and wrong. It is the determination of what should be done and what should not be done; or what is right and what is wrong. Morals deal with behaviors as well as motives. All humans live by some set of morals especially religious people. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ this is clearly evident. It is about the puritan town of Salem‚ Massachusetts and the hunt for witches. Many people are falsely accused of witchcraft. Throughout this account of history key characters have to make choices that challenge
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Hannah Youssef Mrs. Press Period 2 English 10 H The Crucible Essay The play‚ The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller is a cautionary tale. Miller warns his audience that the witch hunts and the Salem Witch Trials was a very tragic time period and we must not mimic what had occurred in the past in 1692. This affected many aspects of people’s lives. It cautions us to keep history from repeating itself. A way to prevent this is to avoid tolerance against ignorant power hungry officials at all cost so that
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example of injustice spurred from vengeance. During the era of McCarthyism‚ in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ not all is lost when the race for John Proctor’s heart is between Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. The town experiences witch trials due to the unexplainable events from the town citizens. Miller utilizes the characters Abigail Williams‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and John Proctor to warn society of the causes and costs of people who are jealous. A select group of individuals supposedly accused
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Arthur Miller use a specific character to portray how people solve or fail to solve moral problems? A crucible refers to a container made of a substance that can resist great heat‚ for melting. In “The Crucible” the author uses characters that have moral problems that they either solve or fail to solve. John Proctor‚ Abigail‚ and Reverend Hale are considered the main characters in “The Crucible”. Abigail’s moral problem is lying. Abigail failed to solve her moral problem by choosing to lie to
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DISCUSS HOW ICT HAS CHANGED MODERN SOCIETY Our modern day world becomes more and more modern every day‚ with new technologies and advances coming up. ICT impacts all parts of our lives‚ and has had a massive impact to society‚ the environment and its future. Information and Communication technology opened up a whole new industry in the work sector‚ and that is clearly one of its many advantages. The ICT industry in Australia alone employs over 541‚000 professionals. Meaning over half a million
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Cruicible Essay Pride is a becoming or dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one’s position or character; self-respect; self-esteem‚ but once your pride becomes overbearing and arrogant‚ it turns into hubris The crucible is a historical play that is based on events of the Salem witchcraft trials‚ which took place in a tiny Puritan village in the settlement of Massachusetts in 1692. The play commences in the home of Reverend Samuel Parris‚ whose daughter‚ Betty‚ lays ill. Main characters are:
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The Crucible The title of the play is called the Crucible By: Arthur Miller. This play is basically about how a couple of people is accused of witchcraft in a little town called Salem. People where very religious in this town and got rid of anything they though was connected to the devil. The most admirable character is Mary Warren she is very honest and innocent. Mary went to the trials‚ she made the doll that basically put Elizabeth in jail‚ When proctor made her lie she still came out and told
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with this quote‚ because there are many real life situations that can prove it‚ along with the situations portrayed in most literary works. Two pieces of literature I can relate to this quote would be “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ and “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Both these books relate to the quote for the fact that the main protagonists‚ or in this case‚ the goodness‚ both get killed because of the antagonists‚ in this case‚ the evil that will defeat them. “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck
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Symbols of the Crucible The Doll - What original started of as an innocent gift from a scared little girl turned into tangible evidence to put poor Mrs. Goody Proctor away for good. Mary Warren‚ a feeble minded follower who almost has a heart‚ manages to do something admirable by making Goody Proctor a nice doll. Later in the novel Abigail Williams accuses Goody of witchcraft. The deciding factor that convicts Goody is the doll. Dolls have always been associated with evil‚ witchcraft‚ and voodoo
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Why religion and God are not necessary in modern day society. 88% of us claim to be religious. Religion has been around since 223‚000 BCE. The world would be nothing without it. You can’t get a sense of history or the language of Britain without having to study religious texts. But is religion necessary in the 21st century? The simple answer is no. No‚ we don’t need to believe in religious stories to feel comforted‚ no we don’t need to believe in an omnipotent being‚ no we don’t need to believe
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