Arthur Wellesley

Sir Garwin and the Green Knight supply a medieval setting during the time of King Arthur and his knights. During this period, knights followed a certain code that ensured "heroic and gentlemanly behavior". In this romance, the knight's code questioned in regards to Arthur's bravest knight, Gawain. Lancelot is usually portrayed as the best of the Round Table in modern tales. However, earlier versions of King Arthur's group display his nephew, Gawain, as the greatest of them all. The Gawain Poet's…

Arthur Miller’s message about human motivation in the crucible is very apparent in The Crucible. Throughout the entirety of the story the characters either provide a false representation of their true self, not to mention the characters are bluntly shown in the aspect of their integrity in which a fellow Salem resident is accused of Witchcraft under false pretense. Each individual in the story is propelled by their own personal gain. Whether it be based upon saving your life by falsely…

John Hale: A Tragic Hero Arthur Miller’s The Crucible symbolises the events that took place in the 1950s known as the, “Red Scare”. This event is what inspired Miller to write The Crucible. In a creative fashion, this was Miller’s way to criticize the paranoia surrounding the overly conservative American government. Using his greatest weapon, the pen, Miller was able to compose the historical character, John Proctor, in the spitting image of Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero (Posses a…

It all started in a small Town called Salem, Massachusetts where many were accused of practicing witchcraft in 1692 which lead to Arthur Miller’s writing of The Crucible. It is simply about a group of girls who begin to accuse several different people of witchcraft in which they are also able to convince the leaders of the community that the Devil is present in Salem. This leads to the killing of nineteen innocent people and one dog. This is very similar to the persecution of communist in the…

In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller there are numerous amounts of examples surrounding the social injustice that occurred during The Salem Witch Trials. The social injustice demonstrated throughout the play impacted the mass hysteria during this time period significantly, causing numerous deaths due to false accusations of witchcraft. These innocent people accused of accompanying the Devil were incriminated in order to shift the blame off of themselves, and get others in trouble. Social…

“Be careful who you trust, the devil was once an angel.” The Crucible, by Arthur Miller talks about how witchcraft was before. As well as how many people were accused by being a witch. Especially women because they thought that women had too much time for themselves that they decided to do or start something dangerous. In The Crucible, the characters of Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams can be compared and contrasted through Witchcraft, Love, and Lies. To begin with, Elizabeth was…

Since the beginning of modern society, the world has focused on one characteristic to define society: power. There has been a power struggle over who has it, how they obtained it, and how they execute it. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the struggle for power is evident in the hysteria which overwhelmed Salem, Massachusetts during the 17th century witch hunt. Abigail Williams is an orphaned, ruthless teenager struggling for an identity and control in the religious, child-oppressing society…

The Crucible is a play that focuses on the awfulness of the Salem witch trials and the extreme behaviors that can result from dark desires and secret agendas. A jealous girl, Abigail Williams, is accused anyone and everyone of witchcraft, including her secret lover’s wife. These accused citizens were given unfair trials, and many of them were hanged without questioning. David Calvert is a man who is believed to be Jon Venables, the murderer of two-year-old James Bulger when in fact, he is not.…

The legends of King Arthur date back to 9th century. Many authors throughout history have written about the great King Arthur. The first written description of his entire life, from death to birth, came in the 12th century and was written by Geoffrey of Monmouth. There are many skeptics about some of the stories of his life, mostly because so many different authors have written about his life and they are all different. From the wizards and magic to the extraordinary battles he fought, and…

The Crucible The book, The Crucible, is the history behind the famous Salem Witch Trials. Arthur Miller, the author, tells the story that revolves around a teen girl named Abigail. Abigail is a seventeen year old who is subjected to the lechery of John Proctor. Abigail believes that someday John is going to leave Elizabeth to be with her. Proctor continues to turn down Abigail’s advances as he struggles to forgive himself. Abigail gets jealous and when she is caught sporting in the woods she…