Instinct A By Henry Carpenter Summary

Between the years 1489 and 1499, Henry received three main threats to his royal authority: the Yorkshire Rebellion in 1489; the pretender, Perkin Warbeck (from 1491 to 1499); and the Cornish uprising in 1497. All of these threats were quelled successfully; however each one presented problems to Henry and highlighted his instability on the throne. I believe that Henry dealt with the challenges successfully, but his policies suffered as a result.

He tried to empower the audience with the idea of religion, having reassured them that God gave them power and they were not weak. He then attempted to use this empowerment to convince that a correct way to use their God-given power was to act against Britain, implying this through the current argument and his stance on the issue. He emphasized this with contradictory words of “weak” and “power” to make it more important in the audience's mind. As a whole, the statement is used to give them feelings of pride toward their country and powerful in the eyes of God. As a result, Henry used the ideas of nationalism and religion to emphasize and create a feeling of patriotism.

Another of the things Henry changed in order to increase the countries income was recognizances. Recognizances were a source of income that, quoting on the photocopy, “…which Henry developed to a fine art.” They were a tool used by Henry so all the nobles obeyed the law. If a noblemen or noblewomen did something that offended the king or if they had a public misconduct they would be forced to pay a fine, or also called recognizance which was an definite amount of money. It was all controlled by the Council Learned, which also took care of the kings debts. Henry was also lucky to have a small family to give money to, unlike Edward, who gave great amounts of money to his family. With all this explained above, “At the end of the century, revenue from royal estates was in excess of £100,000 a year”. This quota was found on a website that mainly talks about henry and his money. Its value is that it s a fact that happened during the reign of Henry VII. Its purpose is to show how Henry increased the income of the crown and its limitation, is that it’s a secondary source so we don’t know how accurate it is. Most of the money he made, though, was thanks to the recognizances, so to the nobles. Some of the nobles didn’t necessarily like him for many reasons, that was one of them.

As Tony Imperato points out, 'Medieval feudalism placed the monarch in the position of owner of all the lands in the realm, which he distributed to his nobles in return for their loyalty and service. As their overlord, the King could demand a payment whenever changes took place in landholding arrangements.' This paved the way for the exploitation of his nobles in order to gain revenue. There were many means in which he did this. One was the system of 'wardship', and 'relief'.

As a king, Henry becomes known for being a man of resilience, strategy, and combat. These traits, according to Machiavelli, are necessary to become the “ideal king.” As stated by Machiavelli, “…a prince ought to have no other aim or thought, nor select anything else for his study, than war and its rules and discipline; for this is the sole art that belongs to him who rules.” (Machiavelli) This can be seen when the Dauphin presents Henry with a gift of tennis balls and an insulting speech practically telling him to stay out of grown men’s affairs. This gives Henry the leverage he needs to start a war with France without looking like the instigator. He can now put the blame of war on the Dauphin and the many lives of whom will be killed. Henry uses this to move toward his strength and show his full potential.

What reasons does Henry offer to suggest that the British were not worthy of trust at that time?

What reasons does Henry offer to suggest that the British were not worthy of trust at that time?

The Federalist were aware of the people’s fears, but they were just hungry for a strong central government. The danger of a strong central government is a threat to the state governments, and is a threat against citizens own rights. During the 1780’s to 1790’s the U.S. was still in a trial and error period. These were the building years of the U.S. government.

The book of Proverbs 28:13 says ,“Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” This quote explains that anyone who keeps in their sin will continue to guilt and torture themselves by doing so. Hawthorne uses many different forms of imagery and allusions to show the significance of hidden sin. The reader can see how Hawthorne uses sin to change his character's physical and mental state. There were three characters he changed throughout the book: Arthur Dimmesdale, Hester Prynne, and Roger Chillingworth.

Henry has his way of persuading his idea of government. He shows pathos in many different ways he uses metaphors to compare men to machines. He says "Now, what are they? Men at all? Or small movable forts and magazines at the service of some unscrupulous man in power?" (disobedience3). This black art called war all started because we humans can't learn to be aware each person's need of love and sharing and forgiveness. The mistakes made always seemed to need to be punished, but they should be taught to learn from it not to lose from it. We could all have justice if it was easy to talk about what goes on in our minds. For me, I ask questions in my mind. Henry uses Hypophora in his essay. Asking questions that can have multiple answers but has his own answer. He questions "Why has every man a conscience then? I think that we should be men first and subjects afterward" (disobedience2). He is pretty upset that we allow the government to take our power away. Henry exclaims "It does not keep the country free. It does not settle the West. It does not educate. The character inherent in the American people has done somewhat more if the government had not sometimes got in its way" (disobedience2). Henry seems pissed off because the government was thought to be useful but really is a

King Henry IV must also contend with his son, Prince Hal, who’s not the honorable prince he had hoped him to be. He feels it is “an honorable spoil” not to have “a son who is the theme of honor’s tongue,” when he learns of Northumberland’s son Hotspur’s victories, which, should be “a conquest for a prince to boast of” (1.1.74,80, & 76). Pangs of jealousy strike Henry’s heart caused by the differences between his son and Northumberland’s. So much so, he wishes “it could be proved that” someone, or something, “had exchanged in cradle clothes, their sons at birth” (1.1.85-87).

First, one should focus on the language and Henry's ethos. The soldiers are burdened with the thought of a

He thinks that this system would never really be followed. The senate, he says, is not structured well enough to protect the rights of the people. One of his main points is the leaning towards a monarchy. He describes that it would be very easy for the President to become a king. Henry seems to also contradict himself on this point when he says that he would rather have a king and lords than a chief who controls the army. Henry's final point is about the creation of an absolute ruler. Like he says about the monarchy, it would be easy for this to happen. If the President has control of the army, it would be easy to declare himself an absolute leader.

Finally, what I consider the most powerful technique Henry uses is the fallacy of appealing to emotion. Henry talks about various actions that the colonists have already taken to protest the English government, such as, “We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated…” By doing so, the audience is reminded of all these things that have been done, only to realize that they have failed. Henry “reveals” that the English government has only denied them and turned them down each time. “Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned…” This quote builds up anger in the audience, creating great contempt for the British. The colonists start to feel as though the British have no intention to care about them and will take advantage of Americans every chance they get.

Henry V is a wise and loyal king, changing from a wild youth to a mature king. He is described to be an intelligent, thoughtful and an efficient statesman. He thinks carefully whether to invade France or not which represents his responsible character. King Henry gives a very strong speech which gave courage and confidence to his army that they could win the battle. This character describes him to be a king of great ability to fight and having good administrative skills. Throughout the play Henry’s nature is religious, merciful and compassionate.