Inglese

Chapter 2
Beowulf was a man of incredible strength and bravery. Arrived in presence of Hrothgar, he offered his power to the service of the king to destroy the monster. He was determined to fight Grendel without weapons, only with his hands. But there were someone in the hall who was not fully convinced of his promise: Unferth. Instead, Hrothga

When the roman legions left Britain in 454 AD, barbarian tribes invaded the country: the Angles, Saxons and Jutes came from Germanic territories while the Vikings came from Scandinavia.
Finally, in 1066 William, Duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel, defeated Harold, the Saxon King, at the Battle of Hastings, and became king with the name of

• Coal Mines Regulation Act (1908): eight-hour working days for the first time;
• National Insurance Act (1911): free medical treatment available to insured workers.
But the pre-war years of 20th century were a time of industrial unrest, strikes and violence. Some workers’ organisers sympathised with French syndicalism, according to which trade

Gremio and Hortensio are both suitors to Bianca, Baptista’s daughter, but her father has decided that she won’t get married before her older quarrelsome sister Katharine does. Baptista’s looking for a tutor for Bianca, so Lucentio, wh’s fallen in love with her, decides to disguise as a tutor, while Tranio, disguised as Lucentio, tries to arrange the mar

Two Boer Wars were fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic.
The war most commonly referred to as the "Boer War" is the Second Boer War (1899-1902), which involved large numbers of troops from many British possessions and which ended with the conversion of the Boer rep

Fino al 1070 ci furono numerose rivolte contro le leggi normanne, e l’esercito di William non esitò a bruciare, distruggere e uccidere. A controllare la situazione, furono costruiti i castelli Normanni in varie partii della nazione, e anche la Torre di Londra fu costruita da William. Inoltre, i vescovi normanni in breve sostituirono i Sassoni, quindi s

The King and the Queen thought that Hamlet was becoming mad because was always so sad and now was always alone so Polonius, a friend of the king thought that the causes of the madness of Hamlet was the love for his daughter Ofelia, because the prince had written her some letters of love. So he organized a meeting between Hamlet and his daughter where H

- The Isle of Wight, situated in the English Channel;
- The Isle of Anglesey, connected by a bridge to North Wales;
- The Channel Islands, near the French coast (situated between Britain and France);
- The Hebrides, an archipelago lying off the west coast of Scotland, formed by over 500 islands;
- The Orkneys and the Shetland, two group

The nun’s priest’s tale
A long time ago, in the farm of an old widow, there was a cock called chanticleer. He was well-know in the neighbourhood. He had 7 wives and his favourite was pertelote. But one day, while he was sleeping , just before the sun chanticleer began to scream. He had a terrible nightmare. He dreamt that a horrible monste

Victor Frankenstein was born in Geneva, his family was happy and respected, he had two brothers and a cousin(his future wife). He began to study philosophy and natural science. When he was seventeen his mother died and he went to university where he was completely absorbed by his studies. Then he found the secret of life. He began to make a body he want