Falstaff

supported by the many other smaller breweries. After the closure of Lemp Brewery, Joe Griesediek of Griesediek and Brother Beer and close friend of William Lemp Jr. bough the Falstaff brand and carried on a piece of St. Louis tradition (Leonard). For example, even though the Lemp Brewery closed it still lived on through Falstaff, Griesediek, and Pabst. The image to the right (fig. 1) depicts Joe Griesediek, on the right, of Griesedieck Brothers Beer receiving one of the first permit in the…

Rabkin starts his second chapter by summarizing that Shakespeare’s art includes a world whose principles are never in doubt, but it is never as simple as one expects. Henry V is another one of Shakespeare’s controversial plays. There have been many different ways of looking at the controversy, but Rabkin argues that they are all wrong. Rabkin states that “Shakespeare created a work whose ultimate power is precisely the fact that it points in two opposite directions” and ultimately, Shakespeare…

Although Shakespeare is commonly associated with simplistic plots, complex analysis of his ambiguous writing leads to the discovery of intricate themes. An example of such an effect can be seen in 1 Henry IV, in which themes of the deceptive nature of appearance and the power of language are created through symbolism and contrast. The authenticity of appearance is brought into question as the characters of the play continuously elect to play roles as opposed to acting in accordance with their…

During all the periods of human history education ranked high among people. It is one of the most valuable possessions a man can get in his life. Self-education is very important for the development of human’s talents. Only through self-education a person can become a harmonically developed personality. Education develops all sides of human personality, reveals his abilities. Besides, it helps a person to understand himself, to choose the right way in this world. Personal education takes most of…

da Requiem' (best known simply as Requiem), which was meant to be his final composition. He retired shortly thereafter. Even though Verdi retired he still collaborated with composer Arrigo Boito to compose two more operas, 'Otello' in 1886 and 'Falstaff' in 1890 when Verdi was in his late 70's. Both of these final pieces received positive reviews and are still performed to this…

In the darkness of the night or the scorching heat of the sun, people are always looking for entertainment. The entertainment in the Renaissance Era is vastly different from today’s. From beauteous stagecraft to massive church choirs, entertainment was more enjoyable. Even the art is still looked upon today. The Renaissance Era was a time of rebirth. The people rediscovered ancient roman and greek scriptures and sprouted an interest in learning. The music of the time is completely different…

“My crown, mine own ambition and my queen” (Hamlet, 3.3.55). In Hamlet’s tragedy, these three acquisitions of murder prevent King Claudius from obtaining spiritual forgiveness in his refusal to sacrifice them. In this soliloquy, Claudius recognizes that in order to receive true absolution, one must sacrifice; retaining the benefits of one’s sins begets only hollow, self-serving guilt as penance. Similar boundaries to redemption exist in Henry IV, Part 1, as its characters exist in the wake of…

tragic and comic, poignant and farcical but is every one of us as others see us. He is a completely round character. He keeps surprising us at every step. The chacha can be considered in the league of great rare comic characters - Falstaff, Pick wick, Mr. Polly, etc. Like Falstaff Deliquent Chacha is not just a comic character. The reader not only laughs at him but also loves pities and admires…

Honor can be classified as a high respect or privilege which is a common characteristic found in multiple literary works such as Beowulf, William Shakespeare's Henry IV: Part One, T. H. White’s The Once and Future King, and William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The characters in these literary works often perform deeds and services to either earn or maintain honor or respect of their peers or family members. The majority of these works tends to center around the honor associated with…

The Development in Prince Hal's Personality in Shakespeare's Henry IV Part I Throughout the course of the play, Shakespeare shows us how does he create a character of a great conflict whose actual major fight and drawback that he needs to confront is his own desires. Shakespeare takes us with him to see how this character's battle, in this case prince Hal's, will be crucial. Mainly, in Henry IV Part I, Hal cares of nothing other than idling with the Boar's Head company drinking and sitting…