Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

In “The Crucible”, Abigail shows power throughout the book in many ways. She doesn’t start out with power, she isn’t handed power, she simply fights for it in a smart way. In doing what she does, she hurts many people but helps herself not get in trouble. She shows power more than any other character in this book because everything seemed to go wrong mainly because of her. She did something she shouldn’t have done, doesn’t allow others to tell the truth about her, and she creates mass hysteria…

contrasted by lies that are taking others’ lives. A principal theme in The Crucible is that not all lies are malicious. John Proctor is generally honest and full of good intentions. Most of the lies he tells are not intended to harm others. He tells Elizabeth that her rabbit stew is good, as not to hurt her feelings. She is never harmed by John’s lie, and is happier because of it. Proctor is reluctant to go to the court and acts as though he did not speak…

and is in a coma like state, yet it is found that it was all just a hoax to not get into trouble. This is also a reason for Abigail to take to personal interest. By dancing in the woods Abigail hoped to accomplish the death of John Proctor's wife, Elizabeth Proctor, by casting a spell or charm on her. Of course this does not work, and so her actions of witchery lead her to trouble, which then evokes her to blame others in order to stay self-preserved. Abigail claims that Tituba forced her into…

The short story Demon Lover written by Elizabeth Bowen, as well as the ballad Demon Lover appear to revolve around the same concept. The short story is about a woman that was once in love and engaged to a soldier, who fought in World War II. When she returned to her former home she was blindsided by a letter she found on her table.No one had known that she would be visiting her home. The letter forced her to recall a promise that she had made to her former lover. Along the lines of the Demon…

In order to understand how the productions drastically change the discussion of sexual harassment within the play, we need to look at how the directors take away the gendered powers of the sub settings through lighting, props and music. For example, we see from the play the convent and whorehouse are spaces dedicated to women and empower them in lecherous sexuality or loyal chastity. Meanwhile, the prison is where both genders meet and are at the same level because of how everyone sins. What the…

Evil can be found anywhere in the world, and if people do not notice it, their lives can be negatively impacted by it. The novels Sold by Patricia McCormick and Night by Elie Wisel, have characters that face evil situations that make them stronger as a person. By examining the novels Night and Sold, we can see that the characters were surrounded by evil that was hard to s could overcome, which is important because evil is everywhere and some people recognize it and overcome it, but others don’t…

Danforth is a lacking character because he put the needs of the government ahead than caring for his people. Danforth refuses to free Proctor in the Crucibles,but other people likes him even though he finds and contain massive evidence from innocent people. His reasoning is that releasing them will make the courts look bad because they only executed a small amount of innocent people which even makes the court look more bad. Danforth shows the tendency to want to avoid making the court and…

Task One: Quote Analysis from Act IV. “Because it is MY NAME!!....” Return to this section of text and provide an analysis of its significance. This quote is really important because it shows the goodness of John Proctor. He said this at very end when Danforth was trying to make him confess that he saw other people with devil, and if he confess that his life will be safe. But he didn’t agree because he don’t want to live and let other people died which he knew are innocent. Select one other…

Karin Jackson’s “The Dilemma of Emma: Moral, Ethical, and Spiritual Values” discusses Jane Austen’s writing format. Jackson states Austen’s writing format differ from other conventional authors during the eighteenth century. Austen uses parody and burlesque for comic effect to portray women during the 18th-century in her novels. Jackson believes Austen’s novel consist of the theme of truth, which “is of supreme importance (Jackson).” Austen’s writing consisted of irony and realism. Adding…

The young boy views himself as disgusting, repulsive and, ugly. On page 9 he says, “If anything I gave her credit for not throwing up.” In another instance on page 23 he talks about how he feels like people go out of their way to avoid him. He is very self-conscious about his appearance. He says this after a girl looks at him. From the main characters point of view, the guru looks like a cheerful old lady. He states that the guru has faded eyes and that there are wrinkles around his mouth and…