in South Africa. Apartheid is defined as racial segregation; specifically : a former policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of South Africa. (Webster). This policy would help assure there were no inner-racial relationships besides those that were professional‚ like the relationship portrayed in Marais
Premium South Africa Black people White people
The Night Sky’s Story Act five scene three opens up with the suspense but ends with an unsettling resolve to the plot. Watching Paris‚ then Romeo entering Juliet’s tomb ultimately foreshadows the The scene will open up in the Capulet’s mausoleum cobweb covered corners along with worms and insects scurrying in a gloomy and concrete walled corridor‚ ready to swallow any disoriented incomers. Further down the hallway lays Juliet‚ with a stone door that leads into her chamber. The set will include
Premium
Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman was born on May 30th‚ 1909‚ in Chicago‚ Illinois. He was the ninth of twelve children born from the poor Jewish couple David Goodman and Dora Grisinsky. Benny formally studied music at the famed Hull House‚ and by the age of 10 was a skilled clarinetist. At the age of 13‚ Benny’s father enrolled him and two of his older brothers in music lessons at the Kehelah Jacob Synagogue. His early influences were New Orleans jazz clarinetists working in Chicago‚ notably
Premium Benny Goodman Jazz Clarinet
two cousins‚ Marco and Rodolpho. They have entered the country illegally‚ hoping to leave behind hunger and unemployment for a better life in America. Whereas Marco is a physically strong man with a starving family back home‚ charming Rodolpho is young‚ good-looking‚ blonde‚ and single‚ and he sings and dances; Catherine instantly falls for him. After three weeks‚ the pair have been dating‚ and Eddie sets about pointing out all of Rodolpho’s flaws to Catherine and Beatrice. He persistently complains
Premium Immigration Immigration to the United States Illegal immigration
Instead of answering the question‚ the reader says “be it so if you will‚”. The narrator says this because whether it was a dream‚ or real‚ it does not matter because Goodman will still be cursed. Goodman is cursed because of all of the supernatural events leading up to his return to Salem Village. Goodman will never be able to see good in‚ or trust the people of the village again. He does not trust his wife faith‚ the deacon‚ or Goody Cloyse in particular.When spiritual matters are concerned‚ it
Premium Young Goodman Brown God English-language films
Essay The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 has come to be known as Britain’s greatest conspiracy. If it had succeeded‚ many say it would’ve been one of the greatest terrorist plots ever. However‚ the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of terrorism is “the unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims”. While many may argue that this is what the gunpowder plot was‚ it was actually an attempted coup‚ not a campaign of terror and violence. The plot was led by Robert Catesby
Premium James I of England
today as the media no longer cares about the well-being of children. Every ad is aimed to appeal to a child’s wants‚ and as money is no object to them‚ they pull at a parent’s heart until all is forgotten. In the essay‚ “Family Counterculture‚” Ellen Goodman expresses this common struggle of parenthood. Each parent quoted vents their frustration of so much counterculturing. But no one’s considered‚ “What if we didn’t have TV?” Countering the culture without a TV would be easier to do and more beneficial
Premium Family Mother Marriage
Claire Raines Period 4 3-12-12 Benny Goodman‚ The Swing King Considered one of the greatest jazz players ever‚ Benjamin David Goodman‚ or Benny Goodman‚ was called the King of Swing. The ninth child of eleven was ten or so when he picked up the clarinet. After a year he was performing impressions of Ted Lewis for a little pocket money. When he was fourteen he was playing for a band that featured the famous Bix Beiderbecke. By sixteen he was known as far as the west coast and was invited
Premium Benny Goodman Jazz Big band