Massachusetts‚ several young girls fell ill. They experienced seizures and hallucinations and the town attributed it to the devil or evil spirits. Arthur Miller’s book‚ The Crucible‚ tells the story of these girls and the series of hearings and trials that destroyed the town. A critical theme in The Crucible is the role that hypocrisy can play in tearing apart a community even though the people of Salem are of Puritan belief‚ they practice and claim to have moral standards but they do not conform to them
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why can’t we live forever? As we grow old‚ our own cells begin to betray us. By unraveling the mysteries of aging‚ scientists may be able to make our lives longer and healthier IF YOU WERE GIVEN a free hand to plan how your life will end--your last weeks‚ days‚ hours and minutes--what would you choose? Would you‚ for example‚ want to remain in great shape right up until the last minute and then go quickly? Many people say they would choose that option‚ but I see an important catch. If you are
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English Culminating (Seminar)- The Crucible : Marginalization of Difference Thesis: In every community there are outsiders who do not fit in for many reasons‚ but the way the accepted community perceives and judges the outsider and there actions dictates how much they are respected. Tituba Point: In The Crucible‚ there is one character that can clearly be seen as an outsider in the Salem community. Tituba‚ who is a black woman from Barbados was brought to Salem‚ Massachusetts by Parris
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that it’s real. Everyone at some stage falls victim to jealousy. Shakespeare’s Othello gives us a glimpse of what 17th Century English society thought about Jealousy as a motivating force. Good afternoon students and teachers. In 17th Century England‚ in a society that believed in the devil and of eternal damnation‚ jealousy is described as a kind of demonic creature within Othello. Iago‚ for instance‚ in his famous personification‚ calls jealousy the "green-eyed monster‚ which doth mock/ The meat
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Racism in Othello is able to be studied because of the contextual time period‚ and how human response changes in different contexts. Racism is one of the more broad viewing points in Othello‚ there is alot of points and techniques that can be observed in this theme. Iago has excused himself of his illdoings towards othello becuase of othello’s racial status. "I hate the moor and it is thought abroad that he twixt my sheets" Iago uses the word moor‚ tp directly reveal that he is expressing his discontent
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September 27‚ 2001 English The Crucible Pride‚ a simple five letter word that has played an important role throughout the history of man kind. The word pride caused ancient Egyptians to make amazing monuments like pyramids and golden tombs‚ it caused the French to build a world known monument‚ the Eiffel tower‚ but has also taken the lives of many men. Wars‚ battles‚ crusades‚ murders‚ hate‚ cold-heartedness‚ and many more‚ are great examples of when men think too much of themselves and have excessive
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The Crucible Act Four Questions Short Response Answer the following questions based on your knowledge of the drama. Write a response on a separate sheet of paper. 1. Where does Tituba think that the Devil is going to take her? 2. Give one example of how Abigail shows her dishonesty in this act. 3. What effect do the trials have on Salem? Use three details from the drama to support your answer. 4. When first arrives at the Salem jail‚ Danforth complains‚ “There is a prodigious stench in this
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Iago ’s Play “O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy!/ It is the green-eyed monster‚ which doth mock/The meat it feeds on” (1226). Before this unit‚ I would not have known that this quote came from one of Shakespeare ’s plays. I would even not have understood what it meant‚ nor how it could set the tone for all of the tragic events that would occur to the characters in his play. Although I first read this work in middle school‚ I feel that I have read a completely new story reading it years later. This
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for her. ‘Listen‚ you been givin’ me the willies the way you walk down the street‚ I mean it.’ - Eddie’s reaction is stronger than the reaction of a protective father figure - Because of the way he feels about her he presumes everyone else is can see it too - Miller is building tension by creating ambiguity around the relationship between Catherine and Eddie and foreshadowing the action to follow Conclusion - At the beginning of the play Eddie has some control over his inner conflict. As
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The Crucible: Act One 1. Where and when is the opening scene of the play set? * The opening scene was held in the Salem in the Spring of year 1692 2. Why has Parris sent for Reverend Hale from Beverly? * Parris sent for Reverend Hale to see what is going on with his sick daughter‚ Betty. 3. What do we learn about the events in the forest and Abigail Williams’ connections with the Proctor family? * Abigail is in love with John Proctor and drank some charm to
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