Renaissance Drama in England From Medieval to Renaissance Drama Mystery plays -> Historical (chronicle) Miracle plays -> plays Tragedies Comedies Morality plays -> Interludes -> Other public “spectacles”… The Elizabethan Drama The Elizabethan era saw a great flourishing of literature‚ especially in the field of drama. The Italian Renaissance had rediscovered the ancient Greek and Roman theatre‚ and this was instrumental in the development
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DIFFERENCES AND CONTINUITIES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH (main information taken from BB1 pp. 79-81 and 152-57) Stress on difference and continuity has characterised the story of the relationship between British and American English over the centuries. For instance‚ difference was strongly wanted in the US after Independence and emphasised by the British as sign of their distinction from the new‚ less cultured‚ nation for at least the two following centuries. On the other hand‚ continuity is being
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Both the economics and politics greatly differed between Massachusetts and Virginia between 1607 and 1750. The differences in the percentage of classes were unbelievably large and their entire economic structure differed from each other. Virginia had more risky culture and economics where-as Massachusetts had a more stable economy. The economy of Virginia was based solely on the production of tobacco. The plantation owners had to buy slaves to work the fields so the slave trade industry in Virginia
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Transportation was a viable avenue for England to rid itself of criminals. Many individuals and complete families where transported‚ first‚ to the American colonies and then to Australia and its surrounding islands of Van Diemen’s Land. Through this type of punishment the United Kingdom hoped to rid itself of variants and to begin colonization of a new colony in a distant land in hopes of further expanding the empire. By expanding the empire through transportation these convicts brought with them
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Description of New England‚" by John Smith and “Of Plymouth Plantation‚" by William Bradford‚ the two authors represent New England differently. One way they represent New England differently is by the tone of how they tell their personal stories‚ varies noticeably. Both authors use certain tones to attract and persuade targeted audiences. John Smith wrote of what a wonderful place New England was‚ while on the other hand Bradford wrote about the difficulties and realities of New England. John Smith‚ a
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rapidly increasing population. This meant that change to the extremely wasteful older system was needed in order to fuel the growing needs of the country‚ and to feed the ever growing population. There were many causes of this agricultural revolution Britain was at war with France consequently the soldiers needed to be fed‚ and due to war‚ supplies imported from Europe (e.g. corn) were reduced. This added significant strain on the food being produced in England which added stress to the farmers. In the
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Although key elements of the trade between Africa and Eurasia changed during the era of 300-1450‚ a few factors stayed the same. In 300 C.E.‚ trade routes were primarily between Europe and North Africa. The way that they changed by the time of 1450 was that they expanded southward and westward. By 1450‚ these trade routes went through West Africa‚ sub-Saharan Africa‚ and the Indian Ocean. One factor that stayed the same during this time period was that the northern coast of Africa was always involved
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The Beautiful Tower Bridge in England For the bridge of the same name in Sacramento‚ California‚ see Tower Bridge (California). Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London‚ over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London‚ from which it takes its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London. The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways‚ designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted
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Why the population exploded during the time era of 1750-1900 Between the time era of 1750 and the 1900s the population had dramatically risen in England from around 5 million to 35-40 million giving the gradually increasing number of people in the country a population explosion. The sudden rise in the population was due to many reasons including improvements in hygiene and sanitation‚ an increase in food stock and also an increase in young marriages which led to more children being born and the
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Evangelism: Controversies on Continuity of Indigeneity “Those who are not practicing the traditional Santali rituals‚ not observing baha (spring festival) and sohrea (harvest festival)‚ they are not anymore Santals. They are Christians” said Silis Murmu‚ one of the village community members of Situngtola village who is following the traditional Santali religion. “There are no Adivasi (indigenous) people anymore‚ once they were Adivasi. All are now Christian” commented by Muslemuddin‚ one of the
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