The Journal of Samuel Pepys         Through his extensive journals of life in the 17th century, Pepys reveals himself as an accepted man of the time. By writing about such important historical events that he witnessed, such as the coronation of Charles II in Westminster Abbey as well as his experiences and observations during the London Fire, to the everyday occurrences, creating candid pictures of his personal life. As a prominent figure in society, Pepys could …showed first 75 words of 488 total…

…showed last 75 words of 488 total…wrote in his journals that he was "a little troubled at it." He spends much money on his wife, such as buying her fine clothes and has her sit for a portrait. Although he did hit his servant Will, he in fact admits that "I never did before" and later feels sorry for it. Very little is spoken other about his relationship about other servants, although what he does write is spoken with familiar respect.