William Sydney Porter was born in Greensboro, North Carolina in September of 1862. Algernon Sydney and Mary Jane Porter. Williams mother died when he was at the young age of three. After the death of his mother, his father made the decision to move himself along with his two young sons into the home of their grandmother and aunt Lina. William was later tutored throughout his young life by his aunt Lina. At the age of 17 William began working in his uncles drug store. After a year of working as a pharmacist he moved to Texas and stayed on the ranch of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hall. While living in Texas he began writing humorous comic strips. After moving to Austin he met and married Athol Estes. They later had a son who passed away after birth. Soon after they gave birth to a daughter named Margaret. Later that year Athol became seriously ill (Bloom, Harold 11).
William lost his recent job and later got a job at the First National Bank of Austin. While working at the bank he started publication of The Rolling Stone, a humor weekly. A year later it went out of print. That same year he was fired and accused of embezzlement by the bank. In February of 1896 he was arrested in Houston. Soon he fled to New Orleans; from there he went to Honduras. His wife was still living in Texas where she was dying of a grave illness. Soon he returned to be with her and look after his young daughter. In 1898 William was found guilty of embezzlement. He was sentenced to a five year term at the federal penitentiary in Ohio. With all the spare time in prison he began writing and publishing stories. After only serving three years of his sentence he was released on good behavior. After his release he moved to the New York area and started writing for popular magazines (Bloom, Harold11). At the start of his success he began using his pen name O. Henry, said to be derived from his frequent calling of "Oh , "Henry"" the family cat.
O. Henry is a well known author of numerous short stories. O. Henry's writings are similar in certain ways such as; the usage of ironic, unexpected endings, the location being one of three settings, and that of the strong buying power of money. He incorporates many of these things in many of his s...
Is Henry the Fifth the consummate hero-king of English history? ... Scroop, in particular, had been a bosom friend of Henry who "knew'st the very bottom of my (Henry's) soul" (line 97). ... He reminds his hearers of the earlier hypocritical remarks made by the traitors when they facetiously praised Henry for his leadership, with a repetitive rhetorical phrase: 'O, how hast thou with jealousy infected The sweetness of affiance! ... At the end of Act IV, scene 8, Henry commands the singing of Non Nobis and Te Deum in honour of the God of battles The Non Nobis is Psalms 115: "...
Henry VIII joined Charles in a war against France in 1522(Henry VIII). ... Two men now assisted Henry: Thomas Cormwell and Thomas Cranmer(Henry). ... earlier(Henry VIII). ... Henry executed Boleyn for infidelity(Henry). ... O Lord have mercy on me, to God I commend my soul." ...
In this short monologue extracted from Henry IV, Part II, King Henry grieves over his inability to sleep properly during the night. ... Due to this, King Henry's mood is one of misery and gloomy. ... King Henry next asks rhetorically, "Canst thou, O partial sleep, give thy repose, / To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude, / And in the calmest and most stillest night... / Deny it to a King?" ... Shakespeare attributes a very complex and rich vocabulary to King Henry since he is, after all, the king. ... The monologue ends when King Henry declares that, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a cr...
After I have established my own worldview, I will then explore the worldview that is expressed in "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry relating to the character, Sam. ... In the story "The Ransom of Red Chief," O. ... Dorset an "upright collection-plate passer" (Henry 1). ... He notes that "Family ties are strong in semirural communities" (Henry 1). ...
The role of the Chorus in the Shakespeare's play, Henry V, is significant. ... All the young men of England are joining King Henry's forces. ... The English are described out of greatness, "O England, model to thy inward greatness, like little body with a mighty heart, what mightest thou do, that honor would thee do, were all thy children kind and natural" (li16-19). ... The Chorus then gives a character development of King Henry. ... They close the story about the life of King Henry V by telling the audience that he had a son, Henry VI, whom went on to succeed his father. ...
Henry Lawson Henry Lawson portrays the drover's wife with a lot of sympathy, but does seem to imply that the life is unnatural and destructive, even though she can cope with it - the Bush is "no place for a woman". ... Henry Lawson intelligently compares the children and the drover's wife to the environment. ... The small gaps, for example "it must be near one or two' o clock-, shows the movement of her mind from the past and present. ... Henry Lawson uses many techniques in his short stories to captivate the reader's attention. ... Like every good author, Henry Lawson h...
The role of the Chorus in the Shakespeare's play, Henry V, is significant. ... All the young men of England are joining King Henry's forces. ... The English are described out of greatness, "O England, model to thy inward greatness, like little body with a mighty heart, what mightest thou do, that honor would thee do, were all thy children kind and natural" (li16-19). ... The Chorus then gives a character development of King Henry. ... They close the story about the life of King Henry V by telling the audience that he had a son, Henry VI, whom went on to succeed his father. ...
Well, this is how the American Heritage Dictionary defines "hero-: hero (hr-o) n., pl. heroes. ... Wilson was Henry's loud, soldier friend who sympathized with Henry. ... This was the turning point for Henry. ... It made Henry deeply uncomfortable, so Henry just walked away, feeling guilty. ... Henry carried their regiment's flag. ...
