I chose the theme of fate because throughout the 18th century every character has a fate of what the end of their story looks like. I also noticed that the fate of those stories can be good and bad. In the Romantic period many fates are obvious and not hard to know before the story is over and these stories often end predictable. In the Victorian period authors start to get creative with the plot of stories, this makes the fate of the characters unpredictable, and the ending does not end with a predictable ending like the Romantic period. In the modern period authors choose the ending to have fewer pleasing predictable endings. Modernist poets often want their poems and stories to be relatable to reality of their readers. Throughout each period, all characters get an ending, but that doesn't not mean their fate was decided before the story started.
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Table of Events
| Date | Event | Created by |
|---|---|---|
| 1778 | The Neglected History of Black MarinersThe history of the Black Mariners and service people in the United Kingdom and they were called the "Black Greenwich Pensioners". Black Greenwich Pensioner John Simmonds who had the portrait made in Mansfield Market after the Trafalgar Medal in 1848. In 1803, Simmonds was pressed into service on the HMS Revolutionnarie which was a common practice where men were forced into the service of the Royal Navy. This is just once case of a "Black Mariner", which shows how important the history of these "Black Mariners" are. |
Evelyn Watson |
| 1816 | The Real Science Behind FrankensteinMary Shelley was very acquainted with the medical sciences of her time. When Mary Shelley wrote the first draft of Frankenstein there was a lot of experimentation with the resuscitation of people. This went into how electrophysiology effects animal tissues. While this was going on her mother (Mary Wollstonecraft) threw herself off a bridge in London. This also came up because it was discovered that some people who have drowned can be revived after appearing dead. |
Evelyn Watson |
| 1882 | Treasure IslandThis is a book that was written by Robert Louis Stevenson. He is the same person to write "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Hyde". The book was published four years before the story of Jekyll and Hyde came out. The storyline has a familiarity to the Pirates of The Caribbean plot but is centered around a boy who finds a black mark on a man who stays at his parents' Inn. This story relates to my thematic strand because the storyline has darkness to it like Jekyll and Hyde but has lightness to it as well especially in the end. This is another example of a Victorian era book that discovers more adventure in novels. |
Evelyn Watson |
| 1895 | The Early Productions of "The Importance of Being Earnest"When the first production was being produced Oscar Wilde was arrested for "gross indecency", he was imprisoned for two years. Which unfortunately led to the production being closed after 83 live productions. The original production was originally casted on April 22nd in 1895 but sadly after 16 performances the play was cut after the productions by Oscar Wilde in the St. James theatre. |
Evelyn Watson |