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    time to come by and say goodbye to my husband. I remember the first time I met John‚ we were young kids. He always looked after me because I was too weak and clumsy to take care of myself. We were best friends and I fell in love with him. He was hardworking‚ and never told I lie. That is what I liked most about him. After a few years I married him‚ and I was overjoyed‚ for I truly loved John and still do. He was a good Christian of Salem‚ he took part in the church and hung the door of the church

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    scene of "The Crucible"‚ the playwright reveals insight into John and Elizabeths troubled marriage through Elizabeths subtle passive-aggressive gestures‚ Johns incoherent ramblings‚ and his emotional explosion at the end showing his frustration. Tension between the two immediately increases when John Proctor comes home late. Apparently‚ Elizabeth knows about Johns extramarital affair with Abigail. Elizabeths annoyance is seen when Proctor states‚ Oh‚ is it [a rabbit]! In Jonathans trap? Elizabeth

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    How Is Okonkwo Selfish

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    such a ruthless person? What drives the character? Iyanla Vanzant once said‚ “ parents are teachers‚ guides‚ leaders‚ protectors‚ and providers for their children.” We all know that parents greatly affect their children’s behavior. This is also true of Okonkwo‚ the way he acts is truly affected by his father. Okonkwo’s characteristic is totally opposite from those of his father‚ Unoka. Unoka is only mentioned at the beginning of the novel. Although he in very into music and good at it‚ he is also

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    John and Abigail’s relationship went so far as adultery and the leading on of Abigail by John Proctor. Abigail and John’s experiences have hardened the relationship of John‚ Elizabeth‚ and Mary Warren. In John’s case it had hardened his voice and attitude towards others mainly from the regret of his own actions. John also had difficulty bringing up the issue of adultery in his life. seen when John was asked to say the ten commandments and forgot adultery. John’s regret made its appearance in

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    How Is Gatsby Selfish

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    items to know she is loved and connects happiness with money. This is demonstrated when Mrs. Buchanan is overwhelmed when finding out just how wealthy Gatsby is as she discovers his shirts‚ “They’re such beautiful shirts‚ she sobbed‚ her voice muffled in the thick folds. ‘It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such beautiful shirts before’” (89). This shows that she is so object-oriented that she will tear up over something as simple as a shirt. Gatsby owned these magnificent shirts therefore owning

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    emasculating person. However‚ there is more to Lady Macbeth then just those qualities. Lady Macbeth was a good person up until she started craving power. This is evident from many things. Firstly‚ Lady Macbeth knew how to make Macbeth do what she wanted by emasculating him. Lady Macbeth would only know to do that if she really knew Macbeth as a person‚ which she did‚ which proves that Lady Macbeth loved Macbeth and had an intimate relationship with him. These are qualities of a good person. Although

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    play were based on a trial of the farmer John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth‚ which she was very mad with her husband for cheating with the servant Abigail who fell in love with him. In the conditions of religious hysteria‚ John Proctor finds moral courage and dignity which also leaves a question‚ is John Proctor a real tragic hero after such a terrible event? John Proctor is considered a tragic hero under the

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    How does the individual influence world events?” Muhammad is the prophet of the Islam. Islam means submission to the will of Allah. Allah is the one and only Islamic God. He taught the Middle Eastern people that Allah was the only God and that all other gods must be abandoned. Muhammad was and still is a highly respected individual that created the largest religion the world has ever seen. The Muslim religion has over a billion and a half followers‚ which is 25 % of the world’s population. Muhammad

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    How far do you agree that John Proctor is a tragic hero? John Proctor‚ the main character in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible can be classified as a tragic hero. The term tragic hero was made by Aristotle who was a Greek philosopher that lived between 384BC and 322BC. He said that the main characteristics that a character must have to be a tragic hero is having a noble status‚ a flaw that will lead to their downfall when they make a mistake‚ the audience must be able to feel empathy towards the character

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    In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is an Aristotelian character. He is a character with a tragic flaw and is also a tragic hero. A tragic hero has many distinctive characteristics such as nobility and hubris. A tragic hero also has a fatal flaw‚ experiences tragic things‚ falls and is destroyed‚ and at the end of a play there is catharsis. John Proctor had a mixture of good and bad characteristics. His bad characteristics included having an affair with a girl named Abigail who used to

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