Throne

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s Napoleon on His Imperial Throne, 1860, and the mosaic Theodora and Her Attendants, ca. 547, both illustrate powerful individuals from the time periods. While both artworks are about powerful leaders they have a wide stretch of time between them. The mosaic of Theodora and Her Attendants is a part of the Byzantine art era. Byzantine art was art produced in the middle ages, and usually centered in Constantinople. The artwork from this time were very connected with…

of 602-628 was actually part of a larger conflict known as the Byzantine Sasanian Wars, which was a continuation of the Roman-Persian Wars. In 602, Emperor Maurice of the Byzantine empire was executed by his officer Phocas, who then ascended the throne. When Khosrau II of the Sasanian empire received this news, he was deeply upset, because Maurice…

shows that power will lead to negative effects if one person is given too much. In the book Antigone, there is a king named Creon. Creon had become king due to both the people in line for king dying in a battle for the throne. He claimed the throne because of his relation to the throne and the gods. When becoming king he declared that the former descendant of the previous king, Polyneices, was to never be buried. Antigone had…

People are often blinded by their own ambitions. Macbeth wants to be king. He is willing to do anything in his power to secure King Duncan’s crown. Macbeth’s only purpose is to kill King Duncan in order to take charge of the throne. He becomes more and more obsessed of having the throne. Innocent people will die. Macbeth soon will discover the witch’s prophecy to be true when his crown is taken. The wrath of Macbeth, the greedy king of Scotland, will not last for long. In The Tragedy of Macbeth,…

Macbeth, took a great risk by killing King Duncan, which ultimately lead to their self-destruction. Shakespeare portrays that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both shared a common characteristic, which was greed. They both wanted to be King and Queen of the throne and in order for them to do that, they had to kill off the current King. A common characteristic and ambition kept them together, but their determination carried far more differences. Macbeth, who had physical courage, didn’t…

the Roses, Henry VIII and his subjects had been taught to believe that without a strong (read adult male) presence on the throne of England, those wars could break out again” . It’s through his example that it is obvious why a male heir was important, having gone through some many wars to secure a place on the throne, Henry was determined to maintain his family line on the throne, this only possible through a male…

seeing the immorality and rashness of his decisions. Macbeth’s prophecy is seemingly impossible for a man of his station, “All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter” (1.3.53), however, following his uncanny promotion to Thane of Cawdor, the throne is palpable. After internal debate of whether he should act on the prophecy or wait for the crown to fall upon him, Macbeth is ultimately convinced, “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire and live a…

Caesar- dictator of the late Roman Republic, and Nicholas II- last tsar of Russia under the Romanov Rule were both abdicated from their throne. Caesar was a long standing politician and general who made his way up the political latter through strong leadership and influence among the Roman citizens. Nicholas II was the son of Alexander III, who inherited the throne after his father died in 1894. Though Nicholas received an extensive education, he failed to comprehend politics and economics,…

the three witches arrived and predicted his future. They announced that Macbeth would bequeath the throne. Startled by this sudden prediction, Macbeth decided to ignore the witches and leave his future to fate. That stance was short lived due to Lady Macbeth's persuasive methods and a lack of will on Macbeth’s part. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth came to a unified decision to kill the king to obtain the throne. This one event was the catalyst that completely changed the…

embrace. Terrified, I couldn’t move and heard a knock at the door. Heart pounding in my chest. I leapt from my bed and went to dry my eyes as I hollered “Come in” and heard the door click as a guard entered my room. “Prince Cyrus, you’re wanted in the throne room. Your King father has summoned you.” My heart dropped to my stomach. Had they found out this quick? Was I charged as a murderer? What would my father do to me or punish me with? Too afraid to look at the guard, as they would know my…