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Leading up to the 1970’s the world was fueled by an abundance of cheap oil. Countries were able to industrialize, consumers were able to utilize all sorts of petroleum goods and low costs, and best of all there were no worries of shortages. The good times were not to last. There was emerging conflict in the Middle East that warranted United States aid to Israel in the early 1970s. The Arab countries of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) were not in favor of United States

Tybalt in act 1 scene 1, he makes it clear that he hates "peace! [And] all Montagues". Furthermore, Tybalt quickly notices Romeo through his disguise at the party and is easily enraged by his presence. He immediately wanted his page to "fetch [his] rapier" and made it clear that "to strike him dead, [he] hold it not a sin". If not forbidden by his uncle, Tybalt would have killed Romeo. With his lust for revenge unsatisfied, Tybalt sets out to challenge Romeo to a duel, revealing his vengeful nature

Does Hamlet have a tragic flaw? If so, what is it and how does it effect his surroundings and how does it effect Hamlet himself? What is the outcome of his flaw? Hamlet has a tragic flaw in his personality and behavior. His flaw is that he is overly concerned with death and tragedy. This flaw or weakness in Hamlet leads him into a world of chaotic surroundings and madness. Hamlet's flaw and his mad personality led to the death of several people, including his mother and the King of Denmark! If

Ophelia. This madness drives the story by setting up the conversation with Hamlet and his mother. They were in her room talking when he heard something from behind the curtain and Hamlet thought it was a spy, or even worse, Claudius. Hamlet took his rapier and stabbed through the curtain killing the mysterious spy, it turned out to be Polonius. When Laertes and Ophelia found out they were in utter disbelief and they developed plenty of madness as well. As its turns out, Ophelia commits suicide by drowning

Buthaina Alsulami Mrs . Mona Mawayh LANE 331 CC Shared Themes in Shakespeare Tragedies When literature is mentioned there is always the name of Shakespeare as an association to it and play an important part of it . Even seems to many that there is no other literary man in the western society but him . So who is Shakespeare who filed the universe with his name and made all the literary men amazed and dazzled by his writings . William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in twenty

the two houses. Second, during the ball that Lord Capulet arranged for Juliet, Tybalt saw Romeo with Juliet. Tybalt tells his servant to fetch his rapier. Third, Tybalt delivers a letter to Romeo challenging him to a duel because he went to the ball and was dancing with Juliet, a Capulet. “This by his voice, should be a Montague, fetch me my rapier boy. What dares to slave. Come hither, covered with an antic face, to flee and scorn at our solemnity? Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, to strike

design and the purpose for the katana’s curved blade was to increase the blade’s cutting power. The last most recognized weapon of today is the rapier or “thrusting sword". The rapier is known for its light slender blade. While there is the drawback of below average cutting power because of its lightweight design, the lighter weight also offers the rapier the benefit of fast and powerful thrusts. The axe, which is more of a tool than a weapon, is most commonly recognized as a small blade on the end

Ranjita Suresh Ms. Fennessy LAL (H), 4B 8 March 2016 Elizabethan Weapons The advancement in firearms and warfare during the Elizabethan era allowed England to be successful in all of its military endeavors, which is one of the reasons it is also referred to as the Golden Age. During Elizabeth’s reign from 1558 to 1603, many changes to the idea of war were made with the development of many new munitions and the improvement of military operation for not only land armies, but for naval warfare

Evolution of Sports This paper is about the evolution of ancient wargames, more specifically, how they evolved into sports. The focus herein will include an explanation regarding the path of how wargames turned into the modern sport of Fencing throughout the period of recorded history, the cultural influences that impacted changes along the way, and the similarities that still remain. ROOT ORIGINS The origin of Fencing can be traced in some manner, all the way back to the prehistoric era. By Fencing

Tybalt tells his servant to get his rapier so he can kill Romeo, "This, by his voice, should be a Montague/Fetch me my rapier, boy. What dares the slave/Come hither, Cover'd with an antic face,/To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?/Now by the stock and honour of my kin,/To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin" (I.v.51-56). Tybalt