Throne

were never supposed to be queen, however, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands overall was much more liked. They both lead in times of crises for their nation, had unsuccessful marriages, were queen regnants, and struggled bearing an heir to their throne. All traits that made for an unsuccessful rule, yet, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands was a highly regarded ruler. While the two monarchs had similar paths, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands was of higher regard queen than Queen Mary I of…

Shakespeare uses the motif of clothing which represents rank and responsibility to portray Macbeth’s incompetency and to denounce his illegitimate claims to power as he ascends to the top of the Scottish hierarchy. After Macbeth’s return from war, he is honored as an outstanding war hero and greatly praised by King Duncan. When the Thane of Cawdor is announced as a traitor and executed, King Duncan rewards Macbeth with his title. The messenger, Ross, only informs Macbeth about his inheritance of…

takes back his throne. Both of these situations make the main…

shakes so my single state of man. That function is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is but what is not. (1.3.52-55)”. The witches had not mentioned anything about murder. The fact that Macbeth’s first proposal is to murder the king to seize his throne suggests that the witches have awoken a bloodthirsty ambition that has been present all along. Macbeth is willing to kill anyone that might…

The Madonna Enthroned painting depicts the Virgin Mary and her child siting on a throne. The picture is unique in that it blends Western and Eastern influences and therefore the author of this work has been the source of much debate (Davies 273). Several aspects of the painting such as the throne, the red shoes and the archangels are typical of Eastern or Byzantine art. “Yet, Jesus gives the Western, not eastern, sign of blessing, and the halos are not the plain burnished disks found in…

was Anne Boleyn and her father was King Henry VII (“Elizabeth I” 1). Her parents were married in January of the same year Elizabeth was born (Sharnette). Elizabeth's father was hoping that Elizabeth was a boy. He wanted a male heir to take over the throne when he could no longer rule. Since Anne Boleyn did not give Henry the son he desired, she was punished. "She was accused (probably falsely) of witchcraft, adultery, and incest, and was arrested and taken to the Tower of London. She was put on…

death of his father, brother to King Claudius. In the play, Claudius killed the father of Hamlet, took the throne, and married Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude. Thus, in this text, I discus the actions of Claudius, how they depict his character and role in the play. However, it is important to state that these are my thoughts about, Claudius based on how he handles the problems facing him and the throne. Among the things that I will discuss in the text includes, greed, shrewdness depicted by Claudius,…

One of my favorite shows on television today is the adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, which has since been popularized today and commonly referred to as the HBO-designed title for the series, A Game of Thrones. The show does an exceptional job of coupling dramatic events with real world applications, which says a lot for a show regarded as a fantasy series by critics. Throughout the show there are certainly several different political implications that are…

started major building projects, and started the Pax Romana, a time of peace that lasted 200 years. When he had died, his adopted son Tiberius took the throne. Tiberius Caesar was a less qualified emperor, and didn’t even want the throne. He was a noted general, but politics were considered beyond him. After his death, Caligula took the throne. He was considered one of the…

on the throne. However, they both had a vast amount of differences in the style. Which is shown in the differences of how they painted human figures and the use of space in the painting. The high alter piece of Virgin and Child Enthroned by Cimabue was painted for the church of Santa Trinita in Florence (M. Stokstad, 536). It was 12 feet tall, painted with tempera, along with gold thin lines throughout the painting that show great importance. The virgin Mary holds the child on a giant throne…