I agree with this quote because a person can become a hero without realizing the impact they cause to the people around them‚ like they didn’t know they were going to do it‚ they just did it. And I’ll use the play The Crucible to justify my position. In the play The crucible‚ John Proctor one of the main characters displayed remarkable courage and heroism‚ John realizes that he must confess his sin of adultery to the courts‚ only to stop the fury in Salem. After he confesses‚ he encourages
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Cited: Miller‚ Arthur. ”The Crucible.” The American Experience. Compiled. Power‚ Susan‚ et al. Boston: Prentice Hall‚ 2007.
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Gonzales 1 014 Human Cruelty in the Name of Righteousness The Crucible by Arthur Miller Guilt is a difficult feel to cope with. However‚ being blamed guilty while being innocent is even harder. This situation is experienced through the characters in Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible . In this play a group of girls attempt to practice witchcraft but because they got caught‚ the girls worried they were going to get punished. They begin to accuse other people and lie in order to deflect the blame from themselves
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Jacob Fallin Mrs. James English III 22 November 2010 Themes in The Crucible In my essay I’m going to be talking about the themes in The Crucible. “Saving your image is not worth the lives of innocent people.” Danforth did not want to postpone the hanging because he doesn’t want to look weak in Salem. So to look powerful he showed no mercy‚ didn’t not postpone the hangings‚ and so people with respect him in all ways. “Lies may be truth‚ and truth may be lies.” Said by John Proctor
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John Proctor‚ Martha Corey‚ and Rebecca Nurse lost their lives after not confessing about their apparent engagement in witchcraft. Accused by the word of the girls who were once their house helpers‚ and who have now become officials of the court‚ they each stood before hundreds of people of the town who witnessed the three. Each one standing in front of a rope as they recited the prayer in unison‚ and were hanged one after the other. John Proctor‚ Rebecca Nurse‚ and Martha Corey and Elizabeth Proctor
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Justice and The Crucible While justice is meant to be directed with upmost fairness and equality‚ Arthur Miller’s film The Crucible demonstrates that this does not always succeed‚ and in many situations the forces of injustices are exposed. From different points of views‚ justice can be formed or destroyed. In the film The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller convinces his audience that reason‚ emotion‚ and character shows injustice throughout the social hardship in a Puritan community. Justice is one of the
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Human Nature vs Personal Gain Growing‚ learning and becoming the best we can be are all positive steps that evolve from life experience. It is human nature that wants to succeed and contribute to society in productive ways. In the play The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ individuals display an ugly side of human nature and are motivated by less than noble goals. Throughout the story‚ justice is often replaced by the desire for personal gain. Perhaps the three best reasons are greed‚ selfishness
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Mac Morton 12 April 2013 English 12 Essay Question Although Miller’s The Crucible takes place in the late 1600’s‚ its lessons are still applicable to us in 2013. This short essay focuses on three specific lessons that I have learned from the play‚ which are the negative effects of mass hysteria‚ the consequences of deviating from social norms‚ and the dominance of patriarchy. The first lesson that I learned was that mass hysteria often creates harmful stereotypes. In the play‚ mass hysteria
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Columbia International College Tuesday April 8th‚ 2013 In the contemporary world‚ it might be common for men to have affairs with other women‚ but in the 1690s‚ America‚ it was unforgivable for men to do it and they would be punished. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor has an affair with Abigail‚ which is condemned in that society‚ so it is reasonable for John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth to marginalize Abigail to safeguard their reputation and family. For one thing‚ Mr. Proctor and Elizabeth need
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The Real Meaning of The Crucible In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller comments on the absurdity of historical events or organizations such as the HUAC‚ McCarthyism‚ and the Red Scare by the accusations and reactions of the characters in the book. The HUAC (House Committee on Un-American Activities) was a committee started in 1934 to keep an eye on behavior that they thought to be subversive. The committee was created to keep and eye on all types of subversive behavior‚ but had a tendency to focus on
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