affected by these strange events‚ or those with an ulterior motive. The character of Abigail in The Crucible by Arthur Miller exemplifies this. She is also represented in the poem‚ “Witchcraft was hung‚ in History‚”‚ by Emily Dickinson. In “Witchcraft was hung‚ in history”‚ what is seemingly normal is made to look like something abnormal because sometimes‚ in times of hysteria‚ people need a place to put the blame. Abigail makes her first accusations of witchcraft because of the pressure to find a cause
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David had always heard the stories his parents would tell him about the golden safe.His Grandma would always bore him with banal stories of how his grandpa would spend hours each day trying to open the safe. His house had always been in his family‚ and since his great-great grandpa moved in‚ there had always been a golden safe in the closet of the basement. For years‚ they were adamant about opening it and cracking the code‚ but eventually around the time that david was born‚ they family gave up
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disapproval for the revolution’s more brutal side would tarnish his reputation among progressives‚ he slyly managed to disguise the disapproval he wanted to audience to feel in sympathy for characters and remains an avid supporter of the people’s right to revolt against tyrannical
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“Remember the ladies” I would always say to my husband. Most women in my time were afraid to speak up for their rights’. I‚ Abigail Smith Adams‚ daughter of William Smith‚ and wife of John Adams‚ was not afraid to speak up against these cruel restrictions. I was born on November 11‚ 1744 in Weymouth‚ Massachusetts. I did not attend school because girls were discouraged to‚ so my family taught me at home. With access to my father’s library‚ I became very interested in philosophy‚ theology‚ Shakespeare
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After reading the end of Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart‚ I had sympathy for the main character of the story; Okonkwo‚ who represents the vulnerability of a tribe by the coming of the Europeans and their Christianity rules‚ and the abuse of power and violence that the officials in the jail used to dehumanize the leaders of Umofia in the last chapters on the novel. An unexpected ending of the novel took me by surprise‚ I believe Okonkwo is a victim from his own destiny and the circumstances
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was Abigail Adams. Abigail was a wise woman of her time.She was born November 11‚744 in Weymouth‚ MA(Abigail Adams) She was the founding mother and fought for women’s rights (Holton 56).Abigail and John adams were married in October in 1764(Holton 56).Her husband was elected president and his legislative enemies assigned Abigail the name of “Mrs.President” (Barton 6) where she rejected such a name. She was called “Mrs.President because she had such an influence onto people.(Barton 6) Abigail Adams
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"To vice‚ innocence must always seem only a superior kind of chicanery." Ouida (1839-1908) In The Crucible Abigail committed the greatest of crimes. She destroyed the reputations of many and killed many as well. She influenced others to her evil way and killed out of greed. She managed to get away with her life without even a question of guilt‚ and as the hysteria of witchcraft grew in Salem she did not fear anyone. She was in control over the town and ran it with fear of death. Her magic wand’s
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Admirals/leaders‚ although‚ there is one that sticks out the most. Abigail‚ she may not be a good leader‚ but she is a leader! Abigail is the “leader” of the assembly of girls. Abigail is the person governing all the strings and playing the table‚ using the girls as her pawns. The very manipulative acts used are only benefiting Abigail‚ which would not be seen as leadership‚ but without a doubt Abigail is leading them. When Abigail said “Now look you‚ all of you‚ we danced and Tituba conjured Ruth
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The character of Abigail is often accused of being one-dimensional. She doesn’t express one shred of remorse the entire time‚ making her seem almost inhumanly diabolical. However‚ even though Abigail’s actions are ruthless‚ they are in some ways understandable. Miller slips in an interesting detail about Abigail’s childhood that gives us a clue as to where her mercilessness might stem from. When she was younger‚ Abigail witnessed both of her parents murder. She tells the other girls‚ "I saw Indians
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question 3. Use details from the text to support their argument 4. Show that they understand the context and the values of Shakespeare’s time and can compare them with the time in which the play is being read/viewed Question: ‘I have no sympathy for Macbeth. He is a despicable human being who deserves what he gets.’ Do you agree with this assessment of the character Macbeth? Support your argument with close reference to the context‚ structure and language of the play. Shakespeare’s
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