In the play‚ “The Crucible‚” by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is portrayed as a tormented individual whose flaws inevitably lead him to his own destruction. Proctor’s lust for Abigail Williams is the instigator of the hysteria surrounding the witch trails. During the Salem Witch trials‚ Proctor tries to convince the court that the trial are fraudulent‚ he is then thrown into the mix of a corrupt society with greedy preachers‚ landowners trying to steal land‚ and a young girl infatuated with him and
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Greco-Roman “ideal or high-minded man” to the Christian man‚ it is easy to see many similarities between their system of ethics and their set of values. The greatest similarity between the two is their mutual pursuit of goodness. The greatest difference‚ however‚ is the contrasting motives behind this pursuit. Both the ideal man and the Christian man seek to live honorable lives by being virtuous. Descriptions of the Christian man found in the Bible parallel many qualities of the ideal man. Galatians
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华南农业大学珠江学院 毕业论文（设计） Analysis of Scarlett O’Hara on the perspective of Feminism 蔡 颖 露 指导教师： 张婷婷 讲师 系： 外国语系 年级专业： 英语（教育）2008级 提交日期： 5月25日 答辩日期： 5月29日 答辩委员会主席（签名）： 评阅人（签名）： 年 月 日 ABSTRACT Gone with the wind was published in 1936‚ ten years after Mitchell writing it. It got a great success and becomes one of the bestselling novels of all time
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settlers claimed the “new” land in the name of God and asserted that they acted in perfect harmony with biblical ideals. With similar intentions‚ John Winthrop and his fellow settlers travelled to Massachusetts Bay to establish a colony based on Puritan ideals. While on the way to the new colony‚ Winthrop delivers a sermon entitled "A Model of Christian Charity" to dictate the ideals his Puritan colony would have to follow to please God. Indeed‚ Winthrop’s sermon suggests that his guidelines should
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thing. They will feel better about themselves‚ and their honor. John Proctor in The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ chose to be an honorable man and fail in terms of losing his life rather than lie and watch his friends and family be killed. John Proctor is an honorable man because he is brave‚ stands up for his friends‚ and is a loyal man. Throughout the play Arthur Miller portrays John Proctor as a brave man. In Act IV‚ John Proctor says that he has nothing to do with witchcraft. Governor
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Miller‚ a tragic hero dies a good man when brought to trial over nothing more than child’s play and dishonesty. John Proctor is an honest‚ upright‚ and blunt-spoken man because he fought for what is right and found forgiveness in his fatal flaw. Although he exhibits these traits throughout the story‚ John dies a dynamic character. Throughout the story‚ John expresses qualities of an honest man by defending his wife Elizabeth when she is accused of hurting Abigail. John defends Elizabeth” Herrick! Herrick
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December 5 2012 Miss Bone Honors English – Period 1 Masculinity and Gender in Hemingway ’s The Old Man and The Sea One of the most predominantly accepted themes of Ernest Hemingway ’s assorted works is the importance of masculinity. His experiences in the war and personal values are reflected in his work‚ and are particularly clear in his prize winning novella‚ The Old Man and The Sea. The Old Man ’s connections and relationship with the natural world around him and his responses to the people living
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American Literature R October 29th‚ 2014 John Proctor‚ A Prideful Man In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ one of the main characters is John Proctor. He is an outspoken and successful farmer in the village. Religious at heart‚ he committed a horrible sin of adultery. John is consumed by guilt; trying to decide if he should tell the truth about his affair with Abigail Williams or keep his good name in the village. John Proctor’s internal conflict
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John is a man of strong moral beliefs‚ who is concerned only for the safety of his family and personal welfare. He does not care about the beliefs of any of the other people in the town and what his supervisor which is the Reverend‚ thinks either. After trying to avoid involvement in the witch trials he is later prosecuted for witchery and sentenced to hang. John tries to avoid any involvement in the Salem Witch trials. His reason for doing so is to protect his image because he is afraid he will
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in southeast florida. John mcway also known as duck man‚ may be one of the world’s greatest superhero. John mcway was an excellent scientist‚ he created things beyond this earth. Things not even the government could figure out. John knew everything there was to know. He knew how to hack systems‚ how to fry computers‚ and how to create things no one would be able to even think of. He was an engineer‚ he was a sciencetince‚ and he was a freak. The reason we call him duck man is because he could do
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