Led Zeppelin IV

When Edward IV died on April 9, 1483, England was nearing the end of the tediously long conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. England needed a period of peace and stable government, but it was not going to get it. Edward had two children, Edward, aged 12, and Richard, aged 9. Given the youth of the heir to the throne, regency would be needed. The two most obvious people to head that regency were Queen Elizabeth and Richard of Gloucester. Richard and the queen were openly hostile, however;…

In the movie “Kingdom of Heaven” Hollywood has done what it does best, portray some scenes that are not quite historically correct. The battle scenes and the training scenes were quite splendid! But I'm not going to say that everything was historically correct. But maybe that's why there are so many historical incorrections, to make the movie more interesting and appealing to the eyes of its audience. Even if you aren’t a “history buff”, you would probably still notice some of the historical…

Shakespeare’s Henry IV part I follows the transformation of numerous characters. The King of Wales son, Prince Hal, is seen going through one of the most apparent transformations, a form of self redemption. Initially, Hal is introduced as a thief, associating with the gutter of Wales. He completely disregards any responsibility given to him by his father which provides as a huge disappointment to the King. Eventually it seems as if Hal’s bitterness towards his fathers admiration for Hotspur, a…

In Act 4 scene 1, Henry tries to impose the idea to Williams, Court, and Bates that the king is just like any other man. He implores the three men to think of the king as one of their own comrades. That the king thinks and feels like the lower class, he’s just not allowed to show any other emotion than confidence. “I think the king is but a/ man as I am…Therefore, when he sees reason of fears as we/ do, his fears, out of doubt, be of the same relish as/ ours are.” (4.1.105-114). Henry’s…

While Henry IV Part I (Henry IV) may seem only a quintessential medieval tale of revelry and victory in battle, as we delve deeper into Shakespeare’s representation of the motivations and actions of its characters we begin to appreciate the latent political messages at play. The story of Henry IV Part I is fundamentally driven by a quest for legitimacy and an examination of what is required of a political leader. These personal and political ideas are similarly present in Peter Jackson’s film…

danger, and deserved death”. When glancing at the scansion those words pop out at stick with me as poignant words Richard speaks. Without a doubt Northumberland will remember Richard’s foresight of them falling out and fighting each other in Henry IV through Hotspur and King Henry these statements from Richard are coming to fruition. In closing I do not think there is any better way to view Richard with pity, perhaps it is seeing the best in people. Because when he was King and even after he was…

In the opening scene of the play Prince Harry or Hal is not seen rather the audience hears what his father, the king, thinks about him. The audience first meets Hal and a drunken Falstaff. They are having a witty banter, but this could be Hal’s first betrayal of Falstaff. Though Hal explicitly tells Falstaff that when he becomes King that he will not spare a thief, even if it is his friend. This honesty can be a betrayal, because Hal is trying to blend into this the society outside of court…

For centuries a question has been swirling around in many people’s heads, what happened to the princes in the tower? Many theories have been created over the years with suspects ranging from natural death of the sickly prince Edward to murder by a member of their own court. The most widely believed theory is that their own uncle Richard the Duke of Gloucester, later to become Richard the III, had them murdered on his orders to ensure his position as king of England. Many people believe this…

Ivan IV Vasilyevich, a ruler over Russia during the 1500s, has much controversy surrounding him. Many historians debate whether Ivan's name was really meant to mean cruel and sinister or awesome and threatening. The nickname of "Ivan the Terrible" is a translation from the Russian language. The original word used for terrible was "grozny", which is believed by some to have meant "fearsome" or "formidable", rather than horrific and monstrous ("Prominent Russians"). Ivan was truly terrible because…

Throughout the drama, Goldman uses idiolect to vary the personalities of the characters. He especially utilizes the idiolect and thought processes of England’s nobility in order to show the varying levels of knowledge in treaties, land, and power. Henry II, being the King of England, displays a great sense of knowledge in the status of his empire as well as how to negotiate with neighboring countries. For example, when meeting with King Philip of France, Henry began the negotiations, stating,…