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    this by making it his official residence in 1682 and by the moving government there. By moving his government to Versailles it would mean all the nobility will be at his palace. He never achieved this as the cost of the construction was too much‚ however most of the nobility did move into Versailles and in Versailles Louis was able to control the nobility as they’d always wanted to be in the king’s favour. The construction of Versailles allowed this. Another reason why Louis xiv ordered Versailles

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    In Nietzsche’s first essay‚ we see him using the concept of morality as a baseline‚ as which to compare traditional nobility to the backdrop of the weaker peoples‚ (i.e.‚ poor‚ sick‚ etc.) Nietzsche paints a picture‚ essentially comparing how people of his time comparing religions‚ one better than another‚ in many cases just scapegoating Jews for the convenience of using that religion from a form of “ressentiment”. In other words‚ this type of thought can be derived from the master to slave morality

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    (a) Clergy and peasants (b) Peasants and nobility (c) First and Third Estate ✓ (d) Clergy and nobility 5. The most important of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility (a) right to collect dues (b) ownership of land (c) participate in wars ✓ (d) exemption from taxes to the state 6. Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit? ✓ Middle class (b) Nobility (c) Workers (d) Peasants 7. Society

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    committing a terrible act instead. As the events unfold‚ however‚ Hamlet’s nobility becomes questionable‚ to the point where he is arguably no better than Claudius the incestuous murderer. Hamlet kills Polonius‚ the king’s advisor in cold blood‚ thinking he was Claudius. It is understandable that Hamlet assumes a spy in his mother’s bedroom is Claudius‚ so attacking him makes sense‚ but his reaction shows his fall from nobility. Hamlet counters his mother’s criticism of the murder‚ saying “A bloody

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    costumes that these characters (Romeo Montague‚ Juliet Capulet‚ Mercutio‚ and Benvolio Montague) are to be dressed. This report will include a brief synopsis‚ materials‚ decorations‚ hats‚ jewelry‚ and cosmetics. Romeo son of the Montagues born of nobility will be dressed in the finest of garments adorned with jewels‚ and sophisticated colored fabrics. Romeo is a few years older than Juliet; he stands tall at 5 ’11 thin‚ athletic built‚ blue eyes‚ long straight brown hair‚ and clean shaven. The costume

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    Assess the significance of the short term consequences of the Emancipation Edict from 1861 to 1881 The Emancipation Edict issued by Alexander II was of greatest significance to the effects on the people of Russia socially. Although the social effects of the edict were of the greatest significance‚ the economic impact on the country and the political effect on the Tsarist regime cannot be overlooked. Kropotkin suggests that Emancipation had positive social consequences for the Russian people in source

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    2. Aucassin and Nicolette 3. In the chantefable of Aucassin and Nicolette‚ The power of love overcomes anything that comes in your way. The power to fight for what one believes in is more powerful than money‚ social status‚ or nobility. When a person’s heart is truly set on a goal or another person‚ no amount of money or offering of power comes close to getting in the way of them achieving that goal or obtaining the love of that person. Anyone who puts money before love would not be as happy as

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    ready to lay down his life‚ if need be‚ to secure one thing—his sense of personal dignity" (Miller‚ 1633)‚ meaning that mankind keeps tragedy above all forms because they are given the same mental abilities as the nobles and you do not have to be of nobility to be a tragic hero. Tragic heroes bring about a tragedy by suffering from a situation‚ making it a tragedy. The OCDLT defines tragedy as a play "representing the disastrous downfall of a central character‚ the protagonist" (Baldick‚ 260)‚ meaning

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    prisoners taken by the unpopular King Louis XVI. All of France was furious at King Louis XVI for sending France’s economy into a downward spiral of huge debt and poverty. And because France was poor and starving‚ it burdened the lower class‚ because the nobility class was not taxed‚ and eventually they couldn’t hold up. And on August 26‚ 1989 the national assembly passed the “Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen” This presented the world with an idea and principles of the Revolution and justified

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    Bloch’s Feudal Society Feudalism is described as a system in which the Crown gave land to nobility in return for their military support. Peasants were obligated to live on these lands and serve their lords in return for food‚ shelter‚ and military protection (Bloch XIV). Peasants were paid very little and sometimes not at all for their work. This system was very corrupt in nature and all power was held by the nobility. The massive body count among the lower class led to a shortage of peasant farmhands

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