Andrew Suazo 12/4/11 P.4 John Proctor VS. Arthur Dimmesdale The sixth commandment states‚ "Thou shall not commit adultery." This is something that both John Proctor from "The Crucible" and Arthur Dimmesdale from "The Scarlet Letter" committed. John Proctor’s partner in crime is Abigail Williams and Arthur Dimmesdale’s is Hester Prynne. The big difference between these two men is that John accepts his sin and Arthur does not. They both share the same sin‚ but they lived two different
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Before Jesus make his judgment‚ one group of people brings an adulteress women. Normally for adultery the punishment was death by the stoning. But at that time Jesus decrees the first person throw the stone that must be free from the sin. At last no one remains. From this bible parallels‚ Camus made outline which is reflection of the Guillotine from
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A narrative is a sequence of events linked together and is often described as a story. The word “narrative” is often preferred over the term “story” because “story” often implies a fictional retelling‚ or one not based in reality. According to Fee & Stuart (pg 90) “Narratives are stories-purposeful stories retelling the historical events of the past that are intended to give meaning and direction for a given people in the present.” Often‚ Christians misread the Old Testament by virtue of assuming
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remained in England. There‚ she encountered (and fell in love with) a man by the name of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. The Reverend shared her love and it cost her her reputation and the rest of her life she was to wear a scarlet letter "A" boasting adultery. Though the Reverend’s crime wasn’t public‚ he was torn up inside from guilt. This guilt was somehow magnified by a certain Roger Chillingworth (Hester’s rightful husband) who was supposed to be rersponsible for the Reverend’s care. The Crucible
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cut off. Honesty was another thing that was very important to the Babylonians. If a woman was accused by her husband of sleeping with another man‚ and she can’t prove that she hadn’t‚ she had to throw herself in the river. This also shows that adultery was unacceptable. For example‚ if a man’s wife were caught with another man‚ the two would be tied together and thrown in the river. Incest was also forbidden in their society. If a man slept with his daughter‚ he would be banned from the city
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other even though they are in two different stories. Arthur Dimmesdale‚ one of the main characters of The Scarlet Letter‚ is a respected reverend in society that commits a horrendous and sinful act‚ adultery‚ with a woman named Hester Prynne. John Proctor‚ a main character from The Crucible‚ commits adultery as well with his servant‚ Abigail Williams. These two characters‚ aside from the others that have a role in the story‚ are perhaps the best comparison due to their similarities in flaws and differences
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the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the scarlet letter portrays the image and a story of a young woman who has committed adultery and is forced to wear the scarlet letter “A” on the center of her chest. Hawthorne tells about her life and how she goes through life with the excruciating burden like that of sin. When Hester Prynne is first accused of committing adultery‚ the puritan society refuses to acknowledge her for they fear the effects of the scarlet letter. As time progresses‚ Hester begins
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be avoided‚ while Abigail long to be the center of attention. While Hester attracted further into herself as she was being judged for her adultery‚ Abigail resorted to lying to protect herself. Their natures could not have been more different‚ but they did have some things in common. They both wanted more power as women‚ and were accused of the sin of adultery. Although Hester Prynne was not as obvious as Abigail as she flaunted society‚ she disliked it more than Abigail did. Abigail didn’t like
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unconscious internal state which motivates him/her to do certain actions. Every performance must be done with an explanation; it could either be consciously or unconsciously. In the movie Unfaithful‚ Connie Sumner‚ the main character of the story‚ commits adultery because of her selfish acts. What motivated her to her action? There is no exact definite answer. But according to Freudian psychology‚ otherwise known as psychoanalytic theory‚ Freud would quote that Connie has had a lot of unconscious desires‚
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her to America and later he promised to follow after he finished with business. Hester Prynne does not hear from her husband for several years and eventually commits adultery. The Puritan
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