Diary entry from Pip’s point of view. 08/12/2012 Saturday Dear Diary‚ Today was a new day for me again. I went alone to the churchyard where the tombstones of my parents and my 5 brothers are in the marshes near my house. I live with my sister Mrs Joe Gargery and her husband‚ Joe Gargery‚ a blacksmith as a burden as she never likes me and always tells me off for everything. I stayed there near the gravestones until afternoon was returning back home‚ when I heard a terrible voice which told
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John Proctor in the Crucible The novel The Crucible takes place in a small town in Massachusetts named Salem. The town is extremely strict and there is little you can do‚ so everyone lives under serious morals. Throughout the story there is a lot of accusing‚ betrayal‚ and hysteria over witch craft after three girls are found playing in the woods. Since‚ Betty‚ reverend Parris’ daughter‚ ends up being ill after that incident they blame it on witchcraft. John Proctor is a farmer who is married to
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Living in the (1920s) Dear Darla this is Granny writing to you to inform you of how we did things in 1920. Things such as clothing‚ fashion and how it changed things for good. Hope things are going well with you‚ at the same time there were many things that I adopted to the change as well as others getting the fashion change. You will not believe how sexual activity and other social interaction changed as well; it has a lot to do with how you made it here to be my lovely Darla. The magazines and
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"But sir." Erick interrupted." In a siege timing is everything. The Southern Isles’ has a limited time to take the fortress before we receive help from Arendelle. This fortress is too big cor its current garrison‚ but once the army of Arendelle reach it it would be a hard nut to crack. A day of delay for the twenty-four-pounders is a day added to take the fortress and a day less to receive reinforcements." Nelberg looked in surprise at Erick. "You seem to know some concepts about siege warfare."
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John Proctor In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller portrayed John Proctor as a dynamic character in the story. John was a rural farmer in his thirties. John was an honest man who could not stand for hypocrisy. He isolated himself from the issues of Salem‚ Massachusetts by staying on his farm. Despite his hatred for hypocrites‚ John held a deep secret that would ruin his reputation if it was uncovered. This secret was his affair with Abigail Williams‚ who was once a servant to the Proctors and was
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destruction to everyone in the town of Salem. John Proctor can be labeled as one of the protagonist in the play as the story is partly centered on him. He makes a clearly a suitable character for the tragic hero because he has an integrity stabbing flaw‚ he has to choose between his fate and his reputation‚ and as far as morals go‚ he is definitively better than the other characters in the play although there are many defects in his character. John Proctor is a prime representation of a tragic hero.
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Honorable...Ashamed...Respected...All of these words can be used to describe John Proctor. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible John Proctor‚ one of the main characters‚ is faced with a variety of challenges. The most extreme test that he must face is to admit to a crime that ultimately leads to his death. At one time he was looked up to in the town of Salem‚ however when a situation arises‚ John Proctor must fight his conscience. He is motivated and tested to tell the truth even though it ruined his
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John Proctor is a local farmer who lives just outside of town. He is stern and harsh- tongued and hates hypocrisy. He initially was a sinful man who had an affair with Abigail. He was dishonest to Elizabeth and he had been felt guilty. Elizabeth hadn’t forgiven him easily. He hesitated to expose Abigail as a fraud because he worried that his secret which was to having an affair would be revealed. Because of the affair he admitted he was a witch. He decided against the admission because it would dishonor
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Proctors Hamartia What is a tragic hero? A tragic hero is someone of noble stature that is good but not perfect and has committed a fatal flaw. As a result of this flaw he is judged and has a downfall on his grand stature. He realizes his mistake‚ and learns from it. He then accepts his death with dignity. In the play The Crucible written in the early 1950’s by Arthur Miller‚ does John Proctor qualify as a tragic hero? During the playwright‚ John Proctor does have the elements to qualify as a tragic
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Crackling and sputtering‚ the scarlet fire gorged itself on yellow grass and piles of bodies‚ leaving trails of blackened meat and soil while metallic smelling smoke billowed to the clouds. Among the increasingly hellish terrain knelt a bloodied and charred man‚ practically cooked in his suit of metal armor. Even as steam surged from his melted skin and the soupy remains of his eyes dripped down his face‚ he still drew breath. “You would rather die than save your daughter?” A robed figure asked‚
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