Elizabeth Kostova

Arthur’s allusion represents the overall battle of good versus evil and the fight for equality. King Arthur and Arthur Jarvis were well liked, and respected by the people. Paton states “the church had been too small for all who wanted to come” (181), and this is the ultimate representation of the respect that Arthur receives. King Arthur had the Knights of the Round Table at which everyone at the table was seen as equal. Arthur Jarvis fights for the equality of both races and his death is seen…

Every book that has made impact always has at least one character that outstands the rest. Either because that character has gratifying and talented deeds or because that character has fury and dislikes many things. The Crucible involves many characters which makes the story more interesting and hooks the reader in, but there is one character that makes many changes through the novel. Throughout the play John Proctor is the heart of the plot. Being involved in the plot so much leads to many…

The character of John Proctor and his story tell the readers/viewers to prevent a tragedy like this from resurfacing in the future. The witch trials, as well as many other historical events show how easily the human race can confuse right and wrong. When faced with death, rather than sign the document of his confession, Proctor stands strong to protect the reputations of his fellow citizens who he knows have done no wrong. The flaws in his character show he is just a normal human being, yet…

respected for it, as well as honoring himself. Proctor becomes a man he hates most in the world, a hypocrite Proctor has fallen and is filled with malfeasance when he meets Abagail. Elizabeth, John Proctors wife tries to lie for him in court about his affair with Abagail, although the men already know the truth now Elizabeth goes to jail for lying. “Hero’s duty is to discover their fate by his own actions, not by things happening to him” (Aristotle). Proctor can’t acquire his goals for trying…

On the other hand, Beverly’s opposers in her trial reveal how her slave morality is efficient enough to beat out their noble morality. Detective Gracey, Rosemary, and Dottie, who take the stand as they believe that the good idea is to put Beverly behind bars. They don’t need approval for that value. For Beverly, she opposes them as she seeks out her revenge once again. When Dottie is trying to tell her account, Beverly continually angers her by asking her questions that slowly makes her burst…

Explain why Raskolnikov is so opposed to Dounia's marriage to Luzhin AND describe Luzhin's personality; explain why he's so revolting. (Defend him if you don't feel that he is) • Raskolnikov believes that the marriage of his sister and Luzhin will eventually sacrifice her happiness for financial improvements (P33) • Blames Luzhin for his closefisted behavior when Luzhin says he will only pay partial of their traveling costs (P34) • In his visit to Raskolnikov, Luzhin further shows his agreement…

Pride and Prejudice reached a peak when Mr. Darcy proposed to Elizabeth for the first time. When Elizabeth turned him down, she listed the reasons why she declined him. These reasons included his terrible treatment of Mr. Wickham and his taking Mr. Bingley away from Jane. Because of the false claims against him, Mr. Darcy wrote Elizabeth a letter, telling her the unsavory nature of Mr. Wickham’s character. Mr. Wickham was a man who amassed debt by spending recklessly, and Mr. Darcy had not…

Celeste Zepeda Zepeda 1 Ms. Bacich Religion September 12, 2015 Captain Von Trapp in “The Sound of Music” "The Sound of Music" is a great film that will always be close to the hearts of many people. It is about a lady named Maria who is studying to be a nun in Austria 1938 at Nonnberg Abbey. Although, the nuns feel that this might not be her vocation and that she is called to be something else. So…

illegitimate child, because the marriage between Henry and his brothers widow Catherine did not count. Henry eventually divorced Catherine and made it so the Marriage was never valid making Mary a Bastard. Her father Remarried and had a daughter Elizabeth, Henry allowed Mary to be Elizabeth’s lady in waiting, until she was eventually given back her title. When Henry died he had his son Edward VI take the throne, at 15 Edward became ill and passed away, but he purposefully left Mary out of his…

Father and Mother use to be a happy pair until something got in the way. Mother left not because of disliking Father, but because of someone else. That someone else was Christopher, “I was not a very good mother, Christopher. Maybe if things had been different, maybe if you’d been different, I might have been better at it” (Haddon 106). Mother left Father because of the plain fact that she could handle Christopher and his Aspergers. Mother went even further and decided that she needed to date…