In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the community in Salem is portrayed as being motivated by fear‚ greed‚ and revenge‚ as shown by the witch trials. Some people of the community fear for their lives of being condemned a witch‚ while others take advantage of those fears. Consequentially‚ people will resort to anything to avert such shame‚ including betrayal. In The Crucible‚ three types of betrayals are evident: betrayal of oneself‚ religion‚ and community. Betrayal of community is the most evident
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The Catcher in the Rye‚ a classical novel‚ embodies the effects of sibling rivalry‚ but instead of present-day‚ the novel portrays this in the 1950s. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist‚ was repelled by his brother‚ D.B.‚ because Holden thought that his brother was a fake‚ who worked in Hollywood‚ and ended up hating the peers in his school that were thought to be popular. Holden‚ in despise‚ referred to D.B.‚ “Now he’s out in Hollywood‚ D.B.‚ being a prostitute. If there’s one thing I hate‚ it’s the
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Ryan Hermes Mr. Kadwell Advanced English 11 January 2nd‚ 2016 Exploitation of the Trials The Crucible‚ taking place in the highly theocratic Salem‚ Massachusetts during the late 1600’s‚ starts off with the local Reverend Parris discovering several girls from the colony dancing in the woods. His arrival causes fright amongst the girls‚ panicking them. One girl‚ Parris’s daughter Betty‚ takes ill becoming unresponsive to any efforts to wake her up. The colonists believe the girl’s illness is
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Mac Morton 12 April 2013 English 12 Essay Question Although Miller’s The Crucible takes place in the late 1600’s‚ its lessons are still applicable to us in 2013. This short essay focuses on three specific lessons that I have learned from the play‚ which are the negative effects of mass hysteria‚ the consequences of deviating from social norms‚ and the dominance of patriarchy. The first lesson that I learned was that mass hysteria often creates harmful stereotypes. In the play‚ mass hysteria
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Columbia International College Tuesday April 8th‚ 2013 In the contemporary world‚ it might be common for men to have affairs with other women‚ but in the 1690s‚ America‚ it was unforgivable for men to do it and they would be punished. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor has an affair with Abigail‚ which is condemned in that society‚ so it is reasonable for John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth to marginalize Abigail to safeguard their reputation and family. For one thing‚ Mr. Proctor and Elizabeth need
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METHODS USED BY SPAIN TO PROTECT HER MONOPOLY The Spanish monopoly in the Americas was established the moment that Christopher Columbus made landfall in Bahamas‚ this was way back on his first voyage in 1492. Soon after‚ her monopoly increased in size‚ wealth and fame. This was brought about by way of her island and mainland territories; a few being Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ Hispaniola‚ Venezuela‚ Columbia and Peru. Her wealth soon aroused much jealousy amongst other European nations‚ who were anxious
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The epic of Gilgamesh is tale of rivalry and friendship combined into one. Gilgamesh‚ who is considered as the strongest of all is the king of Uruk‚ but due to his unacceptable behavior‚ the people of Uruk complain to the gods and then Gilgamesh is challenged by the creation of the god Enkidu‚ who is a wild warrior sent by the gods to stand against Gilgamesh. “While Gilgamesh is a mixture of human and divine‚ Enkidu is a blend of human and wild animals‚ through godlike in his own way” (96). The epic
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Imagine being sentenced to death‚ solely because one person doesn’t like you. Throughout The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller has portrayed many personal rivalries. A very important role that is shown everywhere during the witch hunt is jealousy. The towns people of Salem have taken advantage of the witch hunt‚ in order to manifest their grudges held towards one another. For instance‚ Abigail has a grudge against Elizabeth because she has fired Abigail after discovering John’s affair with her. Abigail
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Desire In “The Crucible” by Author Miller‚ several characters feel the seduction of power leading to absorbing it and taking over all that needed to be free. Through out the entire story‚ Abligail becomes insanely infatuated with stringing along power that she once had‚ continuous affairs with John Proctor so she can be see as someone much more superior then all other villagers in the village. Abigails uncle‚ an old merchant in Barbandos who was very successful‚ also has a desire to control the
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Kathia Nunez Mrs. Burns Eng. 11 1 Jan. 2012 Appearance vs. Reality Appearance vs. Reality is a prominent theme in The Crucible as some people are carried and blinded by appearance while others actually look at the facts‚ John Proctor and Elizabeth are not carried away by lies while Abigail and the rest of her friends are ignorant and spread lies. The town of Salem‚ Massachusetts went through a yearlong period of witch trials. A group of girls led by Abigail the reverend’s niece manipulated
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