The Crucible by Arthur Miller gives in depth detail about John Proctor‚ the protagonist‚ and how he reacts to accusations of witchcraft. John Proctor went through a lot throughout the story‚ from cheating on his wife with Elizabeth‚ to his wife being accused of witchcraft‚ and later being accused of it himself. John was the only sensible man at the time‚ blatantly disagreeing with accusations and signs of witchcraft; this is dangerous for the government is going through extensive measures to get
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This book is a diary that goes through the last two years of a young teenage girl’s life‚ who got infected with the HIV virus after being date raped . The girl in the book is named Nancy and she is important enough to have her diary published because her life went from being a normal teenage girl with normal problems‚ to an abnormal girl with AIDS and abnormal problems. She agreed to have her diary published so that other people who think that AIDS and rape can’t ever happen to them can have
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Salem with her immature lies. At the very beginning of the play Proctor finds himself caught in a seductive lust while his wife is ill. During this time he grows particularlly fond of Abigail because she is able to satisfy his sexual needs. When confronted by Elizabeth‚ Proctor instantly cuts all ties with Abigail‚ apologizes to his wife whole-heartedly and tells her the truth about his affair. From that tense moment on Proctor begins
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love with John Proctor‚ whom she has an affair with. John is married to Elizabeth and when she finds out that John is sleeping with another woman‚ Abigail‚ she fires her from being their maid. Abigail’s hates Elizabeth’s guts‚ she will do anything to get rid of her and have John all to herself. Abigail came up with this idea if Elizabeth is out of the picture‚ maybe then her and John could be together.
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Document 28-1 From a war Nurse’s Diary 1918 This excerpt comes from the diary of a British nurse during World War I. In the entry the nurse is talking about her venture at The Fort of Walamen‚ detailing the lack of water supply and pile of dead bodies of the British and Belgian men. Because water supply was limited they had to use semi-pure water from the Scheldt that they boiled‚ to operate on the wounded soldiers‚ this was known as fomentation. While arriving to Antwerp there was a big explosion
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PIONEER DIARIES The Oregon Trail was much more than a pathway to the state of Oregon; it was the only practical corridor to the entire western United States. The places we now know as Washington‚ Oregon‚ California‚ Nevada‚ Idaho and Utah would probably not be a part of the United States today were it not for the Oregon Trail. That’s because the Trail was the only feasible way for settlers to get across the mountains. The journey west on the Oregon Trail was exceptionally difficult by today’s standards
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In the play‚ “The Crucible‚” by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is portrayed as a tormented individual whose flaws inevitably lead him to his own destruction. Proctor’s lust for Abigail Williams is the instigator of the hysteria surrounding the witch trails. During the Salem Witch trials‚ Proctor tries to convince the court that the trial are fraudulent‚ he is then thrown into the mix of a corrupt society with greedy preachers‚ landowners trying to steal land‚ and a young girl infatuated with him and
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John Proctor‚ one of the main characters in The Crucible‚ is remorseful‚ candid‚ and industrious. Arthur Miller created John Proctor to be a likeable character. He is a flawed character who tries to make what he did wrong‚ right. Even though John and Elizabeth Proctor are still having a hard time dealing with his mistake‚ the reader can still recognize that he is a personable man. There is always something that will be in the back of John Proctors mind throughout his life. He had an affair with
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REACTION PAPER ON THE FILM " ELIZABETH" Introduction (Film Review) At about 1553 when King Henry VIII has died. His sickly son Edward VI reigns for a short while before dying so his eldest daughter‚ Mary‚ a childless Catholic‚ has ascended to the throne. Under Mary’s reign‚ Protestants‚ known as heretics‚ are being burned to death. Mary is ill and her half sister‚ Protestant Elizabeth‚ is next in line to the throne. Regardless of Mary being queen‚ she would never allow a Protestant to rule
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Integrity is achieved through the gaining of wisdom; the gaining of wisdom is a direct result of failure. Arthur Miller wrote the moralizing drama‚ The Crucible‚ in this play the main character John Proctor was wrongly accused of witchcraft and served the death penalty along with two others. The story of John Proctor was indirectly summarized by the American author William Saroyan when he said‚ "Good people...are good because they ’ve come to wisdom through failure‚" meaning that a person willing to sacrifice
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