Arthur Laffer

How can a organization that praises itself on being respectable be responsible for the death of 20 innocent people (Blumberg)? The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, is set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The lives of the people living in this town revolve around the church. They blindly follow God as by not doing so would result in them going to Hell. The story begins with young Betty in bed unable to move, it is later revealed that a group of girls from the town were dancing in the forest,…

The Crucible Analytical Essay In 1953, Arthur Miller wrote the play The Crucible .One of the themes it presents is jealousy, which many people are easily motivated by. In the play, Abigaile is motivated to do anything, even accuse Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft, so that she can be with John Proctor. In the beginning, we find out that Abigail and John had an affair while Elizabeth was sick. Elizabeth caught them, and this caused Abigail to get fired from her job at their house. This made Abigail…

Any honorable knight in medieval times needed to prove their worth by displaying one of the most noble traits – chivalry towards women. In Perceval: The Story of the Grail, the main character Perceval attempts to prove his worth in this way, but his obliviousness makes this difficult. One knight marvels over Perceval’s cluelessness, saying, “as God is my witness, his wits are distinctly scattered.” Throughout the epic poem Perceval: The Story of the Grail, the naive Perceval attempts to treat…

The Crucible The Crucible is a movie that stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Bruce Davison, Joan Allen, Rob Campbell, and Robert Breuler. The historic movie takes place in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1692. The Crucible is a tragedy and allegory. The Crucible is surely a movie for those who love drama. The film begins with Reverend Paris finds his daughter, Betty, with his niece, Abigail Williams, and many of the other girls from town dancing in the woods with his slave, Tituba. His…

“Death of a Salesman” written by Arthur Miller is a short story about two characters, Willy Loman and his son Biff Loman. At the beginning of the story, Willy and Linda, Willy’s wife, talk to each other about Willy finding a job close to his home city, New York, since Linda is worried about Willy’s because he had an accident. Willy feels happy when he imagines about the past the past when his son, Biff, was a quarterback with potential to make it to professional level. Willy and Biff have…

Willy Loman’s Strengths People each have their own strengths, but sometimes those same strengths are also their weaknesses. In Arthur Miller’s play, Death of a Salesman, character Willy Loman had many strengths throughout the play that worked against him. The author uses Willy’s character to show that a person’s greatest strengths can also be their weaknesses that can undo everything that they hope to accomplish in life. Willy worked hard his entire life to become a success, but it was those…

Throughout Medieval times, women have been thought to be the cause of problems for men. Also, there are examples from the Bible, in which it is evident that this statement may be true. This thought is displayed in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, written by Pearl Poet and translated by Jessie L. Weston. Although Sir Gawain survived the challenge, he feels that he has lost the battle with the Green Knight. He tells the Green Knight that his downfall and of all mankind’s problems can be blamed…

history; however, King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, Sir Percivale, and Sir Gawain show what it truly means to be a noble knight. All of the legendary characters have different legends and characteristics that stand for something that has a purpose or reason to why classes still find them important to learn about to this day. To start with, the notable King Arthur was by far the most influential legendary character of all time. He had many knights that were underneath…

On the other hand, Sir Gawain never once betrayed King Arthur. He was undoubtedly devoted to King Arthur. Sir Gawain was another one of King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table. There came a night that all the knights were eating in the mess hall at King Arthur’s castle. Then, the Green Knight barged in challenging the king to chop off his head and let him return the favor. Sir Gawain stood up and said he would do it instead. Sir Gawain would rather except the challenge than risk his king…

Gawain’s first act occurs when King Arthur has to respond to the Green Knight’s request because none of his knights will accept the challenge. When Gawain sees this, he takes the challenge from Arthur, citing the fact that he is a lesser knight and therefore would not be much of a loss. Gawain tells the Green Knight that he will later respect the terms of the agreement. “My name is Gawain,” he said, “I give it in good faith, / as I will give you a blow and bear what comes after” (above 18). As a…