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  1. 17 hours ago · Leopold II (French: Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor; Dutch: Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor; 9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.

  2. 4 days ago · The pauper and Prince Edward as imagined in 1882. The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. [1] The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The plot concerns the ascension of nine-year-old Edward VI of ...

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    • 1881
  3. Jun 28, 2024 · Hamlet is set in the country of Denmark, and the main protagonist is Prince Hamlet. As the play begins, he is abroad, studying in Germany, when his father, the king, dies. He is summoned back to Denmark in order to attend his father's funeral. Already drowning in grief, Hamlet becomes even more upset by the fact that his mother has married his ...

  4. Jun 28, 2024 · Analysis of Hamlet's Soliloquy, Act 1. Scene II. This soliloquy begins with Hamlet desiring death, saying, 'this too solid flesh would melt', but this desire comes coupled with the fear that God does not condone 'self-slaughter'. This reveals that Hamlet is feeling melancholic. Apart from desiring suicide, he also states that he is finding the ...

  5. Jul 5, 2024 · Summary: Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy explores the theme of existence and the human condition. He contemplates the pain and unfairness of life versus the fear of the unknown in death ...

  6. Jul 10, 2024 · Of course, Mark Twain was described as a humorist, but read “King Leopold’s Soliloquy” and tell me this guy wasn’t as serious as a heart attack. I do like to make people laugh, cry, and ...

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  8. Jun 30, 2024 · He died the following year, however, and Leopold stepped into the role of heir apparent. He began collecting crowns in 1655, with the throne of Hungary; Bohemia and Croatia came next, in the following two years. Ferdinand III died in 1657, and Leopold became Holy Roman Emperor the following year, also becoming King in Germany by default.