Literature often holds a mirror to the social, political and economic milieu in which it was created; this could not be truer in Elizabethan times. ... Elizabeth initially struggled to prove her legitimacy as Queen due to her sex, religion and parents, however through a series of calculated speeches, Elizabeth populized the medieval theory of the king's two bodies, constructing an image of herself, exploiting femininity, and simultaneously exerting power reserved for a male monarch. ... While he claims it was merely "absolute commandment" of his sister's desire, to be read only in he...

• Word Count: 1452
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment Period ignited a great expansion of revolutionary concepts as some of history's greatest thinkers emerged. Europe was possessed by a growing desire to venture through the untouched corners of the mind and reinvent the orthodox beliefs that prevailed ac...

• Word Count: 1600
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate