Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams are two main characters in Arthur Miller’s novel The Crucible. Abigail Williams was once the servant for Proctor however Elizabeth Proctor fires her after she learns about Abigail and her husband’s affair. Both women are same in some ways but they have different motives. One of the similarities they have is that both love John Proctor but in different ways. Elizabeth loves him truly and for all the right reasons. He is her husband and they share their lives
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His name alone is ironic‚ in the fact that he assists in Connie’s doom. This most likely plays to the fact that why you see at first glance is not the truth. Some critics believe Arthur Friend is symbolic of the devil‚ something that may or may not have some truth behind it. With the use of his last name‚ Friend is anything but a friend. By using a word that usually has a positive connotative meaning‚ the author takes that meaning
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Yemi Salami Mrs. R. Patterson English 5 AP 22 October‚ 2012 Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is one troubled (and multi-faceted) man. A brilliant speaker‚ a kind man‚ a wise reverend – everyone loves this guy. He’s pretty much a rock star in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (and that doesn’t seem like such an easy feat in Puritan society). With his education and religious standing it allows him to have a larger sense of humility and understanding. So with Dimmesdale also being
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Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible develops characters that portray problems with their identities. This inner struggle is clearly seen in the main character John Proctor. He is the man Miller has chosen to struggle with “the dilemma of men‚ fallible‚ subject to pride‚ but forced to choose between the “negative good” of truth and morality‚ and the “positive good” of human life.” (Internet‚ Arthur Miller Home Page) In order for this character to develop‚
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Mithian sniffed a couple of white roses with a contented smile. Their gentle scent soothed her mind and soul. She exhaled allowing Tension’s stranglehold to dissipate upon the warm late afternoon breeze. Granted she still worried about the enchanted nobles in the dungeon. She could almost smell Discontent’s toxic odor hanging over the castle. But for the moment‚ she would concern herself solely with the present and future. She had her friends. She had her flowers. She had the throne. She had her
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"Break‚ Break‚ Break"‚ "The Charge of the Light Brigade"‚ "Tears‚ Idle Tears" and "Crossing the Bar". Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes‚ such as Ulysses‚ although In Memoriam A.H.H. was written to commemorate his best friend Arthur Hallam‚ a fellow poet and fellow student at Trinity College‚ Cambridge‚ who was engaged to Tennyson’s sister‚ but died from a brain haemorrhage before they could marry. Tennyson also wrote some notable blank verse including Idylls of the King‚ "Ulysses"
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“Is that Normal?” in Jabberwocky Terrifying monsters and haunting creatures have plagued the world since the invention of myth. To explain the unexplainable with inaccessibility to modern reason and knowledge‚ ancient humans used fables to describe how mysterious events occurred. However‚ because of the discovery of scientific logic in recent centuries‚ monsters have been abolished from literal existence and are now frequently used to convey metaphorical beasts in modern day society or its ideals
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There was a Knight in King Arthur’s time who raped a fair young maiden. King Arthur sent a decree out that the Knight must be brought to justice. When the Knight is captured‚ he is condemned to death‚ but the Queen intercedes on behalf of the Knight and asks the King to allow her to pass judgment on the Knight. The Queen asks the Knight‚ “What is the thing that most women desire?” The Knight does not have an answer. The Queen releases the Knight‚ but commands him to return within one year with an
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Arthur Andersen’s Troubles 1. Arthur Anderson (AA) should have been able to help prevent to some extent the Enron disaster‚ however‚ they either missed or ignored Enron’s manipulations allowing the fraud to continue as long as it did. AA contributed to the disaster by approving the structure of many Special Purpose Entities (SPE)‚ which Enron used for off-balance sheet financing. The SPEs did not meet the requirements of an independent company and should have been consolidated with Enron’s
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The Crucible The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ is a play modeled after the Red Scare. The Red Scare was a period when fear of communism grew to hysteria‚ and it reflected the topic of The Crucible. In this play‚ a wave of fear spreads throughout Salem ad accusations of witchcraft begin to rise. A character‚ John Proctor‚ displays great pride throughout the play but also demonstrates change because he was at first doubtful‚ but later comes to realize its severity. John Proctor’s combination of these
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