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…the French, who called it Acadia and founded Port Royal in 1605. Acadia included present-day New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The English, rivals of the French in Europe and the New World, refused to recognize French claims to Acadia, which…

…herself showed little concern in encouraging the rights of other females. In the era of restricted permissible enfranchisement for women, Elizabeth maintained her control and independence by remaining single. The lack of confidence shown by Henry VIII…

…that somehow compliments some other character. Achilles is a very interesting fellow; such a powerful warrior and so much rage over very little, his foolish pride costs him the death of his best friend. As the poem progresses his move from rage to grief to wrath…

…are of value and had to be kept well to be acceptable as a gift for marriage. This is not the strongest argument for the positive treatment of women but little mention is made in Diaz’s account. Dona Marina is a woman well-esteemed in the Spaniard camp…

…. This tragedy is so extreme that it breaks the whole royal family apart, and causes the young prince to go “mad.” Or does it? We begin Shakespeare’s Hamlet after the tragedy has occurred. King Hamlet was the ruler of Denmark and the father of Hamlet. As the king…

…by naming his son, Malcolm, as his successor, Macbeth realizes that, if he is to be king, then he must kill Duncan: "The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step/ On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap/ For in my way it lies. Stars hide your fires, / Let…

…“…And I Feel Fine” Pop-culture has adopted the apocalypse as one of the many topics it encompasses. The end of the world is a piece of entertainment for the reader, viewer, or listener. But it is far more than just a little entertainment. Almost…

…and identity that lasted throughout the reign of the Stuart kings. With the fall of the Stuart line, Wales lost what little commonality it shared with the centralized government in England. In turn, this plunged Welsh identity into a darkness that would take years…

…being these, the common person. In Hamlet they have little significance, simply being played and manipulated with by the King spying on their ‘friend’ Hamlet. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are seen as clowns, comic figures continuously ‘sucking up…

…meaning “little wanton” for she was a playful, frolicsome little girl. The settlers believed it to mean “bright stream between two hills.” The Powhatans, were not savages as John Smith would later claim in his General Historie of Virginia...&c. Instead…