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    distinguishing styles and institutions such as the Gothic cathedral, the scholastic Summas, the manors, and the guilds. Medieval politics formed a parallel countenance in the old-fashioned monarchy as it flourished throughout the High Middle Ages. Greater rudimentary diversity were present in medieval politics more so than in social or cultural practices. The agricultural improvements bore new ingredients to the rural life. Some peasants were almost free farmers, having few debts to their lords. Noble landlords

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    thus he influences and Poe is influenced. Goth originated from the Germanic tribe that destroyed Rome, becoming a barbaric term. Then it continued to be used for the Middle Ages’ architecture to describe its unappealing and non-classical style. Later, the style became a popular outlet of creativity, inspiring Horace Walpole to write The Castle of Otranto (1764) and effectively creating the Gothic genre. Even though elements are shared between Tragedy

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    audience what they expect and how to see certain type of characters. For example in the prologue it starts with “I come no more to make you laugh: things now, That bear a weighty and a serious brow, Sad, high, and working, full of state and woe, Such noble scenes as draw the eye to flow, We now present. Those that can pity, here” page 64 line 1-5 Here it shows that the prologue shows that the group of audience will see a genuine play, and claims to the crowd individuals. 15. Why do some scholars

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    fashion and its evolutionary pace shifts from a gradual change to rapid progression (Payne, Winakor & Farell-Beck, 1992). Our goal is to study more specifically the Neoclassical era, because this period in France gave a newly and creative sense of style in both the arts and architecture that was very similar to those in ancient Rome and Greece (Craske, 1997). During this conflict it caused people to recognize social status and freedom of dress. This revolt caused civilians mainly middle class to

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    King Louis XIV Absolute Ruler King Louis XIV was known as the Sun King “source of light for all his people.” King Louis ruled his county in such a way that many rulers that followed King Louis XIV in Europe imitated his style of power. King Louis XIV was an absolute ruler that set an example for many to follow through his complete power, decision making, and dictatorship. King Louis XIV was one of the most respected rulers of his the era due to his complete power over his country and his government

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    personality completely turns around. An innocent man should not be sent to jail because someone else chooses to cover his or her tracks and fix his or her own problems. Governmental control has become corrupted and no longer functional. The 1800s-style governments opened themselves to conflict; however, corruption prevailed. Modern day differs greatly compared to previous centuries but the need for control has continued to live on. Modern day has vastly improved its government over the previous

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    Music And Cinema Music

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    The music selected for silent films is an important process that can affect the audience’s experience. Many films rely on music to enhance the action on screen and assist in telling the story. Emilio Audissino places music selection into two basic categories for silent film music: the first being “cinema music,” which acts as a silence filler for the viewer, and the second is “film music,” with the goal to assist the film’s narrative. For many silent films. the music is primarily cinema music. However

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    of Asia flourished in fashion. Dress in the Byzantium Empire (what is now Istanbul, Turkey) was a blend of Roman and Eastern Asian styles. The Eastern Asian style contributed many elaborate ornaments and silk. This diffused into Rome through the new fashion trends relating to embroidery and woven designs found in short tunics and elaborate outer garments. These styles of the Byzantine court continued to influence all the courts of Western Europe from about 400 to 900 C.E. up until the European economy

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    Drama is a natural phenomenon that occurs in humanity. As an extremely social species conflict is a normal and frequent event. When depicting humanity, it is difficult to avoid showing extreme emotion and physicality. Jean Joseph Taillasson is a French neo-classicist painter who created a work of art that relies heavily on this human condition. His painting “Seigneur! Voyez ces yeux” (Cleopatra Discovered by Rodogune to Have Poisoned the Nuptial Cup) uses a scene from a play where extreme conflict

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    Although France quickly became the dominant European power without doubt and tagged as “the arbiter of Europe” (p 36 ), there was an immense decline of France as a great and leading power in the European continent as time passed. Unquestionably, there were numerous causes that aided its decline both internally and externally but I am strongly of the opinion that it was primarily due to the internal causes that paved way for the causes at the external front. Generally there are no definite or

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