Sophia Popescu & Kirsten Watkins English III AP 1 30 October 2014 A community may not always be regarded as reputable‚ yet social norms and taboos are established to keep it afloat. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ societal conduct is violated and a community is capsized. In this socially awakening play‚ society is corrupted when a naivete community is immersed in power that enables insignificant people to manipulate the status quo to selfishly satisfy their own societal welfare and relationships
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started. It is intended especially for students (high-school age and older) who have read the poem in class. The Story John William Waterhouse‚ The Lady of Shalott 1888 The Lady of Shalott is a magical being who lives alone on an island upstream from King Arthur’s Camelot. Her business is to look at the world outside her castle window in a mirror‚ and to weave what she sees into a tapestry. She is forbidden by the magic to look at the outside world directly. The farmers who live near her island hear
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and what that meant—how people lived by it—in this era. It is about truth and justice‚ undying love‚ sacrificing for the King‚ and bravery and courage whenever honor was at stake. Although these times were dark‚ and often barbarically bloody‚ they had clearly defined roles put upon men and women alike. Men were to be both chivalrous and ruthless all in the name of the King. Women held less value but were often used as pawns for men to bargain with and use as they needed without the need for agreement
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with Sir Ector‚ Wart’s guardian‚ to become Wart’s tutor. Merlin goes about educating Wart by transforming him into different animals. Through each transformation Wart experiences different forms of power‚ each being a part of how he should rule as king.<br><br>The first transformation plunges Wart and Merlin into the castle’s moat as fish. They proceed to meet the largest fish in the moat‚ who is the ruler. This fish takes what he wants because of his size. In a speech about power‚ he tells Wart
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embodies the ideas of bravery‚ honor‚ and loyalty which is showcased in Arthurian literatures such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Le Morte D’arthur. Sir Gawain presents himself with bravery when he takes King Arthur’s place in the challenge against the Green Knight. “I beseech you my king‚ let this game be mine.” (lines 119-120) He says. By presenting himself in such manner he allowed himself to be recognized as brave for upholding such a challenge from a stranger in
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However‚ he plays a very proud and bold‚ yet rude character‚ as he charges into King Arthur’s Court and demands any one of the men to a challenge. His brash attitude can be depicted from one of his sayings‚ which is as follows: “The Knight of the Green Chapel I am known to many so if to find me thou endeavour‚ thou’lt fail not to do so. Therefore come! Or to be called a craven thou deserves” (J.R.R Tolkien). Even though King Oberon is not immediately shown as a villain and his compassionate side is shown
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“The Crucible” The crucible convey themes of betrayal ‚ death ‚ and foolishness. Arthur Miller centers on Abigail Williams ‚ a troubled 17 year old girl ‚ who starts the main conflicts of the play. Her false confessions of witches convinces the local Puritans that witchcraft is among them. With false confessions ‚ her personal affairs are scandalous. Her relations with John Proctor have an effect on his marriage & his wife. In this essay ‚ I’ll center on Abigail Williams & how she affected
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Arthur Miller’s historical play‚ “The Crucible” follows the story of the Salem witch trials. One of the main conflicts of the play was John Proctor’s affair with Abigail Williams‚ an affair which set off the witch trials. While Abigail has many obvious flaws and may be defended‚ her role and the severity of her actions cannot be overlooked. Abigail may not deserve the entirety of the blame‚ she most certainly deserves the consequences of her actions. Abigail fell in love with John during their
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A person in medieval times lived hard lives and it was tough to live back then. There soldiers where hardy and noble they fought with the weapons given to them with grace and expertise The people worked the land and kept the economy growing at all times and never stopped moving. The criminals of the time where punished and had to go through torture. Living back then was hard and everybody had their own jobs‚ war has changed and has changed a lot. These will be explained in the following and may
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The Histrionic Arrival During the course of King Arthur’s New Year’s celebration‚ a mysterious stranger- who oddly is entirely green- interrupts the festivity to challenge the King himself. The green‚ giant-like stranger is described by the poet to be of such openhanded civility; a man who should be paid with high respects. The narrator vindicates this claim in lines 18-20‚ declaring “So monstrous a mount‚ so mighty a man in the saddle/ Was never once encountered on all this earth/ till then;”(The
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