September 2013 Changes Looking through old letters‚ pictures‚ and conversations from previous months and years‚ hits me with a shock of reality and how nothing is‚ or will ever be the same. Focusing on this realization not necessarily makes me happy‚ but neither does it make me sad. “Things always change and happen for a reason.” So I’ve heard. But what exactly is that reason? Is it something we as individuals must search for ourselves? Overall‚ it really does astonish me how much can change within a
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Do you consider Proctor to be heroic? As Proctor signs away his soul and seals himself to lies‚ he cries the agonising statement that renders the audience and readers helpless. “Proctor: [with a cry of his soul] … I have given you my soul‚ leave me my name!”Is Proctor a hero? What is a hero? What makes somebody a hero? Hero: a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. [dictionary.com] Every hero has a flaw; an Achilles heel‚ so to speak. This
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The struggle of Reverend John Hale is that he was transformed emotionally throughout the times of lies and treachery as he goes from unbiased accuser‚ to uncertain power‚ to defender of the accuser. This connects to Arthur Miller’s reason for writing this play because in 1952 the same thing was going on but in this case it was McCarthyism which is a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54
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The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller who was born on 17th October 1915 in New York City. The Crucible is based on a small group of teen girls in 1692 Salem‚ Massachusetts caught in an innocent conjuring of love potions to catch young men who are forced to tell lies that Satan had invaded them and forced them to participate in the rites and are then forced to name those involved. Thrown into the mix are greedy preachers and other major landowners trying to steal others’ land and one young woman
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holds authority over Miranda. Another aspect of how patriarchal society is shown is that Miranda is the only female character in the play however Sycorax‚ Caliban’s mother and Miranda’s mother are mentioned briefly. There are many themes explored throughout the pay such as love‚ betrayal‚ loyalty‚ greed‚ affection‚ protection‚ desire‚ conspiracy‚ envy‚ authority‚ rape and magic. The presentation of the relationship between Prospero and Miranda questions and debates the family love between them.
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depressed and sad but his love for Juliet has changed his state from sadness due to Rosaline rejecting him to happiness. Shakespeare therefore uses these devices to let Elizabethan audience know how Romeo falls in love with Juliet‚ because of the power of her physical appearance. However‚ love relationship between Othello and Desdemona is based on sexual attraction. In act 5 scene 2 of the play‚ Desdemona lays on bed‚ sees Othello and says ‚”will you come to bed my lord?”. Her quote therefore gives
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accuse their neighbors for the things they desired. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller‚ where mass hysteria and greed dictate the minds of the Salem Puritans. These two factors encourage people to falsely accuse their neighbor‚ leading to the death of the innocent just for personal gain. Through John having his affair‚ Abigail ultimately falling in love‚ and Mary Warren’s being extremely vulnerable‚ The Crucible proves that John Proctor is responsible for his own death and the others in Salem
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Although there are people like John Proctor‚ who knows the girls are lying and are trying their best to change everyone’s opinion before people die for it‚ there are other people in the story are only trying to protect their own reputation. The main characters that represents the people are john Proctor‚ Abigail Williams and Judge Danforth. John proctor is an honest man who believes in helping others‚ but when his reputation is on the line he is forced to make a decision. On the other hand‚ Abigail
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Queen Elizabeth Diagnostic Essay Revision Not only is Queen Elizabeth a powerful leader‚ but also an effective speaker in developing a message. In Queen Elizabeth’s empowering speech to her troops‚ who were preparing to fight an invasion of England‚ she reassures them and portrays herself as their beacon of hope in winning the war. The Queen convincingly expresses her support for the troops by illuminating her passion and emotions. In an attempt to display her loyalties nevertheless the outcome‚
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible it is explicitly shown that fear induces people to denounce their beliefs in order to protect their life from being threatened‚ or taken away. As seen in The Crucible‚ when someone is in a situation that impulses fear one tends to lie about certain details in order to protect themselves‚ without minding the effects on others. In this play Mary Warren‚ a timid and weak young girl‚ was the first to announce that the witchcraft accusations were nothing but false claims
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