in Salem‚ a figurative crucible. The pressure from their society destroys many characters in this play‚ forcing them to become liars‚ or extremely selfish‚ throwing others into the fire to save themselves. Or‚ if the characters are purified‚ like Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor‚ they will not buckle and break under the intensity‚ but they will be hung from the highest noose. The word crucible comes from the latin word‚ crucibulum‚ which derives from the word crux‚
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Summary The story begins by vivid background info on how Henrietta came to realize that she was ill. It is evident that she is suffering from cervical tumor- a condition that is making her feel uncomfortable throughout her life. The effective foreshadowing allows us to forecast what is likely to happen. As the story progresses‚ we are able to understand what Henrietta really needs. From her childhood background we are able to know what she did
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Shyann Jobe Professor Rebecca Benas English 101B Friday‚ September 20‚ 2012 Anaphora in Modern Literature Repetition in literature is often used as more than just a meaningless echo in the writer’s words. With its many different forms (some more subtle than others)‚ the author can quite often sway the tone and mood of their work dramatically without the average reader noticing the effect while using this literary device. Some of these forms stress the repetition of initial or internal consonants
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toward the end of the reign of King Richard I‚ England is in the grip of turmoil. The king is far from the country‚ having been imprisoned by the rulers of Austria and Germany on his way home from the Crusades. In his absence‚ the throne is held by Prince John‚ but the real authority lies in the hands of the nobles‚ who have used Richard’s absence as an excuse to fortify their own power at the expense of the monarchy’s. This state of affairs has aggravated relations between the two groups of people
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In the start of The Crucible‚ we are introduced to a very simple man at first. His name is Reverend Hale. Not too long in the story we see him drastically change due to events he experiences and logical thinking in every situation. Very quickly we see him change from the simple‚ easy minded Reverend in the beginning to an uneasy and complex character at the end. In Act I Reverend‚ or John‚ Hale is presented to the reader in a straightforward manner. Reverend Hale is from Boston and has been called
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Crucible: Questions and Answers. Act 1 1. Who is the leader? How would you describe Mary Warren in relation to the other girls? Abigail is the dominant figure in charge of the girls‚ making her the leader. In relation to the other girls‚ Marry Warren is very aware of the consequences and would like to avoid getting in trouble with the elders‚ therefore she tries to pull herself away from the girls. 2. What have the girl done to violate Puritan codes and could explain their behaviour? How does
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they struck. "Going to be a storm‚" said Ralph‚"and you’ll have rain like when we dropped here. Who’s clever now? Where are your shelters? What are you going to do about that?" -683 Ralph mentioning that there was going to be a storm‚that was foreshadowing cause further down the book‚ Simon did get struck by lightning when Jack and he’s crew started to do there chant.Ralph couldn’t believe that some people where leaving his group to join Jacks‚ in that case he said it’s going to rain and that they
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I. Authorial Background Titilola Mark/3rd Author Miller was an American playwright‚ essayist and prominent figure in twentieth-century American theatre. Born on October 17‚ 1915‚ in Harlem‚ New York City‚ he was the second of three children of Polish Jewish immigrants. At the University of Michigan‚ Miller first majored in journalism and worked as a reporter and night editor for the student paper‚ the Michigan Daily. It was during this time that he wrote his first play‚ “No Villain” which won the
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at the sight of a crimson‚ hand-shaped birthmark on the cheek of his beautiful bride‚ Georgiana. (2) Georgiana agrees to try to remove the birthmark to please her husband [with the help of grotesque‚ ingenious assistant Aminadab]. (3) Many foreshadowing clues lead to the death of Georgiana after she drinks the potion that will supposedly remove her
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Once the paper has been torn‚ Miller describes it as ‘though it were his life’ which is true because he now faces a death penalty for tearing it. After having confessed it seems as though Proctor can relax and is finally open with Elizabeth. When Rebecca almost falls‚ but lands in the arms of John Proctor‚ its displaying the tragic hero that he is. Also when she claims she has had no breakfast its almost as though she’s trying to stay strong but she’s obviously weak. When the drum rolls begin‚ its
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