Read the passage from Utopia.This was the only ground of that war in which they engaged with the Nephelogetes against the Aleopolitanes, a little before our time; for the merchants of the former having, as they thought, met with great injustice among the latter, which (whether it was in itself right or wrong) drew on a terrible war, in which many of their neighbours were engaged; and their keenness in carrying it on being supported by their strength in maintaining it, it not only shook some very flourishing states and very much afflicted others, but, after a series of much mischief ended in the entire conquest and slavery of the Aleopolitanes, who, though before the war they were in all respects much superior to the Nephelogetes, were yet subdued; but, though the Utopians had assisted them in the war, yet they pretended to no share of the spoil.
When a reader examines Utopia and then gives an opinion about it, the reader is
Read the first quatrain of "Amoretti III: The Sovereign Beauty” by Edmund Spenser.The sovereign beauty which I do admire,Witness the world how worthy to be praised:The light whereof hath kindled heavenly fireIn my frail spirit, by her from baseness raised;
Read "Sonnet 292” by Petrarch.The eyes I spoke of once in words that burn, The arms and hands and feet and lovely faceThat took me from myself for such a spaceOf time and marked me out from other men;The waving hair of unmixed gold that shone,The smile that flashed with the angelic raysThat used to make this earth a paradise,Are now a little dust, all feeling gone;And yet I live, grief and disdain to me,Left where the light I cherished never shows,In fragile bark on the tempestuous sea.Here let my loving song come to a close;The vein of my accustomed art is dry,And this, my lyre, turned at last to tears.
Read the passage from Elizabethan Women.Gold-paneled ballrooms with crystal chandeliers. Dashing knights and handsome lords bowing at the knees of elegant ladies. And the loveliest part of all? The ladies themselves, bedecked in ornate gowns, drinking from jeweled goblets before gracing the gentlemen with dances.Now read the passage from a paper on time travel.Any time traveler must consider visiting Elizabethan England. There are beautiful castles, gorgeous outfits to wear, and decadent food to eat. The wonders abound!
Read the passage from Everyman.COUSIN. No, by our Lady; I have the cramp in my toe. Trust not to me, for, so God me speed, I will deceive you in your most need, Kindred.
Read the excerpt from a paper on Everyman.At first, Kindred says, "In wealth and woe we will with you hold,” but then he says, "As for me, ye shall go alone.” This leads the reader to conclude that Kindred is shallow, contradictory, and possibly selfish.
Read the passage from Response to Erik of Sweden.It seems strange for your Serene Highness to write that you understand from your brother and your ambassadors that we have entirely determined not to marry an absent husband; and that we shall give you no certain reply until we shall have seen your person.
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Which factors affected when guests could begin a meal in Elizabethan England? Select 3 options.
Read Ethan’s inference about Response to Erik of Sweden.Queen Elizabeth thinks Erik of Sweden is needlessly vain.
Anita was instructed to summarize Elizabethan Women. In order to do so, she should make sure the language she uses in her summary is
Read the sentence from a paper on Elizabethan Women.Highborn Elizabethan women lived difficult, suffocating lives with many rules and few choices.
Which excerpt from Everyman best represents how Everyman is characterized overall in the passage?
Read the passage from Elizabethan Etiquette.The Elizabethan era, the years between 1558-1603 when Elizabeth I reigned as Queen of England, is known for its emphasis on courtly manners. The most esteemed book on the subject was Castiglione's The Book of the Courtier, also referred to as The Courtier. The Courtier was translated from its original Italian into English in 1561, and its rules were carefully followed by the highest-ranking courtiers of the day.
Read the passage from Elizabethan Ettiquette.Sometimes guests brought their own knives and spoons, and sometimes they were furnished by the host. If not eating something soft or soupy that required a spoon, people ate with their fingers, using their knives only to take food from the main serving platter and to cut it when necessary. The knife was placed on the right side of the trencher, and the bread was on the left. Cups were not placed on the table. If a guest wanted a drink, he or she would ask a servant, who would bring them a cup that was kept on a side table or sometimes in a cool bath of water. When the guest finished drinking, they would return the cup to the servant, who would rinse it out, making it ready for the next guest.
Read the passage from Elizabethan Etiquette.If you happened to be a lord or lady in the court of Queen Elizabeth I, one way that you would occupy your time might be learning the plethora of etiquette rules so complex that one would have to memorize them as people today might memorize the lyrics to their favorite songs.
Which sentence from Response to Erik of Sweden best summarizes Queen Elizabeth's purpose for writing the letter?
Read the first paragraph in its entirety from Utopia. They detest war as a very brutal thing, and which, to the reproach of human nature, is more practised by men than by any sort of beasts. They, in opposition to the sentiments of almost all other nations, think that there is nothing more inglorious than that glory that is gained by war; and therefore, though they accustom themselves daily to military exercises and the discipline of war, in which not only their men, but their women likewise, are trained up, that, in cases of necessity, they may not be quite useless, yet they do not rashly engage in war, unless it be either to defend themselves or their friends from any unjust aggressors, or, out of good nature or in compassion, assist an oppressed nation in shaking off the yoke of tyranny. They, indeed, help their friends not only in defensive but also in offensive wars; but they never do that unless they had been consulted before the breach was made, and, being satisfied with the grounds on which they went, they had found that all demands of reparation were rejected, so that a war was unavoidable. This they think to be not only just when one neighbour makes an inroad on another by public order, and carries away the spoils, but when the merchants of one country are oppressed in another, either under pretence of some unjust laws, or by the perverse wresting of good ones. This they count a juster cause of war than the other, because those injuries are done under some colour of laws.
Read the lines from Spenser’s "Sonnet 75.”Vain man, said she, that dost in vain assayA mortal thing so to immortalize;For I myself shall like to this decay,And eke my name be wiped out likewise.Now read the lines from Donne’s "Holy Sonnet 10.” One short sleep past, we wake eternally, And Death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
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