Cavalier poets came from the classes that supported King Charles I. They were influenced by Ben Jonson an Elizabethan court poet. Ben Jonson’s poetry was secular, and that is what Cavalier poems would focus on. “The poems are often clever and less often deep.” Most poems focus on deep issues like religion, philosophy, and arts, but Cavalier poetry expresses joy and celebrates much livelier. “The intent of their works was often to promote the crown and produce poetry that impressed King Charles I.” This quotes shows how the Cavaliers writing style was to celebrate love, beauty, nature, drinking, social life, sensuality, and honor because that is what King Charles I loved and it impressed him. These quotes explain what inspired and sparked the
writing of Cavalier poetry. “Cavalier poetry is often grouped in a political category of poetry.” Even though focus on living life to the fullest, their poems were related to politics. There main reason to write was because they were in favor of the crown and to support King Charles I. “Cavalier poetry began to be recognized as its own genre with the beginning of the English Civil War in 1642.” This shows when Cavalier poetry became popular, even though some poets considered to be Cavalier poets died years before this. Those quotes relate to the history and background of where and why Cavalier poetry came from. In conclusion, Cavalier poetry was developed to support and honor King Charles I during the 17th century.
How far were the events in Scotland responsible for the failure of Charles I’s Personal Rule?
William the Conqueror and his Patronage William I, better known as William the Conqueror, began his medieval and political career at a young age when his father left him to go on a crusade. Effectively William became the Duke of Normandy. He had to fight against other members of the Norman royalty who desired William's land and treasure. William learned at an early age that the men who ruled Europe during the middle ages were primarily interested in their own greed at the expense of all else, including the concepts chivalry and honor. He soon became a feared military commander, conquering all in Normandy who would oppose his interests.
O: Rage and revolt can describe the country of France at the time of the Revolution faced because of turmoil and struggle they faced. Different estates were formed based on what you did and your class in society. The people of society wanted more say in the government and decisions that King Louis XVI made. The public didn't approve with much of what King Louis did. His lack of ability to be a strong king and leader affected his reputation to the public eye. King Louis was tried for committing treason to the country of France. Treason is the attempt to kill a sovereign and overthrow the government. Some of the reasons were his attempt to flee to Varennes, living in Versailles which was not in Paris, and reforms he passed as a ruler. These actions performed by King Louis isn’t what a King does, but that doesn’t prove any
When readers reflect on the poetry of the seventeenth century, poets such as John Donne and the
Charlemagne Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, became the undisputed ruler of Western Europe, “By the sword and the cross.” (Compton’s 346) As Western Europe was deteriorating Charlemagne was crowned the privilege of being joint king of the Franks in 768 A.D. People of Western Europe, excluding the church followers, had all but forgotten the great gifts of education and arts that they had possessed at one time. Charlemagne solidly defeated barbarians and kings in identical fashion during his reign. Using the re-establishment of education and order, Charlemagne was able to save many political rights and restore culture in Western Europe.
St.Henry II was born in Albach, Hildesheim, Germany, 973. His feast day is July 13. This is the story of a man who became a holy emperor and was a wise ruler. He led and defended the Holy Roman Empire and he promoted peace in Europe so war wouldn’t come upon them. St. Henry is known as the patron saint of the childless and lame. He was the last of the Ottonian Empire. Henry was the son of Gisela and Henry II, Duke of Bavaria.
Charles the Great was known by Charlemagne. According to the video, “Charlemagne lived during the late eighth and ninth centuries.” He was first the King of the Franks, then king of the Lombards, and he was finally crowned Emperor of Rome by Pope Leo III in 800 A.D. Charlemagne is legend, and was very powerful at uniting most of Western Europe and realigning the course of Europe through many methods such as shifting politics from east to west, spreading education, and supporting Christianity. Charlemagne was immensely important and most of European history would be very different without him.
There was a death in the Trap house. Arthur Trap is lying at the bottom of the stairs dead with a glass in his hand. Was this a regrettable accident or murder? His spouse, Queenie Trap, claims that Arthur was drunk and fell down the stairs causing his death. Some may argue that Arthur’s death was an accident, however, the investigators should rule Arthur’s death a murder because of the suspicious body position and Queenie’s presence and claims.
The child’s game had ended. After I nearly ran Kurtz over, we stood facing each other. He was unsteady on his feet, swaying like the trees that surrounded us. What stood before me was a ghost. Each layer of him had been carved away by the jungle, until nothing remained. Despite this, his strength still exceeded that of my own. With the tribal fires burning so close, one shout from him would unleash his natives on me. But in that same realization, I felt my own strength kindle inside me. I could just as easily muffle his command and overtake him. The scene flashed past my eyes as though I was remembering not imagining. The stick that lay two feet from me was beating down on the ghost, as my bloodied hand strangled his cries. My mind abruptly reeled backwards as I realized what unspeakable dark thoughts I had let in. Kurtz seemed to understand where my mind had wandered; it was as though the jungle’s wind has whispered my internal struggles to him. His face twisted into a smile. He seemed to gloat and enjoy standing by to watch my soul begin to destroy itself.
In British history, many people ruled with varying benefits to their country. Oliver Cromwell is one of the most beneficial leaders to England. Throughout his leadership, he caused social reforms, united Scotland, Ireland, and England under one ruler, and focused on making peace after each war. Cromwell benefited England by using an appropriate balance of peace and force. This balance allowed for England’s expansion and reformation.
Do you believe that supernatural elements exist today? Many supernatural elements exist in the Arthurian legends. These elements play an important role in many stories. Elements like King Arthur's sword Excalibur, Merlyn the wizard, and Avalon, a magical island, help advance the plot line in the Arthurian legends.
Raleigh’s poems are sites of struggles and attempts to write him into the world (Miguel 922). He considered his life to be a poem, as a bold gesture, and his poems were the events of his political role and his political ambitions (Miguel 919). One of the interesting things about Raleigh’s verse is the number of times he seems to be writing under pressure of strong emotion, with the feeling of abandonment (Kilvert 148). His sentences are repetitive, but he is the master of telling the phrase and gives a very strong sense of participation in the event he is describing (Kilvert 150). Raleigh’s poems are the combination of the ruthless and sometimes obvious struggle for power that created and held together the court of Elizabeth (Ebsco). “Most of his poems look like delicate, even trivial, songs, complaints, and compliments typical of Petrarchanism (Miguel 918).” Usually, Raleigh has control of mood, movement, and voice modulation, some of the poems are, however, very revealing about their cultural source (Miguel 920). “The surface of his poetry presents the typical personality of the Petrarchan lyric – hope and despair, pleasure and fortune, fake love, frail beauty, fond shepherds, coy mistresses, deceitful time (Miguel 920).” Raleigh’s poems are those of a gifted young poet – seemingly casual compliment, occasional verse typica...
Based on our study of Ben Jonson and Robert Herrick, one can find many representative characteristics of early seventeenth century poetry, featuring neoclassical ideas and a touch of prerenaissance ideas. These include the moral stance of poetry and a clear, direct “everyman” approach to communication. One will also find much homage to classical themes such as carpe diem and utopia. There are also many classical values, forms, and references to mythology evident in Jonson and Herrick’s work which is so indicative of the era in which their works were published. Thus, poetry of this time includes both classical themes and a new responsibility that came with the public role of poets.
Philip Dormer Stanhope, Lord Chesterfield, lived in the era between 1694 and 1773. He was a British statesman who wrote a series of letters to his illegitimate son, Philip Stanhope, that were to serve as guides to good manners and success (Cannon, par. 8). These letters were never meant to be published (Cannon, par. 29). In Letters to His Son: Rules of Conduct in Polite Company, Lord Chesterfield lays out a set of rules to instruct his son on the type of behavior he should have socially. These rules are given with the intent of being a fatherly figure toward his son, yet, in this attempt to be fatherly, he separates himself from his son, Philip, by taking on the character of a teacher whose goal is to educate his son to be as clever, wise, and observant as his father is. Chesterfield takes pride in having experience with the guidance that he gives to his son and he proves himself to be an arrogant man whose tone and language display an attitude that attempts to create intimidation through formal language and authoritative tone. The formal language and authoritative tone serve to provide instruction but do not offer the love and support that is so characteristic of a how a father should behave toward his son. Philip is left with a set of rules without the intimacy needed to provide him the desire to adhere to the instruction. Nevertheless, through Chesterfield’s authoritative, experienced, and didactic tone and language, he endeavors to prove himself as a capable and knowledgeable father to his son.
In conclusion, the British Renaissance period brought about many fabulous writers each with their own unique style of writing. One of these styles was cavalier poetry. Writer Ben Jonson was a famous advocate of cavalier poetry imposed these writing ideas on his followers through meetings at a local tavern. This group of men was to be known later as the Son of Ben and they included famous poets such as Sir John Suckling and Robert Herrick. These men wrote about living in the moment and being open minded. This is definitely a style that is widely used today and we can only thank these 17th century writers for introducing it to the mainstream.