Arthur Schnitzler

During the High Middle Ages there was an influx of expression through the means of literature, painting, and architecture that encompassed the religious Christian values along with the secular chivalric code. This flowering of the High Middle Ages, during the approximate years 1050-1300, is the direct result of the economic successes from agricultural and commercial advances that greatly benefitted all of the social classes. With such stimulation amongst European economy the feudal and manorial…

In Salem, Massachusetts, resided a town of people stricken by the panic of witchcraft, cruel injustices, centered around sexism, social hierarchy and the cries of young women. Tom Robinson from To kill a Mockingbird, is a prime example of the inequity surrounding one’s social status, gender and the leverage given to deceiving so called victims. Historically injustice has been topic of great distinction, as opinions regulate based on experience often leading to a greater movement. A stunning…

Death of a Salesman, a tragedy written by Arthur Miller, tells the tale of Willy Loman, an ordinary man that is haunted by his missteps. The play details the downward spiral that Willy falls into as a result of his own failure and the failure of his son. Even though Willy is the main character, he is defined by the people that surround him in his everyday life. Willy’s entire life is defined by the fact that he never has the opportunity to receive advice from a fatherly figure. Ben, Willy’s…

Throughout Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman constantly reminds those around him that in order to be successful in life you must be well liked. Early in the play Willy remarks that his sales have been slow and so he says, “[he] will go to Hartford. [Because he] is very well liked in Hartford” (36). When Willy struggles with his sales he believes the answer to resolving his problems is by selling where he is well liked, being that he is sure if he is selling where people like him…

knight of the Round Table can be seen as an epitome of chivalry. At the beginning of the poem, he is an eager, optimistic, and loyal knight, obeying the “Rules of Courtly Love and Chivalry” as he undertakes the Green Knight’s challenge to protect Arthur and preserve the reputation of Camelot. However,…

Investigators still cannot figure out whether or not it was completely a coincidence, or that Gary Stewart’s dad was the Zodiac. The chilling side to the story is that even if Earl Van Best jr. is the killer, he was deceased in 1994 so they cannot take him into questioning and further the investigation on whether or not he was the Zodiac Killer. To this day people are fascinated by this notorious killer and watch movies and read books on him. A well known movie based on this mass hysteria is…

“Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.” This quote from James Madison embodies “The Crucible” as a whole, because it basically says that if too much power exists within a society, not one person is safe if they are accused of wrongdoing. The Puritans live in a theocratic society which allows the church to possess immense power over the inhabitants of Salem, because they all live by…

Lying to some people can be filled with an overwhelming guilt. This is how John Proctor felt when Reverend Hale and the judges wished him to create a false confession to witchcraft. It was important to the judges that Proctor created the false confession. Reverend Hale believes God would be more forgiving to Proctor for lying; however, Goody Proctor believes the Devil may say the same thing. If John agrees to composing the false confession, he subjects his further kin to ridicule and shame, and…

Knighthood was held as a high honor in feudal society during the middle Ages. Also known as the Dark Ages, this was a time of unruly economic and social conditions, in addition to the lack of a strong central government. Knights served as heroes to a kingdom and were especially honored in such times of turmoil. Among this dark period of history came poetry filled with adventure, drama, and mystery. Written in the 14th century and not discovered until the 1800’s, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight…

Brief Summary: Billy McMahon (Vince Vaughn) and Nick Campbell (Owen Wilson) play the role of two matured salesmen who are left without a job after their company is liquidated. The now desperate partnership take some time to find their ways. Nick decides to work for his soon-to-be brother-in-law who owns a mattress shop. Billy on the other hand decides to take the initiative of “googling” for jobs to suit his qualifications - or lack thereof. The unlikely dream duo find themselves in an…