English Coursework The Crucible The Crucible By Arthur Miller ‘Which characters in The Crucible most attract our sympathy? By what means does Miller influence our response to these characters as the play develops?’ The Crucible was written in a difficult period of time when in America the government was burly tracking communists as the enemies of the state. The play reflects this period but in the way a parable can apply to any period. A. Miller was also interrogated for sympathising
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How does Shelley’s presentation of the creature in Frankenstein enlist our sympathies for him? Explore these sympathies‚ with reference to Brave new World. There are many ways that Shelley presents the Creature in Frankenstein‚ and in many ways‚ we’re driven to dislike the Creature‚ for example‚ in chapter sixteen when he strangles William in the forest – “Frankenstein! You belong then to my enemy… you shall be my first victim... my heart swelled with exultation and hellish triumph”. The self-description
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development of David Cameron’s approval of a referendum planned for 2014 finally provides the opportunity for the Scottish to achieve separation from the UK. The issue is currently divided into two parties: on the one hand there are the Republicans who sympathise with Alex Salmond (current Scottish PM‚ in favour of independence) and on the other hand there are the members of the Scottish Labour‚ Conservative and Liberal Democrats Party who oppose the proposed referendum. In the following it’s essential to
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How does Steinbeck create sympathy for Candy and his position on the ranch? Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck‚ set in America in the Great Depression of the 1930s. The main characters in the book are the clever‚ quick George‚ and his slow‚ child-like companion Lennie. They are itinerant workers who find work on a ranch in California’s Salinas Valley. There are many characters on the ranch‚ including Curley‚ Slim‚ and Crooks. However‚ the first ranch worker George and Lennie
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The twenty-first century reader is always on the side of the outsider. By comparing and contrasting appropriately selected parts of the two novels you have studied for this question‚ show how far you would agree with the ciew expresed above. Your argument should include relelvant comments on each writer’s methods and relevant contextual material on the twenty-first century reader. Reader reactions vary enormously with personality‚ society and morals. The personality of the reader will dictate
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As a group I believe we should include the word sex in the 15th amendment. If the states really wanted to get rid of the ugly institution of slavery‚ they also had to consider women as being slaves of that same institution. The mere fact that they were denied basic rights on the grounds of sex‚ implies that women were seen as lower status‚ and were expected to follow the rules set by men. Sojourner Truth‚ argues that the only way for slavery to be truly destroyed is for women to be able to vote;
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“Medea can be forgiven for her rage but not her calculation” Medea’s rage is a result of Jason’s betrayal‚ and with both desire and passion‚ it prompts her calculation- causing her to commit unimaginable crimes. Her rage is forgivable‚ yet her actions that follow are contemptible. Jason’s betrayal is recurring throughout the novel‚ and as it progresses‚ Medea’s fury worsens also. When Jason claims “he has acted like a true friend” to Medea and his children‚ Medea reacts angrily‚ knowing that
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with the person whom he clearly loves. As the play progresses and develops‚ we can see that Posner is confused about his sexuality and is tormented by the idea that he’ll never fit in anywhere. He confesses his feelings and worries to Irwin who sympathises‚ however this does nothing to comfort Posner. As the other boys begin to change their attitudes towards life and learning‚ Posner seems to remain the same and spend more time with Hector. This could be viewed as very odd behaviour‚ as the other
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and looks around for people to talk to but when she realises that the guys don’t want to talk to her she turns on crooks telling him that she can get him hanged because she would accuse him of rape. Steinbeck uses her talk with Lennie to make you sympathise with her. She talks about how she could have been in the pictures but she thought her mum threw away the letters about it and that how she is now stuck on a ranch were everyone ignores her and she is lonely. Steinbeck finishes by saying that she
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be the basis in which people judge and not his appearance. His appearance is not the best but it is still harmless. He relies in his inner compassion to be the forefront when he is being judged.The author uses strong emotive words which make us sympathise with the monster‚ this allows us to see the monster’s point of view.Compassion is key part of the gothic genre‚ because in gothic novels a victim tries to persuade the protagonist that they are not evil using compassion. So this is another reason
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