In the novel “ The Crucible “‚ Honesty is what values each individual the most. It doesn’t matter what sex you are as long as you behold the power of honesty within. John proctor faces many souls that look past the asset of honesty such as Abigail Williams and Mary Warren and also encounters people that doesn’t believe one’s honesty whom are Judge Hathorne and Danforth. John Proctor and Giles corey are the only individuals that showed honesty and believes in others honest. He feels helpless when
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located in Massachusetts‚ several young girls fell ill. They experienced seizures and hallucinations and the town attributed it to the devil or evil spirits. Arthur Miller’s book‚ The Crucible‚ tells the story of these girls and the series of hearings and trials that destroyed the town. A critical theme in The Crucible is the role that hypocrisy can play in tearing apart a community even though the people of Salem are of Puritan belief‚ they practice and claim to have moral standards but they do not
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Nicholas Durkin Professor Robson US History to 1877 20 September 2009 Abigail Adams The life of Abigail Adams is truly an amazing story. Her will to support her husband‚ children‚ friends and extended family is what makes this woman an important person in our nations past. Mrs. Adams touched the lives of many people with her caring‚ loyal and understanding personality which is apparent throughout her entire life. Being the wife of John Adams was no easy task. Over the course of John and Abigail’s
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answer sheet. 1. Which of the following numbers completes the sequence 3‚ 8‚ 14‚ 21‚ 29‚ ___? 5. (C) 37 William earned $3‚200 per month as a teacher for the ten months from September to June. Then he took a job as a barista at a local café‚ where he earned $2‚000 per month during July and August. What was his average monthly pay for the 12 months? (D) 38 (A) $2‚400 (E) 39 (B) $2‚500 (A) 35 (B) 36 2. (F) 50 minutes (G) 1 hour and 10 minutes (H) 1 hour and 12 minutes (J) 1 hour and 15 minutes
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Kathia Nunez Mrs. Burns Eng. 11 1 Jan. 2012 Appearance vs. Reality Appearance vs. Reality is a prominent theme in The Crucible as some people are carried and blinded by appearance while others actually look at the facts‚ John Proctor and Elizabeth are not carried away by lies while Abigail and the rest of her friends are ignorant and spread lies. The town of Salem‚ Massachusetts went through a yearlong period of witch trials. A group of girls led by Abigail the reverend’s niece manipulated
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A tragedy is said to be "a representation of serious people"(Aristotle 94) . I n The Crucible‚ tragedy was used all throughout the story. For example‚ the characters lost dozens of their neighbors all because of one group of girl’s ability to lie. Through Aristotle’s definition of what a tragedy is; The Crucible can be easily defined as being a one with its tragic hero being portrayed through John Proctor and the seriousness of the overall play. John comes from a high position in society because
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Act 1- Scene 1 The first entrance of the ghost is made impressive because Marcellus and Bernardo only told Horatio about them seeing the ghost in the two nights before during their watch. Horatio did not believe them “Horatio says ‘tis but our fantasy and will not let belief take hold of him touching this sight twice seen of us;” (1.1.23-25) What makes the siting of the ghost so important is that the two guard believe it to be the ghost of the dead King Hamlet. When the ghost appears and Horatio
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Fanny Ngoussi Curtis Hessel ENGL 1500-003 08-04-2014 The Symbolism of Royalty in Act 1 of Shakespeare’s The Tempest Royalty and the distinction of high social classes defines the character relationships of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. In essence‚ the entire plot revolves around the disposition of the rightful Duke of Milan‚ Prospero‚ who is now confined to an island with his daughter Miranda. Prospero’s intent is to regain this royal status‚ above all demonstrated in his use of magic to make Miranda
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Salem Witch Trials consisted of many false accusations and unnecessary deaths. Arthur Miller portrayed the symptoms of “groupthink”‚ written by Irvin Janis‚ during the course of The Crucible. Janis’ article explores the psychology of decision making among a group. The major symptoms that seem to manifest The Crucible are self-censorship‚ pressure‚ and mindguards. Self-censorship is a common symptom of “groupthink” shown throughout Miller’s play. For instance‚ while John Proctor is frustrated about
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11-period 7 24 September 2012 In The Crucible‚ Arthur miller dramatizes the Salem witch trial‚ which people are falsely accusing of witchcraft because people were tempted to lie for their own benefit. Puritan societies were concern how they looked in other people eyes and judge each other based on their reputation. The ultimate goals of the puritans was to gain salvation because in order to look good in front of god eyes. The prideful character in The Crucible‚ defend their reputation by lying which
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