One of today’s leading choices of entertainment is talk shows. Leading the rest is Jerry Springer. A man much more entertaining that never received ratings for his work was Geoffrey Chaucer. His stories of Midevil life in England bring far more surprise to an audience than any of Springer’s guests. His story The Miller’s Tale ...
With the exception of Selma Blair and Beau Bridges, none of the actors in Columbus Circle seemed familiar, which did not detract from this thriller mystery. Abigail Clayton (Selma Blair) is an agoraphobic recluse who has not left her plush apartment in Columbus Circle since her 18th birthday twenty years ago. A huge inheritance has ...
Abigail Adams went down as one of the founding mothers of the United States. From her humble beginnings and meager education, she found a way to elevate herself and her family beyond anyone’s imaginings. She took her duty seriously to tend the family farm and raise her children, expending every iota of energy to give ...
Self-restriction, when given considerable amounts of power becomes limited and in some cases non-existent. Characters in Miller’s “The Crucible” have come to attain power either through, or because of the Salem witch trials, but also have become corrupt with that power. Abigail, Mary Warren, and Judge Danforth all have the power to decide who lives ...
This is an essay pertaining to the power of Fear to drive any person to extreme and irrational acts. In The Crucible there are many examples of this; such as Abigail accusing innocent people, Danforth ignoring evidence, Proctor giving up his good name, and Hale attempting to save the condemned. Even though The Crucible is ...
