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John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi Introduction 3 Learning outcomes 3 Background 3 Description 4 Act 1: setting the scene 5 Courts ideal and real 5 Discussion 5 Description 8 Bosola the malcontent 8 Discussion 9 Marriage for love: family opposition 10 Discussion 10 Love and marriage: Antonio the steward 13 Discussion 14 Love and marriage: the Duchess 15 Description 16 Description 17 Discussion 19 Act 2: discovery 21 Ferdinand 21 Discussion 22 Conclusion 24 References 24 Further reading 25 Next steps

A Historical Biography of Alexander the Great Alexander the Great lived before Christ, but he was driven by a vision of global unity as modern as today. Alexander is seen in many roles in our culture. The most famous of these is being a great general and conqueror of the world. During his short life, Alexander conquered the known world and helped spread the culture of the Greeks. Much of what he accomplished must be viewed in the circumstances of his time and his upbringing. Without these

The Child King Henry VII got married in 1509, 1533, 1536, 1540 (twice), and 1543 - why? Henry VIII is one of the few English monarchs recognizable even in America, for his antics are legendary on both sides of the Atlantic. He is as notorious for killing important people as he is for getting married six times and his break with Rome. Indeed, Henry's reign would make a good comic book, for he was always off on some new half-baked project, be it invading France or plotting a crusade. His whole

Anticipation of catastrophe, doom, gloom are present in Beowulf rom beginning to end, even in the better half of the poem, Part I. Perhaps this is part of what makes it an elegy – the repeated injection of sorrow and lamentation into every episode. In his essay, “The Pessimism of Many Germanic Stories,” A. Kent Hieatt says of the poem Beowulf: The ethical life of the poem, then, depends upon the propositions that evil. . . that is part of this life is too much for the preeminent man. . .

Throughout the 20th century many books have been written about the fall of the Romanov Empire in Russia. It was a dynasty that had been in power for over three hundred year and ends with the last Romanov family being murdered. Tsar Nicholas and his family have been made famous through the many movies and books that tell of their tragedy. Over the past 80 years the Romanov story has become legend, like a fairy tale; but in this fairy tale one man stands out. This man, Rasputin, although he was not

The Norman Conquest was a significant event in British history. William Duke of Normandy’s invasion in 1066 resulted in the battle of Hastings, during which the Saxon king Harold Godwinson was killed, possibly by an arrow in the eye. Following one battle of Hastings, castles were used by William to take control of England. One of the first castles was built at Pevensey, but the most famous castle was the Tower of London, built to conquer and control London and to provide protection for the new Norman

Shah Jahan Prince Khurram was 35 years of age when he ascended to the throne as Shah Jahan, or “King of the World.” Succeeding Jahangir in 1627, Shah Jahan appreciated the backing of experienced administrators and officials - like his father Asaf Khan - who were left-over from the past ruler. Shah Jahan, notes Hambly, resuscitated Akbar 's arrangement of squeezing southward against the autonomous Muslim Sultanate of the Deccan. At the same time the greater part of his development campaigns were

Ancient Ruins of Persepolis Application report for the United Nations Committee for the Conservation Preservation and Restoration of Ancient monuments and Sites (UNCCPRAMS) grant to assist the conservation, preservation and restoration of Persepolis. Written by Ruby McCann, member of the ‘Conservation, Preservation and Restoration of Persepolis society.’ As the a member of the ‘conservation, reservation and restoration of Persepolis society’ (CRRPS) I would like to apply for your grant so

------------------------------------------------- Macbeth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about Shakespeare 's play. For other uses, see Macbeth (disambiguation). A poster for a c. 1884 American production ofMacbeth, starring Thomas W. Keene. Depicted, counter clockwise from top-left, are: Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches; just after the murder ofDuncan; Banquo 's ghost; Macbeth duels Macduff; and Macbeth. Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered

Accordingly, the building styles of Welsh castles bear marked similarities to their Anglo-Norman counterparts. (Davis 7) This resemblance, a scarcity of historical records from the Welsh, and the frequency with which the castles would change ownership make identifying sites built