http://teoe.forumengland.com/feed/? Latest topics Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:30:56 GMT 10 http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6458/216650782888554148ab.jpg http://teoe.forumengland.com/feed/? http://teoe.forumengland.com/king-henry-viii-f14/king-henry-viii-part-ii-t32.htm THE EMPEROR Execution of Anne Boleyn On 8 January 1536 news reached the king and the queen that Catherine of Aragon had died. Upon hearing the news of her death, Henry and Anne reportedly decked themselves in bright yellow clothing, yellow being the colour of mourning in Spain at the time. Henry called for public displays of joy regarding Catherine's death. The queen was pregnant again, and she was aware of the consequences if she failed to give birth to a son. Her life could be in danger, as with ... King Henry VIII Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:30:56 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/king-henry-viii-f14/king-henry-viii-part-ii-t32.htm#32 http://teoe.forumengland.com/king-henry-viii-f14/king-henry-viii-part-ii-t32.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/king-henry-viii-f14/king-henry-viii-part-i-t31.htm THE EMPEROR Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was also Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) and claimant to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father, Henry VII. Henry VIII was a significant figure in the history of the English monarchy. Although in the great part of his reign he brutally suppressed the influence of the Protestant Reformation in England,[1] a movement having ... King Henry VIII Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:18:19 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/king-henry-viii-f14/king-henry-viii-part-i-t31.htm#31 http://teoe.forumengland.com/king-henry-viii-f14/king-henry-viii-part-i-t31.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/queen-elizabeth-i-f15/queen-elizabeth-i-part-ii-t30.htm THE EMPEROR Religion Unfortunately for historians, Elizabeth's personal religious convictions will never be definitely known. Her religious policy favoured pragmatism above all in dealing with three major concerns. The first concern was that of her legitimacy. Although she was technically illegitimate under both Protestant and Catholic law, her retroactively declared illegitimacy under the English church was not a serious bar compared to having never been legitimate as the Catholics claimed she ... Queen Elizabeth I Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:03:31 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/queen-elizabeth-i-f15/queen-elizabeth-i-part-ii-t30.htm#30 http://teoe.forumengland.com/queen-elizabeth-i-f15/queen-elizabeth-i-part-ii-t30.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/queen-elizabeth-i-f15/queen-elizabeth-i-part-i-t29.htm THE EMPEROR Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called the Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. The daughter of Henry VIII, she was born a princess, but her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed three years after her birth, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Her brother, Edward VI, cut her out of the succession. His will was set ... Queen Elizabeth I Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:28:07 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/queen-elizabeth-i-f15/queen-elizabeth-i-part-i-t29.htm#29 http://teoe.forumengland.com/queen-elizabeth-i-f15/queen-elizabeth-i-part-i-t29.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/english-personages-f5/edmund-spenser-t28.htm THE EMPEROR Edmund Spenser (c. 1552 – 13 January 1599) was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem celebrating, through fantastical allegory, the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of Modern English verse in its infancy. Life Edmund Spenser was born in London around 1552. As a young boy, he was educated in London at the Merchant Taylors' School and matriculated as a sizar at Pembroke College, Cambridge. In July 1580 Spenser ... ENGLISH PERSONAGES Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:10:36 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/english-personages-f5/edmund-spenser-t28.htm#28 http://teoe.forumengland.com/english-personages-f5/edmund-spenser-t28.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/english-personages-f5/thomas-wyatt-t27.htm THE EMPEROR Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503 – 11 October 1542) was a 16th-century English lyrical poet. He was born at Allington Castle, near Maidstone in Kent - though his family was originally from Yorkshire. His father, Henry Wyatt, had been one of Henry VII's Privy Councillors, and remained a trusted advisor when Henry VIII came to the throne in 1509. In his turn, Thomas Wyatt followed his father to court after his education at St John's College, Cambridge. Wyatt was a poet and Ambassador in the service ... ENGLISH PERSONAGES Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:04:44 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/english-personages-f5/thomas-wyatt-t27.htm#27 http://teoe.forumengland.com/english-personages-f5/thomas-wyatt-t27.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/english-personages-f5/william-shakespeare-t26.htm THE EMPEROR William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist.He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard"). His surviving works consist of 38 plays,154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed ... ENGLISH PERSONAGES Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:33:45 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/english-personages-f5/william-shakespeare-t26.htm#26 http://teoe.forumengland.com/english-personages-f5/william-shakespeare-t26.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/kinds-of-poetry-f9/sonnet-song-t25.htm THE EMPEROR The sonnet is one of the poetic forms that can be found in lyric poetry from Europe. The term "sonnet" derives from the Occitan word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning "little song". By the thirteenth century, it had come to signify a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure. The conventions associated with the sonnet have evolved over its history. The writers of sonnets are sometimes referred to as "sonneteers," ... Kinds Of Poetry Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:52:58 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/kinds-of-poetry-f9/sonnet-song-t25.htm#25 http://teoe.forumengland.com/kinds-of-poetry-f9/sonnet-song-t25.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/kinds-of-poetry-f9/ode-poem-t24.htm THE EMPEROR Ode is a poem written in 1874 by the English poet Arthur O'Shaughnessy. It is often referred to by its first line We are the music makers. The Ode is the first poem in O'Shaughnessy's collection Music and Moonlight. It has nine stanzas, although it is commonly believed to be only three stanzas long. The opening stanza is: We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;— World-losers and ... Kinds Of Poetry Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:37:38 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/kinds-of-poetry-f9/ode-poem-t24.htm#24 http://teoe.forumengland.com/kinds-of-poetry-f9/ode-poem-t24.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/kinds-of-poetry-f9/rondeau-rondeaux-t23.htm THE EMPEROR A rondeau (plural rondeaux) is a form of French poetry with 15 lines written on two rhymes, as well as a corresponding musical form developed to set this characteristic verse structure. It was one of the three formes fixes (the other two were the ballade and the virelai), and one of the verse forms in France most commonly set to music between the late 13th and the 15th centuries. Variant forms may have 10 or 13 lines. A similar form is the French rondel and its English variant called ... Kinds Of Poetry Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:33:56 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/kinds-of-poetry-f9/rondeau-rondeaux-t23.htm#23 http://teoe.forumengland.com/kinds-of-poetry-f9/rondeau-rondeaux-t23.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/motifs-of-the-play-t16.htm THE EMPEROR Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text's major themes. Magic and the Supernatural The supernatural pervades Doctor Faustus, appearing everywhere in the story. Angels and devils flit about, magic spells are cast, dragons pull chariots (albeit offstage), and even fools like the two ostlers, Robin and Rafe, can learn enough magic to summon demons. Still, it is worth noting that nothing terribly significant is accomplished ... Dr. Faustus Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:22:34 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/motifs-of-the-play-t16.htm#16 http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/motifs-of-the-play-t16.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/themes-of-the-play-t15.htm THE EMPEROR Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Sin, Redemption, and Damnation Insofar as Doctor Faustus is a Christian play, it deals with the themes at the heart of Christianity's understanding of the world. First, there is the idea of sin, which Christianity defines as acts contrary to the will of God. In making a pact with Lucifer, Faustus commits what is in a sense the ultimate sin: not only does he disobey God, but he consciously and even eagerly ... Dr. Faustus Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:21:07 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/themes-of-the-play-t15.htm#15 http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/themes-of-the-play-t15.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/analysis-of-major-characters-t14.htm THE EMPEROR Faustus Faustus is the protagonist and tragic hero of Marlowe's play. He is a contradictory character, capable of tremendous eloquence and possessing awesome ambition, yet prone to a strange, almost willful blindness and a willingness to waste powers that he has gained at great cost. When we first meet Faustus, he is just preparing to embark on his career as a magician, and while we already anticipate that things will turn out badly (the Chorus's introduction, if nothing else, prepares us), ... Dr. Faustus Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:18:42 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/analysis-of-major-characters-t14.htm#14 http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/analysis-of-major-characters-t14.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/characters-list-t13.htm THE EMPEROR Faustus - The protagonist. Faustus is a brilliant sixteenth-century scholar from Wittenberg, Germany, whose ambition for knowledge, wealth, and worldly might makes him willing to pay the ultimate price—his soul—to Lucifer in exchange for supernatural powers. Faustus's initial tragic grandeur is diminished by the fact that he never seems completely sure of the decision to forfeit his soul and constantly wavers about whether or not to repent. His ambition is admirable and initially awesome, ... Dr. Faustus Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:42:31 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/characters-list-t13.htm#13 http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/characters-list-t13.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/about-the-play-t12.htm THE EMPEROR The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the Faust story, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge. Doctor Faustus was first published in 1604, eleven years after Marlowe's death and at least twelve years after the first performance of the play. "No Elizabethan play outside the Shakespeare canon has raised more controversy than Doctor Faustus. There is no agreement concerning the nature of the text and the date of ... Dr. Faustus Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:30:24 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/about-the-play-t12.htm#12 http://teoe.forumengland.com/dr-faustus-f11/about-the-play-t12.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/the-lady-with-the-dog-f12/the-lady-with-the-dog-act-iv-t11.htm THE EMPEROR IV And Anna Sergeyevna began coming to see him in Moscow. Once in two or three months she left S----, telling her husband that she was going to consult a doctor about an internal complaint -- and her husband believed her, and did not believe her. In Moscow she stayed at the Slaviansky Bazaar hotel, and at once sent a man in a red cap to Gurov. Gurov went to see her, and no one in Moscow knew of it. Once he was going to see her in this way on a winter morning (the messenger had come ... The Lady with the Dog Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:17:09 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/the-lady-with-the-dog-f12/the-lady-with-the-dog-act-iv-t11.htm#11 http://teoe.forumengland.com/the-lady-with-the-dog-f12/the-lady-with-the-dog-act-iv-t11.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/the-lady-with-the-dog-f12/the-lady-with-the-dog-act-iii-t10.htm THE EMPEROR III At home in Moscow everything was in its winter routine; the stoves were heated, and in the morning it was still dark when the children were having breakfast and getting ready for school, and the nurse would light the lamp for a short time. The frosts had begun already. When the first snow has fallen, on the first day of sledge-driving it is pleasant to see the white earth, the white roofs, to draw soft, delicious breath, and the season brings back the days of one's youth. The old ... The Lady with the Dog Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:15:13 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/the-lady-with-the-dog-f12/the-lady-with-the-dog-act-iii-t10.htm#10 http://teoe.forumengland.com/the-lady-with-the-dog-f12/the-lady-with-the-dog-act-iii-t10.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/the-lady-with-the-dog-f12/the-lady-with-the-dog-act-ii-t9.htm THE EMPEROR II A week had passed since they had made acquaintance. It was a holiday. It was sultry indoors, while in the street the wind whirled the dust round and round, and blew people's hats off. It was a thirsty day, and Gurov often went into the pavilion, and pressed Anna Sergeyevna to have syrup and water or an ice. One did not know what to do with oneself. In the evening when the wind had dropped a little, they went out on the groyne to see the steamer come in. There were a great many ... The Lady with the Dog Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:13:49 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/the-lady-with-the-dog-f12/the-lady-with-the-dog-act-ii-t9.htm#9 http://teoe.forumengland.com/the-lady-with-the-dog-f12/the-lady-with-the-dog-act-ii-t9.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/the-lady-with-the-dog-f12/the-lady-with-the-dog-act-i-t8.htm THE EMPEROR About the Story "The Lady with the Dog" is a short story by Anton Chekhov first published in 1899. It tells the story of an adulterous affair between a Russian banker and a young lady he meets while vacationing in Yalta. The story comprises four parts: I describes the initial meeting in Yalta, II the consummation of the affair and the remaining time in Yalta, III Gurov's return to Moscow and his visit to Anna's town, and IV Anna's visits to Moscow. Text I IT was said ... The Lady with the Dog Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:12:58 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/the-lady-with-the-dog-f12/the-lady-with-the-dog-act-i-t8.htm#8 http://teoe.forumengland.com/the-lady-with-the-dog-f12/the-lady-with-the-dog-act-i-t8.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/summary-and-analysis-of-act-iii-t7.htm THE EMPEROR The act opens in the same room on the next night, Boxing Day. Mrs. Linde is absentmindedly trying to read. As the sounds of dance music suggest, Torvald and Nora are upstairs at the party. Mrs. Linde is waiting for Krogstad so that she can talk to him about Nora’s situation. When Krogstad arrives, he and Mrs. Linde turn almost immediately to a discussion of why Mrs. Linde jilted him (for her now-deceased husband) many years ago. Mrs. Linde explains that, though she has questioned her decision ... A Doll's House Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:05:23 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/summary-and-analysis-of-act-iii-t7.htm#7 http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/summary-and-analysis-of-act-iii-t7.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/summary-and-analysis-of-act-ii-t6.htm THE EMPEROR Act II occurs in the same room as Act I. The Christmas tree’s decorations have been taken down, and the candles have burned out. Nora is alone, anxiously worrying about whether Krogstad will write to Torvald revealing her secret. She is interrupted by the Nurse, who brings in a box of fancy clothes to look at. Nora asks about her children and hints at negative events to come, telling the Nurse that Nora will not be able to be with her children as much as before. When the Nurse replies that ... A Doll's House Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:04:24 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/summary-and-analysis-of-act-ii-t6.htm#6 http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/summary-and-analysis-of-act-ii-t6.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/joseph-andrews-f13/plot-summary-t5.htm THE EMPEROR Book I The novel begins with the affable, intrusive narrator outlining the nature of our hero. Joseph Andrews is the brother of Richardson’s Pamela and is of the same rustic parentage and patchy ancestry. At the age of ten years he found himself tending to animals as an apprentice to Sir Thomas Booby. It was in proving his worth as a horseman that he first caught the eye of Sir Thomas’s wife, Lady Booby, who employed him (now seventeen) as her footman. After the death of Sir Thomas, Joseph ... Joseph Andrews Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:46:19 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/joseph-andrews-f13/plot-summary-t5.htm#5 http://teoe.forumengland.com/joseph-andrews-f13/plot-summary-t5.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/summary-and-analysis-of-act-i-t4.htm THE EMPEROR It is Christmas Eve in the Helmer family's apartment, which is furnished “comfortably but not extravagantly.” Nora enters with parcels, leaving a porter at the door with a Christmas tree, which she tells a maid to hide so that her children will not see it. She nibbles on some macaroons she has bought, but she hides them too when her husband, Torvald, comes out of his study. Torvald has recently been given a new job as a bank manager. Discussing her purchases with him, Nora is keen to spend ... A Doll's House Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:55:32 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/summary-and-analysis-of-act-i-t4.htm#4 http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/summary-and-analysis-of-act-i-t4.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/character-list-t3.htm THE EMPEROR Nora The play's protagonist and the wife of Torvald Helmer, Nora has never lived alone, going immediately from the care of her father to that of her husband. Inexperienced in the ways of the world as a result of this sheltering, Nora is impulsive and materialistic. But the play questions the extent to which these attributes are mere masks that Nora uses to negotiate the patriarchal oppression she faces every day. The audience learns in the first act that Nora is independent enough to ... A Doll's House Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:30:32 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/character-list-t3.htm#3 http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/character-list-t3.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/about-the-play-t2.htm THE EMPEROR A Doll's House is an 1879 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Written one year after The Pillars of Society, the play was the first of Ibsen's to create a sensation and is now perhaps his most famous play, and required reading in many secondary schools and universities. The play was controversial when first published, as it is sharply critical of 19th century marriage norms.[1] It follows the formula of well-made play up until the final act, when it breaks convention by ending with ... A Doll's House Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:09:29 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/about-the-play-t2.htm#2 http://teoe.forumengland.com/a-doll-s-house-f10/about-the-play-t2.htm http://teoe.forumengland.com/joseph-andrews-f13/about-the-novel-t1.htm THE EMPEROR Joseph Andrews, or The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams, was the first published full-length novel of the English author and magistrate Henry Fielding, and indeed among the first novels in the English language. Published in 1742 and defined by Fielding as a ‘comic romance’, it is the story of a good-natured footman's adventures on the road home from London with his friend and mentor, the absent-minded parson Abraham Adams. The novel represents ... Joseph Andrews Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:25:37 GMT http://teoe.forumengland.com/joseph-andrews-f13/about-the-novel-t1.htm#1 http://teoe.forumengland.com/joseph-andrews-f13/about-the-novel-t1.htm