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Entertainment in the Elizabethan Era There were many different forms of entertainment and entertainers during the Elizabethan Era, or Shakespearean Age. Most well endowed families in the Elizabethan Era were able to do a lot more in order to entertain themselves. This is especially because they are not busy with the hard work and tasks that lower classes have to handle on a daily basis. According to Dylan Shore, the elite class enjoyed themselves by throwing large feasts, jousts, and banquets

Chapter One: Composer Biography “My composer is Guillaume De Machaut. People believe that he was born around the year 1300 but yet they don’t know what day he was born on. He died on April 13, 1377. He was both born and died in Reims, France. Very little is know for Guillaume but he was employed by John of Luxembourg, who was the king of Bohemia. He was named canon (a canon is someone that can play two or more instruments of something) of Verdun in 1330, Arras in 1332, and Reims in 1337. We

various pitches. Although this was the first attempt at a keyboard instrument, it very quickly became obsolete due to several issues with the construction of the machination. The size of it made it difficult to move, especially for the bards and troubadours of the time. The requirement to pull the hooks upwards made the melodies cumbersome and made faster passages impossible. Worst of all, the instrument could only handle the most basic harmonies, able to play in perfect fourths or fifths above the

From the ninth century up to the end of the eighteenth century Western music has grown from serious liturgy church music to a more enlightened and complex yet simple to the listener forms. There are four periods of music during this span of time that will be discussed, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance era, the Baroque era, and the Classical era that will describe how music has evolved during these time periods. During the earlier Middle Ages (around the ninth century) music was controlled

Write an essay on the variety of ways in which Chaucer treats the subject of love. Within ten stories in the Canterbury Tales, men and women on the way to, or in marriage provide the ostensible subject, with six tales expounding largely on love and its counterpart in marriage. In comic tales, sexual activity is constantly relished, especially in the Miller’s Tale and the Reeve’s Tale, where love is defined and motivated by animalistic physical desire and relationships clouded with lies

The psychology behind the Science Fiction Story, “...for a single yesterday” by George R.R. Martin focuses a lot on grief and depression. The main character, Keith, suffers through the loss of his treasured girlfriend and the loss of his life before the apocalypse. Keith finds comfort through his music and through the drug induced memories of his girlfriend. Keith does not let himself heal and go through the various stages of grief, instead, Keith remains in the stage of denial. His friend Gary tries

Compare and Contrast Essay: Classical and Rap Music Kristin Conway COM/155 - UNIVERSITY COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I March 15, 2014 Instructor: Kathleen Case In contrary to common thought, classical and rap music have as many similarities as they do differences. The sound may be completely different, but there is a way to show emotion that will affect the listeners. For example, they both have ways to bring emotion and feeling into both performance and their audience’s effectiveness

Bob Dylan: A Legend "An artist inoculates his world with disillusionment," said the infamous writer, Henry Miller. Robert Allen Zimmerman, grandchild of Welsh-Jewish immigrants, was born on May 24, 1941 in Hibbing, Minnesota, near Duluth. About fifteen years later, he took on the name Bob Dylan unknowingly stamping himself and his name in folk music history forever. Dylan began writing poetry and song lyrics at a young age and came to the name of Bob Dylan after

Name Professor Course Date Comparison of the Girl with a Pearl Earring and Mona Lisa  The Girl with a Pearl Earring and Mona Lisa are the two most famous portraits ever painted (Courtauld 36). The girl with a pearl earring follows the Mona Lisa painting, which is considered as the most famous painting. The girl with a pearl earring, by Johannes Vermeer, and the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci were created during the same historical time. Historians believe that Leonardo da Vinci created his art

July 17, 1955, marked the grand opening of Walt Disney’s first major theme park opening. Since 1955, Walt Disney’s idea of a theme park has adapted to more than just a carnival. Currently there are six Disney theme parks worldwide. The United States holds two theme parks, Disneyland Park in California and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. China also holds two theme parks, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Disneyland Shanghai. While, Japan and Paris only hold one theme park, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland