Elizabeth of York

Justine Laplante Summer Reading Period 5 1 March 2016 Every piece of literature has a theme to it. It could be meaningful, sad or heroic. The novels Frankenstein(Shelley) and Pride and Prejudice(Austen) are no exception. In both novels, there is the mutual theme of pride and prejudice. Combining both themes together both novels make the main heroine/hero have so much pride in themselves that they use prejudice, coloring up their judgments and previous actions. Throwing this in the…

The wife of bath, thinks that the women should be obeyed in by their husbands but mainly for her own cause. Wife of bath feels it’s only fair. This essay discusses how wife of bath is a jealous type. Whereas the wife of bath she just wants to be married more so that she can have a higher status so the people can see her as more righteous and richer in glory and or to make her look holy and she will do anything to stand out to be more like an upper class person.(Chaucer pg.135 469-470lines "A…

The Crucible The most admirable in the play is John Proctor, a local farmer and husband of Elizabeth Proctor. The reason I believed he’s admirable because he took the time to investigate the situation, and did not just take other people’s word for it. He had a lot to lose, it was his wife also being accused. The message Miller portrayed through this character is courage to tell the truth, and stand for what is right and just. John Proctor had an affair with Abigail, and even though that was a…

witchcraft he previously wrote was, in the end, the right thing to do. One way that we know Proctor’s decision was the right one is because he and his wife, Elizabeth, knew he was dying to prove he actually was a good man. In the play, Goody Proctor is quoted saying, “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” By saying this, Elizabeth tells…

your enemy, it also harms yourself. One who seeks vengeance can be so corrupt by seeking it upon their enemy, that it may start to also corrupt their own self. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, Abigail Williams is so set on seeking vengeance on Elizabeth Proctor and the other town’s people, that it starts to take over her and affect her ability to rationalize her decision making. Vengeance can cause people to be so motivated by their own hate that their decision making and decisions become…

Many people in the story The Crucible care about their reputations and they assume that their name could affect them in the situation. I feel like if they would tell the truth it would turn out better, and In my opinion telling the truth is going to be worth more in the end, than having a good name. Having a good or bad name does not affect someone's reputation. You could have a good name and still have a bad reputation. For example, Mr. John Proctor didn’t have a bad name, but he still had…

The Crucible: Dying For a Principle “Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang!” (Miller 1164) says John Proctor in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible when asked to sign his name on his confession to witchcraft. Judge Danforth of Salem has condemned hundreds to witchcraft, and hundreds have confessed (Miller 1160), but upstanding citizens in the town refuse to confesses to the lies, and would rather die than live a lie, such as Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, and of course, John…

“What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.” -Albert Einstein. In the excerpt from The Crucible, in Malala Yousafzai's Biography, and the song "The Right Thing" by Mandisa they explain how people do things the easy way just so their life is less difficult. The authors of these three types of literature explain the easy choices people tend to make. However, one should always do what is right, not what is easy. John Proctor from The Crucible is a marvelous…

During the time of Lotte and Elizabeth, women could not make independent choices by themselves, or could only make limited number of choices. Frequently, even the freedom to choose their mates was unavailable, or is the only freedom they are granted with. Although both women did not have much choice available in their life, such as education and career, fortunately, Lotte and Elizabeth both have few options that they could select from in terms of their companions. Lotte has romantic and marital…

Interviewer: Welcome F. Scott Fitzgerald to the interview! Fitzgerald: Thanks for having me here. Interviewer: It's no problem. Anything for the most prominent writer. Fitzgerald: Please my work isn't that good. Interviewer: No, I mean it. My favorite novel from you is "This Side of Paradise" and the story about an ambitious Midesten who falls in love with two girls from high class families, but then gets rejected by both of them in the end. Fitzgerald: You really like my work?…