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The term ne'er-do-well was used in the nineteenth-century Australasian colonies to denote young British and Irish men seen as undesirable. These men were typically thought to be the younger sons of wealthy families who had somehow failed to fulfil their potential, so they were sent to the colonies to 'improve' themselves.
Sycophants are better illustrated through the satirical works of Aristophanes. In The Acharnians , a Megarian attempting to sell his daughters is confronted by a sycophant who accuses him of illegally attempting to sell foreign goods; and a Boeotian purchases a sycophant as a typical Athenian product that he cannot obtain at home.
The smooth and courtly language they employ immediately establishes them as sycophants [1] really serving as spies for the corrupt King Claudius, Hamlet's uncle, who usurped the throne and constantly attempts to check his nephew.
A ne'er-do-well is a good-for-nothing person.. Ne'er-do-well may also refer to: . The Ne'er-do-Weel, an 1878 play by W. S. Gilbert, revived soon afterwards as The Vagabond; The Ne'er-Do-Well, a 1911 novel by Rex Beach, adapted for film several times in the silent era
Satire is often employed in long digressions criticizing the corruption of the times, specifically targeting the selling of church offices, political corruption at court, sycophants’ attempts to rise in society, and aristocrats’ attempts to philosophize. In the Middle Ages, satire was usually considered a breed of comedy.
Enter Gunema, Kasco representing, Kamini, and Tuboum with each representing a country as listed respectively Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Uganda, Congo/Zaïre, accompanied by their entourage of sycophants and advisors. They exude an air of arrogance and self-importance as they survey the scene.
A dead mouse found in a cage in a clandestine Reedley laboratory is surrounded by decaying carcasses of mice that died previously in this photo taken by city code enforcement officers in April 2023.
Joseph Hyacinthe François de Paule de Rigaud, comte de Vaudreuil (born 2 March 1740–1817) was a Saint Dominican nobleman at the court of King Louis XVI of France.He was the alleged lover of Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac, the favourite of Marie Antoinette [1] and over whom he exerted a powerful influence.