The Glorious Revolution did many things. It removed James the second from kingship, and began parliamentary democracy in England. The Glorious Revolution saw the Bill of Rights instated as well.
The Glorious Revolution is important because, our country to based on the parliamentary democracy that began during the 1680's. without James the seconds overthrow we wouldn't be living in the same place that we are living right now.
Satire is a literary device used to convey criticism of a topic by using comedy.
Some modern day examples of satire are political comics of George bush with monstrous ears, or those making fun of his stupidity.
Response to "A Modest Proposal": This is the most obvious example of satire, because he really doesn't want to eat children, and use the poor as breeding stock. He uses such a cool manner that at first I believed he was serious. He brings to light many different concerns for the poor in that time period, even though those concerns are still here today.
I read "A journal of the plague year" by:Daniel Defoe
While reading this i found that i liked the story about the piper the best. The text says that a piper fell asleep in an alley, had the dead piled next to him, and then was loaded of on a dead cart still sleeping. When he came to the pits he was awoken and scared the cart driver half to death.
I am very happy that i don't have to experience that kind of setting and horror. I wish that they knew what we know now about the plague, that it is carried by fleas on rats, and that fire can remove it.
I don't know what was most important to people living in this era, but if i had to make an educated decision i would say one of two things. The first being fun during the time that you are alive, and the second being the idea of an after life. When i mention the after life i say that it was important to them because they were beginning to question it for one of the first times (in recent history).
IN a journal of the plague year i read a story about one man who fallowed the dead cart that contained his now deceased family. When the cart stoped at the pit, and the cart bearers started chuncking bodies out the grieving man was surprised by the way that the bodies were treated. then he figured that it was the best way to do it, just chunck them into a pit and add lye and dirt.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Sonnets
1. i prefer Shakespeare's iambic pentameter to Spencer's rhyming pattern.
2. Sonnet 18 (Shakespeare) Shakespeare compairs someone to nature in order to describe their beauty, but in the last two lines he states that nature is this persons beauty. There is no comparison, they are one in the same.
Sonnet 30 (Spencer) Spencer compairs his and another's love to flames, and ice. he uses this metaphor to show how we want what we can have.
3. Sonnet 15 (Shakespeare)
When I consider every thing that grows A
Holds in perfection but a little moment, B
That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows A
Whereon the stars in secret influence comment; B
When I perceive that men as plants increase, C
Cheered and cheque'd even by the self-same sky, D
Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease, C
And wear their brave state out of memory; D
Then the conceit of this inconstant stay E
Sets you most rich in youth before my sight, F
Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay, E
To change your day of youth to sullied night; F
And all in war with Time for love of you, G
As he takes from you, I engraft you new. G
In the first part of this poem, he says that the earth is really a large stage, in which we preform plays for the stars.
Perhaps in the second part he is trying to say that humans are part of the play in life, only more destructive.
The third part is about eventual death in human life.
and the fourth part is about how he will renew the life of his love, with love.
Sonnet 75 (Spencer)
One day I wrote her name upon the strand, A
But came the waves and washed it away: B
Again I wrote it with a second hand, A
But came the tide, and made my pains his prey. B
Vain man, said she, that doest in vain assay B
A mortal thing so to immortalize, C
For I myself shall like to this decay, B
And eek my name be wiped out likewise. C
Not so (quoth I), let baser things devise C
To die in dust, but you shall live by fame: D
My verse your virtues rare shall eternize, C
And in the heavens write your glorious name. D
Where whenas Death shall all the world subdue, E
Out love shall live, and later life renew. E
In the first part Spencer writes a girls name in the sand and it is washed away, and again a second time.
In the second part she tells him that it is vain to try to immortalize her in this way, because she will die in time.
In the third part he tells her that she will live forever in his poem.
In the fourth part he tells her that they will live forever together as words on a page for future generations to read and "remember".
This is my sonnet about cigarettes
How can I live without my cigarette?
They keep me sane and free from homicide,
I’m not in jail, and that’s a benefit,
Though my lungs now contain some cyanide.
I have twenty cylindrical friends,
All that they need is some friendly fires,
Who are willing to sit and make amends,
Without speaking of setbacks and mires.
They make me feel like I am not alone,
Even though I am the one who gets burned,
Truly I am made of skin and bone,
They say that you will get what you have earned.
Cigarettes are smoked by the romancers,
It won’t matter, when we die of cancer.
2. Sonnet 18 (Shakespeare) Shakespeare compairs someone to nature in order to describe their beauty, but in the last two lines he states that nature is this persons beauty. There is no comparison, they are one in the same.
Sonnet 30 (Spencer) Spencer compairs his and another's love to flames, and ice. he uses this metaphor to show how we want what we can have.
3. Sonnet 15 (Shakespeare)
When I consider every thing that grows A
Holds in perfection but a little moment, B
That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows A
Whereon the stars in secret influence comment; B
When I perceive that men as plants increase, C
Cheered and cheque'd even by the self-same sky, D
Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease, C
And wear their brave state out of memory; D
Then the conceit of this inconstant stay E
Sets you most rich in youth before my sight, F
Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay, E
To change your day of youth to sullied night; F
And all in war with Time for love of you, G
As he takes from you, I engraft you new. G
In the first part of this poem, he says that the earth is really a large stage, in which we preform plays for the stars.
Perhaps in the second part he is trying to say that humans are part of the play in life, only more destructive.
The third part is about eventual death in human life.
and the fourth part is about how he will renew the life of his love, with love.
Sonnet 75 (Spencer)
One day I wrote her name upon the strand, A
But came the waves and washed it away: B
Again I wrote it with a second hand, A
But came the tide, and made my pains his prey. B
Vain man, said she, that doest in vain assay B
A mortal thing so to immortalize, C
For I myself shall like to this decay, B
And eek my name be wiped out likewise. C
Not so (quoth I), let baser things devise C
To die in dust, but you shall live by fame: D
My verse your virtues rare shall eternize, C
And in the heavens write your glorious name. D
Where whenas Death shall all the world subdue, E
Out love shall live, and later life renew. E
In the first part Spencer writes a girls name in the sand and it is washed away, and again a second time.
In the second part she tells him that it is vain to try to immortalize her in this way, because she will die in time.
In the third part he tells her that she will live forever in his poem.
In the fourth part he tells her that they will live forever together as words on a page for future generations to read and "remember".
This is my sonnet about cigarettes
How can I live without my cigarette?
They keep me sane and free from homicide,
I’m not in jail, and that’s a benefit,
Though my lungs now contain some cyanide.
I have twenty cylindrical friends,
All that they need is some friendly fires,
Who are willing to sit and make amends,
Without speaking of setbacks and mires.
They make me feel like I am not alone,
Even though I am the one who gets burned,
Truly I am made of skin and bone,
They say that you will get what you have earned.
Cigarettes are smoked by the romancers,
It won’t matter, when we die of cancer.
The Middle Ages
The Crusades
The Crusades were a series of wars fought by the Christians against the Muslims over the "Holy Land". The Crusades were grotesque at best. The Christians killed all who opposed them, sacking cities in the name of god. The pope sanctioned many of the Crusades and gave the wars a religious agenda.
Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of Canterbury, when King Henry 2’s followers murdered him. Becket and King Henry had once been good friends, one the king of a country, and the other a priest of the order. A falling out happened and King Henry said, "Who will rid me of the meddlesome priest?" Four knights took his words as an order, and plotted to kill Becket. Once the murder had taken place, the King atoned for what had happened by sitting in Becket’s tomb for a night.
The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was created in 1215 in England to limit the power of the English monarchy. It didn’t really work in that point in time, but it was given clauses and eventually became a very well respected document. Many different country’s first declarations were based on the Magna Carta.
The Black Death
The Black Death was a pandemic that killed over one third of Europe’s population. The Black Death is commonly accepted to be the fault of the bubonic plague, and is thought to be carried by fleas on rats. The Black Death changed Europe by forcing all of its inhabitants to live for the moment, and to question religion. Art changed during the Black Death as well; it became more morbid and full of death. There are paintings of people of all walks of life, dancing with corpses and skeletons.
Canterbury Tales
The Knight
The Knight in this story is the stereotypical knight. He is good at being a knight. He fights in duels of honor and defends the defenseless. "A KNIGHT there was, and what a gentleman, Who, from the moment that he first began, To ride about the world, loved chivalry, Truth, honour, freedom and all courtesy."
The Squire
The Squire came with the knight and is a smaller carbon copy of the knight (he is the knights son). The Squire seems to be more of a dandy than the knight is. "With him there was his son, a young SQUIRE, A lover and a lively bachelor, With locks well curled, as if they'd laid in press."
The Yeoman
The Yeoman seems to be a woodsman and dresses accordingly, but we don’t hear much about him besides his dress. "And in his hand he bore a mighty bow. A cropped head had he and a sun-browned face. Of woodcraft he knew all the useful ways." The Yeoman came with the knight.
The Prioress
The Prioress is a nun who is very courtly and well mannered. "Graciously she reached for food to dine. And certainly delighting in good sport, She was very pleasant, amiable - in short."
There is also another nun, and three priests.
The Monk
A Monk came along as well, he is a hunter. The Monks clothing is covered in fur from his kills. "A MONK there was, one of the finest sort, An outrider; hunting was his sport; A manly man, to be an abbot able. Very many excellent horses had he in stable: And when he rode men might his bridle hear, Jingling in the whistling wind as clear,"
He seems to be fat and greedy from his description.
The Friar
Hubert the friar seems like a good character in this tale. He is poor, but rich in heart. "He was an easy man in penance-giving He knew how to gain a fair living, For to a begging friar, money given is sign that any man has been well shriven."
The Merchant
The merchant is an unimportant character, and I don’t like the fact that he is "into" his money so much. "His boots were fastened neatly and elegantly. He spoke out his opinions very solemnly, stressing the times when he had won, not lost"
The Clerk
This is a great character. I relate to him much more than any of the previous characters. YAY EDUCATION! "For he would rather have at his bed's head some twenty books, all bound in black or red, Of Aristotle and his philosophy than rich robes, fiddle, or gay psaltery."
The Sergeant of the Law
The sergeant of the law is a respectable character. The text states that he is very good at his job, and therefor has become very wealthy. The best part of this character is the fact that nothing bad has been said about him, he seems to be an intelligent, wealthy, and, over all, well rounded human being. "At least it seemed so, his words were so wise. Often he was a judge in court, in assize, By royal assignment or commission giving jurisdiction; Because of his knowledge and high reputation, He took large fees, had robes more than one."
The Franklin
The Franklin’s introduction is all about food. He seems to be a man with a lot of "lust for life". "His house was never short of food and pies of fish and flesh, and these in large supplies it seemed to snow therein both food and drink of every dainty that a man could think."
The Haberdasher, Carpenter, Arras-maker, Dyer and Weaver
This group of characters is all wearing the same clothes and has nice weapons. They seem to be very wealthy. "Their belt and their purses too, I tell. Each man of them appeared a proper citizen to sit in guildhall on a dais, he can and each of them, for wisdom he could span, was suitable to serve as an alderman."
The Cook
He apparently makes good food. "A COOK they had with them, just for once, To boil the chickens with the marrow-bones, And poudre-marchant tart and galingale. He knew how to recognize a draught of London ale."
The Shipman
The shipman is described as a tested, tried, and true person. He also is very knowledgeable with the sky. "His harbours, and his moon, his pilotage, There was none such from Hull to far Carthage. Hardy and wise in all things undertaken, By many tempests had his beard been shaken. He knew well all the havens, how they were."
The Physician
The physician is a good doctor, but the money he earns through his practice has gone to his head. "He kept the gold he gained from pestilence. Since gold in physic is a cordial, Therefore he loved his gold exceeding all."
The Wife of Bath
This character is a worldly person; having gone to many far away places. She also is well mannered and respectable. "Three times she'd travelled to Jerusalem; And many a foreign stream she'd had to stem; At Rome she'd been, and she'd been in Boulogne, In Spain at Santiago, and at Cologne. She could tell much of wandering by the way: Gap-toothed was she, it is the truth I say."
The Parson
The parson leads by example, he is very devoted to the teachings in the bible. He is not hasty in any way. "I think there never was a better priest. He had no thirst for pomp or ceremony, nor spiced his conscience and morality, But Christ's own law, and His apostles' twelve He taught, but first he followed it himselve."
The Plowman
This is a simple farmer who is devoted to god. "He loved God most, and that with his whole heart At all times, whether it was easy or hard, And next, his neighbour, even as himself. He'd thresh and dig, and never thought of wealth, For Christ's own sake, for every person poor, Without payment, if his power could assure."
The Miller
The miller is as strong as an ox, and as merry as a bird. "His mouth was like a furnace door for size. He was a jester and knew some poetry, But mostly all of sin and obscenity. He could steal corn and three times charge his fee."
The Manciple
This character is like a snake in the grass. He seems to be a smooth talker as well. "To learn the art of buying victuals; Cash or credit, he knew all the rituals, That he knew the markets, watched them closely, and found himself ahead, he did quit nicely."
The Reeve
The Reeve is responsible for taking care of his lord’s affairs, and he is very good at what he does. "His lord's sheep and his cattle and his dairy cows, 600 His swine and horses, his stores, his poultry house, Were wholly in the Reve his managing; And, by agreement, he'd gave reckoning."
The Summoner
The summoner sounds like a nasty drunk. "No borax, ceruse, tartar, could discharge, Nor ointment that could cleanse enough, or bite, To free him of his boils and pimples white, Nor of the knobs located on his cheeks. Well loved he garlic, onions, and also leeks, and drink strong blood red wine untill dizzy. Then would he talk and shout as if he's crazy."
The Pardoner
I’m not really quite sure how to respond to the pardoner… "With him there rode a noble PARDONER of Rouncival, his friend and his compeer; straight from the court of Rome had journeyed he. Loudly he sang "Come hither, love, to me,""
The Millers Tale
Ha, Ha, Ha! That was truly funny. I have an uncle that can’t tell a serious story once he has drunken, and this story sounds like one of his. My family has a strong tradition of verbal story telling. We tell stories that are somewhat like Canterbury Tales, only with more twists and turns. Reading this story made me want to finish reading all of the Canterbury Tales.
I’m not sure how each of these pieces of literature relate to the middle ages, besides the time period they were written in. From what I have read I can gather that the Middle Ages were full of death, life, rain, the ocean, problems with money, wars, births, and every day existence. It seems to me that the Middle Ages were just about the same as modern times, only with a different accent.
The Crusades were a series of wars fought by the Christians against the Muslims over the "Holy Land". The Crusades were grotesque at best. The Christians killed all who opposed them, sacking cities in the name of god. The pope sanctioned many of the Crusades and gave the wars a religious agenda.
Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of Canterbury, when King Henry 2’s followers murdered him. Becket and King Henry had once been good friends, one the king of a country, and the other a priest of the order. A falling out happened and King Henry said, "Who will rid me of the meddlesome priest?" Four knights took his words as an order, and plotted to kill Becket. Once the murder had taken place, the King atoned for what had happened by sitting in Becket’s tomb for a night.
The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was created in 1215 in England to limit the power of the English monarchy. It didn’t really work in that point in time, but it was given clauses and eventually became a very well respected document. Many different country’s first declarations were based on the Magna Carta.
The Black Death
The Black Death was a pandemic that killed over one third of Europe’s population. The Black Death is commonly accepted to be the fault of the bubonic plague, and is thought to be carried by fleas on rats. The Black Death changed Europe by forcing all of its inhabitants to live for the moment, and to question religion. Art changed during the Black Death as well; it became more morbid and full of death. There are paintings of people of all walks of life, dancing with corpses and skeletons.
Canterbury Tales
The Knight
The Knight in this story is the stereotypical knight. He is good at being a knight. He fights in duels of honor and defends the defenseless. "A KNIGHT there was, and what a gentleman, Who, from the moment that he first began, To ride about the world, loved chivalry, Truth, honour, freedom and all courtesy."
The Squire
The Squire came with the knight and is a smaller carbon copy of the knight (he is the knights son). The Squire seems to be more of a dandy than the knight is. "With him there was his son, a young SQUIRE, A lover and a lively bachelor, With locks well curled, as if they'd laid in press."
The Yeoman
The Yeoman seems to be a woodsman and dresses accordingly, but we don’t hear much about him besides his dress. "And in his hand he bore a mighty bow. A cropped head had he and a sun-browned face. Of woodcraft he knew all the useful ways." The Yeoman came with the knight.
The Prioress
The Prioress is a nun who is very courtly and well mannered. "Graciously she reached for food to dine. And certainly delighting in good sport, She was very pleasant, amiable - in short."
There is also another nun, and three priests.
The Monk
A Monk came along as well, he is a hunter. The Monks clothing is covered in fur from his kills. "A MONK there was, one of the finest sort, An outrider; hunting was his sport; A manly man, to be an abbot able. Very many excellent horses had he in stable: And when he rode men might his bridle hear, Jingling in the whistling wind as clear,"
He seems to be fat and greedy from his description.
The Friar
Hubert the friar seems like a good character in this tale. He is poor, but rich in heart. "He was an easy man in penance-giving He knew how to gain a fair living, For to a begging friar, money given is sign that any man has been well shriven."
The Merchant
The merchant is an unimportant character, and I don’t like the fact that he is "into" his money so much. "His boots were fastened neatly and elegantly. He spoke out his opinions very solemnly, stressing the times when he had won, not lost"
The Clerk
This is a great character. I relate to him much more than any of the previous characters. YAY EDUCATION! "For he would rather have at his bed's head some twenty books, all bound in black or red, Of Aristotle and his philosophy than rich robes, fiddle, or gay psaltery."
The Sergeant of the Law
The sergeant of the law is a respectable character. The text states that he is very good at his job, and therefor has become very wealthy. The best part of this character is the fact that nothing bad has been said about him, he seems to be an intelligent, wealthy, and, over all, well rounded human being. "At least it seemed so, his words were so wise. Often he was a judge in court, in assize, By royal assignment or commission giving jurisdiction; Because of his knowledge and high reputation, He took large fees, had robes more than one."
The Franklin
The Franklin’s introduction is all about food. He seems to be a man with a lot of "lust for life". "His house was never short of food and pies of fish and flesh, and these in large supplies it seemed to snow therein both food and drink of every dainty that a man could think."
The Haberdasher, Carpenter, Arras-maker, Dyer and Weaver
This group of characters is all wearing the same clothes and has nice weapons. They seem to be very wealthy. "Their belt and their purses too, I tell. Each man of them appeared a proper citizen to sit in guildhall on a dais, he can and each of them, for wisdom he could span, was suitable to serve as an alderman."
The Cook
He apparently makes good food. "A COOK they had with them, just for once, To boil the chickens with the marrow-bones, And poudre-marchant tart and galingale. He knew how to recognize a draught of London ale."
The Shipman
The shipman is described as a tested, tried, and true person. He also is very knowledgeable with the sky. "His harbours, and his moon, his pilotage, There was none such from Hull to far Carthage. Hardy and wise in all things undertaken, By many tempests had his beard been shaken. He knew well all the havens, how they were."
The Physician
The physician is a good doctor, but the money he earns through his practice has gone to his head. "He kept the gold he gained from pestilence. Since gold in physic is a cordial, Therefore he loved his gold exceeding all."
The Wife of Bath
This character is a worldly person; having gone to many far away places. She also is well mannered and respectable. "Three times she'd travelled to Jerusalem; And many a foreign stream she'd had to stem; At Rome she'd been, and she'd been in Boulogne, In Spain at Santiago, and at Cologne. She could tell much of wandering by the way: Gap-toothed was she, it is the truth I say."
The Parson
The parson leads by example, he is very devoted to the teachings in the bible. He is not hasty in any way. "I think there never was a better priest. He had no thirst for pomp or ceremony, nor spiced his conscience and morality, But Christ's own law, and His apostles' twelve He taught, but first he followed it himselve."
The Plowman
This is a simple farmer who is devoted to god. "He loved God most, and that with his whole heart At all times, whether it was easy or hard, And next, his neighbour, even as himself. He'd thresh and dig, and never thought of wealth, For Christ's own sake, for every person poor, Without payment, if his power could assure."
The Miller
The miller is as strong as an ox, and as merry as a bird. "His mouth was like a furnace door for size. He was a jester and knew some poetry, But mostly all of sin and obscenity. He could steal corn and three times charge his fee."
The Manciple
This character is like a snake in the grass. He seems to be a smooth talker as well. "To learn the art of buying victuals; Cash or credit, he knew all the rituals, That he knew the markets, watched them closely, and found himself ahead, he did quit nicely."
The Reeve
The Reeve is responsible for taking care of his lord’s affairs, and he is very good at what he does. "His lord's sheep and his cattle and his dairy cows, 600 His swine and horses, his stores, his poultry house, Were wholly in the Reve his managing; And, by agreement, he'd gave reckoning."
The Summoner
The summoner sounds like a nasty drunk. "No borax, ceruse, tartar, could discharge, Nor ointment that could cleanse enough, or bite, To free him of his boils and pimples white, Nor of the knobs located on his cheeks. Well loved he garlic, onions, and also leeks, and drink strong blood red wine untill dizzy. Then would he talk and shout as if he's crazy."
The Pardoner
I’m not really quite sure how to respond to the pardoner… "With him there rode a noble PARDONER of Rouncival, his friend and his compeer; straight from the court of Rome had journeyed he. Loudly he sang "Come hither, love, to me,""
The Millers Tale
Ha, Ha, Ha! That was truly funny. I have an uncle that can’t tell a serious story once he has drunken, and this story sounds like one of his. My family has a strong tradition of verbal story telling. We tell stories that are somewhat like Canterbury Tales, only with more twists and turns. Reading this story made me want to finish reading all of the Canterbury Tales.
I’m not sure how each of these pieces of literature relate to the middle ages, besides the time period they were written in. From what I have read I can gather that the Middle Ages were full of death, life, rain, the ocean, problems with money, wars, births, and every day existence. It seems to me that the Middle Ages were just about the same as modern times, only with a different accent.
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