Arthur Conan Doyle

was that Conan is the classic example of a hero starting at the lowest of low, and then doing great things despite this low status. Conan began the story as nothing more than a drunken barbarian seeking to gain wealth when he gains word of a magical gem hidden away in the Tower of the Elephant. Once he reached the Elephant tower and encountered Yag-Kosha who explains that Yara is evil and must be defeated by Conan. Conan listens to Yag-Kosha and defeats Yara by drawing him into the gem. Conan is…

ir Gawain and the Green Knight, a tale that starts off as King Arthur is at his Christmas party celebrating the holidays, he will not eat anything until he has a heard a great story and on cue a Green knight waltzes in. The Green knight has come to inspect Arthurs court because he heard so much about its superior knight. After the Green Knight head is chopped off by Gawain Arthur Nephew, the Knight rides off. Time has past and Gawain must return the blow. He goes on a quest and finds a castle…

Stag” it represent King Arthur. White is traditionally seen as a symbol of purity or goodliness. While a stag represents leadership or bravery. King Arthur is all of those things, he is a good leader to his people. Mordred’s fishermother stated ,”Thank the goodliness of our blessed King Arthur” this sentence tells us that King Arthur was appreciated by his citizens. There is another piece of evidence that supports his goodliness. Pelleas was telling Mordred about how King Arthur saved Nyneve. He…

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the people of Salem go through rigors trials held by a corrupt court to support the idea of witchcraft; However, we come to find out that there is no such thing as a witch, and the court just sentenced innocent people to die. As the play progress we enter the relationship of a married couple who are going through a rocky part but somehow find a way to come together when one of them is accused of being a witch. Initially, John was not on the good side of…

Out of all the characters in the book The Crucible, Abigail Williams stuck out to the audience. She was accused of plenty of things such as being crazy, mentally ill, some called her crazy, and an attention whore but she truly is the victim in the town of Salem because she witnessed her parents die (which would be traumatizing), as a Puritan and a woman she followed strict rules, and someone she loved dearly was merely using her. To begin with the devastating childhood of the innocent Abigail…

I didn't realize it until I read the topic for this essay but, none of the stories we read this year were based on happy events. Both Whale Talk and Crucible were both situated around difficult times for the characters involved. Both stories have a “bad guy” or a bully. The main characters of both stories had to overcome those people. In The Crucible John Proctor committed adultery with a girl named Abigail. After the incident when she tried to come to him again, he denied her. This caused her…

In the novel The Crystal Cave, social status supports the plot. In the novel, Merlin is the bastard son of Niniane. His father was unnamed in the beginning, and because of that, he spent his childhood getting mocked and bullied. He is also brought to Vortigern because Vortigern believes that the blood of a child without a father can help support his castle. Cerdic, a slave was executed for leaving out oil that caused Merlin’s grandfather to slip and die. The time period also supports the plot.…

Character is what defines us as a person through our everyday life, not only our victorious moments but also our difficult times. There are two different people in life, the ones’ who meet change and the ones’ who stay at a standstill. The Crucible is a play involving Salem and victims of witchcraft, who suffers extreme consequences. Parris is a reverend who has high authority in church, however his reputation is put on the line as his daughter, Abigail and niece are caught dancing with slave…

The soft morning sun illuminated the forest, and the two men moved westward. As they walked at a brisk clip, Percival asked, "About those senses… do you get them often? Some say people who get senses have magic. I'm not scared if you do have magic, by the way. Just curious." "Now and again I get strong — I don't know how to explain them — feelings," said Lancelot, his tone measured and even. Lancelot most assuredly did not have any magical skills… he was nothing like Merlin, who possessed the…

In the play “The Crucible”, the author, Arthor Miller tells the story of a vast array of people involved during the 1690’s Salem Witch Trials. Miller takes your through all the confusion of the time. The play tackles the theme of hysteria, neighbors turned on one another. They accuse each other of being involved with witchcraft. The fear the hysteria brings, confusion and overwhelmed all logic and individual thought. The whole community aspect in the town is in ruins, everyone mistrust…