He fell among Thieves – Sir Henry Newbolt ‘Ye have robb’d‚’ said he‚ ‘ye have slaughter’d and made an end‚ Prisoner is speaking to the Guard/his capturer‚ telling him what he thinks about the genocide‚ and completely destroyed there enemy Take your ill-got plunder‚ and bury the dead: “Ill-got” – acquired by evil‚ dishonest means “Plunder” – robbed valuables‚ to rob of goods by force. Prisoner is telling the guard to take back his possessions (the prisoners obviously got caught stealing
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William Shakespeare’s Henry IV part one explores the relationship between a father and son. As well as a forces on a war that is at hand‚ as well as who’s on who’s side when the war comes. Thought out this paper will be exploring the important events of one of the scenes from the play. Act 3 scene 2 explores the relationship between king Henry IV and the Prince. Based off the two sides‚ the Prince side‚ which we explored in previous scenes as a fun willed‚ rebelling side‚ vs king Henry side who is more
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Henry IV: Hotspur vs. Harry At the beginning of the play it seems that the chief rebel‚ Hotspur‚ is in dispute with the King but as the play progresses we find that the main contest is between Hotspur and Hal‚ the King’s son. At first thought‚ Hotspur seems to be the easy winner‚ for all Hal does is spend his time with his friends gallivanting around‚ stealing and drinking. Hotspur‚ on the other hand‚ has returned from a battle in which he defeated the Scots led by Glendower. He has taken many
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a triumphant battle to discover yourself‚ your purpose‚ and your reality. What if the way we lived was just a vicious cycle‚ what if we haven’t yet lived in the moment‚ in reality‚ in a true experience? These ideas build upon a transcendentalist‚ Henry David Thoreau‚ in which he hated the way the modern world lived‚ as he believed it was stuck in an everlasting rhythm‚ too distracted to see clearly‚ but this was in the late 19th century. How would Thoreau reflect upon our society? We may reflect
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The noble experiment! Henry D. Thoreau believed the only necessities of life were food‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ and fuel (Thoreau‚ 11.)[i] Although he conducted his great experiment to prove this theory in 1845‚ could we survive today on Thoreau’s base necessities and would we be happier if we did? In his book Walden‚ Thoreau describes life in a home that he built himself at Walden Pond‚ where he remained for two years and two months‚ away from the luxuries of civilization. Thoreau hoped to prove
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Henry the VIII broke form rome because of love. Discuss. Henry the VIII broke from Rome for a number of reasons‚ for example economic (money)‚ political (power)‚ religious (faith) and personal (love)reasons. One reason for the break with Rome was political reasons (power) because after losing most his finance in battle against the king of Spain‚ Francis I‚ who was angry at Henry for embarrassing his aunt Catherine of Aragon who at this time was Henry’s wife. When Henry found out the
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educated such as lords‚ princes‚ and kings. King Henry VIII was definitely educated. He also had ambition and goals in life. And like most men‚ he had the desire to have a woman in his life. I guess you could say he was a man with a full life in front of him. Of course King Henry VIII’s father was King Henry VII. King Henry VII was very wealthy‚ being the king of course‚ very educated‚ and very wise. He left his only son Henry VIII to inherit the throne. Henry had his whole life laid out for him. He got
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civilization was governed by a leader that had a worldly impact‚ the rule of England under King Henry VIII‚ was one of great historical importance. Unlike many leaders of his time‚ Henry’s legacy was not forged under the motivation of power and greed‚ but by love and his desire to have a male heir. Henry VIII became the King of England in 1509 after the death of his father Henry VII. Like most kings Henry desired to have a male heir‚
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Shakespeare gives the reader the opportunity to view the timeless duplicity of a politician in Prince Hal of Henry IV‚ Part 1. Instead of presenting a rather common hero‚ Shakespeare sharpens the both sides of the sword and makes Hal a deceitful prince. In order to portray accurately the treachery and fickleness of Hal‚ Shakespeare must provide Hal with models to follow‚ rivals to defeat‚ and a populace to convince. Although Hal would not have to grovel for votes from England’s populace to become
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