The Death of the Iceman As the world was transitioning from the stone age into the copper age a tragic death took place; Oetzi was murdered for power. Oetzi‚ also known as the iceman‚ is the world’s oldest unsolved murder. Scientists suspect he was 45 to 50 years old when he was killed. There was a flint arrowhead found in his shoulder and weapons were found near his body. He died more than 5‚000 years ago in the Italian side of the Alps and his body was not found until 1991 by hikers trekking
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she wanted to be buried with Antony. Cleopatra had been unhappy ever since the death of husband Antony and after being captured by Octavian. When she was first captured she felt so much grief and pain. She refrained
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William Shakespeare is known very well across the world. He’s known for the greatest dramatist and he is the world’s famous author and finest poet in English language. With his wonderful talent he has produced thirty-seven plays. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in England on April 23 1564. He was the third and eldest child of John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. Later on while his father John was mayor of Stratford‚ young William attended an excellent grammar school in his town which had
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Compare the ways in which attitudes to love are explored by Shakespeare in Sonnet 116‚ and Marvell in To His Coy Mistress The ways in which attitudes to love re explored by each poet‚ Shakespeare and Marvell are that they both talk about love with a sense of time. Shakespeare writes about how time is insignificant and love is everything‚ whilst Marvell writes that time shouldn’t be wasted when love is and they should make the most of the time they have now. But the thing that they both have in
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The Black Death: How Different Were Christian and Muslim Responses? In dealing with the Black Plague‚ Christian and Muslim responses were very different. Both Christians and Muslims faced the Black Death in 1348. Muslims and Christians saw the Plague in different ways and turned to what they believed would help them in their culture. The Black Plague broke out in 1348. The cause of this was unknown during the time. Rats and fleas were vectors for the disease and spread it‚ with people being
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discussion that has brought social discomfort and in most instances racial prejudice - Elizabethan England being no exception. William Shakespeare applies the issue of race in many of his plays; such in the tragedy of Othello that captures the reality of society in Elizabethan England‚ showing common racial bias of that era. Through his characters in the play‚ Shakespeare illustrates Elizabethan social ideology towards race‚ in which foreigners have adapted to a lifestyle of racial prejudice. In order
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The event of death implies multiple connotations. While death invokes fear and dread on the surface‚ in some cases it evokes acceptance and tranquility. Through these old English texts‚ each author attempts to explore what happens in life after death. Interestingly‚ each author takes a different side while revealing parallel‚ underlying theories. Within their sonnets‚ John Donne and Rochester try to quell the common fear of death. Despite their efforts‚ it is evident through rhetorical devices and
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also been seen in English literature. The Navarasas are‚ Shringara – love and beauty‚ Haasya – joy or mirth‚ Bibhatsya – disgust‚ Rowdra – anger‚ Shanta – peace‚ Veera – courage‚ Bhaya – fear‚ Karuna – grief and Adbhuta – wonder and curiosity. Shakespeare‚ being known for his remarkable portrayal of characters‚ has‚ in his plays‚ the perfect depiction of the Navarasas. His characters are alive‚ and their emotions are almost tangible. An example for Shringara‚ the rasa illustrating love or beauty
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In the book‚ Shakespeare: the world stage ‚ Bill Bryson portrays Shakespeare to be sympathetic and with humanizing warmth. Bryson creates a vivid picture of Shakespeare describing in detail some of the most profound moments of his life. Little is known about Shakespeare‚ therefore the books and biographies about him are mainly based on opinion and assumption. In the book the world stage Bryson decides to portray Shakespeare as a kindred soul with passion and an innate understanding of human emotions
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Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? | Shall I compare you to a summer’s day? | Thou art more lovely and more temperate: | You are more lovely and more constant: | Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May‚ | Rough winds shake the beloved buds of May | And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: | And summer is far too short: | Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines‚ | At times the sun is too hot‚ | And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; | Or often goes behind
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