Courtier

There is a general understanding that appearances can be deceiving. This is one of the most fundamental questions in philosophy, appearance vs. reality. When we meet people and get to know them throughout our lives, we soon discover that there is a genuine side to everyone behind the appearance they show. In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the characters Polonius, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Claudius use appearance vs. reality to manipulate and deceive, which ultimately leads to their

The Simple the Better In a place filled of talented people, Italy was the location in which performance was vital in a rich or important person’s life. Wranke’s article explains how important it was to have talent, in Italy, during the renaissance. The renaissance is known as the rebirth of painting, sculpting, and almost everything we could possibly think off. During the renaissance, most artist had a common enemy known as the court, which was ruled by the most wealthy and powerful families in

Leading up to the American Revolution, were a chain of events that created a spark in the colonists to obtain independence from Great Britain. The American Revolution could not be tied to one single event but instead by the feelings and determination brought on by this chain of disgraceful actions. Gordon S. Wood explains what he believes caused the rebellion of the American colonists from Great Britain and how those causes help explain the outcomes of the revolution in his essay, “Radical Possibilities

     Diego Velàzquez was called the “noblest and most commanding man among the artists of his country.” He was a master realist, and no painter has surpassed him in the ability to seize essential features and fix them on canvas with a few broad, sure strokes. “His men and women seem to breathe,” it has been said; “his horses are full of action and his dogs of life.” Because of Velàzquez’ great skill in merging color, light, space, rhythm of line, and mass in such a way that

Henry VIII of England[1509-1547] By Kent McMahon King Henry VIII of England is the most infamous and notorious of all the Monarchs of England. He was a vile and heartless man who beheaded over 72,000 people in his 38 year reign and called for public celebration when his first wife, Catherine of Aragorn died on the 7th of January,1536. King Henry VIII was born on the 28th of June,1491 in Greenwich Palace. He was the 3rd of seven children

Introduction: (1.5-2) (Story on prisoner and his life after prison here) In 2014, the United States incarcerated 449,000 newly convicted offenders while releasing 636,300 inmates (Carson, 2015). Upon release, offenders were expected to be able to function back in society under parole supervision. This is not the case for many offenders. As they are released from prison, they lack the necessary skills, education, opportunities and support system to successfully reintegrate back into society (Petersilia

Hamlet is distraught and taken back by his mother's ability to remarry so quickly after his father's death. Making matters worse, the man in which she remarried was Hamlet's uncle, and brother to Hamlet's deceased father. Hamlet explains that there is nearly no comparison between his late father, King Hamlet, and stepfather, King Claudius, for his father undoubtedly outshines the new king. Though he loves his mother, Hamlet mocks her calling her weak, later going on to say that a beast would have

King Louis XIV and Jean-Baptiste Colbert had an important historical impact on France’s economy. Colbert become Finance Minister to Louis XIV in 1665. In the years before Colbert, the previous minister of finance Mazarin had France in a turmoil of financial neglect and corruption. Over his lifetime as finance minister, Colbert brought in new measures with Louis XIV to re-establish France as a place of expanding industry and prosperity. Louis XIV was an absolute monarch. After the death of Mazarin

In the time before King Louis XIV’s reign, 17th century France was involved in several civil wars, there were no secure borders and the aristocracy acted as local rulers. In 1643 when Louis XIV came to power, he thought that he needed to secure both France and his own rule. He decided to build a new palace complex 12 miles outside Paris. To him, isolation meant security, he would be away from the plotters and schemers in Paris. He also believed that having all government departments and ministries

During the mid to late 1500s, Queen Elizabeth I revolutionized dress in England, just as other women of power had done throughout the world. As a queen, Queen Elizabeth I’s clothes were reflective of her dominance, opulence and symbolic of her character. It was imperative that the queen’s appearance to the people was impeccable, otherwise she would be criticized as weak and underserving. Catherine L. Howey contends: “Elizabeth had to present herself as a chaste, virginal woman to prove that she was