“According to Anne’s account, from an early stage her father attempted to make her symptoms seem more compelling by keeping her drugged” (9).

This quote shows one of the main reasons why Anne was acting the way she did. Her father was abusing her physically and emotionally, but it got to the part where he was taking over her life when he drugged her. Her father drugging her shows that he will do whatever it takes to benefit himself. He had Anne reading several books on witches, so she already had an idea in her head on how she should act but it was not enough for her father. He had to make sure that she was convincing everyone in the town.

“She was a woman ruler, a “female-king” who had also to balance the variety of demands on her for a religious reform”.  pg. 26

I found this quote to be very powerful as it describes Queen Elizabeth as a “female-king”. The term “female-king” is very significant because she was a ruler in a time where only men were seen as able to be strong rulers. When a woman is in power, she is usually regarded as a Queen. However, Queen Elizabeth is being referred to as a “female-king” in this quote because she is being identified as a woman who is able to be as strong as a King and do a man’s job. This also recognizes that she faced a great challenge in ruling during the time of religious conflict, where she was also expected to be a religious leader. When people think of Queen Elizabeth today, many people do not realize how difficult that role was.

“These and similar events caused him to keep everything under his own direction: as one many read elsewhere, ‘Caesar was all in all’ [Lucan, Pharsalia, III. 108]”. (30)

This quotation is significant because the author, Jocelin, was comparing Abbot Samson to Caesar. He wanted to compare the two to show that Abbot Samson was a powerful ruler of the Abbey just as Caesar was an all-powerful ruler of the Roman Empire. The examples the author gives include how Abbot Samson took control of the management of all the manors including their equipment and livestock. He was also appointed a judge by the pope, so this gave him more control over the people who lived in the Abbey.

“‘Who exactly are you?’ said Cu Chulainn.

‘I am Lug Mac Ethlenn, your father in the other world.'” (pg. 104)

This quote gives another perspective on Cu Chulainn. At the beginning of the story, Cu Chulainn is presented as extremely powerful and strong but a human. However, this passage shows that Cu Chulainn has an immortal father and so he is part immortal. The fact that his father from the other world comes to help him is important because it demonstrates how Cu Chulainn is respected by the gods, in particular, the god of light, because he is very successful and honorable. The gods want to protect him. His father from the other world aids him by healing his wounds and protecting him while he sleeps, so Cu Chulainn can continue serving as a hero.