The Color Purple In the novel “The Color purple” the dynamic characters are Albert‚ and Celie. Albert is one of the character that married Celie and always beat her. His way of treating people change when Celie left the house with Shug Avery. He started to treat people better than he use to and when Celie come back from her tripe he was really nice to her and treat her with kindness. Celie is the main character that was rape by her step-father at a young age‚ she was separated from her younger
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decisions the court made they more than likely turned up in the trials or were jailed. Nineteen innocent people died including some of the most devote people in Salem. Of the nineteen was John Proctor who Miller used as a main character in the Crucible and showed how John yes made
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Final Projects for The Crucible Select one of the following to complete independently or with a partner: People Magazine’s Love Triangle of the Year Produce a magazine article in which you try to piece together the story of this love triangle from the various characters’ points of view. Your article should include comments by John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and Abigail Williams. The main goal here is to understand the effect their actions had on each of the others. Be sure to bring out the major
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To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Scout Moving On At the beginning of the novel‚ Scout is an innocent five-year-old child who has no experience with reality of the outside world. As the novel goes on‚ Scout is learning about the harsh world that is around her by all of the events that are happening that has to do with racial prejudice. People throughout the book‚ even her family‚ approach her and make crude and slanderous remarks regarding her father representing a colored man. The grounds on which
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In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller writes of his protagonist: “In [John] Proctor’s presence a fool felt his foolishness instantly- and a Proctor is always marked for calumny therefore” (144). Miller’s description of this character effectively describes the role men (and women) like John Proctor play in society . For example‚ Miller purposely chose Proctor to have these certain traits because of his last name. A proctor is “a supervisor‚ especially‚ of an examination or dormitory in a school” (American
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Comp Eng Honors 11 11/1/13 The Tragedy of John Proctor In the play by Arthur Miller The Crucible‚ the town of Salem is in pandemonium under the non-existent threat of witchcraft. Every character is either lying to save their lives or to end others‚ or dying for not admitting to a lie. One character who stands out among the chaotic conflagration is the tragic hero John Proctor. In Greek drama‚ a tragic hero is defined as “a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for downfall
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John Proctor is the tragic hero of The Crucible. Although he can be cast as the hero‚ John Proctor causes his tragic face by the end of the play. He had risked his life for others. Caring for others and he had risked his life for someone really important then him. Even his wife‚ Elizabeth Proctor. John Proctor had risked his life for the people who were in penitentiary. He could have said he seen the other penitentiary who was in jail. That has seen them with the Devil like what Betty‚ Abigail and
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In Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ the main character Abigail Williams is to blame for the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ Abigail Williams remained a static character throughout the book. Abigail is a mean‚ deceitful and manipulative person who always wants her way; she has no remorse about who she hurts along her journey to get her want she wants. Abigail Williams is a manipulative evil person throughout The Crucible; she can be characterized as manipulative because she influences the girls
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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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spreads like wildfire. “The Crucible‚” a play written by Author Miller to express the panic and fear of witchcraft in the city of Salem‚ Massachusetts in the 1600s‚ follows the lives of multiple Salem residents and shows how the Salem Witch Trials affected their lives. One character in particular‚ John Proctor‚ is largely affected when the young girl he’d had an affair with starts the accusations against people in Salem for practicing witchcraft. John Proctor’s character is the epitome of human nature;
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