The Blackening Essays

It is an annual process; little Robbie has to get ready to go to the doctor. Every year around the time of his checkup Robbie gets anxious. Whenever Robbie goes to the doctor he is always criticized about his weight. Robbie, personally, does not see the big deal in eating delicious, savory, and salty food. This year was the same as any other, until Robbie’s world was turned upside down. Robbie had to stand beside the casket of his loved one. He looked up at his mom and asked how this could happen

In Scotland, the most famous, yet ridiculous pre-nuptial ritual that exists today is known as the “Blackening of the Bride”. This ceremony has been performed for many generations and involves the bride and groom being “blackened” as they are coated in tacky substances such as tar, soot, and treacle. Then, the couple is covered in flour or feathers and mounted upon a cart to be marched around various streets of the city by their friends and family, accompanied by loud cheering to commemorate their

being accused of lying about witches. Referring to John Proctor, Reverend Parris exclaims, “excellency, since I come to Salem this man is blackening my name” (Miller 105). The words “this man” highlight how Parris is willing to do anything to save his name even throw Proctor under the bus. He is willing to ruin others names to save his own. The phrase “blackening my name” displays how Parris is so concerned about his own name even when trying to defend his niece. He is more caught up in the status

Christmas time. A Christmas Carol was written in hopes to improve mid-nineteenth-century England. By understanding Dicken’s time spent in a boot-blackening factory, the social reforms he hoped to see, and the importance of home and family, the story behind the story of the Christmas Carol is unveiled. II.

In the late sixteenth century the idea of witchcraft was defined as working with the Devil to perform dark magic. In the town of Salem in Massachusetts, the idea of witchcraft spreads as many townspeople scramble to save their name from blackening. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the importance of reputation is depicted as many people of Salem use their reputation to free them from the numerous trials of accused witchcraft. John Proctor displayed the importance of his reputation by protecting

"London", by William Blake uncovers a city overwhelmed by neediness and hardship. Blake overshadows London’s elegant appeal and replaces it with his own twist of the corrupted city. London is nothing more than a city with a shortage of money due to harsh economic times. Those in power have weakened the moral of the while city so that poverty exists in the lower classes. Blake uses three distinct metaphors: “Marriage hearse,” “black’ning Church,” and “mind-forged manacles” to express that the city

family asks her to work, and this indicates that Abigail needs to work for the other family. With her affair going on with John Proctor, she is envious of Elizabeth and accuses Elizabeth for blackening her reputation. She pretends to be angry to John and tries to make Elizabeth’s name dirty by saying: “She is blackening my name in the village! She is tell-ing lies about me! .She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her” (Miller 22).

will not have it said my name is soiled” (p.570). She accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft, hoping to eliminate her romantic rival and protect her own reputation as a respectful young woman. In act I, line 203, Abigail explains to John “She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her (p.578). Abigail explains to John that Elizabeth is a bad woman, but all Abigail is doing is ruining her reputation when lying about her name

Throughout history, there have always been issues with power abuse and the consequences of them are fatal at times. And power abuse can be created from the smallest of things, for example if a person sees that they can manipulate someone or something a small seed of evil is implemented into the brain, but it's up to the person to decide to use it to their selfish advantage.This kind of abuse of power is seen in the book The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. The character who abuses power greatly

In the book “The Crucible” By Arthur Miller, some characters would rather lie to save their reputation than tell the truth. If Abigail Williams one of the main characters would have acted out a lot of people would be saved. John Procter committed adultery. Parris is a reverend of the church. All these characters have reputations which they try to save. But they don't really succeed. I think that the truth is better than a good name, I would rather someone believe me then think of me. Abigail Williams

the holy land it yearns to be because its people’s minds are chained. “I will not cease from Mental Fight… / …Till we have built Jerusalem”. There is a persistence, a yearning in the poem that “London” lacks. “London” is Blake inside, amidst the “blackening” churches and bloodstained palace walls. It is sinking in sin and screaming to deaf, smoky skies. “Jerusalem” is the poet’s words forging fire to clear the smoke from above. It is not quiet hope; it is not the silent suffering heard in “London”s

The pursuit of power outweighs moral motives causing the manipulation of fear and its detrimental consequences. In The Crucible, Miller represents the dangers political power poses to individuals that are manipulated with fear for political gain through the parallel of the 17th century Salem Witch Trials to the 20th century McCarthy trials. In both contexts individuals experience social injustice as a result of political wrongdoing. Salem “developed a theocracy… to keep the community together” whose

In The Crucible, John Proctor’s tragic flaw-his considerable amount of dignity-drove him to his ruinous death, establishing him as the tragic hero. Even though John brought his destined defeat upon himself, he is still considered the tragic hero. In the beginning of The Crucible, John Proctor was thought able enough to stop the allegations of innocent people because he was outspoken against the accepted beliefs throughout Salem. This gives him the title of a virtuous character because he is being

convicting her of witchcraft. Abigail affirms that her name is “white” in the town; however, she initiated the Salem Witch Trials as a result of her longing for Proctor. An illustration of this concept is when Abigail complains to Proctor that, “She blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her!”(Miller 23-24). In other words, she is envious of Elizabeth and is bluffing that his wife is ruining

vengeance. Abigail’s conflict is likely the reason everything in this story happened, reason being is she was jealous of Elizabeth for being with John. In act one, the conflict can be seen when John talks to Elizabeth and she claims Elizabeth is “blackening her name in the Village” and is “telling lies” about her (Miller 150). This brings me to the theme that many characters are motivated by jealousy and greed throughout the story. All that Abigail did was out of anger, jealousy, and vengeance. The

Reverend Parris is a paranoid and personal aggrandizement seeker. In “The Crucible”, Arthur Miller uses diction to reveal that Reverend Samuel Parris is a self concerned man who only cares about what others think of him. Reverend Parris is quick to defend his name to stay powerful. Reverend Parris is always concerned about others opinions of him. In “The Crucible” Parris states, “I cannot blink what I saw, Abigail, for my enemies will not blink it. I saw a dress lying on the grass.” Act one

My novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy does pose many questions regarding human conduct and about humans themselves. Firstly, it becomes quite apparent that in the setting the man and the boy are set in, it is dangerous and they fear for their lives constantly. By seeing their hardships they face with who or what they encounter it reveals how they must act while under pressure. For instance, when the boy and the man encounter the basement filled with people they must choose whether or not to assist

Throughout human history, the failures that humans have made have been the reason for many catastrophic events. The Salem Witch Trials, beginning in the spring of 1692, are a perfect example of this. Over the course of the following year, over 200 people were accused and at least twenty were executed for their alleged crimes. Arthur Miller, an American playwrite, used this tragedy as inspiration for the play, The Crucible. Written in 1953 and taking place between the years of 1692-63, the play follows

mostly the ones who do this horrible act. Abigail Williams is madly in love with John Proctor she will do anything to ruin Johns marriage. Abigail thinks Elizabeth wants to harm her and is throwing dirt on her name to make her look bad. “She is blackening my name in the village she is telling lies about me! She is cold.” (Miller, 1140). Abigail assumes that Elizabeth wants to hurt her. When really it is Abigail who is harming Elizabeth for having an affair with John,

A wise woman named Kathleen Winsor once said, “Adultery is not a crime, it's an amusement.” In Salem 1692, 19 women and men were convicted of using witchcraft and associating with the devil. Who exactly was the cause of all these executions? Abigail Williams. First, Abigail is most at fault for the accusations, trials, and consequences because John Proctor told her that he didn’t love her and she got jealous because he loves Elizabeth. Abigail took it too far when she got so jealous she screamed