Jewel is not a likely candidate for a savior‚ at least on a moral sense. He exhausts profanity often‚ even uses God’s name in vain numerous times. Yet to Addie‚ he is the son she most cares for‚ the product of her affair with Whitfield. She gave her other children to Anse but since the affair was kept secret‚ Jewel belonged only to her. Since they both share
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In Arthur Miller’s Act 3 of The Crucible‚ both Giles’s and Mary’s deposition is meant to help but is then used against them and cause more problems and as the story goes on‚ Hale starts to show regret towards the court. At the start of act 3‚ the readers see Rev. Paris saying that the people who oppose the church is an attack. Hale starts to show his irritation when the evidence given to prove that the girl’s are pretense is seen as an attack against the church; He expresses his frustration by saying
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Arthur Miller’s Use of His Artistic License Many will always debate on whether or not Arthur Miller had a responsibility to portray the Salem With Trails accurately. It is however seen in his play‚ The Crucible‚ he was responsible enough to recreate the events in a way that portrayed what happened in the Salem Witch Trails. Miller in the beginning of the play states that not a lot is known about the characters and that he took it upon himself to make any creations necessary (Miller 2). It was important
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eventually 20 were executed. In The Crucible‚by Arthur Miller‚ John proctor is seen as a Tragic Hero because he is able to overcome his flaw ‚but his pride led to his death. In the play‚ it shows that ordinary people can be a Tragic Hero. A Tragic Hero is a literary character who makes an error of judgement or has a fatal flaw that is combined with fate and external forces‚ that bring on a tragedy. During the play the crucible‚ a play written by Arthur miller‚ the character John Proctor suffers a
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In the Crucible there are many characters who take their reputation matter and think too highly of it. There are some characters in this play that do not care for their reputation in the community. One of the first characters we see that sees highly of the idea of reputations is Reverend Parris. When Mr.Parris finds out about the dancing and possible witchcraft that was going he was more concerned about what people would say about him then the safety of his own daughter. Throughout the play you can
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How would the word Crucible be defined? The word crucible can be defined as a severe test or trial. Nevertheless the definition describes “The Crucible” because throughout the play witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts took place. These trials were extreme and intense‚ as a Crucible is defined. One major charter in which the symbolic significance of the title relates to is Abigail Williams. Throughout the play Abigail acted extreme about having spirits cast on her and accusing others of being witches
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In Arthur Millers’‚ The Crucible‚ Miller demonstrates how certain situations can change a characters opinion or point of view‚ with enough evidence. Reverend Hale is a prime example who experiences change from confident‚ to doubt and frustration of the court‚ and then regret of the innocent being persecuted because of his wrong accusation during the witch trial executions in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Coming into the Town of Salem‚ Massachusetts Reverend Hale illustrates a great deal of confidence
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How does J.B. Priestley create dramatic tension at the end of act two? Events throughout the Act lead to the dramatic tension at the end of act two such as the gradual build up towards the shock of Eric as the father of Eva’s unborn child; Mrs Birling’s swift change form outright confidence to devastation at the end of act two and Eric’s entrance just as Mrs Birling has claimed that the father of Eva’s unborn child should take sole responsibility for the suicide. Priestley creates this dramatic
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John Proctor in The Crucible is faced with a decision; to live with a lie‚ or die for his belief. John Proctor made the best decision possible‚ to die for his belief and carry his good name. In doing this‚ he secures his children’s future by leaving a good reputation. He only has one name in his lifetime‚ so he chose to die to keep it instead of lie and tear his reputation down for himself and his future kin. Your name is legacy‚ and is more important than life itself. Although life is important
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flaw hidden inside John Proctor. This story starts off with Act One with his conservation with Abigail (the pathological liar) line 439 “I may have looked up” this explains his tragic flaw as being an unfaithful husband. He also feels compassion towards his wife when she was taken away. Line 990-992 “My wife will never die for me! I will bring your guts into your mouth but that goodness will not die for me!” In “The Crucible” Arthur Miller portrays John as an honest man‚ thus hiding his true sinner
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