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- 501: "Perfectly Imperfect: The Shakespeare Story"
- ... sure what he did until 1592, when a pamphlet stated that Shakespeare wrote Henry VI in that year. The pamphlet was written by Robert Greene, a writer for the combination of the Admiral's and Lord Strange's Men theater groups at the Rose Theater in London. We do not know the exact order in which the plays were written, but we do know the order of the types of plays ... Two that are known are Sussex' Men and Pembroke's Men. The exact times that he was in the play groups are unknown, but in 1594 Shakespeare probably became an actor and playwright for the Lord Chamberlain's company, and stayed there for the rest of his years in London. This was believed to be the first play group that made him one of the partners, instead of giving him a ... job like those he had in all the other play groups. It was probably because a fellow player recognized his great talent in writing. Shakespeare probably did not act in any plays after he joined Lord Chamberlain's company. In 1596, while Shakespeare was in London, his son Hamnet died. A year later, Shakespeare bought New Place, an important house in Stratford, and Anne went to live there. A woman ...
- 502: Life of William Shakespeare
- ... as a playwrite. His next poem was called Lucrece, which was just as successful as his first. In spite of his success as a poet, he gave up poetry after Lucrece was published. He joined Lord Chamberlain's Acting Company in 1594, and for the rest of his career, he only wrote plays for this company. Other actors in Shakespeare's company included Will Kempe, the most popular comic of his ... fact, one of the first things he did as the new ruler of England was make a list of the best actors in England and form an acting company. The new group was actually just Lord Chamberlain's company with the edition of Lawrence Fletcher, King James' favorite actor. This group of actors now were called the King's Men. Shakespeare's next great tragedy was Othello, which was a tragedy ... and they are consumed with guilt. Macbeth would have been very controversial if it had been any other playwrite, but Shakespeare at this time could write whatever he wanted. He was thought of as the "Lord of Language". This, as well as his friendship with King James, allowed him to conquer any topic without fear of being censored. In 1608, the King's Men purchased a theatre at Blackfriars. They ...
- 503: Winston Churchill
- Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace on Nov. 30, 1874. His father was Lord Randolph Churchill, who descended directly from the 1st duke of Marlborough, of whom Winston was to write a biography. His mother was Jennie Jerosme, an American. Churchill's childhood was unhappy. He spent most of ... should match Germany in air power. As World War II drew nearer, his warnings were seen to be justified. When general war broke out in September 1939, Churchill was offered his old post of first lord of the Admiralty by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Following the unsuccessfull allied attempt to "remove" the Germans from Norway (for which Churchill had large responsibility) Chamberlain determined to resign. Churchill replaced him as prime minister ... and worse health, were occupied by occasional travel, a little painting, and the publication of his "History of the English Speaking People" (1956-58). This was the last of his many notable writings, which included "Lord Randolph Churchill" (1906), "The World Crisis" (1923-29), "My Early Life" (1930), "Marlborough" (1933-38), and "The Second World War" (1948-54), which was maybe his greatest work ever. He was awarded the Nobel ...
- 504: Winston Churchill: A Biography
- Winston Churchill: A Biography Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace on Nosvember 30, 1874. His father was Lord Randolph Churchill, who descended directly from the 1st duke of Marlborough, of whom Winston was to write a biography. His mother was Jennie Jerosme, an American. His inspirational life brings hope and guidance, he was ... match Germany in air power. As World War II drew nearer, his warnings were brought to life in bloodshed. When general war broke out in September 1939, Churchill was offered his old post of first lord of the Admiralty by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Following the unsuccessful allied attempt to "remove" the Germans from Norway, Chamberlain was determined to resign. Churchill replaced him as prime minister, just as Germany invaded the ... and worse health, were occupied by occasional travel, a little painting, and the publication of his "History of the English Speaking People" (1956-58). This was the last of his many notable writings, which included "Lord Randolph Churchill" (1906), "The World Crisis" (1923-29), "My Early Life" (1930), "Marlborough" (1933-38), and "The Second World War" (1948-54), which was maybe his greatest work ever. He was awarded the Nobel ...
- 505: Thomas Jefferson
- ... beer and pipe, and when the other New England settlements saw the Narragansetts bearing down upon them with upraised tomahawks, they ran for cover and yelled to Massachusetts to save them. Clayborne fired popguns at Lord Baltimore, and the Catholic and Protestant Marylanders enacted Toleration Acts, and then chased one another over the border, with some of the fugitives running all the way to the Carolinas, where the settlers were perspiring ... and revised in congress on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of July, 1776. The weather was oppressively hot, and on the last day an exasperating but providential invasion of the hall by a swarm of flies hurried the signing of the document. Some days afterward, the committee of which Jefferson was a member provided as a motto of the new seal, that perfect legend,E Pluribus Unum. The facts connected with ...
- 506: Loneliness=craziness In Robins
- ... it is just a repetition of his own words. Since he has an enormous amount of time on his hands, he takes the time to learn his scriptures well and become a companion to the Lord. If he was not stuck on the island by himself, he would have most likely forgotten about his religion as he did in the beginning of the novel. When Crusoe takes his first voyage on ... During this storm he promises God that he will go home to his father if he survives. Once the storm stops and his fears are over, Crusoe abandons the promise that he made to the Lord. It seems as if Crusoe would have given anything just to have another person with him on the island, but that turns out not to be the case when he is walking on the beach ... is now evident: the strength of his character that has made him flourish in isolation has now distorted all his social instincts and civilized manners. He only feels comfortable with himself, his animals, and the Lord in which he can trust Crusoe lives in fear of the footprint for the next couple of years. The print made a huge effect on his lifestyle. He changed the way he did everything, ...
- 507: William Shakespeare
- ... the theater. In 1592 a plague closed the theaters(Shakespeare wrote poetry during this time to support himself). In 1593 a brief reopening of the theater happened. In 1594 theaters reopened. The troupe became the Lord Chamberlain's Men set up on a servant co-op structure. Requirements for actors: 1. loud voice 2. sing and play instruments 3. good swordsman 4. good memories During this time he wrote many comedies ... receiving much of the financial support so they wanted to keep the gov't (Queen) happy. W.S. was a major stockholder in the theater. 1597-bought New Place in Stratford(2nd largest house) 1599-Lord Chamberlain's Men bought land and built the Globe Theater in Southwark(South Bank of the Thames River). W.S. owned 1/10th 1603-Queen Elizabeth died. King James took reign of England. He loved the arts more than the queen. The name was changed from Lord Chamberlain's Men to the King's Men. 1608-Added to the Globe Theater by buying the Black Friars Theater and giving performances there also. W.S. owned 1/7th 1613-Fire at the ...
- 508: Castles: Seen by the Light of a Thousand Candles
- ... and the shell wall, which contained the general retainers (quarters, stables, stores, forge, well, etc.). The inner ward/bailey was the area between the inner curtain wall and the keep tower itself which contained the lord and his family and more personal servants of theirs. Another style of castle would have a wall with various corner and perimeter towers, the most important and largest of which was the keep, also known ... a separate building within the inner curtain. Often with very elaborate and high wooden ceilings, the hall was usually an enormous room that could fit hundreds. This very often served as a courtroom, where the lord would perform his administrative and judicial duties, and was where all meals were taken. After the meals, the tables would be collapsed and moved to provide room for dancing and later on, servants and lesser ... one could go about the process. If the structure was only made of timber, the job was (relatively) easy. It could be battered, burnt, or bored through with a terebrus or teretrus. If, however, the lord had had the foresight to use stone construction, the walls of the curtains and towers were generally impervious to most assault tactics (until the advent of artillery warfare). The heel of the Achilles that ...
- 509: William Bradford
- ... covenants in the sight of God as a basis for government without the consent of a higher authority. According to Bradfords exposι, the Pilgrims: shook off this yoke of antichristian bondage, and as the Lord's free people joined themselves (by a covenant of the Lord) into a church estate, in the fellowship of the gospel, to walk in all His ways made known, or to be made known unto them, according to their best endeavors, whatsoever it should cost them, the Lord assisting them. And that it cost them something this ensuing history will declare. But after these things they could not long continue in any peaceable condition, but were hunted and persecuted on every side, ...
- 510: Frankenstein 3
- ... probably overcome all other obstacles and remained moral (Coulter 7). Mary Shelley spent the summer of 1816 , when she was nineteen, in Geneva, Switzerland vacationing with her husband, Percy Shelley, and friends Claire Clairmont and Lord Byron. Due to torrential rains and lighting storms plaguing the area, Mary and Percy could not return home when planned and stayed at Lord Byron's villa. The group read aloud a collection of German ghost stories, and Lord Byron suggested that they each write his own. Six days later Mary went to bed still without inspiration for her story. That night she had a horrid nightmare, "I saw the pale student of ...
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