Gloucester

and even conventional laws cannot restrain him since his existence is above these powers. Edmund is convinced that he is the governor of his fate, so he decides to take matters into his own hands. Despite his position as the illegitimate son of Gloucester, he is determined to become the indisputable heir to his father’s property using his own aptitude. Edmund addresses his intent with an ambitious remark, “Let me, if not by birth, have lands by wit” (I.ii.180). This shows that he is not…

Geoffrey of Monmouth Also known as Galfridus Monemutensis, Geoffrey of Monmouth was a scholar and wrote several works in Latin. History of the kings of Britain, also known as Historia Regum Britanniae is wildly known for being falsified. This work was released between late 1135 and early 1139, and it changed the people's perceptions of themselves. George claimed that the book originated from an ancient Breton book written in Welsh and that he had translated it to Latin (Geoffrey:1 xxiii).…

My southern roots run deep. My daddy was the son of sharecroppers from Pulaski, Tennessee and my mamma the daughter of oystermen from Gloucester, Virginia. One side of my family tree witness the birth of the original KKK and the other the surrender of Cornwallis. I was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia were is was considered a capital offence if you did not say yes ma’am or no ma’am or yes sir or no sir when addressing your elders. Oh How I miss those days. I moved up north when I was…

big groups or crowed places. My favorite activity is bowling and I enjoy getting strikes, I love to see myself as a social worker or a counselor, I enjoy helping people. I am from Newport News VA but I spend most of my time in Williamsburg and Gloucester. I enjoy spending time with my family and going on church trips. The three characteristics that fit me best is believing, loyalty…

how those two are interpreted through conversation and actions of the characters. It is also a story of arrogance and humility, breaking of previous perception to an exposure to a *wider* reality. A story about major family problems (both Lear and Gloucester). Conflicts of man vs. man, society, gods, nature and self with many characters. A huge relationship between man and nature. The relationship of nature and divine. Also themes of authority and chaos. But I think what I love most of the…

Chapter Summary: 1 Talks about Billy, Bobby, Dale, Sully, and Bugsby, the crew on Adrea Grail, one of the biggest money making fishing boats. A big part of chapter 1 is another crew on a different boat found a bottle with a note in it at Georges Bank, and came from the Falcon, which dissapeared a year before, foreshowdowing what could happen later in the book to Andrea Grail. The rest of the chapter talks about how dangerous Georges bank is and how unpredictable the ocean is. 2 The crew comes…

Author Alison Weir digs into the murder of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, in the 1994 book The Princes in the Tower. She intends to inform, convince, and entertain her readers. Weir begins the book by referencing other books on the topic of the murders. She states that these writers fall into two categories. Many believe that Richard III committed the cruel murders, and others believe that Richard III is innocent, and that he should be praised. Weir states…

Pixie Lott sparked outrage and was labeled "disrespectful" after she was photographed appearing to be laughing during the Festival of Remembrance over the weekend. The annual event, which was held last Saturday to honor the fallen troops who lost their lives in world conflicts took place at the Albert Hall. However, many viewers were dismayed and hit out at Pixie for appearing to be laughing while singing the hymn 'Great is Thy Faithfulness.' The 24 year old singer was caught on camera next to…

What it means to be nothing is to have the lack of anything or to have no single object. To truly be nothing could mean many things. Having no title, money, power, followers, or even a place to sleep. When Shakespeare talks about nothing in King Lear play it starts to take a different turn. When Lear states he is nothing and goes mad, he still is the king. When Edger goes into hiding and tries to become nothing, all he can do is be a hero and stop his father from committing suicide. That’s…

The word guile is used twice in Richard III, both times as a describing term for an actions or our protagonist Richard of Gloucester. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word has evolved in its spelling but gained its modern spelling and interpretation in 1671, “Insidious cunning, deceit, treachery”. This seems to be a fitting word to describe the character of Richard who serves as our main character, though he is also the villain of the play. He backstabs people who are friends and…