Usurper

During the late Roman Republic, Michael Parenti proposes to interpret conflicts such as power through the use of what he calls “A people’s history, therefore the title “A People’s history of ancient Rome”. In Michael Parenti’s words, “A people’s history should be not only an account of popular struggle against oppression but an expose of the anti-people’s history that has prevailed among generations of mainstream historians” (Parenti pg.11). His intention is to present the reader with a history…

Askia the Great – Prosperity of the Songhai Empire Songhai Empire, located in West Africa, reached its peak under the leadership of Askia the Great, an authoritative military leader. He not only expanded the border of the empire but also encouraged education for its citizens. In addition, Askia augmented trade with foreign countries and set up regulations on measurements and customs. He also unified and controlled the nation efficiently by centralizing the government. Under his reign, Songhai…

With their gruesome violence and intriguing characters Game of Thrones and Gladiator take readers and viewers on a rollercoaster of emotions. Aside from the obvious incest showcased in their storylines, they both share a common theme of “power prevails over sanity” through the elaborate use of setting, characters, and vengeance. Both pieces of work convey the theme, however they both utilize different types of perspectives and ideas to do so. The setting of a book or movie provides and…

Treason's lungs burned, as if every breath sucked in fire. It had been a simple task-- a diplomatic mission to Frigid Plague. She had left a week ago, intent on strengthening their ties with the recent uprise of so many new packs in the valley. With the moon full and ripe in the night sky, she had more than enough light to guide her on her trek through the valley, and yet this sense of security had been a lie. It had been six minutes since she first caught the first, overpowering stench of…

events followed by events in the play and uses them to interpret his hypothesis on why those central thematic concerns of Macbeth are in the play. His purpose is to show how Macbeth is indeed not a simple play about a brutal story of a Scottish usurper whom Shakespeare had read about, but a much deeper play in which many aspects of the play was influenced by factors like historical events and the views at the time. Mack positions his views in the context of a historian in which he utilizes…

His symbols include lightning and eagles. When an author alludes to Zeus or Jupiter, he is emphasizing that character is a strong ruler, powerful, and kingly. He may also be referencing to a character who is unfaithful (Zeus’s many affairs), or an usurper (Zeus overthrowing his father, Kronos,…

Character of Macbeth From the play MACBETH – by William Shakespeare About the author (a short biography) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) s0n 0f J0hn Shakespeare a successful l0cal businessman and Mary Arden the daughter 0f a land0wner,0ften called `The Bard 0f Av0n', was an english p0et and playwright wh0 wr0te the fam0us 154 S0nnets and numer0us highly successful 0ft qu0ted dramatic w0rks. William Shakespeare was b0rn in Stratf0rd-up0n-Av0n 0n 23rd…

Macbeth murders King Duncan to seize the throne for himself and it creates a power struggle within the kingdom. This forces forces the country to go to war against each other with King Duncan's rightful heirs Malcolm and Donalbain versus the murderous usurper…

to full o ' the milk of human kindness/to catch the nearest way" (I.v.15-17). She knows the most direct path to the throne is murder and that Macbeth would shy away from the idea. Macbeth never mentioned or hinted at some darker method to become a usurper for the throne. Lady Macbeth 's flaw in character, her ambition, was the root of her evil thoughts. Lady Macbeth 's manipulative nature comes into play as she decides he is too compassionate, and thus not manly enough on his own for the job.…

In William Shakespeare’s play As You Like It, the characters find themselves caught in between the freedom in nature and the authority gained in civilization. Shakespeare manifests these two contradictions through the court and the forest. They are not simply places, a mere setting where the story unfolds, but they possess greater and more meaningful implications. Court life is portrayed as artificial and oppressive and in the beginning of the play, the main characters are under immense amounts…