Discuss the importance of the character of Elizabeth and consider how Miller makes us respond to her throughout the play (30 marks) Throughout the Crucible Miller uses Elizabeth‚ who is a pious character‚ as a judge of character. Through her eyes we learn who is innately good such as Rebecca Nurse‚ we learn that John Proctor is a tragic hero whose fatal flaw is that he is “somewhat bewildered” and that Abigail truly is “a whore” with an “endless capacity for dissembling”. The audience trusts her
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friend and chaplain‚ Sam Miller‚ to comfort her by persuading her that survival after the death of her body is possible. She believes that if he succeeds‚ the hope will provide comfort‚ but even if he does not succeed‚ his attempt to persuade her will serve as a digression. Weirob’s curiosity in “The First Night” revolves around the question of what maintains personal identity over time and how she can anticipate to reason‚ touch‚ smell‚ and remember in the future. Miller claims that survival includes
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It started as a friendship on a professional level. Arthur Miller and Elia Kazan met in the late 1940’s. Miller primarily wrote plays‚ while Kazan directed them. They were a very good team. A writer and a director who collaborated together successfully. Together they would produce one of the greatest American plays of all time‚ Death of a Salesman. Miller and Kazan would also go on to produce several other literary works in their lifetime. There is more to this relationship than just producing
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Arthur Miller Arthur Miller was born October 17‚ 1915 to Jewish-American parents‚ Isidore and Augusta Miller. Due to the Wall Street Crash of 1929‚ Miller’s father lost his clothes and coat manufacturing company. Arthur Miller graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1933. His family had no money to send him to college because of the effect of the Great Depression. Miller went on in life having many ups and downs but still prevailed and that is what made him the great play writer he is today
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Tale" and "The Miller ’s Tale" of Geoffrey Chaucer ’s The Canterbury Tales‚ express similar characteristics yet simultaneously express differences. "The Reeve ’s Tale" is far more perverse than "The Miller ’s Tale"‚ which is expressed as a story of slapstick humor and ignorance. Both "The Reeve ’s Tale" and "The Miller ’s Tale" coincide on the topic of deception. Both of these tales express the theme of revenge. "The Reeve ’s Tale" concentrates on the theme of sin more than "The Miller ’s Tale" does
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Appearance vs. Reality in “Daisy Miller: A Study” “Never judge a book by its cover.” This is probably one of the earliest lessons we are taught on the theme appearance versus reality. It means that what appears to be may not actually be what it really is. The theme of appearance vs. reality is one of the major themes in “Daisy Miller: A Study.” One of the most significant scenes in Henry James’s “Daisy Miller: A Study” is the Colosseum scene. This scene is important for a few reasons‚ one
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Albert Camus and Herman Hesse – Comparing both “The Outsider” to “Siddhartha” Both Albert Camus and Herman Hesse express their critical view on the world and society in “The Outsider” and “Siddhartha” respectively‚ using an appeal to absurdity and “the ridiculous” as a mainstream for their analytical commentaries. Therefore both pieces of literature share similarities where most of these can be found by close-reading the chapters "Among the people" and "Samsara"‚ and comparing them to Camus. This
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Arthur Miller’s drama Death of a Salesman is highly regarded as one of the best examples of a modern American play. Following the “certain private conversations” of the Loman family in New York‚ Death of a Salesman analyzes the detrimental aspects of pursuing the American dream while still retaining enough sentimental emotion to deliver a strong‚ heartfelt message on redemption. These and many other aspects of Miller’s play all culminate inside the main character‚ Willy Loman‚ in a way that makes
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in a literary work that is accepted by readers or viewers because it is traditional. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller deviates from traditional drama conventions in his telling of the Salem Witch Trials. He does not use scenes and uses a narrative technique more than stage directions throughout the play. A conventional play typically includes scenes dividing an act. However‚ Arthur Miller includes only one scene in the play‚ Act Two‚ Scene 2. In this scene‚ John Proctor meets with Abigail in the
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Susan Miller Okin’s “Is multiculturalism bad for women” attempts to address key reasons as to why she feels multiculturalism cannot coincide with feminism. She begins by defining the specific notions of feminism and multiculturalism that she is referring to in order to provide clarity to the reader. She refers to the liberal model of feminism‚ which is the belief that women should not be look down upon due to their gender‚ and should be widely recognized as equal‚ not unequal‚ to men. By multiculturalism
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