rising of the sun is symbolic for a new beginning or enlightenment. This statement foretells of the enlightenment and transformation Reverend Hale undergoes throughout the course of the play. Depicted at first as a strong intellect‚ one can see that he undergoes a catharsis due to his compassionate and benevolent nature seen towards the end of the play. When Reverend Hale is first introduced to the play‚ he is portrayed as a knowledgeable and educated character with a strong sense of will and arrogance
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Monologue – Reverend John Hale Before the events of Act Four I have always been a man of God‚ and I used to believe with all my heart that what I did was for him. I took it upon myself to find impurities in the world and banish them‚ whether they be cursed spirits‚ demons or‚ most common‚ witches. I was good at it as well‚ where I went‚ witches died‚ but let me tell you now; every single man or women hung by my order had evidence that they were evil so thick that it could not be ignored.
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How Intelligent are Chimpanzees Compared to Humans? A chimpanzee’s brain size is less than ⅓ of a human’s brain size‚ yet they are still so intelligent when compared to humans. Chimpanzees don’t haven’t invented computers or iphones‚ but just a small it of research shows that chimps are actually quite intelligent. Jane Goodall is someone who has spent lots of time with chimpanzees‚ and she herself has experienced the intelligence of chimps. Chimpanzees are our closest relatives‚ sharing lots of
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Hester is the protagonist in the book The Scarlet Letter. She is described as a beautiful and proud young woman who is married to Roger Chillingworth. When she first enters in the story‚ she is wearing an “A” meaning she has committed a sin of being an adulteress with the reverend. When she walks out into the public showing off her “A” she is leaving her head held high. Hester has such an amazing outlook on things. She has decorated her red “A”‚ this shows she is capable of making ugly things and
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cheat‚ to look into an eye that recognizes me for what I am!’” (148) Hester and Dimmesdale meet at the forest and have a conversation. Dimmesdale has been lying to the church officials and to the townspeople for the sin he has committed for seven years. To the townspeople‚ he is a respectable minister loved by everyone‚ but in reality‚ he is a sinner. Provided that‚ Dimmesdale feels relief speaking to Hester. “’We are not‚ Hester‚ the worst sinners in the world. There is one worse than even the polluted
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answers to collect and record information about the artmaking of Dobell and Hester. Part Two: Students write an Extended Response in an essay format (min 250‚ max 300 words). Using the structural and subjective frames‚ students compare the similarities and differences in two artworks - Dobell’s ‘Joshua Smith’ and Joy Hester’s ‘Untitled Woman in Black’ (Art Detective‚ 2nd Edition‚ pg.’s 101 & 175). JOY HESTER WILLIAM DOBELL Joy Hester ‘Untitled Woman in Black’ 1948. Drawing ink on paper To be completed
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Another common belief coincides with the speech made by Reverend Hale towards the end of the play. Just before John is scheduled to be hung‚ Reverend Hale realizes the grave mistake he had made by believed the girls of Salem. He pleads with John’s wife‚ Elizabeth‚ to convince John to confess in order to save his life saying‚ “ Life‚ woman‚ is God’s most precious gift: no principle‚ however glorious‚ may justify the taking of it. I beg you… [convince] your husband to confess. Let him give him lie
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Gibbon‚ writing in the late eighteenth century goes as far as calling the Crusades an act of “savage fanaticism.” The Enlightenment was however‚ quickly supplanted by romanticism in the nineteenth century. Prominent romantics such as Francois Michaud compared crusading with the contemporary enterprise of colonialism‚ all the while extolling the civilizing virtues of both. Europe’s preoccupation with imperialism was often even justified by using allusions to its crusading
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comments‚ "He is a sinner..against his own vision of decent conduct" (Miller 20). Like John Proctor‚ Arthur Dimmesdale of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter is also respected by his peers and followers. He is decribed by the narrator like so‚ "Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale young clergyman‚ who had come from one of the great English universities‚ bringing all the learning of the age into our wild forest land. His eloquence and religious fervour had already given the earnest of high eminence in his profession
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The Scarlet Letter is set in 17th century Massachusetts. It follows Hester Prynne and the consequences her “sin” has on her‚ her child‚ and the community as a whole. Most believe Hester is going to hell and that she gave birth to the devil because of having sex out of marriage. Her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth wants revenge on her and her unannounced partner in crime. Pearls involvement in Hawthorne’s novel in crucial by bringing Hester’s sin to life; therefore‚ creating challenges for her within
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