Friday, April 15, 2005

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

Drake's voyage 1580
He became a national hero, returning to England after his circumnavigation of the globe.
Drake got revenge for Spanish treatment of John Hawkins
Drake had a violent temper and imperious manner
“conjectural marriages” reference to Queen Elizabeth
“drum” references to the drum that Drake carried around the world, and then had his coat of arms put on it.
“compass” that Drake set up on Plymouth Hoe
Drake knighted in 1581
“monster” references
Topicality of “Canibali”
Everyone paid homage to Drake, including the Earl of Oxford, in a great procession

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