Restoration Period and Civil War

There was the Stuarts and the Tudors. The Tudors were more successful. There was conflict between the monarchy and parliament. Charles I advocated monarchy. Also there was Puritans. They advocated parliament. They were against almost everything like games, dancing, artchitecture. Charles I offended the Puritans. Then, civil war began. Charles I defeated. After his defeating, Oliver Cromwell became the head. Charles I was executed and interregnum period started. It involved 11 years. Cromwell was so strict, people had to follow Puritan’s beliefs. After 11 years, Cromwell died and Charles II became the head and restoration period began. People became more free and happy.

This week’s poem is “To His Coy Mistress.” It was written by Andrew Marvell. It tells us Carpe Diem which means live whatevet you want, enjoy your life without thinking the future, seize on the moment. This poem relates to sexual pleasure. I like this poem but it is soooo long.

One of the most impressive poem is “Sonnet on his Blindness” written by John Milton. It mentions region and the man who is blind.  He asks a question to God, he said: “Does God require his servants to work for him even if they don’t have vision?” The answer was so effective for me: “His best servants are the ones who bear life’s burden the best.”