In the movie‚ The Crucible‚ Abigail wanted to marry John Proctor. In order for her to have John‚ she had to have his wife dead‚ the only way for his wife to die at the moment was to be accused of witchcraft. Abigail started to accuse people of witchcraft along with all her friends‚ she blamed the slave they had‚ and even some of the people she liked. Abigail kept getting her way and kept accusing‚ then she accused the Proctor family. John didn’t like Abigail accusing them for something she knew wasn’t
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Some people can easily become consumed by their work and eventually start to become a major recluse. This is the case for Elisa Allen in John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums.” Elisa has become enveloped in her love of gardening and has become a very introverted and quiet person. It seems like she is a rock and no one can reach her‚ however‚ this is not the case. The way to connect to an unreachable person is to find out what they love and appreciate it as much as they do. Even the most stubborn
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amount of sexual assault charges that have been dealt out to today’s popular celebrities. Now‚ this isn’t the first time that a ton of accusations has happened. Arthur Miller wrote a play back in the 50s during the time of McCarthyism called the crucible. His play was to show that a ton of people were being accused of communism just like they were for witchcraft in Salem. So now the pattern continues but in a whole different way. Yes‚ these things differ from each other in many ways‚ but they are
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knows someone who decided to end their own life. Perhaps this thought hits close to home for many of you. Perhaps you’ve even entertained such thoughts of your own. You might think that death will take away your pain but from the above conversation between Odyssey and Achilles death will not solve your problems. No matter how life can be harsh sometimes it’s better to go through the pain find a way to solve it than to end your life. The bad days are
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or makes a mistake which eventually leads to his or her defeat. A tragic hero characteristics include pity and fear‚ relatability‚ goodness‚ hamartia‚ and consistency. John Proctor is definitely a tragic hero and he shows this in many ways in The Crucible by Arthur Miller through means of catharsis and a tragic flaw‚ hamartia. John Proctor is an honest‚ blunt-spoken‚ overall good person with one fatal flaw. In the play‚ he starts off as a respected and successful farmer whose main focus is himself
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The Relationship Between the Artist and Society The relationship held by society and the artist is universal‚ applying mathematically‚ in literature‚ and nature. In physics‚ for every action there is a reaction. The apple does not fall far from the tree‚ for we often find refuge in our animal instincts. Throughout evolution‚ figures may have changed‚ but our fight or flight instincts are still remain strong. Within society‚ when a person is being ‘attacked‚’ be it words or fists‚ they will fight
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The Crucible: John Proctor and John Hale - Good Citizen vs. Good Person In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller portrays the two main characters‚ John Proctor and Reverend John Hale as "good men". The term "good men" in this play is ambiguous. Reverend John Hale was a good man in the sense of being the perfect and good citizen of Massachusetts in the 1600 ’s. He was pious‚ adherent to the laws and beliefs‚ and a good Puritan Christian. John Proctor‚ on the contrary would not be considered the greatest
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The Crucible Comparison This story was written by Arthur Miller in 1953. He wrote this story to show his society what was going to happen to them if they didn’t get straighten their heads and to show them how foolish they were for acting like they were in the 1600’s. They were going through a time called the Cold War. People were being arrested for saying things like a communist. This is kind of what was happening during the Salem Witchcraft. This is the way the society was going in Millers time
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How a working relationship is different from a personal relationship The difference between a working relationship and personal relationship is that a working relationship is different because of boundaries‚ professional codes of conduct‚ employer policies and procedures. in your working relationship you would be friendly have a different approach treat with equality you would know your role and responsibility you would not share personal information as you would with friends. Also a working relationship
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The MRTP Act was a precursor to the Competition Act and sought to legislate over issues relating to restrictive and monopolistic trade practices. There are areas of similarities between the MRTP Act and the Competition Act. The primary distinction between the enactments stems from the legislative objec¬tive. While the thrust of the Competition Actis to promote competition‚ the objective of the MRTP Act was to prevent economic concentration and restrictive trade practices. Even in respect of merger
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