C: Topics like society, courage, and bravery
Answer:
The action begins at a tavern just outside of London, circa 1390, where a group of pilgrims gathered in preparation for their journey to visit the shrine of St. Thomas Becket in Canterbury.
Explanation:
Japan in the later 1800’s was under the control of a military junta led by the Shogun with the emperor with a symbolic role. The major policy of this Shogun was keeping Japan isolated from the rest of the world to stop the destruction of his regime. After 200 years of this (the Dutch had a single trade city in Nagasaki that they traded through) the Americans sent a modern ship into the Japanese harbor of Nagasaki, he was turned away and threatened to open fire on Edo, the capital city. After this show of force, the Japanese conceded and opened up to trade with America, and then later the rest of Europe.
