Essays Tagged: "angry mob"

"Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand.

no de Bergerac shows Cyrano as an honorable man and a first-class friend is when he will not let an angry mob of one-hundred men kill "one poor poet," (46) referring to Ligniere. Instead, he marches d ... , he tells Christian that Roxane loves him, and not Cyrano. Also, Cyrano protects Ligniere from the angry mob of one-hundred men. Last, Cyrano guards Christian from danger when Roxane asks him to do s ...

(3 pages) 46 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"A Time To Kill" by John Grisham.

n people outside of Clanton hear that a black man has killed two whites, the town is filled with an angry mob determined to do anything and everything they can to send Carl on his way to the electric ...

(1 pages) 65 1 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The French Revolution.

which are still used in the modern-day political establishment. The storming of the Bastille by an angry mob of peasants began a chain of events that triggered the beginning of a whole new phase in F ...

(2 pages) 54 0 4.3 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution

Mormons Move West

" and the Bible. Joseph Smith remained the Church president until his death on June 27, 1844, by an angry mob while in a Carthage, Illinois Jail.The Mormons believe the Bible is God's book, but they a ...

(2 pages) 83 5 4.6 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Character Analysis: "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens.

n, a city rife with crime, capital punishment, and disorder. In both cities, the capabilities of an angry mob were a dangerous thing, to be feared by all.In the Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, ... him to be loose with his tongue when he iswith Charles Darnay after the trial, which makes Charles angry with him. Thisbehavior was very ill-mannered and could have been prevented to give SydneyCarto ...

(10 pages) 37 0 5.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Tessie Hutchinson In "The Lottery"

ight as well be this insubordination that leads to her selection by the lottery and lynching by the angry mob of villagers. It is human nature to cling on to the past. Unfortunately, clinging on to th ...

(2 pages) 6091 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Dickens as a motivator of soci

ment causes him to flee to a place where he is framed by thieves for stealing and then chased by an angry mob (73). When caught, he is beaten again and thrown into a jail cell (75). Later on in the st ...

(6 pages) 10 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Ruby Bridges "Two, four, six, eight, we don't want to

other US Marshals picked up Ruby and her mother at their home and escorted them to the school. The angry mob was already there, waiting to yell and spit at Ruby, who didn't understand their hatred. S ...

(5 pages) 5051 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors