Allegory is a product of a metaphor predominant in medieval morality plays, in which objects and persons within a narrative are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. ... Allegorical thinking was derived from the medieval faith that everything in the world had a moral meaning, and frequently, but not always, these moralities were concerned with matters of great significance such as life vs. death; damnation vs. salvation; and social or personal morality vs. immorality. ... Morality plays spoke to medieval man's anxiety about being prepared for death without delving ...

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In Everyman, a didactic medieval morality play, the protagonist, Everyman, a name used as an allegory to represent the common member or society, is being pulled in conflicting directions by two desires, one his desire for worldly possessions, and the other his desire for salvation. It is this conflict that helps to illuminate the meaning of the work: teaching the means of society according to the tenets of the Medieval Church. ... In order to achieve salvation according to the Medieval Church one must perform acts of charity. ... It is this act of charity, which is greatly approved of b...

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Myths always played an important role in human societies. ... Music could play a similar role, communicating situations and emotions by sounds and harmony. ... Spectators were seated on a hillside to view these early "plays". ... He deviates from morality or from a full knowledge of his situation, and his deviation destroys him .In Sophocles's Oedipus Rex the hero is a good-hearted but headstrong young man who kills his own father and marries his mother without knowing that they are his parents. ... Chaucer (1340-1400) used the word in Troilus and Criseyde, and in The Canterbury Tales it ...

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It developed during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and was a response to the challenge of medieval scholastic education, emphasizing practical, pre-professional and scientific studies. ... Renaissance humanism, would have as part of its renegotiation in conceptions of morality and knowledge, explicitly influenced the terms that I wish to classify. ... This worldview of life encouraged the education of people on the dangers of immoral actions and the morality plays were written as a result. ... Brown, all morality plays were didactic and "the earlier moralities were concerned primarily ...

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In William Shakespeare's renowned play Macbeth, the theme that power corrupts is strongly depicted through several characters, each of whom follow the "power corrupting" path of lusting for power, doing nearly anything to achieve that power, and ultimately meeting his/her end because of that power. Shakespeare illustrates this theme most vividly through the character of Lady Macbeth, an ambitious woman living in medieval Scotland. ... Moreover, her lust for power overwhelms the morality and good judgment of her conscious mind and causes her to believe that no matter how cruel a deed she c...

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The late fourteenth century was a time when religion played a huge role in everyday life. ... The irony of the medieval period created an endless amount of inspiration for Chaucer and sparked his imagination; which has been portrayed in his literature. ... All three are members of the clergy and ideally they should represent wholesomeness, morality, and integrity. ...

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His writings provide definition to humanism, revealing Medieval History as barbaric, in a primitive and brutal sense, but he declares that classical history, on the other hand, should be the basis for life. ... Augustinus says: You are playing on words. ... In political thought, this perspective yielded studies in "realpolitik,"" a very practical, even cynical view of human behavior and a form of politics void of morality that uses reason to justify violence. ...

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"1 This is true as the reader sees the world in which he inhabits is fully of abandoned virtues and self-proclaimed moralities. ... "3 He plays the part well, but beyond the surface there is fear and self-doubt. ... It delves in even deeper when temptation comes into play. ... "9 Treating your host with respect was of the utmost importance in medieval times. ... The timing also plays an important factor. ...

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Ibsen in an attempt to expose the lack of morality in society, quite defiantly conveys Hedda's struggle with society's expectations, and her unyielding aspirations for autonomy that desert her. ... Hedda's rejection of predetermined roles is also manifested in her repulsion for household chores "And then this stuff about medieval domestic crafts. ... However there are several instances Hedda is compliant in the entire play, despite her rash use of pistols. ... Hedda Gabler is quite a fascinating play that gives psychological insights into the female mind. Ibsen creates a c...

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Through his use of diverse and comical characters placed within a racy and scatological storyline, Rabelais is able to give the reader a unique glimpse into the intellect and morality of contemporary French society at a time in between eras. ... It was during the eleventh month of Gargamelle's pregnancy that she had eaten too many tainted tripe and gone off to play games and frolic at the Willow-grove. ... The absurdity of the idea that intelligence was inventing an arse wipe clearly represents the authors opinion that knowledge gained in medieval times was rather insignificant and triv...

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An ancient medieval philosopher by the name of Moses Maimonides stated, "the only path to knowing God is through the study of science and for that reason the bible opens with a description of creation." ... These issues touch on a person's morality. ... The questions science has been raising deals with morality and ethics. Morality is based on thoughts of what is right and wrong, while ethics is based on morality and moral choices. ... They both play important roles in science and religion. ...

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How does Shakespeare use foil characters in his play Hamlet? ... The whole play evokes a terrible tragic end in which everyone is slain. ... With this, we can even compare ourselves to Hamlet, helping the play to be universal. ... In addition to addressing possible Renaissance characteristics in Hamlet, we can find elements of a medieval morality play teaching us how to live well. ... He has to put on a play in front of Claudius and see what his reaction to the play is. ...

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Starting with the medieval Islamic kingdoms of Africa some of these oral chronicles were recorded in Arabic, and sub-Saharan Africa developed its own written histories. ... Tacitus followed more or less the pattern of Thucydides but with a brooding moral interest in the decay of Roman society. 6 Medieval Historiography The concern with separating fact from fiction and legend often disappeared in medieval historiography. Medieval works tended to divide into two types of histories. ... Among the better medieval histories was Bede's Ecclesiastical History, an early model in a bran...

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However, directors are as much a product of a cultural framework as their plays are. ... Performances of Shakespeare's plays are not isolated, unrelated occurrences. ... So, due to the position of adaptations of Shakespeare's plays within a large cultural framework one can analyse and explain the appearance of an adaptation. ... The fairies interact with each other, but also with other characters in the play. ... Therefore they could be seen as equal in existence to the humans in the play. ...

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In the age of medieval Christian thought, classical authorities reigned supreme as the ultimate source of knowledge about what was right and what was wrong. ... This is so because they both make an attempt to de-emphasize the role that authority has played in Europe in the sixteenth century. The role of acquiring knowledge plays in both works is one of great magnitude. ... For example, Montaigne encourages students to "be satisfied with correcting himself without being seen to reproach others for doing things he would not do himself and without flouting public morality- (47). ...

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1. The philosophes did not accept the scientific revolutionary notion that the laws of Nature express the will of God. The philosophes made it clear that God, revelation, Scripture, and all of the other ingredients of traditional Christianity were subjects of scorn. Scholars in many countries found...

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The play is full of noble speeches, heroic battles, and valiant English underdogs fighting their way to victory against all odds. ... But his morality is questionable; Shakespeare's original production seems to highlight both sides, and it can be argued, equally. ... According to traditional thinking, King Henry is the brave and majestic hero of the play. ... But he is also the most successful king in Shakespeare's History plays. ... The play is full of patriotic speeches that show how proud you should be to be English. ...

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Humanities are the broad areas of human creativity and the studies essentially involved with values and generally not strictly objective or scientific standards. As I perceive it, humanity deals in all the areas of human creativity. It is the lense through which an individual perceives her or his mo...

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The truly patriotic women would live honesty and attempt to restore morality to the nation. ... In 1788 she published a pamphlet expressing the hope that women would play a key role in the forthcoming work of national regeneration, and invited women to make financial sacrifices to help bring about political reformation. ... The market women demanded protection of their professional rights through the reestablishment of medieval trade guilds, complained about their work conditions, filthy hospitals, and the social injustice of making a living through hard daily work, while others earned money t...

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To him, humans could not grow to reason and morality outside a polis. ... After being reborn from the medieval period, the British were influential philosophers in the 17th century. ... He said that the pre-industrial state of nature was a reasonable and moral place where men were "born free as we are born rational," with reason and morality. ...

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Shuttlesworth issued the "Birmingham Manifesto," which explained the black community's decision to act: "We act today in full concert with our Hebraic-Christian tradition, the laws of morality and the Constitution of our nation," Shuttlesworth proclaimed. "We appeal to the citizenry of Birmingham, Negro and white, to join us in this witness for decency, morality, self-respect and human dignity. ...

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As Cavour once said, "We must be the partner of France in the great game that sooner or later must be played in Europe." ... Romanticism still played a role in keeping alive a national spirit, but the crux of the question was to achieve by diplomacy not the republican slogan of the masses. ... Discuss the part played by nationalism in the Italian Unification movement. ...

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