this village like a bridegroom to his beloved‚ bearing gifts of high religion; the very crowns of holy law I brought‚ and what I touched with my bright confidence‚ it died; and where I turned the eye of my great faith‚ blood flowed up. Beware‚ Goody Proctor - cleave to no faith when faith brings blood. It is mistaken law that leads you to sacrifice. Life‚ woman‚ life is God’s most precious gift; no principle‚ however glorious‚ may justify the taking of it. I beg you‚ woman‚ prevail upon your husband
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The female protagonist is a difficult character to create as well as execute. However‚ it has been done since about 1000 AD. There are six characteristics that make a strong female protagonist (Patterson). The first trait is having a goal that must be reached and that usually has grave consequences if not attained (Patterson). Second is that she is usually flawed; meaning she has to make choices and the lack thereof could potentially change the story (Patterson). Thirdly‚ she must capture the audiences’
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Character Trait of Creon The Greek tragedy Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ introduces characters that can be described as tragic heroes. This tragedy has the character face with a dramatic reconciliation. Creon‚ one of the main characters in the play‚ is a major tragic hero because of his personal characteristics and the actions he made. There were three specific characteristics that can be explained to describe Creon’s personality. He was ignorant‚ rude and insecure. Creon had a natural habit of being
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The Crucible‚ a play written to criticize the Red Scare‚ involves a theme which focuses on how the characters change as an effect of the intensity and hysteria of the town’s witch trials. Elizabeth Proctor and Reverend Hale‚ two major characters in the play‚ experience internal changes as the play progresses due to the individual pressures of the witch trials. Elizabeth Proctor faces the test of having been accused as a witch‚ having her husband be accused and condemned as a witch‚ and trying to
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ohn Proctor was born in England.[5][6] When he was just three years old‚ his parents brought their family to America. They sailed from London‚ England‚ on 12 April 1635[7] on a ship called the “Susan and Ellen”.[8] Upon arrival‚ they settled in the Chebacco area of Ipswich‚ Massachusetts.[9][10][11] Proctor’s father owned many properties and was considered to be one of the wealthiest residents in Ipswich and had two shares in Plum Island in 1664.[12] He also held many offices within the colony.[13]
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As seen in Act II of The Crucible‚ the Proctor family was in a crisis with John and Elizabeth in constant tension after John had an affair with Abigail Williams. The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ is a play about the events of the Salem Witch Trials. In the play‚ many characters make accusations that several people were with the Devil. This conflict has many similarities to McCarthyism‚ a practice popular in the 1950’s‚ in which someone accuses another person of something without any proper evidence
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Story book characters traits and personalities can be developed in many ways. This was shown in‚ George Orwell’s‚ Animal Farm when a group of animals decide to overthrow Farmer Jones’s farm. After they get rid of Farmer Jones‚ a pig named Napoleon decides to appoint himself as leader‚ which causes much issue amongst the animals in the farm. In the book Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was displayed as the cruel‚ clever and deceptive character Napoleon. There were many instances where Napoleon was shown
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the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail Williams‚ one of the main characters‚ fabricates the lies that begin the witch hunt in her attempt to divert everyone’s attention towards her including the attention of John Proctor. In the play‚ Proctor has an affair with young Abigail while his wife goes through postpartum depression causing Abigail to fall in love with him but John returns to his wife Elizabeth. While Elizabeth Proctor barely forgives him‚ John does all he can to make it up to her. Unfortunately
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in common whether they see it or not.” –William Hall. Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor were not as different as they seemed‚ they were alike in their love of the same man‚ John Proctor. These women each had their own role in what happened in Salem‚ their roles were very different but had big consequences‚ good or bad‚ in Salem. Elizabeth had the role of the loving (or not so loving) wife of John Proctor. Elizabeth being the Godly woman she is cannot bear the secret of John and Abigail’s affair
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predicts behavior are situational factors instead of character traits. Globalists disagree with that statement and argue that character traits predict behavior. They also propose that good actions are defined as those done by people with the proper virtues and that virtues exist as part of individuals’ character makeup. A variety of psychological studies doubt these premises. The main issue is whether we have stable personality and character traits. Appiah uses modus tollens to give a logically from
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