------------------------------------------------- Act 2‚ Scene 1 | Original Text | Modern Text | | Enter DUKE SENIOR‚ AMIENS‚ and two or three LORDS‚ like foresters | DUKE SENIOR‚ AMIENS‚ and two or three LORDS enter‚ dressed like foresters. | 5 10 15 | DUKE SENIOR Now‚ my co-mates and brothers in exile‚Hath not old custom made this life more sweetThan that of painted pomp? Are not these woodsMore free from peril than the envious court?Here feel we not the penalty of Adam‚The seasons’
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A Long-time Anticipated Revolt Changes the Emperor’s Attitude towards Success Last week‚ the week of January 10‚ two murderers‚ a Blue and a Green‚ connected with the riots after the 531 chariot race escaped their imprisonment and took refuge in a sanctuary of a church surrounded by an angry mob. The emperor‚ Justinian‚ caught wind of this and was nervous for he was in the midst of negotiating with the Persians over peace in the east‚ there was enormous resentment over high taxes‚ and he now faced
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I fell to the ground‚ as they pushed me out of the carriage. I had a desire to stand up and fight for myself‚ but I knew‚ that would only matters worse. I detest‚ loathe royals. When you live in a spooky‚ cavelike town on the border‚ in the poorest part of England‚ it’s striking how notable (not in a good way) royals are. The king and queen have taken everything from the people‚ including me. The never ending crave for something to eat has been stuck in my stomach‚ and everybody else in this towns
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How successful was Henry VIII foreign policy. Anastasiya Sosis On this question there are two opposite views. First‚ traditional‚ is that Henry’s and Wolsey’s foreign policy was a complete failure; it was short-sighted‚ naïve‚ anachronistic and way too expensive. As John Guy said in 1988‚ Wolsey ‘overreached himself in diplomacy’. The other view‚ in contrast‚ is that Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey‚ although not reaching much success had a very practical‚ flexible and purposeful foreign policy
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The Plate with King Hunting Rams is a brilliant piece of metallurgy from the Sassanid era of Persia‚ around 5-6th century CE. It was made from silver‚ mercury gilding and niello inlay in the Qazvin region in what is now Iran. The plate depicts an unknown Sassanid King (either Peroz or Kavad I) hunting down a group of rams. It shows the prowess and desired image of the king as well as the cultural divide and influence of the society at the time. Through its use of curvature‚ color‚ and shape‚ the
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In this essay I will look at how the power of Monarchs has changed in Britain since 1066. I will explain how their power has changed and the differences between them. The first Monarch I will look at is William the Conqueror. William reigned from 1066 until 1087. There are many different qualities to William other than power‚ he was also very lucky and made good preparations. He won the battle of Hastings on the 14th of October 1066‚ which proves he is very powerful. One of the main reasons William
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Absolutism vs English Monarchy To begin‚ there are many similarities in absolutism and monarchy. First‚ “absolutism” is a political theory that states that all and absolute power should be vested in one ruler or other authority. Dictators are a form of absolutism. Absolutism has been present in almost every time period in the world‚ including in modern day society. In Europe‚ absolutism was at its peak among rulers during the late 1500’s to the early 1700’s. England practiced absolutism
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THOMAS HOBBES : ABSOLUTE MONARCHY IS THE BEST GOVERNMENT Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher who is known by everyone up to this day century for his philosophies about political philosophy. Thomas Hobbes was born on April 5‚ 1588. He was born in Westport‚ near Mamesbury‚ Wiltshire‚ England. He receives his college education at Oxford University in England. Thomas Hobbes was not only a philosopher but he was a political science‚ academician ‚ historian‚ philosopher ‚ and journalist. Leviathan
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national pride and identity‚ destroying the rich state of our constitutional monarchy would not be an intelligent idea. The British Monarchy is a show piece that stands to represent the old ways of the world. They have been losing power gradually but steadily over the last two hundred years. In Australia their presence serves as merely ceremonial with a little political power that is seldom used. However removing the monarchy from the structure of our country would mean losing sporting opportunities
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they have been walked in similar way historically. Both go through the absolute monarchy and developed imperialistically. Actually‚ while Britain and Japan has similarities outside of history like politic and ethnicity‚ they also has differences in their current situation and business culture. The most obvious similarity between Britain and Japan is in their political system. Both of them are constitutional monarchy. In Britain‚ there is perfunctory queen‚ but a governor is also exist. Governor
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