himself. This is true in many cases but none as much as in Great Expectations. In many ways the narrator/protagonist Pip is Charles Dickens in body and mind. While there are many differences between the story and Charles Dickens life there remains one constant. This constant is the way Pip as the narrator feels, because these feelings are Dickens 's own feelings about the life he lead. Since Great Expectations was written towards end of Charles Dickens life, he was wiser and able to make out the mistakes…

of Charles the Great were recorded in The life of Charlemagne after Charles’ death by the courtier, Einhard, who argues that Charles was the greatest, idealistic king and must be passed on to the next generation. The author Einhard, a courtier to Charlemagne served as an attendant to the king, dedicated the writing to Charles and Charles’ son, Louis, for who it was to serve as a guide to being a great king. Although Einhard is humble in stating that he is not worthy of writing about Charles the…

adventures that the male characters go on. This seems to be relevant in a lot of movies and books like the story Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. In Great Expectations there are multiple female characters like Estella, Biddy, and Miss Havisham who all play a large part in the main character, Pip’s life. One of the first that we meet the character Estella in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations is when Pip goes to Miss Havisham’s to play with her. The two kids play the game beggar my neighbor…

Year 8 History Charlemagne, Great emperor of Western Europe Name: Josh Smith Teacher: Mr Potgieter Due Date: 4 November 2014 Table of Contents Page 1. List of Illustrations 3 2. Introduction 4 3. Charlemagne 4 4. Education 6 5. Educational impact 7 6. Bibliography 7 List of Illustrations Figure 1: Portrait of Charlemagne 4 Figure 2: Map of kingdom 4 Figure 3: Historical manuscript 6 Introduction:…

“Legitimacy of Charlemagne” Charles, or better known as Charlemagne or “Charles the Great”, was born in 742 AD. Charlemagne was described as having a cheerful face and attractive gray hair (Becher, pg.2). He was described as being a tall man, not only in height, being that his “height was equal to the length of seven of his feet”, but as Einhard also pointed out he had a “neck that was fat and too short, and a large belly” (Becher, pg. 2). Charlemagne over the years had claimed many…

Charles Dickens He was one of England 's greatest authors of the 1800 's, better known as the Victorian era. The various themes and ideas of that time are perfectly showcased in his many novels and short stories, such as Nicholas Nickelby, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and A Christmas Carol. Much of the inspiration for these works came from the trials and conflicts that he dealt with in his own life. His volumes of fictional writing show the great…

the Pious’ reign, The Life of Charlemagne is a concise biography of the Frankish emperor, as written by a former member of his court, Einhard. This source provides historians with a first-hand account of Charlemagne’s activities and personality from someone close to him. It is important to first recognise the problems with this source. The clearest problem is Einhard’s personal attachment to his former Emperor, his account reflecting the affection he felt for Charlemagne. We know from Walahfrid’s prologue…

Charlemagne or known as Charles the Great was born during the beginning of 742 and Charles was considered to be born a bastard child. A bastard child is when any children that are born from parents that were not married and this was the very serious issue in history, but it is very common in today 's time. Charlemagne was the son of King Pippin; King Pippin III was crowned in 751 as the king of Franks. Without the actions of Charlemagne, the modern Western Europe might be different from what it is…

Charles Dickens utilizes his life for inspiration for the protagonist Pip in his novel Great Expectations. They both struggle with their social standing. Dickens loved plays and theatre and therefore incorporated them into Pip’s life. Dickens died happy in the middle class and Pip died happy in the middle class. The connection Dickens makes with his life to Pip’s life is undeniable. If readers understand Dickens and his upbringing then readers can understand how and why he created Pip’s upbringing…

Charlemagne also known as Charles the Great, was born around the 2nd of April 747 and died on the 28th of January 814. He was noted down in history as King of the Franks, a Germanic-speaking people who invaded western Rome residing in current day Germany, the King of the Lombards, Germanic people who resided in parts of the Italian peninsula, and finally was the First Holy Roman Emperor. Another name that has been bestowed upon Charlemagne was the title “Father of Europe”. Due to the Carolingian…