reflects the views he had towards his religion at the time. This essay was narrated by Folly, the representation of foolishness. Folly goes on a rant about how superstitions of the catholic had caused an enormous effect on the unethical behavior of the church. In the beginning of her tirade she declares a statement about these superstitions and how the Roman Catholic followers hide behind these unreal rules instead of using common sense. She proclaimed “never doubting that a lie will choke them, they
“Father of Lies.” Protestants believe that miracles are not possible because they are considered metaphysical happenings, unlike the Catholics. Protestants also did not believe that exorcisms, that Catholics performed, were credible. Rather, to ensure the disappearance of demons in oneself, one should pray and fast until they are cured. People were frantic to rid themselves of calamities. This fortified their ideas and faith in the existence of miracles. By 1800, most Protestants had begun to distrust
15th century, Shakespeare was a young boy growing up in a Catholic household during a time period where Catholics were being challenged for their beliefs and repudiated by society. Protestantism had been announced the official religion of England a year before Shakespeare was born, but Shakespeare did not grow up in a Protestant household, his father was Catholic during a time were Catholic’s often faced violence, police searches and harassment. Due to his father’s financial woes Shakespeare went
How revolutionary was the French revolution? Did the Revolution simply replace the old ruling elite with a new, bourgeois one? What were the major effects on different groups of people, including nobles, priests, peasants, urban workers, slaves and women? Those are three different questions with only partial overlap. How much attention should you give to each point? I chose to give less attention to the last. But then, the grading guidelines—by peers—don't even ask if the essay