House Lannister

Lastly, an important (but often unmentioned theme) in original fairy tales is the absenteeism of a father-figure. Although “Little Snow White” does mention Snow White’s father in the beginning of the story, this mention is used more to introduce the stepmother than the father. Many critics could argue the fact that the father’s absence from this fairy tale proves that he is a man that does nothing to help his very own daughter (thus making him a bad person). However, in this story, the king’s…

The deprivation of education from women in both novels show how the women are inferior to men and are born to face discrimination and hardship throughout the duration of their lives. In Hardy’s novel, Tess received a basic form of education and she aspired to become a teacher but because of the incident with Prince, she felt the need to provide for her family as she felt responsible for his death. She was forced to seek money or work from her “ancestors” and that caused her to cross paths with…

Describe Machiavelli’s life and the political climate in Italy while this book was being written. Machiavelli was a bureaucrat under the Republican government before he lost his job to the supporters of Medici during 1512. At the end of 1513 or even the early 1514, the time period when Nicolo Machiavelli, wrote The Prince. During that time period, Machiavelli was seeking to regain his status in the Florentine government. Meanwhile, the Medici family had been driven from power in Florentine.…

Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House, first performed in the 1870’s. People crumble in on themselves as they try to stand against the imaginary ideal of who society believes that they should be, as shown through Nora in A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen. As A Doll’s House opens the audience catches slight glimpses of Nora Helmer, a stay at home mother, playing as though her life is perfect, with or without spectators around to see. When a…

Napoleon Bonaparte a young talented penniless artillery officer in 1795 had many military success and took the opportunity to became emperor of France during the French Revolution in which he improved France from left to right , and played a prominent role in France reorientation. At Napoleon peak of his summit , his conscription military units was out maneuvered and defeated on the battle field . He had an altercation in returning to the fight and was strip from being emperor and was then…

The climax would have to be when she discovers that one of Matthew’s colleagues, Andrew Evans, may have the silent film Mysteries of Udolpho in his possession. She goes to the basement of Andrew Evan’s apartment building and snoops around his storage space. She bends down to look inside the slit between the door and the ground. She smelt almonds, which is what nitrate smells like. That is how she knew that Andrew is keeping high flammable films in his storage space. Ceinwen wanted to confront…

Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most successful military minds to walk the battle fields. He is very known for his leadership skills and captivating energy. Napoleon, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered most of Europe in the early 19th Century. Besides being a great leader on the battle fields, he was also seemed to know what was the best for his country. Napoleon rose the ranks of military rapidly during the French Revolution. He crowed himself emperor…

Absolutism was a political theory created by the following individuals; Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes (somewhat), and Bishop Bossuet. The era of absolutism was a time, 16th to 18th centuries, when monarchs ruled with all power to themselves in most countries, especially in France. Absolutism was favored among monarchs because it gave them complete power over their country and did not have to answer to anyone but themselves. Western absolutist France and eastern countries were similar by focusing on…

Catherine de Medici was an Italian-born, French queen who became very powerful and even more controversial during her time at the helm of France. Orphaned as an infant, used as a pawn in her family's vicious power games, saddled with an unfaithful husband, and forced to suffer the untimely deaths of several of her children, Catherine managed to maintain control of the true power of the French throne in an effort to protect her family and preserve her birthright. Her methods of doing so,…

They Made Me Do It In the play "A Doll's House", written by Henrik Ibsen, Nora Helmer, the protagonist, is living a strenuous life; she is trying to keep her marriage together by holding a secret from Torvald Helmer, her husband. From the start of Act I, Nora's family exhibits complications with money that eventually leads Nora to self-acceptance and individuality. Regarding the issue with money, public appearance goes hand in hand for Torvald, who is obsessed with maintaining social…