In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ John Proctor plays the role of a tragic hero. During the hysteria in Salem‚ he managed to keep his wits about him despite previous mistakes that he made. Proctor’s affair with Abigail and his strength to keep from blackening the names of his friends make him a tragic hero. Proctor’s affair with Abigail results in trouble for him throughout the play. The affair caused the witch-hunts because Abby did not want anyone to have John if she could not. Miller includes
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Munirat Kaffo Cralle EN 102 Oct. 31‚ 2013 Rhetorical Paper Compare and Contrast: King vs. Truth A speech‚ or formal address delivered to an audience‚ has many purposes. It can be used to inform people and increase awareness on topics or to teach and demonstrate things. Speeches can also persuade people to make a change and can be entertaining. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and Sojourner Truth’s”Ain’t I a Woman” speech both appeal to their audience through the art of persuasion through
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dramatis personas that are significant. Two very significant characters in the crucible are Abigail and Elizabeth. Elizabeth is married to John proctor and Abigail throughout the story tries to seduce and have an affair with him. This shows that Elizabeth‚ however‚ is better than Abigail because good people are able to identify with her‚ they fight for proctors love in different ways‚ and they both drive the plot of good versus evil. Firstly‚ these characters lives and their actions give the audience
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Character Analysis John Proctor: The Tragic Hero John Proctor was born on October 9‚ 1631 to John and Martha Hopper Proctor in Assignton‚ Sufffolk County England. In 1635‚ he immigrated to the United States with his parents when he was just three years old‚ along with his one year-old sister Mary. He was considered a prosperous landowner‚ and occupied various offices of trust in the colony. When John Proctor‚ Sr. died‚ he left his estate to his son. In the year of 1655 John Proctor married Martha Giddons
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Compare and Contrast (The Snyper & The Most Dangerous Game) The story The Sniper takes place during the civil war in Dublin‚ where a single sniper waits on a roof top to eliminate any threat from the oposing forces. This story is very tense right from the beginning as soon as he noticed the enemys watching him and a bullet comes close to hitting him. This story’s opening is one that catches your attention and gets you really focused on the story. The Most Dangerous Game on the other hand starts
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controversy that John Proctor is the nobleman of the story and presented as an archetypal tragic hero. John Proctor is a farmer that lives outside the town with his wife Elizabeth. He is a good man with many good deeds but has one sin that is his biggest downfall. His admiration for Abigail Williams. Which sparks off the plot of the novel The Crucible John Proctor is a tragic hero by his actions during the trials‚ his tragic flaw‚ and how faces and accepts death with honor. John Proctor’s action
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genre of movies interests me‚ because you are constantly kept on the edge of your seat. I think when you take a look at various horror films and compare them; you will notice an array of different scare tactics/methods. You will also notice many cliché ideas that a lot horror flicks have in common. I will point these ideas out in detail‚ when I compare The Dawn of The Dead horror flick released in 1978‚ with the one released in 2004; Two and a half decades later. The original Dawn of The Dead
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within witch hunts. One of the main characters of this story is the Reverend John Hale‚ whose role thickens as the plot does. After finding out what the young women from town were up to in the woods with the slave from Barbados‚ Minister Parris immediately contacted the Reverend John Hale from Beverly to investigate. Reverend Hale was an expert on searching for the devil in his many disguised forms. Minister Parris wanted Reverend Hale to investigate the illness that had come over his daughter‚ Betty
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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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John Proctor is an honest‚ hardworking‚ good man except for his one flaw that became a downfall for him and other accused “witches” living in Salem. His lust for Abigail that led to an affair created jealousy towards his wife Elizabeth‚ and resulted in Abigail spreading lies and causing witch hysteria to arise. After the trials began‚ John realized that he could out Abigail and make everyone see her for what she was (a liar) and put an end to many innocent deaths by confessing to his adultery and
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