 Mason Rahim Mrs.Mcgill English III-105 November 2017 The CrucibleIn The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ there is lots of scenes where mass hysteria is used by characters to exploit other people in the book. This is demonstrated in a story based off the Salem Witch Trials and a major problem in the McCarthy Era. Arthur Miller was living through this McCarthy Era where people were accused for being communists yet there was none. He wrote The Crucible based off the that. Mass hysteria is used within
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Arthur Miller’s historical play‚ “The Crucible” follows the story of the Salem witch trials. One of the main conflicts of the play was John Proctor’s affair with Abigail Williams‚ an affair which set off the witch trials. While Abigail has many obvious flaws and may be defended‚ her role and the severity of her actions cannot be overlooked. Abigail may not deserve the entirety of the blame‚ she most certainly deserves the consequences of her actions. Abigail fell in love with John during their
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protagonist of the story "My son the fanatic" by Hanif Kureishi. He is a Pakistani immigrant and lives with his wife and his son Ali in Britain. He was born in Lahore‚ the son of Pakistani parents. Parvez is very open-minded and has assimilated into Western society. As a taxi-driver‚ drunkard‚ pork-eater and friend of prostitutes‚ he´s totally disinterested in the Koran or in any Islamic beliefs. His attitude to Islam is also affected by negative experiences as a child ("...all young boys had been taught
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Selina Weng Honors English III Mrs. Maggert 14 April 2017 The Corruption of American Dream American dream was rooted in the words that each person‚ despite their origins‚ is capable of succeeding in life and this was all based on their skills and efforts. Fitzgerald shows the original American dream as a set of objectives that entailed settlement‚ freedom‚ and an honest life with the likelihood of upward social and economic mobility established through hard work‚ as corrupted and characterized
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How would the word Crucible be defined? The word crucible can be defined as a severe test or trial. Nevertheless the definition describes “The Crucible” because throughout the play witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts took place. These trials were extreme and intense‚ as a Crucible is defined. One major charter in which the symbolic significance of the title relates to is Abigail Williams. Throughout the play Abigail acted extreme about having spirits cast on her and accusing others of being witches
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Arthur Miller the author of The Crucible introduces John Proctor in a very interesting way. The first scene with Proctor and Abigail‚ gave the reader a wrong impression about Proctor and Abigail’s relationship. “Proctor: Abby‚ I may think of you softly from time to time…..We never touched‚ Abby. Abigail: Aye‚ but we did. Proctor: Aye‚ but we did not.” (Miller‚ 23). It seems that Proctor does not want to face the truth that him and Abigail had a very strong relationship. Having this type of scene
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Patrick Long Mrs. LeClerk Biology 132 Video Analysis In The Family that Walks on All Fours‚ a documentary by PBS NOVA‚ a genetic anomaly was discovered in a remote location in Turkey. A family of twenty-one‚ two parents and nineteen children‚ six of the children were born quadrupedal. The diagnosis was a debate between reverse evolution and a mental deficiency in the cerebellum; both of which deal with genetics. However‚ it was not debatable that many key factors such as inbreeding amongst
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One of the most important themes in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is the nature of authority and people who abuse it. In the story‚ authority is determined by the religious status one has in the community and often education plays a role. Nowadays‚ authority is noted by the place you have in society and is also based on education and sometimes wealth. It seems that whenever there is a figure of authority‚ there is always someone abusing the power designated to them. Back in the Puritan times‚ religious
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Explain How Arthur Miller Uses Act Three As A Dramatic Device To Expose The Rivalries Which Exist In Salem. In 1952‚ Arthur Miller wrote a play entitled‚ ‘The Crucible’. The play is centred on the witch trials that actually took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote about the event as an allegory for McCarthyism which occurred in the United States in the 1950s. McCarthyism was a time of great anti-communist suspicion in the late 1940s and 1950s. The key connections
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Life is like walking through Paradise with peas in your shoes. CHARLES EDWARD JERNINGHAM‚ The Maxims of Marmaduke Life is for each man a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors. EUGENE O’NEILL‚ Lazarus Laughed Live on‚ survive‚ for the earth gives forth wonders. It may swallow your heart‚ but the wonders keep on coming. You stand before them bareheaded‚ shriven. What is expected of you is attention. SALMAN RUSHDIE‚ The Ground Beneath Her Feet Life itself‚ too‚ is forever turning an infinitely
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