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: John Proctor‚ Rev. Parris‚ Rev. Hale‚ and Abigail Williams. Those are the most relevant‚ anyways. Reverend Hale shows excessive pride by saying: “Let you not mistake
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Todd Closson English 8/24/14 The Crucible Society trusts those that conform‚ and distrusts those that don’t. One advantage of conforming to societies expectations is that you gain trust from the society. People who don’t conform aren’t trusted. One disadvantage is that you join the group‚ so you’re not technically an individual anymore in your own right. In the novel The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller explains the causes of hysteria‚ mob mentality‚ scapegoating by showing the conflicts within a society
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ both Deputy Governor Danforth and Reverend Hale represent two significant characters that depict the flaws and deficiencies of mankind. Both men mindlessly condemn and judge in order to rid Salem of the supposedly satanic. Both men eventually realize their hypocrisy; however‚ while Hale acknowledges his folly‚ Danforth obstinately continues to castigate the alleged to maintain his reputation. Arthur Miller‚ in his work‚ The Crucible‚ punctuates the rigid tenacity
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The Tragedy of Othello - Focus on Act III Scene iii Shakespearian tragedy explores the notion that humans are “inevitably doomed through their own failures or errors”. In the Tragedy of Othello‚ the central motif of jealousy and mistrust are the weaknesses that cause the inevitable destruction of the hero. Othello’s feelings of worthlessness as a “Moor” despite his rank and Desdemona’s love are heightened and masterfully exploited by Iago. Ironically‚ jealously over misplaced trust ignites Iago’s
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question or questions that follow. Document 1 This excerpt is from "Considerations ...‚" a pamphlet written by Thomas Whately‚ Whately was an advisor to George Grenville‚ British Chancellor of the Exchequer (1763-1765) and the author of the Stamp Act. In this pamphlet‚ Whately explained why the British were justified in levying taxes on their American colonists. We are not yet recovered from a War undertaken solely for their [the Americans’] Protection ... a War undertaken for their defense only
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How all occasions do inform against me‚/ And spur my dull revenge! What is a man/ If his chief good and market of his time/ Be but to sleep and feed? A beast‚ no more./ Sure‚ he that made us with such large discourse‚/ Looking before and after‚ gave us not/ That capability and godlike reason/ To fust in us unused. Now‚ whether it be/ Bestial oblivion‚ or some craven scruple / Of thinking too precisely on th’ event—/ A thought which‚ quartered‚ hath but one part wisdom/ And ever three parts coward—I
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McCarthyism‚ The Patriot Act and The Crucible are all linked together by many different reasons. The play‚ “The Crucible”‚ was supposedly written to go against the “abusive” politics of McCarthyism at the time of the Cold War in the United States. The McCarthyism‚ accused artists and writers of advocating class war without having actual proof or any truth. McCarthyism started with a man‚ Joseph McCarthy. He would accuse others of serious crimes or activities going against their government
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Aguinaldo High School In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Subject English IV by Chester M. Cucio IV-Aguinaldo January 7‚2015 Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION (pp. 1-5) I.1 Background of the Study I.2 Objectives I.3 Hypothesis I.4 Statement of the Problem I.5 Significance of the Study II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE (pp. 6-8) 2.1 Review of Related Literature 2.2 Conceptual Framework 2.4 Definition of Terms III. METHODOLOGY
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Act 1 Summary The play opens in the "morning-room" of the Windermere house‚ where Lady Margaret Windermere is arranging roses in preparation for a "small but select" ball she and her husband are hosting that evening in honor of her birthday. Parker‚ the butler‚ announces that Lord Darlington has come to call‚ and shows him in. Darlington begins to flirt with Lady Windermere‚ who very kindly but firmly tries to discourage his attentions. She says she does not like compliments but tells him she
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OMarah Page 1 Sadie OMarah Parsons Expo 20 Sep 12 The Crucible In the third act of “The Crucible‚” Elizabeth Proctor makes a choice where she lies in order to save her husbands reputation. As this affects both her and her husband‚ it also affects the rest of the play. In order to save her husband‚ John Proctor‚ from lechery she lies to the court. Elizabeth didn’t know what was at risk; she also didn’t know what there was at risk. She didn’t know what there was to come with her words‚ in which
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