the sightless couriers of the air‚ Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye‚ That tears shall drown the wind. I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent‚ but only Vaulting ambition‚ which o’erleaps itself And falls on the other—“ (Macbeth I‚ vii‚ 1-28). This passage is from Macbeth act one scene seven. In this passage‚ Macbeth is by himself and speaking to himself. Throughout this passage‚ Macbeth contemplates whether or not he should kill King Duncan. At first‚ he is determined to kill
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came to a head when Pope John Paul II visited Nicaragua in 1983. Both the Nicaraguan government and the Sandinista government were eager for the pope’s visit. The Catholic church was expected to receive great support and moral legitimacy from the Pope when it came to the opposition of the Sandinista government. The church was in hopes of the Pope’s support to the peace process while assuming the role of mediator and voicing his dislike of American aid to the contras. When the Pope arrived in Nicaragua
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Megan Dragon The lesson for this week I felt that I struggled with identifying the rhythm and meter. In the first line of lines 344 to 347 I identified the rhythm and meter as trochaic pentameter. The word ‘required’ is identified as iambic and it is important to the meaning‚ because it emphasizes that these syllable have to be equal. The second line of this section of lines is iambic tetrameter. The third line of this section of lines is identified as anapestic pentameter. The fourth line
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How successful was Henry VII in dealing with the challenges to his royal authority in the years 1485 to 1509? (24 marks) To some extent Henry VII was successful in dealing with the challenges to his royal authority in the years 1485 to 1509. However‚ there were also limitations to this success. This essay will evaluate Henry’s actions‚ meaning that a conclusion can be drawn on how effective they in fact were. One challenge to Henry’s royal authority during the years of 1485 to 1509 was the Lambert
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Was Henry VII ever in serious danger of losing the crown after 1485? It is possible to agree that Henry VII was in serious danger of losing the crown after 1485 due to rebellions like Lambert Simnel‚ Perkin Warbeck and Lovell. However‚ it is also possible to disagree with this statement because Henry held the two princes people were trying to pretend to be and Henry was also well prepared for these rebellions. The Lovell rebellion in 1486 was the first of a series of rebellions Henry faced. It
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Do you agree with the view that the National Health Service was the most important domestic reform passed by Clement Attlee’s Labour government of 1945-1950? Post war Britain was in shambles. Altogether‚ 50-70 million people were dead as a result of World War 2 and 33% of all houses were lost in the war. However‚ Labour shocked Britain when they overtook the Conservative Party in the 1945 elections. Historians argue Churchill’s laid back attitude was the cause of the war leaders’ failure
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Compare the ways Jessie Pope and Wilfred Owen convey the reality of war in their poetry The stories of the two poems are very contrasting‚ they oppose one another quite obviously. One about the horrors of war‚ one about how much ’fun’ it is. Both poems serve a purpose and perform to it very well‚ using all kinds of techniques to encourage or discourage young men to join the army. The storyline of ’Who’s for the game’ is telling of how great the war is and how you
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Copernicus Q1 Response: Why did Copernicus dedicate his great work to Pope Paul III? The Pope was God’s highest representative on Earth and held great moral authority. Early intellectuals were very religious and believed that God made possible the discoveries that were being made about the Earth. Copernicus knew what he was proposing would be controversial in the intellectual community. By seeking the Pope’s approval for his work‚ he recognized that‚ even if the community disagreed or even found
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How is the theme of the influence of women on men explored in Act I‚ scene vii of Shakespeare’s Macbeth? An old proverb states that behind every successful man stands a strong woman. Surprisingly for a play set in the Middle Ages‚ like William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ this saying remains valid. The renowned tragedy chronicles the downfall of Macbeth‚ a distinguished warrior who yields to the corrupting force of his ambition for the Scottish throne. In his malevolent quest for power‚ he is accompanied
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How successful has Henry VII in securing international recognition? At the start of his reign Henry realised that International recognition was important‚ especially from major powers in Europe such as France as well as maintain relations with those he was already allied to such as Brittany. As a result he decided to invade Boulogne with 12‚000 men‚ a campaign that he was sure would not end in retaliation as he had been informed that the French were preparing for war on the Italian peninsula. As
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