The Restoration

1. The Glorious revolution took place in 1688. it was the overthrow of King James II of England. King James was disliked because of his Catholic religion. He began to try and force the Catholic belief in all the churches. When he fathered a son, people worried their would be a Catholic dynasty in the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Thus began the Glorious Revolution. Back then the only way to overthrow a king was to behead them. This revolution, is also called the bloodless revolution. The people were able to run him out of the kingdom without having to kill him.



People feared having a Catholic king. They also feared that since he had a son, they would continue to be ruled by a Catholic king. People were scared because of their past experiences with "bloody Mary" and thought that all Catholic rulers would go out killing Protestants. It was very important that they get the Catholic ruler to give up his throne. Since then, they have not had another Catholic king.



2. Satire is a form of writing. It often uses some one's disadvantages and turns them comical but in a way to improve it. Sarcasm, parody, irony, exaggeration, etc. are commonly used in satire writing. The old sitcom, Roseanne is definitely a form of satire. The mother of the house, Roseanne Conner, is almost always talking in a satirical form. She uses a lot of sarcasm and is often very dramatic. MadTv is also satirical. It often makes fun of famous people or situation by creating a parody of it.



3. In A Modest proposal, the author is suggesting a solution to all the homeless, starving, Irish kids. He states how these kids walk around with their parent(s) and beg for food. So, instead of leaving them to starve, why not just buy them from their parent(s) and fatten them up, then eat them. he states that, "...a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled;" This is a very satirical form of writing. he is using a great amount of sarcasm to address this serious issue. He states it as if this is how he honestly feels, but obviously, he is being sarcastic. He's making a good point on how the English viewed the Irish, and how poorly they thought of them. He's doing it in means to open up their eyes.



4. From a Journal of the Plague Year, is about the recurrence of the plague. It goes into describing how people reacted to it. Some just whithered away and died, others started to act manically. They would kill themselves, or others, "...throwing themselves out at their windows, shooting themselves, etc.; mothers murdering their own children in their lunacy,..." It also talks about a certain citizen, who comes to stay the night at the Pied Bull Inn. The area was free of the infection and he swore not to be infected. However, the text states that, "Upon which, not the maid, but some other person was sent up to see after him, who, coming into the room, found him stark dead and almost cold, stretched out across the bed." After that the infection began to spread their, "...bringing the infection to the house, spread it immediately to other houses round about it..." It goes into detail in a few different cases of the infected. Until finally coming to an end of the plague.

5. I think it was important for people to start a new beginning during this time. They went through a lot with overthrowing the King and dealing with the recurrence of the plague. It was a time for them to better themselves. They wanted to come into a more realistic time, which is why diaries and journals became popular. Like from a journal of the plague year. It's a journal that documents what happened during the plague.