The reading passage contends the possibilities that the woman in the picture is Jane Grey. On the other a hand, the lecturer brings up several points that contradict this argument.
First of all, according to the lecturer, the age that is scripted on the portrait is 18 considering the last part of Roman number that was rubbed. However, according to the historical document, Jane was 16, which makes a big difference. This casts doubt on the reading, which states that the age on the portrait is same as the common fact about the age of Jane,17.
In addition, the speaker argues that agate jewel on the portrait was very common in that era. The speaker mentioned that most of wealthy women wore these kinds of jewels. Thus, it is not sufficient evidence to claim that the jewel was belong to Jane. This refutes the reading passage's assertion that the jewel on the portrait is identical item to Jane's.
The final point made by the lecturer is that the yellow flowers that are the symbol of Jane's husband is actually different flowers. Also, it doesn't make any sense that brother-in-law was drawn on the portrait. This counters writer's claim that botanical symbols of Jane's husband and brother-in-law can be another evidence that the person on the portrait is Jane Grey. |
The reading passage contends the possibilities that the woman in the picture is Jane Grey. On the other a hand, the lecturer brings up several points that contradict this argument.
First of all, according to the lecturer, the age that is scripted on the portrait is 18 considering the last part of the Roman number that was rubbed. However, according to the historical document, Jane was 16, which makes a big difference. This casts doubt on the reading, which states that the age on the portrait is same as the common fact about the age of Jane,17.
In addition, the speaker argues that agate jewel on the portrait was very common in that era. The speaker mentioned that most of wealthy women wore these kinds of jewels. Thus, it is not sufficient evidence to claim that the jewel was belonged to Jane. This refutes the reading passage's assertion that the jewel on the portrait is identical item to Jane's.
The final point made by the lecturer is that the yellow flowers that are the symbol of Jane's husband are actually different flowers. Also, it doesn't make any sense that the brother-in-law was drawn on the portrait. This counters the writer's claim that botanical symbols of Jane's husband and brother-in-law can be another evidence that the person on the portrait is Jane Grey.
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