In this poem, important aspects of the life of his times- political and religious- find expression in it. ... He was a political poet -Anglican at this time- and he was also made Poet Laureate and Historiographer since 1670, but he also had an official position, his reason and interests were all on the side of legitimism and settled government, so that the Whig agitation to exclude from succession to the throne Charles II's heir and brother James on the grounds that he was Roman Catholic and to encourage Charles's illegitimate son the duke of Monmouth to assert his claims found Dryde...

• Word Count: 1107
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Elizabeth's father Edward chose to raise his family in England, while his fortune grew in Jamaica. Elizabeth was educated at home and by the time she was ten years old she had read passages from Paradise Lost and a number of Shakespearean plays. ... Throughout her teenage years, Elizabeth taught herself Hebrew so that she could read the Old Testament; her interests later turned to Greek studies. ... He moved his family to a coastal town and rented cottages for the next three years, before settling permanently in London. ... Admirers have compared her imagery to Shakespeare and her us...

• Word Count: 1199
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School