In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is a good man. He is a puritan‚ a husband‚ and an all around valuable member of the community. All of this is represented by his name. The name of John Proctor could be considered his most prized possession. Proctor is very strong-willed and caring; however‚ he has committed adultery and had absolutely no intentions of joining in the witch trials. After his wife got involved‚ he feels that he can’t sit back and accept what is happening to the town. John
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OPIC TWO Discuss the theme of pride in the play The Crucible Paragraph I (introduction) Definition of excessive pride Brief summary of the play Introduction to the main characters Paragraph 2 (begin body) Reverend Hale Example of pride (quote/pg#/explanation) Result of his pride (example from the play/ another quote/pg#/explanation) Conclusion (was his pride justified?) Paragraph 3 (continue body) Elizabeth Proctor Example of pride (quote/pg#/explanation)
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11-period 7 24 September 2012 In The Crucible‚ Arthur miller dramatizes the Salem witch trial‚ which people are falsely accusing of witchcraft because people were tempted to lie for their own benefit. Puritan societies were concern how they looked in other people eyes and judge each other based on their reputation. The ultimate goals of the puritans was to gain salvation because in order to look good in front of god eyes. The prideful character in The Crucible‚ defend their reputation by lying which
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fallacies in both Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” and William Bennett’s article “Aurora heroes”. A. In both the article and the play‚ men protect their own by sacrificing their own lives. B. Love is evident in everyday life‚ because it is an emotion. The men who died as Aurora heroes loved their significant other‚ enough to protect them. Abigail Williams loved John Proctor and she believed that he loved her too. C. Miller created John Proctor as a “brave hero”‚ as William
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McCarthyism and the Red Scare dominated society and culture‚ instilling the terror and suspicions of an invisible enemy on an uninformed people. This enemy was that of communism. Written to alert society of the doom that lurked nearby‚ Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ depicts the consequences that come from the hysteria associated with accusations made against one’s neighbor and in some cases friend. From the play‚ one can gather that guilt in society is destructive to communal relationships. The evidence that
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The main character of “The Outsiders” was Ponyboy Curtis‚ the younger brother of Darry and Sodapop Curtis. Ponyboy is very unique from all of the other characters‚ they are all unique. He isn’t the tuff like Dally‚ the pet like Johnny‚ the leader like Darry‚ the silly one like Sodapop‚ the wisecrack like two-bit‚ or even the confident and arrogant one like Steve. Ponyboy is quiet‚ smart‚ young‚ and kind. One of Ponyboys obstacles in the book was his brother Darry‚ the leader of the gang. “I could
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control‚ and the quilt and the dead bird tell the real story of the Wright home. There is irony in the focus on the activity of her hands "pleating" her apron‚ this is mentioned several times by Lewis Hale‚ who is a neighboring farmer. These same hands are the ones that put the knotted rope around John Wright’s neck. There also is a focus on the work of her hands‚ when the women find the quilt she was working on; and the preserves of fruit. The apron‚
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opening remarks for this literary analysis of community in the crucible are of the following. Theme‚ with the topic of community expanded .The setting is in the old puritans’ community. And allusions’ to other events in real life‚ that were encrypted in the text. Furthermore‚ how the story outlines what still happens in modern day communities. The theme of community is portrayed through the setting‚ and the characters. The characters are placed in a very strict religious‚ puritan community which
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Character is the way a person acts emotional or physical in which their qualities distinct that individual from others. In the yellow wallpaper by charlotte Perkins Gilman the narrator is suffering from postpartum depression. In the beginning John who is the narrator husband move to a colonial mansion with her just for her own good which is for her to feel better from her depression. In the mansion there is a wallpaper that every time the narrator looks at it‚ she sees a woman stuck in the paint
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cryptology‚ and national efforts by the civilian population. One of the national efforts was the creation of Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings into the depth of the American Communist Party. Arthur Miller uses his play The Crucible as an allegory for the McCarthy Hearings through characters‚ and events that take place in the play. Much like the persecution that perceived communists endured during the McCarthy investigations‚ the people in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts endured considerable strife as
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