THE CRUCIBLE CHARACTER ANALYSIS CHARACTER Abigail Williams DESCRIPTION OF CHARACTER MOTIVATION FOR ACTIONS PERSONALITY TRAITS 17-year-old niece of Rev. Parris had an affair with John Proctor to protect herself her desire to have John Proctor all to herself witnessing her parents’ murder good at deceiving others violent untrustworthy leader vengeful Betty Parris 10-year-old daughter of Rev. Parris scared to get in trouble scared Reverend Parris Salem’s minister; disliked by many people
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The Analysis of Macbeth Character development Macbeth is a greatest tragedy drama written by a phenomenal playwright William Shakespeare. It is the story of crime‚ punishment‚ guilt‚ and insatiability. At the beginning of the story‚ Macbeth is a brave warrior‚ honourable‚ and loyal. He fought loyally to safe Scotland and to defend Duncan‚ the king of Scotland. However‚ the situation which is presented by the three witches‚ the influence from his wife and his own ambition has made him begin to
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Character Analysis of Sammy in “A&P” John Updike’s contemporary short story “A&P” is narrated by Sammy‚ a nineteen year old checkout clerk at a local grocery store. The story focuses on a specific experience concerning three young girls who enter the store. Through Sammy’s observation and analysis of the girls and the other patrons‚ the reader is able to better understand Sammy’s personal character. Sammy is immature‚ boldly chauvinistic‚ and bored with his mediocre surroundings. However‚ by
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Character Analysis: Caliban The character of Caliban is generally thought to be one of the author’s master-pieces. It is not indeed pleasant to see this character on the stage any more than it is to see the god Pan personated there. He is one of the wildest and most abstract characters from Shakespeare. His deformity of both body and mind is redeemed by the power and truth of the imagination displayed in it. Shakespeare has described the brutal mind of Caliban in contrast with the pure and original
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Fleur Pillager 1 Character Analysis of Fleur Pillager Fleur Pillage is the most extraordinary character in this story. She is not only physically powerful‚ but also spiritually strong. She is strong willed and resolute to live her life as she wants to. She never listens to the town or tribal gossip about her and let it repress her. People pretty much stay out of her way because she is extremely diverse. They are too afraid to try to understand her or get to know her. Her life
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To Kill A Mockingbird Character Analysis: Dill Harris Introduced into the story in chapter one page 7 Even though his first impression to Jem and Scout was a bit odd‚ he automatically gains their attention and respect. (page 7) Stays at May comb for the duration of each summer at his aunts house and then returns to his mothers and step fathers house Dill returns to and leaves May comb many times in the duration of the novel after that visit and their initial meeting. Dill is a very
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Character Analysis of Meursault in the novel The Outsider In the novel “The Outsider” written by Albert Camus‚ Meursault is a character that is detached and unemotional as he gives no importance to anything and he recognizes the world around him through his senses. All through part one of the novel‚ Meursault does not really explain his characteristics therefore Camus explains his character instead of giving away his physical description. The language used is very simple and direct‚ which
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The Grapes of Wrath: Minor Character Analysis Many authors use minor characters to help the audience analyze the surface meaning and gain support of main characters in text. They briefly come out in the novel but have a huge impact in the plot of the book. John Steinbeck‚ in his novel The Grapes of Wrath‚ demonstrates that minor characters represent a major significance to the story as a whole. He portrays Muley Graves as a minor character in the novel that chooses to stay on his land
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The Glass Menagerie Character Analysis "The play is memory" (5). The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a play narrated by the character Tom about his memory of his life with his family in the thirties. Although he is absent for the majority of the latter half of the play‚ Tom is the main character. Tom is also the protagonist‚ despite his bad qualities. The antagonist is a character never seen‚ the father. Tom is the main character of The Glass Menagerie. He opens and closes the play
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with lower characters‚ as opposed to the blank verse that would mirror his eloquence and upbringing‚ casting light on Don’s inner struggle and conflictions. Coming to terms with his birth and accompanying stereotypes‚ as he warns Conrad‚ “Let me be who I am and seek not to alter me” embracing his subsequent destiny so entirely that he deems himself incapable of change. “Concealing what you are and pretending to be what you are not is a widespread activity among Shakespeare’s good characters as well
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