Methodology Paper Using Narrative Criticism to Interpret the Book of Judges The Book of Judges as a Narrative Generations of scholars have admired and studied the “high degree of artistic composition” in the Hebrew Bible (Polzin 11). These have been made possible by the narrator’s in-depth writing styles present in the brief nature of their respective works. Though there is no dispute on the admiration of Hebrew Bible’s artistry‚ many scholars disagree on the methodology that should be
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the witchcraft. A character in The Crucible‚ Danforth‚ honest in his own perception is one of the attribution for the Salem tragedy. Initially‚ Danforth‚ stern yet practical man more interested in preserving the dignity of the Salem community is accountable for the tragedy. First‚ magistrate‚ Danforth has pride of his status as a judge. As a judge‚ he denies to give a thought for his actions that can lead to the death of innocent lives. Danforth says‚ “12 others have already been hanged for
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that won’t help you to get to the point you are trying to speak about‚ but if you had that certainty then there wouldn’t be a problem with achieving what you want to say. The downfall to certainty is clearly shown in The Crucible. In this play‚ Danforth‚ a judge‚ is so cetain that witchery is among his town that he wont stop at anything to get rid of it and he truly doesn’t. He takes the lives of many innocent people of the town just because of accusations of others and his certainty that they are true
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movie‚ Abigail tries to accuse Reverend Hale’s wife of witchcraft. She is told by judge Danforth that the accusations are wrong. In the play that doesn’t happen at all but I think in the movie the scene is very important. It shows the true personality of Abigail and identifies her as the “bad character” because she just makes stories up and accuses everyone. The scene also shows how corrupt the court was because the judge tells Abigail that the devil would never come to the Reverend’s wife‚ so they actually
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“Danforth: A Considerate Judge?” A few imperative traits that describe a responsible and mature judge are devotion‚ integrity‚ and accuracy. Some say that Danforth is a seemingly intelligent and experienced judge‚ but does he contain the traits that are desired in every judge? Others may believe that his pride leads him to making irrational decisions in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Danforth likes to think of himself as a fair-minded man‚ which is not clearly represented throughout the play. He
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etween 1949 and 1953‚ Arthur Miller wrote two of his most famous plays. Both plays dealt with major problems in society. The main characters of the plays were similar. Also‚ the supporting characters of both plays were alike. Arthur Miller’s plays Death of a Salesman and The Crucible are similar in many ways. The main purpose of both Death of a Salesman and The Crucible was to show major problems in American society. In Death of a Salesman‚ Arthur Miller was trying to show the impossibilities of
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The Crucible: Elizabeth Proctor “Let them that never lied die now to keep their souls” (1353). This quote‚ spoken by John Proctor‚ in the Crucible represents what the Salem Witch Trials were about. The Crucible‚ written by Aurthur Miller‚ was a playwright based in the 1600’s of the Salem Witch Trials in Province‚ Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Trials were during the time of McCarthyism; McCarthyism suggested people were guilty without hard proof. Elizabeth Proctor was a character in the Crucible
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This was followed in Knuller v DPP [1973] AC 435 (Case summary). In order for the doctrine of judicial precedent to work‚ it is necessary to be able to determine what a point of law is. In the course of delivering a judgment‚ the judge will set out their reasons for reaching a decision. The reasons which are necessary for them to reach their decision amount to the ratio decidendi of the case. The ratio decidendi forms the legal principle which is a binding precedent meaning it must
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In the book /The Crucible/ the author Arthur Miller portrays one of the main characters judge Danforth as a stern cold man of unfailing faith in his judicial powers. For not only did Miller establish Danforth as the man responsible for determining the fates of those accused‚ but Miller also establishes that it only takes a simple accu-sation for a person to be convicted of witch craft. Danforth is so confident in his power that he states‚ “A pure heart needs no lawyers” (Miller #). But is further
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For centuries‚ humans have utilized defense mechanisms to explain the unfortunate occurrences of humanity that we are incapable of conceiving through our narrow‚ defensive minds. Humans most commonly scapegoat their enemies‚ or the entirely innocent‚ for their internal issues as a means of coping for their insecurities or explaining the irrational or biased situations they find themselves in. Similarly‚ others cope just as easily by lying to themselves‚ which can establish a false reality in the
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