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78Carousels and Kings
The carousel, as we know it today, is a rotating (fairground) attraction, consisting of horses, carriages and perhaps other animals. The artwork is usually very attractive and highly decorative. There are, generally, pretty lights glinting, and stirring music playing, as the horses, and their riders, travel round and around, up and down ~ sometimes at quite high speeds! Compared to many fairground attractions, it is usually considered to be a fairly sedate and gentle ride.
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93Shakespeare's Hamlet and his 'Foils' - Fortinbras and Laertes.
Who are Hamlet's foils in Shakespeare's play? Indeed, what is a foil? A foil is a character, who sets off another person, by being a contrast to that person. So, how do we recognise Hamlet's foils? For a character to be a foil to Hamlet, he or she must have things in common with him, in order for any differences to become more obvious. One example is Ophelia: her apparently genuine madness is a foil for Hamlet's supposedly feigned 'antic disposition'. There are other examples, and this article w
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80The Tragic 'Titanic' - In Film and History
There can be very few people, who have not heard of the 'Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic'. 'Titanic' was a huge ocean-going liner, built by Harland and Wolff, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 100 years ago, between 1909 and 1911. It was launched at Southampton, by the White Star Line of Liverpool, on the tenth of April, 1912. Thence to Cherbourg, France, and, finally, to its last port of call ~ Queenstown, in Southern Ireland (formerly Cove of Cork; now Cobh) ~ before setting sail for New York, in
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80God, Ghosts and Guesswork
Where did man discover his belief in God? Did God make man in his own inage, or did man make God in his own inage? How important are and were 'spooky' experiences ~ ghosts, near deatb experiences, visions, voices? Did ancient man ~ and woman ~ weave religion out of fears and ignorance?
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83Michael Frayn's 'Spies' - How The Author Presents Mystery and Intrigue.
'Spies' by Michael Frayn, is a 'coming of age' novel about two young boys, their families and their neighbours, during World War Two. Set in a London suburb, it is mostly written in flashback, as the narrator ~ an elderly man ~ attempts to remember, understand, and come to terms with, some long-forgotten events of his childhood. But have they been forgotten because of the time that has elapsed, because an old man's memory is unreliable, or because there are some things best not remembered?
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82Afternoon Tea with the Queen of England at Buckingham Palace
My husband and I had tea, with Her Majesty the Queen of England, in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. We were not alone with her, though, as it was a royal garden party!
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81Hamlet's Last Long Soliloquy (How all occasions do inform against me) - Analysis and Commentary - Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'
'How all occasions do inform against me' In 'Hamlet', Act 4 Scene 4, the audience is able to access Hamlet's thoughts, emotions and feelings via a soliloquy. Hamlet feels lost; defeated; a failure, and he cannot understand why. He has tried, so hard, to do the right thing; yet nothing has gone right for him. He is disgusted with himself; contemptous of his own weak inadequacy and fearful failings. We continue to learn about Hamlet's confused emotional state; his depressed guilty turmoil.
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76‘Remember Remember the Fifth of November' ~ Guy Fawkes and Gunpowder Plot (And Bonfire and Fireworks!)
On the 5th of November, every year, throughout the length and breadth of England, soon after the sun sets, bonfires are set ablaze and scintillating fireworks light up the skies! It is a night of fireworks displays, where ‘Bonfire Night’ party food is a must. Everyone wraps up against the autumn chill and joins the celebrations. But why? What are they celebrating with such enthusiasm and joy? ~ Guy Fawkes and Gunpowder Plot!
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85Genghis (Chingis) Khan, Mongol Emperor ~ and The Bible: A Comparison of Morality
Is Genghis Khan in the Bible? ~ No. Genghis Khan, or Chingis Khan ~ born Temujin ~ was the famous twelfth century ruler of the Mongols, known for his military prowess, his ruling ability and his violent cruelty. But, strangely enough, many of his violent stories mirror Biblical violent stories. This looks at the coincidences between the stories of Genghis Khan and the stories in the Bible.
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79War Poetry: 'Break of Day in the Trenches' by Isaac Rosenberg - The Impact of war. (Analysis)
Isaac Rosenberg 'Break of Day in the Trenches' Analysis. Rosenberg's 'Break of Day in the Trenches', is one example of a huge range of poetry, prose and drama concerning war. Some items, like this one, are contemporary, while others were written after the event, with knowledge of opinions that have been expressed over the years. Much of this literature can be divided into two groups; pro-war sentimentalism and/or jingoism and anti-war realism.
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