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    Arthur Miller uses a number of devices in order to dramatise the conflict between John and Elizabeth. The device that is most apart to the audience is the staging. Miller very effectively uses this to physically show that there is a deep rift running through their relationship‚ and home. The large and detailed opening stage direction shows that he has put a lot of thought into how he wanted to portray his feelings. The opening directions describe the house as “low‚ dark... and empty”. This is symbolic

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    Bailey Sperry Mrs. Florio English III 30 September 2012 A Hero in Salem “Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience‚” by Thomas Merton. Merton did not just mean to put words down on a piece of paper; it has meaning to everyday people and everyday life. A hero is not always a person in a cape‚ but also a man who saves a kitten from a tree or stands

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    Miller’s famous 1952 court room drama ‘The Crucible’‚ based on the 1692 Salem Tragedy‚ explores the hysteria‚ strong theocracy and the importance of reputation in the town Salem. Many characters in ‘The Crucible’ generate empathy‚ but many do not. Sympathy does form for Abigail Williams the most‚ despite the fact she is seen as the play’s “evil villain”. Other characters however‚ also evoke condolence and concern like the honourable hero of the play‚ John Proctor and Giles Corey. The poor Giles Corey

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    Ryan McKeithan English III Prd. 1 10 – 17 – 12 “The Crucible” by Author Miller: Crucible [kroo-suh-buhl] noun: A severe‚ searching test or trial. Author Miller titled the play “The Crucible” because it has to do with witchcraft trails in Salem. Witchcraft [wich-kraft‚ krahft] noun: The art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic. McCarthyism [muh-kahr-thee-iz-uhm] noun: The practice of making accusations of disloyalty; the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigating techniques

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    known as the "Salem Witch Trials." The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ is a play based upon these witch trials‚ in which John Proctor‚ a prominent member of their Puritan community‚ falls into the hurricane of the accusations. Not willing to blacken his name‚ John hangs for not confessing to compacting with the Devil. When John destroys his untruthful confession‚ he condemns himself to die and by doing so becomes a true symbol of tragedy. John Proctor‚ a respected and followed Puritan‚ although

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    MLA Writing Style  Making it easy! Making it easy! What is it and why is it important?     Sponsored by the Modern Language Association Used by discipline area Provides consistency in the formatting of a research paper. Provides a uniform way to document the sources used in research (Remember PLAGIARISM!!) Real life consequences to plagiarism    Plagiarism can result in failing an assignment or even a class. Plagiarism can result in getting fired from a work situation

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    Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” and William Bennett’s article “Aurora heroes”. A. In both the article and the play‚ men protect their own by sacrificing their own lives. B. Love is evident in everyday life‚ because it is an emotion. The men who died as Aurora heroes loved their significant other‚ enough to protect them. Abigail Williams loved John Proctor and she believed that he loved her too. C. Miller created John Proctor as a “brave hero”‚ as William Bennett does

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    Andrew Suazo 12/4/11 P.4 John Proctor VS. Arthur Dimmesdale The sixth commandment states‚ "Thou shall not commit adultery." This is something that both John Proctor from "The Crucible" and Arthur Dimmesdale from "The Scarlet Letter" committed. John Proctor’s partner in crime is Abigail Williams and Arthur Dimmesdale’s is Hester Prynne. The big difference between these two men is that John accepts his sin and Arthur does not. They both share the same sin‚ but they lived two different

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    Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail William both heighten the tension of the witch trials in Salem; they are a contrast of each others character‚ and brawl for the desire for one mans love. Arthur Millers hysterical play‚ The Crucible‚ portrays the personalities of 2 exceptionally diverse women. A mother‚ a wife‚ a friend: Abigail wanted to share a family with John Proctor. In some aspects she was jealous of Elizabeth‚ as she had the one thing in the world that Abigail desperately yearned for. “Oh

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    In the play‚ The Crucible‚ the symbolism of the characters play a very important role that go along with the time era of McCarthyism. Arthur Miller’s purpose of the characters in The Crucible was to show what people were like during the 1940s and 1950s. Symbolism is the use of an object‚ person‚ or event to represent something. In this case‚ Miller uses symbolism to signify the characters as people during the time of McCarthyism. In works like these‚ symbolism makes the story seem like every character

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