A World With No Voice

I watched "The Duchess" the other day. The movie is definitely well produced and has an interesting storyline. It reminded me of a novel which I'd read earlier this year to write a response for English class called "Beware, Princess Elizabeth" written by Carolyn Meyer. This novel fell under the genre historical fiction. It tells the story about Elizabeth Tudor or otherwise Elizabeth I. Even though now and then when we are tied up with so many errands sometimes you may feel that we have many more duties than those who live in era where position brought remarkable respect. Reading the book and also watching the movie "The Duchess" showed me that people of those days had more weight over their shoulders than what we have now. People where made to respect people of a higher rank in society to them whether they like it or not and if they did not obey their life could have been taken away. I bit scary. In the present world, we are able to create our own future and "position" in society.
Now imagine the world we're each person had been given a role from the day of birth which they were meant to follow whether it was the duke or a slave. This new role will never change, no recruitment and definitely no such thing as a promotion. In this world, the king's voice is greater than any other and speaking up is totally out of the question unless you're prepared to be charged with death. There is no fairness, you upset the king's mood and down drains out you life. If you are given the role of a ruler of a territory you'll be given a palace to live in along with people to serve your needs. Although if the palace seems lonely lonely then you may need company so you'd look to the people who serve you. If you express your thoughts too boldly and say anything negative about people higher or rank then this may be reported and again a death penalty could be given.
Scary huh? I would have imagined people going crazy with all that stress and self-consciousness in their head. You must have been a very composed person to live through that era. To express a point you must have had to be very smart, controlled and conscious of your surroundings. Besides that, I do recommend the movie and the book, especially the book, they are both very entertaining.