...Elizabeth Bathory has been portrayed over time as one of the most prolific and sadistic serial killers the world has known. She was nicknamed “The Blood Countess”, and also “Lady Dracula”. Elizabeth Bathory is reputed to have not only drunk but bathed in the blood of young virgin girls. She is perhaps less well-known only than the infamous Vlad Dracula, who was an inspiration for Bram Stoker’s fictional Count Dracula. During the years since Dracula was published, the Blood Countess has exercised a powerful fascination on many writers and film-makers. However, recently, there have been many books and films that go against the usual image of Bathory, and take a new look at her. Through my essay, I hope to give a fresh look at the life and death of Countess Elizabeth Bathory and pick out the truth from many myths surrounding her, due to the portrayal of Elizabeth Bathory’s crimes in popular culture. Countess Erzsébet Báthory, also known as Elizabeth Bathory, was a member of a powerful family from an estate at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains, the Bathory family. She was born in 1560 to Baron George Bathory and Baroness Anne Bathory (“Blood Countess,” par.1). Elizabeth was raised on Ecsed, an estate in Transylvania. Elizabeth was not an easy child, nor was life easy for her, despite being a member of the privileged class. She was said to suffer from a brain disorder associated with increased aggression which could be due to inbreeding, which was very popular in royal families...
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...Elizabeth Bathory has been portrayed over time as one of the most prolific and sadistic serial killers the world has known. She was nicknamed “The Blood Countess”, and also “Lady Dracula”. Elizabeth Bathory is reputed to have not only drunk but bathed in the blood of young virgin girls. She is perhaps less well-known only than the infamous Vlad Dracula, who was an inspiration for Bram Stoker’s fictional Count Dracula. During the years since Dracula was published, the Blood Countess has exercised a powerful fascination on many writers and film-makers. However, recently, there have been many books and films that go against the usual image of Bathory, and take a new look at her. Through my essay, I hope to give a fresh look at the life and death of Countess Elizabeth Bathory and pick out the truth from many myths surrounding her, due to the portrayal of Elizabeth Bathory’s crimes in popular culture. Countess Erzsébet Báthory, also known as Elizabeth Bathory, was a member of a powerful family from an estate at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains, the Bathory family. She was born in 1560 to Baron George Bathory and Baroness Anne Bathory (“Blood Countess,” par.1). Elizabeth was raised on Ecsed, an estate in Transylvania. Elizabeth was not an easy child, nor was life easy for her, despite being a member of the privileged class. She was said to suffer from a brain disorder associated with increased aggression which could be due to inbreeding, which was very popular in royal families...
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...This document written by Elizabeth Sprigs indicates that in the 17th century black and white men and women were being used as servants for labor work. These white labor workers were less seen in the 18th century because they were being replaced by cheap labor workers, African Americans. White labor workers lived in more decent homes and they were not as cheap as African Americans. However, in Maryland some planters began to build mansions and by building these homes they relied on servants to do their labor work. This document is about a young girl named Elizabeth Sprigs who was banished from her home by her father. The reason of why her father banished her from her country is probably because she was disobedient, but in exchange of getting...
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...between John Proctor, his wife Elizabeth, and Abigail, their former servant. This results in a strained relationship for all involved and has a negative effect on all three characters as it costs Abigail her job and reputation, and it leads to a series of possible problems for the Proctor’s marriage. Abigail is introduced in The Crucible as a character who has an “endless capacity for dissembling” (9) As the former servant for the Proctor family, she is not only fired by Elizabeth Proctor because of her relationship with John Proctor but her name is also “blackened” by the somewhat spurned wife. When Proctor enters Betty Paris’s room and encounters Abigail, her “eyes widen” as she is pleased by his presence, and she expresses to Proctor that she waits for him “every night” (22). John, however, tells her to “put it out of mind” as he is not interested (22). Abigail’s words reveal she desires to be with Proctor; furthermore, she makes it a point to remind him that she was fired by his wife because of their past relationship when they had feelings for each other, and according to Abigail, they still do. This foreshadows that...
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...08.03 Shots Fired! Advanced I chose Mary Elizabeth Bowser as my stamp candidate for many reasons. I chose her because first of all she is a women, and women even in today’s generation don’t get as much credit as they should. Even though much has changed since back in the days, still women aren’t on postage stamps or US bills. In the latest news the government has actually stepped up and said that they are putting a women on the 10$ bill. So I gave credit to Mary Elizabeth Bowser because of she is a women and also she was an important African American role in the US back when she was alive. An extremely major thing Mary Elizabeth Bowser did was work as a spy for the union. She got the nickname “Crazy Beth” and would use “characters” to disguise...
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...Look Like The Queen – The Construction of Identity in Jackie Kay's ”Not the Queen” and Liz Lochhead's Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off In this essay, I will analyze the way identities are constructed in Jackie Kay's ”Not the Queen” and Liz Lochhead's Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off. I will focus on the idea of identity as something that is performed and constructed, not as something essential that is ready in us from the moment of our birth. The idea of identity as a performance is a prevalent one in queer theory (see e.g. Butler 2006a), and the idea that identity is something constructed through, for example, social interaction, has been...
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...Luxe Critique “Miss Elizabeth Holland, daughter of the late Edward Holland, was like a diadem amidst garish rubies, glowing with poise and subtle beauty… her impact on society will be great and good (Godbersen 89).” Elizabeth was New York’s most well known, rising socialite. Every little move she made was under constant scrutinization by both her peers and those beneath her. While she may have seemed like a perfectly well-mannered and pristine young woman on the outside, beneath her cover she was far more interesting. As many people often say, not everything is as perfect as it may seem. The superlative way for readers to analyze and fully comprehend the labyrinthine character that is Elizabeth Holland, is for them to view her life...
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...In Stamford Connecticut 1692 a crisis broke out, a seventeen-year-old maid servant began to have intense fits and terrors claiming she was bewitched. Katherine Branch, the young maid servant for Daniel and Abigail Wescot continued to have intense fits and episodes. Young Katherine during many of her fits would suddenly collapse, cry out she was being poked and pinched by invisible creatures and also cry in a helpless terror. As the fits continued to happen they increasingly became worse and drew the attention of neighbors and townsfolk. Neighbors of the Wescot’s came to visit their home to see Katherine’s fits for themselves, many of the neighbors were trivial to believe if the maid servant was truly bewitched or simply putting on a show to avoid her work. Many of the neighbors watched and preformed tests to asses if the maid servant’s fits were super natural, natural or fake. Neighbors were...
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...In Stamford Connecticut 1692 a crisis broke out, a seventeen-year-old maid servant began to have intense fits and terrors claiming she was bewitched. Katherine Branch, the young maid servant for Daniel and Abigail Wescot continued to have intense fits and episodes. Young Katherine during many of her fits would suddenly collapse, cry out she was being poked and pinched by invisible creatures and also cry in a helpless terror. As the fits continued to happen they increasingly became worse and drew the attention of neighbors and townsfolk. Neighbors of the Wescot’s came to visit their home to see Katherine’s fits for themselves, many of the neighbors were trivial to believe if the maid servant was truly bewitched or simply putting on a show to avoid her work. Many of the neighbors watched and preformed tests to asses if the maid servant’s fits were super natural, natural or fake. Neighbors were...
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... Mrs. Ann Putnam has experienced seven of her children die at childbirth in which she is in desperate need to find a justifiable reason. She argues with Rebecca Nurse because of Rebecca’s success in childbearing, Mrs. Putnam says, “You think it God’s work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and I bury all but one? There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires!” (Miller 26). Mrs. Putnam does not understand why God would punish her by losing so many children and someone else like Rebecca have luck in...
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...Born in a misogynistic period, Elizabeth I had to prove herself greatly after becoming Queen of England in 1558. Throughout her childhood, Elizabeth I received an intensive education in areas like philosophy, history, rhetoric, theology, and classical and modern languages. As a writer, Elizabeth I spent a great deal translating documents, dabbling in poems, conjuring up great speeches, and delivering a plethora of letters that are still studied and analyzed today. Elizabeth I takes advantage of her vast education and virginity to successfully develop her new reign, and build an outstanding legacy. Parliament criticized Queen Elizabeth on her singleness, and constantly petitioned that she marry. Elizabeth defended her marriage status by stating...
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...and esteem for someone. In the Crucible, by Arthur Miller, a witch trial in 1692 that occurred in salem left people in the town filled with all types of emotions and thoughts. A character named john proctor actions left the character in shock. John proctor is a very admirable character. John proctor, a character in the crucible, was very well known. He was a farmer man in his mid-thirties. He was a married man to a charter that is named elizabeth proctor. It is said he was known for being a very nice man. It was also known that he was a very helpful man. Proctor is his nickname or so many people call him. He is also very well respected throughout the whole community of...
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...choose to write about Elizabeth Proctor. She’s the wife of John. Her husband cheated on her with Abby the servant. She’s a beautiful young lady. Abby dislikes Elizabeth. Elizabeth Is guilty by the courtroom of witchcraft because Abby accuses her. When the girls knew they had the power in the village and knew everyone believed them when they named people as witches and wizards. They took advantage of that and Abby blamed Elizabeth of being a witch. Elizabeth was a really reserved person. Elizabeth and John were supposibly good church- going Christians. So it was ironic that her husband cheated on her since he was a good Christian. The reason that Abby blamed Elizabeth was because she loved her husband. So she wanted Elizabeth gone so she could freely pursue him. Proctor felt guilty and told Elizabeth is she could forgive him. Even though Elizabeth was hurt she didn’t get revenge on neither of them. She tried to act like if nothing happen. The evidence that was found was poppet with a needle stuck in it. The evidence was found in Proctor’s house. Abigail accused her of using witchcraft to harm. Also Ann B. Lynn the grandmother of Elizabeth was once also suspected of witchcraft and Elizabeth was guilty of witchcraft. Mary Warren testified that Elizabeth tried to make her sign the “Devils book”. Proctor said that the poppet belonged to Mary Warren and that she made it. Elizabeth had been convicted of witchcraft. Since she was pregnant at that time of her condemnation, she was...
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... Mary Warren destroyed John Proctor, Betty destroyed the old man with the beard, and Abigail also destroyed Elizabeth Proctor. My examples will prove that these girls were selfish and that they would do anything to anyone just to save/protect themselves. Abigail Williams destroyed many people because she wanted to save herself. For example, she destroyed Tituba. She told her uncle and the expert on witch craft that it was all Tituba. She made Tituba say that she saw the devil and she spoke with him. She watched them beat her, when she really didn’t do anything wrong. All they really did was dance and they tried to say that but Abigail didn’t even want to tell them that because she didn’t want to get beat and she didn’t anything bad to happened to her. I think that this shows that she was very selfish. All she did was think about herself, she didn’t care about anyone else and anyone else’s feelings. I think this proves that people will save themselves if they are in danger, even if it means destroying others. Mary Warren was one of the girls that were also in the woods with Abigail along with many others. Mary Warren was the servant in the Proctor household. She also blamed someone to save herself. Mary told John Proctor what really happened in the woods that night. He demanded that she tell the court or he would kill her. So, her and John Proctor went to the court and Mary told the...
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...with more lies will achieve you nothing. The events that occurred in The Crucible are an exception to that saying. One of the protagonist in the play, Abigail Williams, uses lies on top of lies, to gain herself power. She uses this power to her advantage as the events that took place in Salem, Massachusetts unravel. Abigail started out innocent. She was in the woods with some of her friends. Things took a turn when Tituba started “conjuring demons”. All the girls went crazy. They danced, screamed, and took their clothes off. Salem’s reverend...
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