Arthur O'Connell

King Arthur (2004) focuses on the political disputes, the fall of the Roman Empire, the advance of the Saxon barbarians, religious conflict between Christians and pagans and the attempt of Arthur to maintain a united Britain, which culminates and unbridled barbarism, after all everything was resolved with much blood and death. The film tells the legend of Arthur, a knight who was born in Britain and had to fight for Rome and the Church. At that time Britain was dominated by the Roman Empire. Arthur

The novel The Once and Future King by T. H. White features a character named Merlyn, who is a wizard and also a mentor for the Wart. He teaches Wart skills that are important for a ruler to have by turning Wart into different animals and going on adventures. White uses the ants and the moat in order to critique the events that were happening at the time the novel was published, such as World War Two and totalitarianism. This is done in order to criticize how humanity has become greedy, malevolent

Soldiers should live “Duty, Honor, Country,” but what does that entail? The speech given in 1962 to the young cadets at Westpoint was an influential piece still referred to today. In General MacArthur’s address “Duty, Honor, Country Address at West Point,” I will identify the rhetorical devices, persuasive appeals, perspective, and tone used, as well as the impact those devices have on the meaning of this speech. First, in this speech, there are no rhetorical questions given. Although, General

Source A could be considered to have great value to a historian studying the impact of Margaret Thatcher’s Social and Economic policies, as it comes from a speech that Margaret Thatcher made herself 5 years into her premiership. This lends the source some value, as it comes from Thatcher’s own point of view, and therefore could be considered to be very valuable to a historian studying the impact of Thatcher’s policies as no one would know more about how she arrived at her decisions and what her intentions

you are the cause and the solution of the matter" - Unknown. The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft. If a person was accused of witchcraft, then they would be executed. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams, Thomas Putnam, and Reverend Parris are responsible for the trials. Abigail Williams accuses Tituba of witchcraft to divert attention from her and the girls transgression. Reverend Parris, deeply engaged in the witch hunt

the fourteenth century, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Pearl Poet, represents a chivalric romance with an epic story that unveils a man’s journey of wrestling with of honesty, morals, and honor. He accepts a challenge regarding his uncle, King Arthur, with hidden tests and possible consequences. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight aligns with the characteristics of Medieval Romance by displaying courtly love/ chivalry, supernatural elements, and athe protagonist who learns a lesson in the end.

not know how to own up to their misfortunes that's caused by their harsh or unintended action. So, through Arthur Miller's perspective we see some of the major characters who have fall under the content of self-pity. Transition My statement, is highly focused by Miller through his play: that humans are unwilling to be accountable for their actions or words. Thesis In The Crucible, Arthur Miller uses Abigail Williams, Goody Proctor, Mary Warren,Reverend Parris, and John Proctor to portray people

Through the modern eyes, history of Western civilization, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Age of Discovery, is seen through Medieval literature. Ten centuries of history are noticed, involving individual products of heroic periods and their unique era of culture. Acknowledging Medieval literature illustrates a society of heroic knights, led by a luxurious king, charging into battle, romantic connections between royalty and a common person, and new discoveries being found. As well as times

Everybody loves a good rebel. Throw a love story in with it and bam you’ve got yourself a great plotline. What makes it even better is if it is a true account. This story of Bonnie and Clyde has survived through the ages and the critics by surpassing any movie that had been done on the killer duo before it. It was the American dream that had a deadly ending. It did not end well for them much like it hadn't for most chasing the dream of prosperity. And while Bonnie and Clyde may not have gotten their

The play Death of a Salesman, by playwright Arthur Miller, portrays the arrival of a salesman by the name of Willy Loman (Miller, 1949). Willy Loman is getting older, and after another unsuccessful sale, he is starting to show his age (Miller, 1949). Willy begins to encounter the inability to remember events and setting apart past memories from present ones. Willy throughout the play talks out loud to himself, reliving some scenes from his past; memories of his two sons growing up and conversations