Nobility

Monarch During the High Middle Ages, feudal monarchs began to exercise royal authority. Some succeeded in centralizing power and built the framework for nation-states, for example, Britain and France. Monarchs play the highest economic role or social hierarchy under the priest. King John, for example, was a clever, cruel and untrustworthy ruler. He caused challenges for his economy by creating enemies with other rulers such as King Philip II, and Pope Innocent III. He even turned away his own English

sections. The smaller sections divided the ordained from the unordained (Social Status and Community”). The Ordained were known as seculars an example of someone who would fall under this division was the pope. The second estate, was of the nobility. The nobility included anyone who worked for or was a part of the royal family. Besides the church this estate held all the judicial and political power (“Social Order” 60). They were many subdivisions in this estate the main one was the monarch, which

Daimyo By examining Japan and Medieval Europe’s past, both areas had feudalism incorporated in their social structure. Feudalism was a relationship among the upper class, in which a member of the nobility was granted land, and in return promised to protect the king, who gave them their land. The nobility referred to are counts in Europe and daimyo in Japan. Both are generally governors who rule over a substantial subsection of the empire with certain duties and obligations. Daimyo and counts are very

“Y’all don’t listen to your pawpaw, he’s just full of myths,” was a common expression shouted across my grandparent’s cracker box type home growing up. My pawpaw was a talker, and always had something to say if given the opportunity to say it. There was no such thing as a quick trip to Foodland for sugar, as an hour long conversation would always commence out of whichever unsuspected person happened to ask how his day was. He was known for sitting in our towns old pancake house with his buddies,

sections. The smaller sections divided the ordained from the unordained (Social Status and Community”). The Ordained were known as seculars an example of someone who would fall under this division was the pope. The second estate, was of the nobility. The nobility included anyone who worked for or was a part of the royal family. Besides the church this estate held all the judicial and political power (“Social Order” 60). They were many subdivisions in this estate the main one was the monarch. It was

hubris, but this does not negate that he is a noble person who does act nobly. Part of Aristotle’s discussion of the tragic hero is that he must be a person of greatness. This greatness entails not only a high social position, but it also includes a nobility of character. Oedipus displays virtuous characteristics even before becoming king of Thebes. He becomes king because of his encounter with the Sphinx. Thebes had been under the Sphinx’s thrall for some time with innocent lives being taken due to

He finds delight in the carefree demeanor of Touchstone and makes several references to his own desire to own a "motley coat." But Jaques sees more in the personae of fools than silliness, and herein lies his nobility.   He quotes Touchstone's ruminations about time, " 'And so from hour to hour we ripe, and ripe/And then from hour to hour we rot, and rot'" (II.7 26-27) and then amends Touchstone's observation when he discusses the seven stages of man's

region owned all the land, he could give possession of tracts to those who worked for and pledged allegiance to him. People were separated into different classes during the middle ages. There was the nobility, or vassals, which was composed of people having hereditary title, rank and privileges. The nobility included those that worked directly for the king, mainly having the job of protecting the kingdom. Then there was the clergy, who were in charge of the spiritual needs of society. And then there were

The Black Death rattled the people’s belief in God, and their faith in that they will be saved. Peasants revolt at the unfair actions of the nobility. Uprisings occur because of foreign intervention. Basically, the Medieval Period was a parade of, sorry for the word, fuck-ups, one after another. The social hierarchy is one of those. Peasants keep complaining and complaining about their situation

diverse group of people. The nobility in The Canterbury Tales is represented by the knight, which Chaucer describes as loving, “trouthe and honour, freedom and curteisye” (46). Since the knight is a worthy defender and protector of the people, the modern-day equivalent would be our country’s police officers and military. For higher-ranking nobility, American