look at Plates 3.1.14 British officers of the Benin punitive expedition with bronzes and ivories taken from the royal compound‚ Benin City‚ 1897 and 3.2.24 Display of Benin bronzes in the Sainsbury African Galleries‚ the British Museum‚ 2005 in the AA100 Illustration Book. How do the different contexts of display reflect different attitudes to the art of Benin? At the end of the 19th century‚ Africa was known colloquially among Europeans as the Dark Continent. Whether owing to its mystery or its
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Essay Plan To what extent was tradition in English Christianity restored in the 19th century? Introduction What is considered tradition and what is considered dissent Changes during the reformation Churches and Christianity after reformation Anglicans / Methodists/ Roman Catholics Main body - Dissent from tradition Industrial revolution - Population migrate to cities Lack of churches in cities Modern skylines – chimneys not spires Community centre move away
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depending on the culture and beliefs of the civilization‚ the female role can be more or less significant. This paper will examine the lives of the common traditional Egyptian woman as well as some of the royal Egyptian women: Hatshepsut‚ Nefertiti‚ and Cleopatra. Furthermore‚ this paper is going to discuss the differences between the female commoner versus royal women. The Traditional Ancient Egyptian Woman The ancient Egyptian society women were not viewed how the rest of the world traditionally viewed
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three decades. Cleopatra served as the dominant leader and spoke many different languages (History.com Staff). Cleopatra is famous for being romantically involved with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony (Cleopatra VII). She was the lover to Julius Caesar. Caesar restored the throne with Cleopatra and they had a child together (History.com Staff). Caesar was later murdered leaving Cleopatra to rule. The child to Cleopatra and Caesar was then named co-regent (History.com Staff). Cleopatra identified herself
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events that affect them personally‚ and shape them into who they are. Whether one expresses loyalty or betrayal to another can impact one’s life greatly and can cause numerous outcomes in a person’s life. In William Shakespeare’s two plays Antony and Cleopatra and Hamlet‚ the impact that betrayal and loyalty have on the protagonists Hamlet and Marc Antony‚ and their supporting characters is conveyed as Shakespeare articulates the relationship between selflessness and loyalty in contrast to selfishness
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INTRODUCTION Antony and Octavius Caesar are great roman of their age i.e. first century B.C. In the play‚Antony and Cleopatra. Antony is a mature middle-aged general of fifty years‚ whereas Octavius is a young man of twenty-two whom Antony calls a ‘boy’. After the murder of Julius Caesar‚ Antony‚ a great friend of Julius Caesar makes the people continue their love and loyalty to the dead Caesar as beautifully brought out in Shakespeare Roman tragedy‚ Julius Caesar. Octavius is a nephew of Caesar
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In Venus and Adonis and Antony and Cleopatra‚ William Shakespeare tells the tale of frustrated lovers who long to be desired by the person they love. Although a common plot in many of Shakespeare’s works‚ these accounts instead forefront the reversal of gender identities. Masculinity is questioned through vulnerable male figures; alternatively‚ this masculine role is appropriated by the female counterparts‚ which results in the male figures’ uncertainty and loss of identity. Venus and Adonis comprises
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speech attributed to Octavian by cassias die * Before I start to answer the question above‚ we need to study the background of the individuals involved. * Cleopatra was a very complicated character… she had volatile and tempestuous relationships with both mark Anthony and Julius Caesar ‚ which eventually led to the deaths of Cleopatra and mark Anthony by suicide. * She was a very beautiful woman who possessed a great strength of character. Men were afraid of her but also were seduced by her
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second trip were the “Cleopatra” sculpture‚ and the world renowned “Perseus with a Head of Medusa”. The “Cleopatra” sculpture was quite a sensational one. It was carved by William Wetmore Story out of marble; spanning eleven years ‚ it was completed in 1869. The Boston bred sculptor’s masterpiece is in Gallery of American painting and sculpture of the Met. This beautiful sculpture is of the Egyptian queen ‚ born in 69 BC. Alike many of William Wetmore Story’s sculptures‚ Cleopatra is sitting down in
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Mark Antony fell in love with Queen Cleopatra. She gave birth to twins‚ Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene. Antony had to go back to Rome and leave his new family. The Senate made Antony marry Octavian’s sister Octavia Minor. Cleopatra had a third child named Ptolemy Philadelphus. In 32 B.C. Antony divorced Octavia so Octavian declared war on Egypt. Cleopatra and Antony’s combined forces lost to Octavian. Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide together by getting bitten by a poisonous
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