conquered the neighboring city-state of Messenia in the south-west corner of the Peloponnesus. The government was like monarchy/ tyranny‚ where one sole ruler had taken the power in hand by force. Helots were treated as public slaves‚ forced to work their own ancestral lands and give as much as half its produce to support Spartan citizens. Sparta’s unique dual kingship came from two separate royal tribes who traced their line back to legendary founders. There were three Ephors
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Legitimacy is the key to a successful kingship. If you can be perceived as an effective and legitimate ruler by the nobility‚ you will remain in power. This was especially important in the early period of the reign of Edward IV because the son of Henry VI‚ Edward of Westminster‚ was still alive
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and subsequent power flexed their muscles and confined the freedoms of the chiefs under their control. The Íslendingabok provided proof of this changing political environment. In the saga‚ Ketill Björnsson the Flatnose fled Norway to escape the tyranny of the Norwegian King‚ Harald Fairhair‚ authority‚ and power. With the freedoms of regional rulers stifled by kings like Harald Fairhair‚ Cnut‚ and Harald Hardrada‚ petty chieftains left their homes in an effort to gain the independence they once
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Press. ISBN 0-618-47885-X. 5. Grenby 2008‚ p. 162 ; Grenby‚ Matthew (2008). Children’s Literature. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 0-618-47885-X. 6.Smith‚ Thomas (2005). "The Folly of the Wise". In Koivukoski‚ Toivo; Tabachnick‚ David. Confronting Tyranny: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 217-218. ISBN 0-7425-4400-1. 7.Clark‚ George; Timmons‚ Daniel (2000). J. R. R. Tolkien and His Literary Resonances: Views of Middle-earth. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 85-86. ISBN
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In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ a few of the characters face insanity. This insanity begins with their desire for power and sovereignty. A man named Macbeth is told of a prophecy that states Macbeth will become king. However‚ the witches’ prophecy also states Macbeth’s friend‚ Banquo is the father of the next king. As a result‚ Macbeth and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth murder the current king‚ Duncan‚ and later on Banquo’s son. Consequently‚ Macbeth faces insanity from his guilt following the murder of
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Compare and Contrast the Four River Valleys For reasons unknown four regions between 5000 and 2000 B.C.E rapidly expanded their land and changed at a quicker pace than other regions. They all had better agriculture‚ technology‚ development of state power and construction of cities. These rivers were the Nile in Egypt‚ the valley of the Indus River‚ which is now Pakistan‚ Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers‚ which is today known as Iraq and the Yellow River in China. These
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young maids together could not satisfy my lust. My desire would overpower all restraints and anyone who stood in my way. It would be better for Macbeth to rule than someone like me MACDUFF Endless greed and lust in a man’s nature is a kind of tyranny. It has caused the downfall of many kings. But don’t be afraid to take the crown that belongs to you. You can find a way to satisfy your desires in secret‚ while still appearing virtuous. You can deceive everyone. There are more than enough willing
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his sins and downfall are emphasized. The audience suspects him to be virtuous‚ therefore arousing fear when he commits sins. Also‚ he has a lot more to lose than a regular citizen; Macbeth eventually loses his mind‚ wife‚ house‚ reputation‚ and kingship. Since
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Macbeth entirely aware of the evil he embraces‚ and like Satan he can never renounce his free-willed moral choice‚ once it has been made. The Thane of Cadwor‚ through love of self‚ sets his own will against that of God‚ chooses a lesser finite good--kingship and power--rather than eternal salvation. Now there is no turning back and Macbeth has overtly rendered to darkness: ‘Come seeling night‚ / Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day; And with thy bloody and invisible hand / Cancel and tear to pieces
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Shakespeare’s shortest play‚ Macbeth‚ is also‚ consequently‚ his most shocking and intense. We see the essence of tragedy: in this case‚ the protagonist transforms himself from a noble warrior who is loyal to his king and fights for his county to a reduced tyrant by the play’s end. Macbeth’s divided soul which is in turmoil is the cause of his deterioration from a respected warrior to a despised tyrant. Initially‚ Macbeth’s turmoil within himself is apparent from the beginning of the play when
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