People are influenced by opinions. It is either their own or societal perspectives that will affect their actions. Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ displays a character that shows the difficulty of extreme scrutiny from societal and personal perspectives. The character‚ John Proctor‚ struggles with opinions from society. He also struggles with the difficulty of his own opinions. He struggles to find himself and what will make him happy throughout the play‚ but with the help of his own opinion‚ he
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Before I was two years old a circumstance happened which I have never forgotten. It was early in the spring; there had been a little frost in the night‚ and a light mist still hung over the woods and meadows. I and the other colts were feeding at the lower part of the field when we heard‚ quite in the distance‚ what sounded like the cry of dogs. The oldest of the colts raised his head‚ pricked his ears‚ and said‚ "There are the hounds!" and immediately cantered off‚ followed by the rest of us to
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Jay R. Vargas was born in Winslow‚ Arizona he is 78 years today Jay R. Vargas was born July 29‚ 1938 his sign is a leo. He is a Military veteran who was awarded the prestigious Medal of Honor in 1970 for his bravery during the Vietnam War. His Father was Hispanic and his Mother was Italian. Vargas has 3 older brothers that also fought in the war. Vargas had several awards the Medal of Honor‚ Bronze Star‚ Silver Star‚ Silver Oak Leaf Cluster‚ Combat Action Ribbon ‚ Vietnam Service Medal‚ Purple Heart
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Kate-Lynn Gomerich M. Haddou English 12C Individual Character Project November 22‚ 2014 John Proctors Role in “The Crucible” To be puritan is to be pure of any physical or mental pleasure; when pressure built the citizens of Salem massed into a frenzy of noose casting. Only to realize the heavy weight of truth as a course rope began to constrict around their necks. In “The Crucible” a story taking place in Salem‚ Massachusetts: the restricting ways of puritan life began to take their toll on the
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remembered? There is a myriad of ways to be remembered‚ but choosing the things you want to be remembered by can be troubling. Anne utilizes her diary as a part of her life in numerous ways. How she used this diary was an important necessity she used to identify herself‚ but it also raises a question. “What do we use in life to identify ourselves?” The diary is basically Anne Frank’s best friend. When she is in the annex and is closed off the rest of the world‚ she does not have many people to talk
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Static & dynamic characters of The Crucible Dynamic Character In The Crucible by Arthur Miller the character Reverend John Hale was a dynamic character. In the beginning of the Play Hale was a little cocky and thought that he was at a higher status than all the citizens in Salem. He looked at all of his fancy witchcraft books and used them for evidence more than the witness’s testimonies. He was stuck up and against anyone who doubted that the cause of the mysterious happenings in Salem was anything
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Ms. Rawlings means that Jerry acts upon his years. He doesn’t need to be told what to do‚ he instinctively knows. He is very respectful‚ and Jerry acts pleasantly towards everybody he meets. Jerry is only 12 years old‚ but he acts as if he is older‚ this makes him appear to be more well-rounded. He is also very thoughtful of people’s feelings and is very gracious toward everybody who gives him anything and everything that he is given. Jerry is also very honest. If he makes a mistake‚ he won’t avoid
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a drama that takes place during the Salem Witch Trials. In the first act of the drama we are introduced to the character of Abigail Williams‚ who at first is seemingly innocent‚ however‚ we later discover that that is not the case. Abigail can be considered evil or immoral due to countless actions that are found throughout the drama. Though she does commit various atrocious acts we can’t help but feel sympathy for Abigail‚ because she is still at a young age and is
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Dairy Entries Dairy Entry 1 – Explain where in the past you travelled to 28/02/24 Dear Diary. My name is Professor Sharon Jung and I am the first person in the WORLD to travel through time. I have been studying Ancient Greece for some time and I have been waiting for this moment for AGES. With all my courage‚ I took a deep breath and stepped into the time machine. 448 BCE As soon as I stepped out of the time machine‚ it was as if I was walking into a whole new world. Loud‚ busy and dirty. The streets
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The Crucible Character Analysis: Abigail Williams “Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word‚ or the edge of a word‚ about the other things‚ and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it. I saw Indians smash my dear parents’ heads on the pillow next to mine‚ and I have seen some reddish
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