Reign of Terror: Rasputin Style
How people shun others in society has changed over the years and yet stayed the same as well. We don’t force people to stand on a platform for three hours like Hester had to in The Scarlet Letter. In truth, what we do nowadays is much worse. The media acts like a watchdog and has the eyes of a hawk. Anyone who steps out of line, especially if that someone is famous, is forced to endure having their name become notorious literally? overnight. It spreads throughout the world in the newspapers, on the radio, the Internet, TV, and even on social media like wildfire causing them to gain instant infamy. We slander their names with our mocking words and scathing articles about what they have done. Some of them never …show more content…
The prime minister sent a report of what Rasputin was doing to the Tsar. As a result, the Tsar attempted to get rid of Rasputin, but he was soon brought back by the Tsar’s wife (Rasputin par. 5). After this, the Tsar did not attempt to get rid of Rasputin again. Rasputin’s influence continued to grow and caused many of the citizens of Russia to believe that he was controlling the Tsar and his wife at times. This caused their subjects to slowly begin lose faith in their rule. He repeatedly meddled in political affairs, accepted bribes, and continued to practice his detestable beliefs (Plitnik par. 9 and 10) (Rasputin (2nd) par. 1). Soon though, Rasputin’s influence would spread even further.
In 1915, during WWI, after the Tsar personally went to take command of his troops, Rasputin reached the pinnacle of the influence he had on the Russian government. The Tsar's wife was left in charge of political matters while her husband was away and Rasputin pounced on the opportunity. He served as her personal advisor and he often influenced her decisions (Rasputin par. 6) (Rasputin (2nd) par. 1). As time went on, several attempts were made on Rasputin's life. Many of them failed until one in particular that occurred in 1916. A group led by Prince Felix Yusupov hatched a plot to get rid of Rasputin once and for all and to save the monarchy (Plitnik par. 11). On December 29, they lured Rasputin …show more content…
She was however, forced to wear a scarlet letter “A” upon her bosom for the rest of her life. In The Scarlet Letter, it is mentioned at the beginning of the book that the church leaders had considered a death penalty for Hester at one point as punishment for her crime, but decided against it in favor of her wearing the scarlet letter for a number of reasons. One of these reasons was that her husband could have possibly already been dead when the event took place as he had been missing for the last two years. If this had been the case, it would not have technically been adultery. Due to this possible similarity in sentencing, Hester was comparable to Rasputin in the way that they were each punished by society for their wrongdoings. Also, both of their crimes did include offenses that were sexual in nature. In either case, they both paid the price for their misdeeds as commanded for by their peers and the people around
How people shun others in society has changed over the years and yet stayed the same as well. We don’t force people to stand on a platform for three hours like Hester had to in The Scarlet Letter. In truth, what we do nowadays is much worse. The media acts like a watchdog and has the eyes of a hawk. Anyone who steps out of line, especially if that someone is famous, is forced to endure having their name become notorious literally? overnight. It spreads throughout the world in the newspapers, on the radio, the Internet, TV, and even on social media like wildfire causing them to gain instant infamy. We slander their names with our mocking words and scathing articles about what they have done. Some of them never …show more content…
The prime minister sent a report of what Rasputin was doing to the Tsar. As a result, the Tsar attempted to get rid of Rasputin, but he was soon brought back by the Tsar’s wife (Rasputin par. 5). After this, the Tsar did not attempt to get rid of Rasputin again. Rasputin’s influence continued to grow and caused many of the citizens of Russia to believe that he was controlling the Tsar and his wife at times. This caused their subjects to slowly begin lose faith in their rule. He repeatedly meddled in political affairs, accepted bribes, and continued to practice his detestable beliefs (Plitnik par. 9 and 10) (Rasputin (2nd) par. 1). Soon though, Rasputin’s influence would spread even further.
In 1915, during WWI, after the Tsar personally went to take command of his troops, Rasputin reached the pinnacle of the influence he had on the Russian government. The Tsar's wife was left in charge of political matters while her husband was away and Rasputin pounced on the opportunity. He served as her personal advisor and he often influenced her decisions (Rasputin par. 6) (Rasputin (2nd) par. 1). As time went on, several attempts were made on Rasputin's life. Many of them failed until one in particular that occurred in 1916. A group led by Prince Felix Yusupov hatched a plot to get rid of Rasputin once and for all and to save the monarchy (Plitnik par. 11). On December 29, they lured Rasputin …show more content…
She was however, forced to wear a scarlet letter “A” upon her bosom for the rest of her life. In The Scarlet Letter, it is mentioned at the beginning of the book that the church leaders had considered a death penalty for Hester at one point as punishment for her crime, but decided against it in favor of her wearing the scarlet letter for a number of reasons. One of these reasons was that her husband could have possibly already been dead when the event took place as he had been missing for the last two years. If this had been the case, it would not have technically been adultery. Due to this possible similarity in sentencing, Hester was comparable to Rasputin in the way that they were each punished by society for their wrongdoings. Also, both of their crimes did include offenses that were sexual in nature. In either case, they both paid the price for their misdeeds as commanded for by their peers and the people around