In this chapter, Lady Audley greatly discusses how she would likely kill Robert Audley so he will not say anything. She states, “If he stood before me, and I could kill him…I would do it!” (Braddon, 640). She greatly fears that Robert Audley will tell everyone the truth so she describes on different methods on how to keep him silent. Also, in this chapter, Lady Audley leaves a candle lit in Phoebe Marks room so she can kill Robert Audley. She tells Phoebe that the wind blew out the fire when, in reality, it did not. Lady Audley realizes that she has too much to lose if she were to flee. She knew that Sir Michael Audley would never learn to believe her, therefore she felt it was best if she stayed where she was and defended herself. She wanted to prove that Robert Audley was actually the insane one. To make sure that Robert Audley is burned alive, Lady Audley goes inside Phoebe Mark’s room in order to dip her head into a basin of water in order to keep herself from fainting. In reality, she just wanted to leave the candle lit so that the inn would be engulfed in flames. Phoebe may have admitted her suspicions of Lady Audley starting the fire at the inn because she felt that her and Lady Audley were close enough to tell one another the truth. Phoebe must’ve had her suspicions since the beginning, she was worried for her employer if anyone ever found out that it was really her who started the fire. Sir Michael Audley believes that Robert Audley is a good fellow and was very fond of him until Lady Audley had told him about her suspicions of Robert Audley going mad. He is madly in love with his wife, therefore, he sided with her. He believes that after the disappearance of George Talboys, that Robert has not been the same. He is s... ... middle of paper ... ...ld have only been Lady Audley, it was even evident in the early chapters. The reader is involved in the act of detection because the reader is constantly trying to figure out if George Talboys is really did, and if he is dead, how did Lady Audley murder him. One is constantly wondering these things as the story develops. When looking at the situation in a detective aspect, it was not wise for Robert Audley to constantly warn Lady Audley about his suspicions. This would make her feel like she’s being watched. This will make her feel anxious, therefore, she is more likely to give out information which will benefit your case. Lady Audley could have easily chosen to leave Audley Court at Robert Audley’s first warning. A work of Victorian literature which can also be described as a psychologically revealing portrait would be, “A Poisoned Season”, by Tara Alexander.
Later in the story Robert Olen Butler introduces a handsome stranger by the name of John Marsh. At this point the reader is able to assume this unexpected houseguest will intrigue Abigail. Butler then
In this excerpt from the book, the reader is able to learn the true intentions and motives behind Abigail’s actions. Throughout the book one is able to see how Abigail is repeatedly trying to protect herself by creating false accusations against innocent people. Abigail tries to protect her reputation by creating a hostile atmosphere; forcing others into agreeing on lying about what actually happened in the woods. What sets this quote aside from others, is how Abigail uses threats of violence and, the belief that the she might know some form of witchcraft. Abigail uses these threats in order to try to save herself and her reputation throughout the book.
Mertle asked how long he had to keep the dog chained up like a slave, the police chief said, "For-ev-er. For-ev-er. For-ev-er."” (Squints). Both quotes display that each person or people or dog live in a cold solitude, for everyone around Mr. Radley or The Beast is scared or worried as to what might happen to themselves if they go near either of the two. The settings of the two places displays a grim, mysterious outlook of solitude, averting anyone from its path. Everyone in the book stays away from The Radley's house and all of the kids in the movie try to stay away from The Beasts yard. Throughout the course of most of the stories, the main characters are terrified to set foot anywhere near the mysterious places, but only because of words. The main characters have no actual intelligence as to what really lies inside the house or on the other side of the fence, so they rely on and believe the stories that have been told and the rumors about the stories that have grown over
suspicion of practicing witchcraft on Abigail Williams. So, to begin to further his case in
Robert decided to take his slaves to Texas but Bridget didn't trust him a bit, she feared being separated from her children just like she was taken from her mother.
smoke of hell. She doesn’t want to be seen as she and Macbeth commit their terrible
Goody Parsons was afraid of being accused of witchcraft. She had seen many other women be accused, tried, and killed due to the townspeople’s lack of reasonable thinking. She was afraid, and because of this, she acted suspiciously, or rather cautiously. She was prone to fits, like many other young women during this time period. This act alone made many people suspicious of her, because they believed that “normal, good women” did not have such fits.
which was a barrier in her plan of obtaining Mr. Darcy. This is observed in a fragment of a
...erts a needle into her abdomen and claims that Elizabeth is bewitching her therefore causing her to hurt herself. This is an indication of just how far Abigail will go to get her own way. When Elizabeth is taken to jail for owning a poppet and supposedly bewitching Abigail, Proctor tells Marry Warren to testify against Abigail. Although Marry Warren agrees her subservient and lonely character foreshadows her in court when she sees Abigail and the rest of the girl turning against her, accusing her of witchery. When Marry Warren is asked to faint in court as proof that it is indeed all just an act, she fails to. Therefore the court discards her testimony. Out of fear of Abigail and in order to save her life Marry Warren, lies again and claims that Proctor had pressured her to lie in court. Abigail remains in control, deceiving and ultimately killing innocent people
In the case of Rachel, William’s wife, Becky was often suspicious of Rachel and William’s relationship. Becky eventually confronted Rachel and discovered the truth. This formed an alliance between Rachel and Becky that allowed Rachel some protection from her master. Harriet, much like Rachel, also created an alliance with her master’s wife, Mary. Harriet confessed to Mary that James had been sexually harassing her and Mary promised to protect Harriet from harm. This eventually led to Harriet being
Following Abigail’s behavior in the forest, the evil in her becomes even more evident throughout the play, supporting her devil figure characterization. In Act One, after Betty wakes up from her “illness” Betty says that sh...
...did it to stop us findin’ things- he’s crazy, I reckon, like they say (Lee 72).’ ” After Jem and Scout place their letter in the knot hole in the Radley tree, it was filled up with cement by Nathan Radley. This was done to prevent Boo from having any contact with the outside world, the same reason he is locked up inside his house. Jem and Scout realize this, and they loose their innocence as a result of their realization of the true nature of human beings in the world. Through these three points, it is proved that the world around them strips away the innocence of the children.
The citizens and government were desperate to find a scapegoat to place the blame on for the fire. An investigation was started and William Lilly was brought in for questioning as were many foreigners. Lilly had predicted a fire would destroy London on September 3, 1666 years earlier but charges against him were dropped when it became clear he had nothing to do with the fire (Shields 97). The case was closed when Robert Hubert, a French silversmith was hung after he admitted to starting the fire. However, Hubert was said to be crazy and a drunk and changed his story multiple times during his trial, so he was not considered to really have anything to do with the starting of the Great Fire (Shields 102).
To further complicate matters, John decides not to reveal to the court that Abigail has admitted to him in private that they were just sporting in the woods. Abigail spreads additional accusations and false rumors about her neighbors. These accusations have no basis in truth and their only purpose is for Abigail’s own benefit. Furthermore, Abigail is jealous of John’s wife, Elizabeth, and she schemes to get rid of her in order to take her place. Abigail’s plot is to accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, setting plays a huge factor in the effect on the mood of the book. In Chapter 1, there is a very interesting description of the Radley House. The Radley house creates a mysterious, uninviting effect, this is shown through numerous pieces of evidence. In the passage Scout says, “The remains of a picket drunkenly guarded the front yard-a “swept” yard that was never swept,” (Lee). This creates a mysterious effect as the author uses words such as drunkenly, to accentuate that this has not been looked after, leading to questions of why the house is not maintained and what the reasons are the Radleys not being supportive to their house. The use of personification in saying that the house was “drunkenly guarded” shows that