Thrones

Absolute monarchie is a type of governemnt where the monarch (which is like a king) has power among his or her people. Being a monarch usually comes from heredity. Some monarch's are a lot weaker or stronger than others. Some also have more power. Absolutism is also one of the oldest types of governments. The first monarch's where small groups of people who decided to pass it on to their children. Later on it got more complicated and it was usually passed on to either the oldest son or in some…

the Christ Child. One very noticeable difference is the setting of the two paintings. Cimabue places Mary and Christ on a throne, with several angels surrounding them, with a gold leaf background, during this time period the gold background would have symbolized divinity, which displays the spirituality of the time. While Cimabue places Mary and Christ in heaven, on a throne, Raphael places them in a…

brother Mufasa and his son Simba. He wants to be king, but as the younger brother, he must wait until his time comes. For Scar to be able to rule as king, his older brother, Mufasa, must be dead, since Scar would be next in line for the throne. In this case, the throne would be Pride Rock and everywhere the light touches. King Mufasa had a son named Simba, which pushed back Scar's right to rule. Now, Scar is jealous and needs a plan to make him king. Scar would make a horrible king, he wants it…

to be king of Egypt is truly an interesting story itself. I was originally head of the Egyptian army and unlike many of the past kings of Egypt the throne was not mine by birthright but by marriage. I took Hetepheres I to wife, who was also descendant of Huni and my half-sister. This was a necessary precaution I took to strengthen my claim on the throne of Egypt and was a usual tradition as this is what the gods do.…

In this myth it was a struggle for power and to be the most powerful and Cronus was the youngest of the titans and he had wanted to defeat his father and become in his place in the throne .He wanted to kill his dad and the become the new god or ruler of his kingdom or the whole wide world. The theme is that in both stories they want the power and to kill or take over something or some one. Cronus kills his dad and take control of supreme God then is told that one day his kids will try to take…

believe that Moctezuma was very excited to meet Cortes. Document B stated that Moctezuma welcomed Cortes to Mexico by saying that his throne was kept for him and that he has been worried about Cortes for a long time. He also said that he was looking toward the unknown place from which he had come, Moctezuma believed that he would return to his city and sit upon this throne due to what he was told by their ancestors. Cortes was told to enjoy his palace and rest his body. After some time, I’m not…

prophecies, Macbeth is exasperated to discover that he will someday become the king of Scotland. It is not long before he has “horrible imaginings” involving the murder of Duncan so Macbeth can obtain the throne (1.3.137). By hearing the witches’ prophecy, Macbeth’s ambition towards the throne begins to change very drastically ,as he continues to have irrational and ignorant thoughts of great power and glory. It soon becomes clear…

After his death many family members stepped up to claim the throne. Ogedei’s son, Guyuk, took the throne for a while. Then Ogedei’s nephew, Mongke, seized the throne. Finally, the brother of Mongke, the nephew of Ogedei, and the grandson of Genghis Khan, came to claim the throne. Kublai was most liked by the people and after others in the family died or were unable to claim the throne, they elected Kublai as Khan. The first thing that Kublai Khan did was to try to unify…

Cleopatra was the last Ptolemy of Egypt: a masterpiece in Ancient history famed with both vices and great virtues. Stacy Schiff’s book, Cleopatra, portrayed this woman in a positive way, trying to restore her lost and spoilt glory. This was because Cleopatra attempted to do so in the shadow of the Roman Empire, which at the time, was extending its reach throughout the Eurasian plate. Cleopatra faced multiple problems in her time as ruler of Egypt and tried to solve them diligently by asserting…

The Goblin King sat on his throne, watching his queen sleeping soundly on the center of his throne room. He wasn’t sure when she would wake up, but he knew it would be pretty soon. He was surprised she broke the illusion of the dream he cast upon her, especially when his Labyrinth’s magic was involved. However, he had a feeling her own magic had awaken through her very veins. The ring he gave her, was his heart of the labyrinth that swirled in that precious gem. “So that’s your future wife, my…