Arthur Zimmermann

Plenty of our favorite classic tales are set in a mystical world where a noble character is tangled in conflict. Red riding hood gives us the quest of traveling across the forest while being wary of a talking wolf. However monotonous or maybe cliche, medieval romance literature does its best job at staying on point and keeping the reader engaged in the story. In Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, the author used the magical Green Knight in order to push Sir Gawain into the quest that will prove if…

In the “Crucible”, Danforth and Mary Warren have done many things to corrupt their society. Danforth was the Deputy Governor and a judge. Mary Warren was a servant in Proctor's house hold. Judge danforth is more to blame than Mary Warren because he was bias, full of fear and worried about themselves. Judge Danforth is more to blame for his accusation that the defendant was guilty and was bias to Abigail Williams. First, Danforth is on Abigail Williams side. When Judge Danforth says, “ Child I…

The difference between right and wrong, and how to handle a situation like it is still something that is debated today. Some may go the extremes to kill the ones who commit the unjust, while others may simply protest. In The Crucible the characters debate whether or not the executions caused by the witch trials are unjust punishments considering how the court was never really adequate in providing evidence for the hangings. Throughout the play, there were several occurrences where the characters…

Hunting Witch Hunters In the Crucible by Arthur Miller, the author implies that there are multiple reasons that Danforth, Hathorne, and the other authorities choose to believe Abigail and the other girls, Rather than choosing to believe more respectable townspeople like Proctor and Giles. The Crucible is a story of mass hysteria in the town of Salem Massachusetts in the 1690s, where many people are accused of being witches, and many were even hanged for the accusations. The reason for Danforth…

The American Dream is the idea that anybody can become successful and powerful in America, which is commonly seen as the land of hopes, dreams, and opportunity. Regardless of the past and sometimes present, anybody can easily become somebody, as long as they have the discipline and willingness to commit and work hard for the future. However, based on the book Destiny of the Republic, which takes place post Civil War, the American Dream was not truly attainable by anybody. While existing…

honest and brave to your king, God, and country is known as being chivalrous. Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, Morte d’Arthur and First Knight were all tales on how Sir Gawain, King Arthur and Lancelot showed their chivalry and duties to their God and their countries. In the poem Sir Gawain and The Green Knight King Arthur is having a Christmas dinner for his knights and the people of Camelot. During this is when the Green Knight shows up and proposes a game to see if any of the so called…

In today's society chivalry definition and application has changed throughout history, In the middle ages you could define chivalry as the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak. A knight must embrace his role in society as a leader. He must remain faithful to god, loyal to his king, and his wife. Knights was seen in society to be noble and fearful. Loyalty is a code seem to be taken serious in the…

One Sided Love In “Du Tenth Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger” Li Jia is a character that does not achieve anything on his own. He deeply relies on his father financially. Consequently he is inexperienced in life since everything is hand to him by his father. Li Jia’s naïve personality comes into appearance when he comes in contact with Du Tenth and runs into Sun Fu. Du Tenth on the other hand has gone through many afflictions. Li Jia’s love experience is still under infancy when he meets Du Tenth,…

There are clearly static and dynamic characters in the play. A static character, in this vocabulary, is one that does not go through important change in the course of the story, remaining almost basically the same at the end as he or she was at the beginning. An dynamic character, is one that does go through an important change in the course of the story See John would not leave with Abigail shows that his love for his wife and faith in Godhas grown throughout the play. When the trials first…

aimlessly, unable to concentrate on anything but the mental image of the beloved…” (Sayre 350). Lancelot by Chretien de Troyes presents this quote clearly as Lancelot, a knight, goes through countless obstacles to save Queen Guinevere, who is King Arthur of Britain’s wife. He’s chooses love over reason to ensure that he is the one to saves her from Sir Meleagant no matter how harmful or tempting those obstacles become. This story of courtly love shows the reader that love always prevails, even…