The story in The Crucible illuminates the struggle to find oneself and shows that life can be ultimately demolished if we follow the lead of others‚ rather than ourselves. Through the hundreds of accusations of witchcraft‚ any innocent townsman’s life and identity could
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BETWEEN “ETERNAL LIGHT” AND “DARKNESS AND DISTANCE” AS MAIN SYMBOLS IN MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN‚ OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS by Nikolay Valeriev Nikolov Captain Walton is sailing to the “region of beauty and delight‚” which is how he imagines the North Pole. He endeavours to “those undiscovered solitudes” and exclaims: “What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?” He is trying something uncommon for ordinary people on the one hand‚ and something possible
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The Russian sailor in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is not the hero of the novella‚ but Marlow’s identification of him as a harlequin who presents an "unsolvable problem" leaves readers similarly wondering what to make of the enigmatic character. He seems to reside like the "meaning" of one of Marlow’s tales‚ "not inside like a kernel but outside‚ enveloping the tale which brought it out only as a glow brings out a haze."2 Marlow’s shifting responses to the Russian sailor and his own psychological imperatives
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distance of an object by using the sound echoes that bounce back to them. So‚ while bats may travel in total darkness‚ they “see” using sound. Sadly‚ bats are widely feared and misunderstood. Most bats come out of their shelters only at nightfall. Three bat species feed on blood. Because of these qualities‚ bats have long been linked in many cultures to death‚ ________ (6) and vampires. darkness Yet bats are important for agriculture and our environment. They help pollinate plants and spread seeds
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The Crucible: Themes In Arthur Miller’s play‚ “The Crucible”‚ Miller’s main focuses were the witch trials‚ behaviors and actions as a result of the hidden deeds believed to be done by the people of Salem. This book includes religious beliefs and revolves around witch trials to go into depth of the accusations and the lies for the outcomes. The play is wonderfully worded with much context for a reader to fully understand the idea and the concept. There were many themes in the play‚ those explained
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satisfy his desires to feel valued. Abigail tries to win back Proctor once he tells her he will never reach for her again. Abigail William’s depravation of someone who cares for her creates the jealous‚ violent‚ and vindictive protagonist of The Crucible. Abigail agonizes from her vindictive nature. Abigail seeks revenge on Elizabeth Proctor for “blackening her name in the village” (Miller 23). Abigail calls Elizabeth a “gossiping liar” but by saying this‚ Abigail proves herself jealous of Elizabeth’s
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The Crucible as a Tragedy Today‚ Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is commonly believed to be a tragedy‚ but the standards for different types of literature have changed over time‚ and the tragedy in not a type of literature that has only been around since yesterday. So let’s ask the inventors of theaters and dramas and see what their opinion would be‚ if they would approve with our definition of tragedy. According to Aristotle‚ a tragedy is defined as follows: “Tragedy‚ then‚ is an
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fear or excess. The process of hysteria is initiated by an event which brings fear‚ and will eventually cause social unrest‚ chaos‚ and distrust. This event usually involves a group of people and an issue that concerns the whole community. In the Crucible this can be seen when Abi and the other girls of Salem are found dancing in the woods. The dancing strikes fear of witchcraft‚ and the process of hysteria begins. The American Communist scare in the 1950’s was initiated by the increased popularity
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Kirsten Bolt Heart of Darkness Quickwrite #1 In the novel Heart of Darkness written by Joseph Conrad‚ Charlie Marlow‚ an introspective sailor accurately discusses restraint and several of its aspects through an encounter he has with the natives. When the native’s hippo meat spoils and thus they are left without food‚ Marlow admires the quality of self control and restraint displayed by the supposed cannibals. While observing with a slight hint of respect and surprise at the lack of savagery
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Several characters show heroism in Arthur Miller’s book the crucible but the one that shows the most heroism is John Procter. He is the one that causes the witch trials to start because he was having an affair with Abigail. Abigail wants him to leave his wife for her. And when he refuses to leave his wife for Abigail. Abigail gets hurt and will do anything to be with John Procter. One of the first places where John Procter shows heroism is when he tells Abigail “Abby‚ I may think of you softly from
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