The Scarlet Letter is set in 17th century Massachusetts. It follows Hester Prynne and the consequences her “sin” has on her‚ her child‚ and the community as a whole. Most believe Hester is going to hell and that she gave birth to the devil because of having sex out of marriage. Her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth wants revenge on her and her unannounced partner in crime. Pearls involvement in Hawthorne’s novel in crucial by bringing Hester’s sin to life; therefore‚ creating challenges for her within
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In Arthur Millers’‚ The Crucible‚ Miller demonstrates how certain situations can change a characters opinion or point of view‚ with enough evidence. Reverend Hale is a prime example who experiences change from confident‚ to doubt and frustration of the court‚ and then regret of the innocent being persecuted because of his wrong accusation during the witch trial executions in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Coming into the Town of Salem‚ Massachusetts Reverend Hale illustrates a great deal of confidence
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ many people are accused wrongly of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. Whether it may be fear‚ anxiety‚ or even greed‚ these characters lie and accuse others of witchcraft. The characters: Tituba‚ Abigail‚ and Goody Putnam display each of those motives when accusing others of witchery. Characters are motivated differently to falsely accuse their neighbors of witchcraft Tituba accuses a few women of witchery because of the fear from being executed. Her fear
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In the story of the Odyssey Odysseus returns home after a long trip and finds out their are many people trying to win over his wife. Over the course of twenty years their were over 100 wooers living in his house. When Odysseus finally returns home Penelope has a test for the wooers which blows Odysseus cover. After that he kills all of the wooers and has anybody involved killed also. I think that Odysseus did the right thing. The reason is because if his people were loyal they would not let people
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This play is based on the Salem Witch Trails that took place in 1692. The Trials began because a group of girls in the village claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. Arthur Miller’s play has similarities with the historical background of the actual Witch Trails‚ but it can also affect our lives by teaching us various lessons. Hysteria is one of the universal themes in this play‚ along with Reputation. Out of the three themes that will be interpreted in
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Throughout all of history‚ many people have made sacrifices to restore the social order. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a fictional work based on historical events‚ therefore it makes logical sense that it is filled with sacrifice. Giles Corey surrenders his life to stay loyal to and save a friend’s life. Elizabeth Proctor gives up her squeaky clean and truthful reputation to try and save John Proctor’s life. However‚ John Proctor sacrifices his life anyway‚ but not in the same way or for the same
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Hale changes-- although he does not lose faith in Puritanism‚ he does lose faith in the court and the ideals of the society in Salem. Hale arrives as an educated religious scholar who is brought to find the truth behind the witchery. He means well but ends up turning from the court and becomes incapable of stopping the executions. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Reverend Hale was able to use his intelligence to save himself from falling into adopting the perspective of justice of society. By being
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Truthfully‚ no one likes to take the blame for something they didn’t do‚ and John Proctor from “The Crucible” shows that people should be responsible for their actions‚ not someone else’s. “I speak my own sins: I cannot judge another”‚ this is what John says to Abigail‚ a girl in Salem who has an obsession with him. Not only that‚ but she was one of the main causes for the witch trials that occur in Salem at this time. What John is saying is that he will not blame others for his own actions; he
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John Proctor is the protagonist in The Crucible ‚ by Arthur Miller. He stuck to his guns and didn’t give in to the witch conspiracy ‚ he was an honest man‚ and had strong morals. He was a man with pride. a women with tons of respect once said‚ "Do what you feel in your heart to be right‚ for you’ll be criticized anyway. " (Eleanor Roosevelt). When the play finally starts up‚ we are acknowledged John has had an affair with Abigail (his servant). Elizabeth Proctor; John’s wife‚ is soft hearted
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ Reverend John Hale is convinced that the people of Salem who have been convicted‚ but are not confessing‚ are doing so to save their names out of a sense of vanity. They are forced to choose between lying and having their named blackened or telling the truth and being hung. While vanity may be a powerful motivator‚ it is not strong enough to drive someone to accept death over living with a ruined reputation. The people of Salem chose to tell the truth out of honesty
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