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Oh dear Sea Sis, I get excited when questions are asked & I try to reply with whatever I know. Not that it is amazing! That’s what you feel, but thank you all the same for the encouragement you always nurse me with including Kabu, C C T and others, from time to time. Yes, my mistake … I read your comment differently, Not as you meant. I too will look up Henry VIII’s life. All the discussions have been interesting too.😊👌🏾
posted by
anib
on January 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Aha! Thank you. Always enlightening, Brother . I was not clear, though. I meant in my comment not the play but Henry’s life in general, though of course there are parallel lines. Either way, I really appreciate your insight. Your analysis and sharing of knowledge is amazing. 🌹😁
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on January 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Well sir, think it’s my instinct leading me to tackle any subject with something that lies beyond, propelled by my queries. Anyways, many thanks for appreciating my efforts. 💥
posted by
anib
on January 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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No, not really all so different or odd sounding, but there are also differences despite similarity. Shakespeare's portrayal of Henry VIII is complex, although the play explores themes of power, betrayal, and the consequences of ambition. Hubris is ambition of being all-powerful such as found in megalomaniacs . It was not Henry VII’s own ambition but of his chief advisor, Cardinal Wolsey's rise and fall are discussed in the plot. The rulers themselves as we saw in the post, Hubris is the cause of their own downfall, whereas in the portrayal of Henry VIII, the motive is different, showing him as a ruler torn between personal desires and political responsibilities. It revolves around Henry's desire to annul his marriage to Queen Katherine of Aragon, and his pursuit of Anne Boleyn and the subsequent annulment and marriage the events are focused on, which causes the downfall of his kingdom. The play concludes with the birth of Elizabeth, who would later become one of England's greatest monarchs, Queen Elizabeth I.
posted by
anib
on January 26, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Brill post I just wonder how you can envisage between the scenes the motives that inspire. Yes it is well worth reading. 😊
posted by
C_C_T
on January 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Aba Brother
This post of yours had so much food for good thought that I really loved it. As I was coming to it's finale I couldn't help but think that perhaps, just perhaps, on some level, Shakespeare was reflecting upon the many aspects of not only the characters in the plays mentioned but also of the aspects of the life of Henry VIII. Sound odd? Maybe. 
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on January 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Sherri G has said it for me!,
posted by
Kabu
on January 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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I can only imagine how he would react to the shenanigans that our world is dealing with today. Me thinks that his authoritarian way of thinking would rival Trump's. 
posted by
Sherri_G
on January 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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