Reverend John Hale is an ignorant witch hunter and is first seen in the play to examine Betty. When he arrives at Parris’ residence‚ he is very proud because the public finally has some use for his life’s work. Hale enters carrying huge books and is very knowledgeable about the topic. Initially‚ Hale is the driving force behind all the witchcraft trials and convictions. Additionally‚ he encourages anyone he can to testify against accused witches. Throughout the play‚ he believes Abigail is rightfully
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One saying that has been passed down from generation to generation is that war is always unjust and evil. The story‚ My Brother Sam is Dead‚ by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier‚ shows how one family was dragged into the war and ripped apart by it. The Meeker family experienced the unfairness of war by losing friends and family and their business suffering. War is unfair for a numerous number of reasons. One particular reason is how it yanks people into it. For example‚ on page 94‚ Life
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that the major character is a woman named Mrs. Mallard. The term major character or main character is the character we see more of overtime‚ and tend to be more realistic and complex. Mrs. Mallard is viewed as the “good guy” or protagonist in this short story. She tends to be a round and dynamic character in the story due to the conflicts with her husband Mr. Bentley Mallard. In The Story of an Hour‚ Mrs. Mallard is often found under the category of a round character. A round character acts from varied
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Marigolds‚ by Eugenia Collier the main theme is growth and learning to persevere through a time of pain‚ hopelessness‚ and distress to eventually get to the light at the end of the darkness. In the story Marigolds the main character lives in a barren and bland community when suddenly a neighbor creates a form of unique beauty like no one in that neighborhood has ever seen before‚ because of the inability to handle this change the children in the story including the main character discriminate against
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John Proctor is a tormented individual. He believes his affair with Abigail irreparably damaged him in the eyes of God‚ his wife Elizabeth‚ and himself. True‚ Proctor did succumb to sin and commit adultery; however‚ he lacks the capacity to forgive himself. Unsurprisingly‚ his relationship with Elizabeth remains strained throughout the majority of the play. He resents Elizabeth because she cannot forgive him and trust him again‚ but he is guilty of the same thing. In fact‚ his own inability to forgive
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in a dingy dirty town‚ the front of his house is two story’s high‚ of nothing but ugly brick and the door was without a knocker or bell with the carvings of a schoolboy’s knife in it. Now the inside‚ as described by the lady who answered the door for Mr. Newcomb and the lawyer‚ was very nice with the finest of silver plates and furnished with beautiful seats and dressers. On the other hand‚ Dr. Jekylls house was two
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Hamlet “A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king‚ and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm.” This quote was found in act IV‚ scene iii‚ lines 27-28. It was said by Hamlet to Claudius. This develops the character of Hamlet very well because he is expressing a feeling without stating it bluntly. Hamlet is expressing his strong hatred towards Claudius when he says that beggars and kings are at the same level when they die. Claudius‚ being a snob‚ was affected him with this
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Give advice to the actor playing Mr Birling on how he should present the character to an audience? In this essay I am going to discuss Mr. Birling character in depth and advise the actor who plays him on how he should be presented. Mr Birling is a ‘heavy looking‚ rather portentous man in his middle fifties’ who is head of the family. Since he is next socially superior wife after his wife the actor should have a sense of power and authority in the room and be sat at the head of the table to emphasize
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------------------------------------------------- "Redemption Song" Analysis “Redemption Song‚” a magnificently composed song by Bob Marley relates to oppression and deliverance of African slaves‚ who were brought from Africa to Jamaica. The general theme of this song is the beauty of the redemption of people after oppression. Support of this theme is found in Bob Marley’s connotation and tone. Connotation‚ the diction of words‚ is the most significant aspect of this song that supports the theme
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Mrs. Dubose Character Log Low Zhe Kai (18) 2P1 Character Trait Quote Explanation Unlikable “Jem and I hated her. If she was on the porch when we passed‚ we would be raked by her wrathful gaze‚ subjected to ruthless interrogation regarding our behavior‚ and given a melancholy prediction on what we would amount to when we grew up‚ which was always nothing.” “Cords of saliva would collect on her lips; she would draw them in‚ then open her mouth again. Her mouth seemed to have a private
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