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Hamlet's Dilemma and the Audience's Response

three types of characters - one who to be killed, one to kill, and one to avenge the killer (89). For audiences during the early ...

Concept of the Divine Right Of Kings

to Grotius more humane perspective was that of Jacques-Benigne Bossuets, who "reinforced medieval notions of kingship in his theor...

Early History of Women's Subjugation

In three pages this paper presents a brief overview of women's subjugation from the ancient period until the 17th century. One so...

Lloyd's of London History

This paper discusses the 17th century origins of Lloyd's Coffee House and how it evolved into the Lloyd's of London insurance inst...

Flemish and Dutch Portrait Art of the 17th Century

In five pages paintings by artists de Hooch and Rembrandt are analyzed to explore the importance of portraiture to life in Flemish...

'The Garden' and 'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell

These two 17th century poems by Andrew Marvell are compared and contrasted in a research paper consisting of ten pages. Five sour...

Fire from Heaven by David Underdown

In six pages this text as it examines 17th century English village life analyzes its portrayal of Puritan reform movements in Dorc...

Scientific Quest and Realism

In five pages this paper discusses the quest for scientific knowledge that began during the 17th century and considers the develop...

'Ardo e scoprir' Madrigal by Claudio Monteverdi

tonal. However, there is also no denying that this tonality differed from what would come later (Chafe xv). A mode is a specific p...

German Composer Heinrich Schutz and His Music

In five pages this research paper considers the music of Heinrich Schutz, often regarded as the greatest 17th century German Baroq...

Chinese Painters of the 17th Century Shi T'ao and Kung Hsien

In five pages this paper examines these two Chinese individualist painters of the 17th century in terms of how life and artistic s...

Comedy Ballet Le Bougeois Gentilhomme by Moliere

outburst which has done much to mould French genius of more recent times. The latter part of the century, which has been called t...

17th Century Heroic Scientists

assumptions came to predominate Western cultural thought (Olson 18). Prior to this era, during the medieval period, the proper a...

Spread of Islam and Christianity

In nine pages this paper discusses the rise of these religions from the 17th century and its continued spread with contemporary co...

Nation States' Rice and Military Revolution's Influence

military power as significant to the subsequent position of these countries as world powers. France The history of the French mi...

Massachusetts Bay Colony and Puritanism

In five pages this paper examines the Massachusetts Bay Colony of the 17th century and the religious influence exerted by Puritani...

Religion and Its Influence on Man

In four pages this paper evaluates whether or not man is positively influenced by man in a consideration of the negative influence...

Time, Conflict, and Pleasure in the Poetry of the 17th Century Poetry

really being asked here is who made the Devil the way he is. This actually is a theological question, and the answer to it depends...

Errand Into the Wilderness by Samuel Danforth

In five pages this sermon of the 17th century is examined in terms of its complexity of function as both an allegory and Jeremiad....

The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton

was discussing the other. No one would readily accuse him of slandering them because to do so would be admitting that the descript...

2 Poems by Robert Herrick Analyzed

of the seasons, which have been going on their course throughout all of history. "And Titan on the eastern hill / Retires himself,...

The Flea vs. To a Coy Mistress

Donne takes a similar view in that he feels the ladys insistence on being concerned about honor is highly illogical, but he goes a...

Aphra Behn's Poetry of Rebellion

In three pages this paper examines Restoration poet Aphra Behn and how her prose rebelled not only against Puritanism but also aga...

'Prayer' by George Herbert, Structure and Metaphor

In 5 pages this paper examines the sonnet structure of this 17th century poem and considers its use of religious metaphor. There ...

Late 17th Century Puritan Jeremiad Sermons

In five pages this research paper examines the Puritan jeremiad sermons of the late 17th century in a consideration of the reasons...

Oroonoko by Aphra Behn and Historical Background

In 5 pages this paper examines the depiction of slavery in the 17th century novel by Aphra Behn in terms of historical accuracy. ...

New World Huguenots

In six pages this paper examines the French Huguenots and considers why they left for America in a discussion of their 17th centur...

Studying Gases in Terms of Nature and Experimentation

In five pages vacuums and gases and how they have been studied since the 17th century are the focus of this paper that includes ex...

Witch Hunts and Their Decline

In four pages this research paper examines reasons why the European witch hunts were finally in decline around the late 17th and e...

The Rover by Aprha Behn

In seven pages this comedy from the 17th century is examined with the argument presented that darker libertine ideals belie the se...