Gloucester

The Greyfriars research team embarked on an excavation procedure around the vicinity of Leicester. The main aim of the excavation was to show the condition of medieval Leicester. The scholars met a discovery that would bring a lot of talk, in the archaeological and historical world. The discovery of the skeleton of Richard III. DNA analysis proved it was, in fact, his remains. Further morphological observation would show that the king had a hunchback. It would show that Shakespeare’s description…

King Lear is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare sometime in the early 1600s. The play was first performed in front of an audience on December 26, 1606 at Whitehall Palace as part of his company’s Christmas celebrations. According to the introduction of the book “King Lear is Shakespeare’s most perfect embodiment both of his own artistic vision as a “poet” and of the tragic genre he and other early modern dramatists inherited from classical authors” (Ioppolo viii). The story is about a…

The fantasy world that Don Quixote rearranged his life around stemmed from the stories he read in his abundant collection of novels about chivalry and knight-errantry. Cervantes informs us that Don Quixote is the way he is because he spent so much of his time reading these novels that he neglected all other aspects of life. His mind was bombarded with chivalric stories to the point that they were basically the only thoughts he had left up there. Although all of this reading plagued Don Quixote’s…

Such is the case with Edmond, illegitimate son of Gloucester in King Lear. He has the basic necessities to stay alive from food to shelter but that is not enough for him to live each day fulfillingly. Because he was conceived out of wedlock, he is labeled as an illegitimate son and his father does not recognize…

Double, double toil and trouble! Although witches may be considered a fictional character in many children’s books and movies, people in the late 1690’s actually believed that others in their communities were practicing witchcraft. Taking place in Salem, Massachusetts, the horrific Salem Witch Trials caused many people to be wrongfully tried, hung, or even crushed to death and many more to be tried today in countries such as Europe, India, and Africa. Salem was a very religious Puritan…

consequences of what Lear has done, and shows that his decision and views on how he has divided the kingdom may have been terribly wrong. While this is going on with Lear, another part of the play is taking place, and it is between the king's Earl of Gloucester and his two…

King Lear is a pretty depressing story. Gloucester states these disturbing lines, “As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport” (Shakespeare) adding to the dark mood of the play. Almost everybody in this play ends up dead, validating these dreadful lines. On the other…

nightgowns, holding hands. It is believed these are two former Prince’s, who were sent to the Tower after they were deemed illegitimate by Parliament. They vanished one day and it was assumed that they were murdered by order of their uncle, the Duke of Gloucester. Apparently, two small skeletons were exhumed beneath a staircase in the White Tower. 5) Ancient Ram…

Clarence Birdseye was born on December 9th, 1886, in Brooklyn, New York. Birdseye was an influential and innovative man. Clarence patented roughly 300 inventions on different frozen food inventions before his death in October of 1956. (1) Throughout his life Clarence changed the way American meals were prepared and eaten. His most famous invention that would change the world of the frozen food industry, was released to the world in 1925. The “Quick Freeze Machine”. Clarence was the sixth of…

George Washington was known for being the first, richest and most popular president of the United States, to people he was a very essential man and also one of the most remarkable leaders called the Father of the County. He was one of the greatest forefathers, he did not only served as president, but also as one of the greatest generals in the history of America. His main goal was to protect the country and to expand it. George liked to live his life very occupied and busy, he was truly proud to…