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    The Crucible

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    September 27‚ 2001 English The Crucible Pride‚ a simple five letter word that has played an important role throughout the history of man kind. The word pride caused ancient Egyptians to make amazing monuments like pyramids and golden tombs‚ it caused the French to build a world known monument‚ the Eiffel tower‚ but has also taken the lives of many men. Wars‚ battles‚ crusades‚ murders‚ hate‚ cold-heartedness‚ and many more‚ are great examples of when men think too much of themselves and have excessive

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    How does Hosseini portray tension in Pages 62-65 In Chapter Seven‚ Hosseini uses a significant amount of imagery to portray the violence taking place in the alley. He uses animal imagery to depict the rivalry between Hassan and Assef and his cronies. The alley has been described as ’blind’‚ to show that there is no end to it and Hassan is trapped‚ just like prey being trapped by its predator‚ in this case Assef. Assef is reminiscent of the head of a pack of wild animals‚ leading his group and

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    Brian Witkowski English/Communications III 1/8/2015 Sparing the Innocent Throughout the Crucible‚ there were many brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for a greater cause. When being accused of witchcraft‚ many of them denied these accusations because they were not true causing them to be put to death. They all tried to bring light to the fact that they were innocent‚ with no avail. Therefore‚ it is admirable to sacrifice oneself and spare the innocent‚ rather than sacrifice others in

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    How to Read Drama

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    How to Read Drama Reading a drama is like going to see a play but instead of watching the play unfold with your eyes‚ you see it unfold in your head. To read a play you must follow a series of steps so you can fully understand what you’re reading and so you won’t get confused. The first thing you must do is look at the title and think to yourself what does the title say about the play. Thinking what the title first means usually affects your thoughts throughout the drama. This is an important step

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    Trifles Feminist Drama

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    Feminist drama Trifles is seen as an example of early feminist drama‚ because it is two female characters’‚ Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale’s‚ ability to sympathize with the victim’s wife‚ Minnie‚ and so understand her motives‚ that leads them to the evidence against her‚ while the men are blinded by their cold‚ emotionless investigation of material facts. The female characters find the body of a canary‚ which had its neck wrung‚ killed in the same way as the deceased (John Wright)‚ thus leading them to

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    In the play‚ ‘The Crucible‚’ written by Arthur Millar‚ conflict is the cornerstone around which the text is moulded. Although most of the conflicts are external‚ there are also examples of severe internal conflict‚ as can be seen in Millar’s protagonist character‚ John Proctor. Mary Warren‚ Proctor’s servant-girl‚ is also a victim of internal conflict within the play. Proctor‚ in addition‚ is involved in external conflict too‚ between him and Judge Danforth‚ him and Elizabeth Proctor‚ and him and

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    The Crucible A prime example of someone who has gained power through accusations and manipulation is Abigail Williams. She had the most power throughout the whole book and one person she had power over was Elizabeth Proctor. On page 80‚ Cheever states “… And he goes to save her‚ and‚ stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly‚ he drew a needle out. And demandin’ her of how she come to be so stabbed‚ she testify it were your wife’s familiar spirit pushed it in.” Cheever is explaining to Hale and

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    In Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ Abigail demonstrates the emotions of love‚ determination‚ and cunningness. Abigail expresses a love through power and control over the village of Salem. She infrequently takes desperate measures in order to make sure John Proctor will renounce Elizabeth. Abigail takes advantage of the events taking place in the village. In Arthur Miller ’s 1953 The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams demonstrates the emotions of love‚ determination and cunningness because of her love for

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    The Birds Essay

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    The birds joyously dance around‚ singing exaggerated paeans unto Pithetaerus‚ their sad excuse for a king. They start‚ what seems to be‚ an endless rambling frenzy of compliments that feed his growing ego. In Aristophanes’ play‚ The Birds‚ a comical scene is illustrated that brilliantly fuses together irony and humor. The use of hyperboles and rhyme shape Aristophanes’ satirical tone‚ which sends his audience into a state of gasping laughter. Although he uses poetic diction to define Pithetaerus

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    Hysteria in the Crucible

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    Hysteria in The Crucible               Arthur Miller’s‚ “The Crucible”‚is about the witch trials that occurred in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the spring of 1692. For the people in the town of Salem‚ it was hard to believe that their own neighbors‚ who they thought were good people‚ could be witches. The plot of the play is quite disturbing. The play starts off with these 14 girls who cry out witchcraft. The town fears witchcraft so hysteria begins to take over. Later‚ dozens of people are wrongly accused

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