Reverend John Hale A scholar from Beverly‚ Reverend Hale comes to Salem on Reverend Parris ’ request to investigate supernatural causes for Betty Parris ’ suspicious illness and thus instigates the rumors of witchcraft. Hale approaches the situation precisely and intellectually‚ believing that he can define the supernatural in definitive terms. Despite his early enthusiasm for discerning the presence of witchcraft in Salem‚ Hale soon grows disillusioned with the witchcraft accusations that abound
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support Proctor’s assertion? 4. (a) What is ironic about John Proctor’s comment that the witchcraft trials are “a black mischief”? (b) Why is it ironic that Rebecca Nurse is charged with witchcraft? (c) What is ironic about the fact that Ezekiel Cheever is the one with arrests Elizabeth Proctor? 5. Xxx ACT III 1. Which three depositions are presented to the court? 2. Cory charges that Putnam is “killing his neighbors for their land.” What does Danforth demand as proof? 3. Summarize
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Corps The Ordnance Corp is one of the oldest branches of the Army‚ established May 14‚ 1812. The U.S. Army Ordnance Department established from The Revolutionary War. General George Washington‚ the commander of the Continental Army‚ appointed Ezekiel Cheever to provide ordnance support to army in July 1775. Until 1779‚ all the armies had Ordnance personnel moving with them. They were civilians and Soldiers‚ served as conductors for maintenance - ammunition wagon and arms. Each conductor led five to
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for denyin’ it? There are them that will swear to anything before they’ll hang; have you never thought of that?” By this‚ John Proctor is saying that all the accused that confessed did so only to be set free‚ and were not really witches. After Ezekiel Cheever finds the poppet in John Proctor’s house and Proctor’s wife is being accused he also says: “If she is innocent! Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent‚ or Abigail? Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as
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Cited: Breslaw‚ Elaine G. "Altered Lives." Witches of the Atlantic World: A Historical Reader & Primary Sourcebook. New York: New York UP‚ 2000. 499. Print. Cheever‚ Ezekiel. "Examination of Tituba." Witches of the Atlantic World: A Historical Reader & Primary Sourcebook. New York: New York UP‚ 2000. 377. Print. Evans-Pritchard‚ E.E. "Witchcraft Among the Azande." Witches of the Atlantic World: A Historical
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“There are wheels within wheels in this village‚ and fires within fires‚” (Miller 152). Here‚ Mrs. Putnam argues with Rebecca Nurse over the cause of the death of her miscarriages. Instead of looking for a logical answer‚ like Rebecca‚ Mrs. Putnam believes that the cause was supernatural. Abigail preys on many villagers on the belief of supernatural events and incites them into hysteria. Her exaggerated acts not only scare the villagers but also distract them from reason and logic causing mass hysteria
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Conflicts take time and questioning to unfold the hidden truth behind a problem. In the course of a lifetime‚ confidence in a belief continues to grow until a roadblock stops it and changes the way of thinking. Confronting a problem that contradicts a popular belief is presented in Arthur Miller’s character‚ Reverend Hale‚ from The Crucible. Reverend Hale has been called to Salem to examine Reverend Parris’s daughter‚ Betty‚ for precise signs of the devil. As the play draws out‚ Hale’s stance on
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A study guide for our Puritan Unit. Answer the following questions in complete sentences and submit to turnitin.com before the end of class. Puritan Plain Style 1. Describe the characteristics of Puritan Plain Style. a. The main characteristics of Puritan Plain Style are that it was very straightforward‚ and it did not really have to be too deep. Also‚ it did not use many figures of speech and it was very simple writing. 2. Compare and contrast the main themes of “To My Dear and
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of Country by Susan Cheever In this assignment‚ I am going to analyze and comment on the American writer‚ Susan Cheever’s (1943) essay‚ My Little Bit of Country from the anthology Central Park published in 2012‚ where parts of my assignment will focus on the use of contrasts and the themes explored in the essay. Susan Cheever’s essay is based on her own memories of Central Park in New York City‚ which is her ‘little bit of country’. In My Little Bit of Country‚ Susan Cheever contrasts the life in
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The Importance of Literary Elements “The Swimmer” is a short story written by the author John Cheever. This interesting and erratic short story is about the main character Neddy Merrill. Neddy Merrill is an ostensibly light hearted‚ vigorous‚ happy and youthful man in an affluent community‚ who decides one summer afternoon that he will swim his way home from a cocktail party through the array of public and private swimming pools scattered throughout his neighborhood. As the story evolves‚ it becomes
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