sabato 23 febbraio 2019

The kings’succession

                            William I the Conqueror > Norman conquest (1066)
         
              William II                                     Robert                                        
                       |                                                   |                                                 
Succeeded his father on the throne.       Duke of Normandy.                                              
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           He died in 1100.                         Was defeated by Henry.                
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                       
                                               Henry   
                                                   |
                                  Became King of England 
                                                   |
                                     His son and heir died
                                                   |
                  Matilda (daughter) vs Stephen (nephew)
                              |
                       Henry II > scutage and common la
                              |
                     Richard I (Lionheart)
                              |
                     John Landless > Magna Carta


                                                                                                                     

lunedì 11 febbraio 2019

Beowulf

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The fight
Beowulf is an epic poem, written in old english, and next translated in today's english.
The poem talks about the deeds of a Scandinavian prince, called Beowulf, who travels a lot to prove his strength. He kills three monsters: Grendel, the men-eating monster, Grendel's mother and a dragon.
When he kills the dragon he dies, and borns the legend of a hero-warrior.
The monster represents the evils of the society, and the hero the virtues that people should have, for example, courage, loyalty and so on.

First it was oral, then it was written in verses, and there are a lot of alliterations, the use of images and repetitions.

Hamlet

Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sets in Denmark. After The death of the king, Hamlet's father, became king Claudius,...