Maria Theresa was born on May 13, 1717 of the parents of Charles VI and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Maria was the eldest daughter of Charles VI. She was born in Vienna, Austria. Her father was the emperor of Austria he was the last male emperor because his son died. Since she did not have a brother she would mostly likely be the one to take the throne from her father when he dies. Her father asked other countries to sign the Pragmatic Sanction to allow Maria Theresa to be an empress once he dies. Before this there was a law that said no woman could be the empress of a kingdom. All countries he asked agreed to the Pragmatic Sanction and Maria Theresa was allowed to be empress. She was the empress of Austria under the Hapsburg …show more content…
Some quotes she said were “I found myself without money, without credit, without army, without experience and knowledge of my own and finally, also without any counsel because each one of them at first wanted to wait and see how things would develop.” This quote is saying her father left her in debt, did not teach her anything, she had no army and everyone just waited to see what would happen because they did not think she would last long in the throne by herself. Another quote she said was, “I can never have enough children; in this I am insatiable.” This is saying is she would keep having children know matter what, because she wants many children even though she already has sixteen. These quotes both show how strong of a woman she is and shows she never gave up and with the circumstances she was put …show more content…
Another person was Marie Antoinette her daughter who would be the queen of France. Her father was Charles VI who was the last male to take the throne in Austria under the Hapsburg empire. Fredrick II was the person who ruled Prussia and started the War of the Austrian Succession War. Another famous person during this time was Count Fredrick William Haugwitz who was the ruler of Silesian but then became the ruler of Bohemia and Austria and helped
The awakening is plenty of characters that describe in a very loyal way the society of the nineteenth century in America. Among the most important ones there are Edna Pontellier, Léonce Pontellier, Madame Lebrun, Robert Lebrun, Victor Lebrun, Alcée Arobin, Adéle Ratignolle and Mademoiselle Reisz.
In March, by Geraldine Brooks, a mixed-race slave named Grace Clement is introduced after a young, aspiring Reverend March visits her manor to sell books and trinkets to women as a peddler. Grace Clement is a complex key character that is a controlling force in March and exhibits a symbol of idealistic freedom to Reverend March during the Civil War. Her complexity is revealed through her tumultous past, and her strong façade that allows her to be virtuous and graceful through hard times.
Elizabeth Lavenza (later Elizabeth Frankenstein) is one of the main characters in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. She is a beautiful young girl; fragile and perfect in the eyes of all. Her father was a nobleman from Milan, while her mother was of German descent. Before she was adopted by the wealthy Frankenstein family, she lived with a poor family. After Alphonose and Caroline Frankenstein adopt Elizabeth, they lovingly raise her alongside their biological son, Victor Frankenstein, in hopes that the two will eventually get married. When Victor goes off to Ingolstadt college, Elizabeth writes letters to him that later become a crucial part of the story. It weaves together every piece of the story, holding together each individual
In Great Expectations, Pip is set up for heartbreak and failure by a woman he trusts, identical to Hamlet and Gertrude, but Pip is rescued by joe who pushes Pip to win the love of his life. Similar to Gertrude in Hamlet Miss Havisham becomes a bystander in Pip’s life as she initiates the play that leads to heartbreak several times and she watches Pip’s life crumble due to her teachings. The next quote shows Miss Havisham explaining to Pip the way she manipulated his love Estella to break his heart every time. “‘but as she grew, and promised to be very beautiful, I gradually did worse, and with my praises, and with my jewels, and with my teachings… I stole her heart away and put ice in its place’” (Dickens, 457). This quote makes it clear the Miss Havisham set Hamlet up for failure by making him fall for a woman he could never have.
Madame Defarge tries to kill and hurt everyone who opposes her in Tale of Two Cities. Her only hobby is knitting, and she knits as a way to show anger and bring fear to her enemies. She knits a list of people who die in the revolution. The essay shows how Madame Defarge has motives for her killings, her allies, and if the behavior is justified.
Barbara Jordan, who is a leader of the Civil Rights movement, once believed “we, as human beings must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.” Discrimination is a topic often found in the literature and is discussed in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a documentary trailer My So-Called Enemy directed by Lisa Gossels and a short-story “What of this Goldfish, Would You Wish?” by Etgar Keret. Those who believe that accepting others from different racial backgrounds will make the world a better place; meanwhile, there are others who refuse to accept others or being disagreed with the quotes of Barbara Jordan, they think the opposite direction of the people who are agreed with the quotes. I agree with Barbara Jordan that we, as a human beings, can accept others who are different than ourselves because we are sharing a common root of the Mother Earth; thus, we can learn to treat others with kindness and respect, and be more understanding of the differences in others.
In the book, Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France , the author, Evelyne Lever, paints a beautiful portrayal of the life of Marie Antoinette; from an Austrian princess to Queen of France to her untimely death at the end of a guillotine. Marie Antoinette was the fifteenth child born to the Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, the Holy Roman Emperor. She lived a carefree childhood until she was strategically married and sent to France when she was fourteen years old. The marriage between Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, the future King of France, was meant to bring Austria and France closer together politically. Unfortunately, that did not happen; instead the monarchy collapsed with Marie Antoinette managing to alienate and offend a vast
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” This quote is related to Lena younger because she faced many horrors in her past such as slavery. However, she keeps moving forward for her family. Lena Younger, a respected woman, values her family more than money and she teaches her family lessons to life. “Lena Younger lives vicariously through her children, for even her dream of having a house is motivated only by her desire to make living conditions better for her family.”
Although Alfred is introduced as immature and dependent on his mother, his realization of the impact of his actions causes him to become more self-aware and empathetic. At the beginning of All The Years Of Her Life, by Morley Callaghan, the main protagonist, Alfred lives with his parents, while both of his older siblings have married and moved away. He finds it difficult to maintain a job, as of his troublesome character. During the introductory scene, Alfred gets caught stealing, while on the job, at the drugstore. His boss, Mr.nCarr, threatens to call the police, but first calls his mother. Callaghan explains, “Ever since Alfred had left school, he had been getting into trouble wherever he worked”(174). He has a history of losing jobs and he fails to mature and learn from them. These continuous actions are taking a toll on his mother however, he fails to change and grow from them. Instead of taking his problems into his own, he depends on his mother to help him get out of them. Not only does he not take care of his own issues, he also doesn’t own up to them, which shows immaturity.
A quote that demonstrates her trait, ‘determined’ is "There were only two possible outcomes in Siberia. Success meant survival. Failure meant death. I wanted life. I wanted to survive.” (page 319) another quote that shows determined is “Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother’s was worth a pocket watch.” (page 27) The language technique of these quotes are thoughts, actions and comment because she is thinking of showing an action of surviving and stating that her brother was worth a pocket watch .
Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne de Habsbourg-Lorraine was born in the mid-eighteenth century as an archduchess and princess, to Maria Teresa, the Austrian Empress, at the very apex of the European hierarchal pyramid. She was an essential part to the oldest royal European house, as it became known that her sole duty in life was to unite the two great powers and long-term enemies of Austria-Hungary and France by marriage. She was brutally overthrown by her own starving people and portrayed to the world as a villain and abuser of power, whereas sympathy for the young queen should be shown.
Anne Frank a young girl who died believing that people are good at heart. ‘’You could not do this you could not do that.’’ A quote from Anne Frank. Found in the collection book page number 283. In this essay, I will be showing you why Anne might feel certain ways during this hardship. Also what it reveals about her character. Anne is a brave young girl who always does what she feels is right and her way of taking on life and its challenges is taught for a person to do in that time and she managed to take on so much. In advance to Anne hard life, she keeps a diary to share her thoughts and option on life in hiding during the dreadful event called World War Two. This dairy was a miracle to the world. They now know the hardship and struggles that the Jews had two indoor. Anne dairy opened so many doors for journalists and many others. They have a diary of a real end of the Holocaust in their hands.
In the novel The Immoral Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, the author tells the miraculous story of one woman’s amazing contribution to science. Henrietta Lacks unknowingly provides scientists with a biopsy capable of reproducing cells at a tremendusly fast pace. The story of Henrietta Lacks demonstrates how an individual’s rights can be effortlessly breached when it involves medical science and research. Although her cells have contributed to science in many miraculous ways, there is little known about the woman whose body they derived from. Skloot is a very gifted author whose essential writing technique divides the story into three parts so that she, Henrietta
Friar Laurence, a father figure to many citizens and one of the holiest and most admired men in Verona. He held many responsibilities in the city and enforced several of the laws. Well, that is what everybody thought. Friar Laurence is now being held for trial for committing multiple felonies and breaking the law in his very own city of Verona. He not only conspired against the Capulet and Montague families but ultimately played an important role in the suicide of Romeo and Juliet.
”Courage doesn’t mean that you’re fearless, courage means you don’t let fear stop you.” This explanation of courage, stated by Bethany Hamilton, describes a very similar definition of courage as the one Atticus believes and enforces. Atticus has also made a connection to this in the book, stating, “I want you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand,” (Lee 149). He said this as he talked to his son about a dying neighbor in the book. In the novel, Mrs. Dubose, the neighbor, exemplifies courage through her perseverance, her determination, and her bravery to end the tyranny of her morphine superior.