floor. The men are trying to behave normally and have a conversation but they are all feeling the tension and thinking the same thing‚ which Whit eventually voices‚ ‘What the hell’s takin’ him so long?’ They are just waiting for the sound of the gunshot which will confirm that Candy’s dog is dead. The contrast with Candy’s behaviour is another way in which Steinbeck creates a feeling of tension. Whist the men are being falsely cheerful and keep trying to make conversation‚ Candy remains cold-heartedly
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The cruel actions of Californian characters demonstrated throughout the novel creates tension for a nation as they try to find a place to settle down in California. John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath takes place during the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930’s. The narration follows the Joad family and their struggles of poverty‚ grief‚ and the cruelty of mankind. The Joads are not aggressive people‚ however after being on the road for months and the hope of finding jobs and a home dwindle‚ their priorities
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THE CRUCIBLE BY ARTHUR MILLER CAST (in order of appearance) |Reverend Parris |Fred Stewart | |Betty Parris |Janet Alexander | |Tituba |Jacqueline Andre | |Abigail Williams |Madeleine Sherwood
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assignment. As the conversation between the two progresses‚ we see the juxtaposition between a man who blindly accepts his role (Ben) and another who constantly questions his own (Gus). The light-hearted banter between the two increasingly escalades into tension‚ while repeated mentions of the mysterious ‘Wilson’ who never appears in the play reveal the insidious nature of the organization these two men belong to. In demonstrating the oppressive and silencing nature of the characters’ existence in the play
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defines a “crucible” as “a pot in which metals or other substances are heated to a very high temperature or melted”. Also‚ The Crucible is the title of Arthur Miller’s play. While is is not completely obvious at first glance how the two are similar‚ after further examination‚ it’s apparent how they are incredibly similar. The Crucible is a highly symbolic title. As the definition states‚ as more heat is applied‚ more substances come out‚ which is what happens in The Crucible. The actual crucible is Abigail
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and the Dramatic Monologue Controlling Purpose: to analyze selected works of Robert Browning. I. Brief overview of Browning A. Greatest Poet B. Family Life II. Brief overview of "My Last Duchess" A. Descriptive adjectives B. Cause for death C. Description of his wife III. Definition of Dramatic Monologue IV. Comments by Glenn Everett A. Point of View B. Tone C. Audience Imagination V. Comments by Terry Bohannon A. No Christianity B. Evil Characters Robert Browning and the Dramatic Monologue
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The Crucible The Crucible is a book that could lead the mind into many different ways. More of a play or act‚ The Crucible has many different themes and subject matters from different opinions. Themes are the primary and original widespread ideas spread in literature. The Crucible‚ takes place in the Puritan Society where people are condemned of witchery‚ guilty or innocent were taken upon very harshly. The Crucible has many different themes‚ as mentioned before. One of the themes is narrow-mindedness
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The Crucible “I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria‚ who were frightened of life‚ who were desperate to reach out to another person…These seemingly fragile people are the strong people really (Williams: Twenty Years after Glass Menagerie).” Tennessee here captured the very essence of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Crucible is all about the desperation‚ hysteria‚ and fear of Salem’s people. The main theme of The Crucible is fear. Hysteria and fear are
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with little evidence‚ and it was in itself a witch hunt like those described in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller was inspired directly by McCarthyism when he was writing The Crucible. The many claims of witchcraft made by characters in The Crucible--lacking sufficient evidence--share great similarities with the “witch hunts” of the McCarthy Era. The first great example of McCarthyism in The Crucible appears in Act One when Reverend Parris first becomes a major character in the tragedy
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The Crucible According to the Encarta® World English Dictionary‚ a definition for the word crucible is a place or set of circumstances where people or things are subjected to forces that test them and often make them change. In the drama The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ various citizens of Salem‚ Massachusetts face the witch trials. Victims were tried and convicted based on only spectral evidence. John Proctor‚ Giles Corey‚ and Reverend Hale were a few among the many that went through these severe
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