In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ many people are accused wrongly of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. Whether it may be fear‚ anxiety‚ or even greed‚ these characters lie and accuse others of witchcraft. The characters: Tituba‚ Abigail‚ and Goody Putnam display each of those motives when accusing others of witchery. Characters are motivated differently to falsely accuse their neighbors of witchcraft Tituba accuses a few women of witchery because of the fear from being executed. Her fear
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While I was reading “QUEERS READ THIS”‚ I noticed a lot of the things mentioned in the reading can also be applied to other oppressed groups and it’s interesting how many of the concepts that was mention in the reading is still so relevant in today’s society. The readings defining straightness as normality‚ was interesting because before this my understanding of the word straight was that it meant heterosexual. However‚ after giving the word and meaning more thought‚ the definition of normality seems
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Janaki Chadha Mrs. Ciarrocca AP English 3/ Block C 21 March 2012 Why Death of a Salesman Is Relevant Today On the surface‚ Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller does not seem to have much relation to modern day high school students. The story of the demise and ultimate death of Willy Loman‚ a failed salesman in his sixties‚ does not immediately come across as something high school juniors would be able to relate to. For the most part‚ it appears to be read as part of English curriculums across
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ a play set in Salem Massachusetts‚ preserving one’s reputation is a prevalent theme shown in many of the characters. Having a good name in the village is everything to the people of Salem; it was how others perceived you and thought of you. Three characters in particular that share this trait are Reverend Parris‚ Judge Danforth and John Proctor. Rev. Parris is the religious figure in Salem. He is the head of the church and is a very important person as the peoples’
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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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discussion to bringing light to humanity and equality which he obviously thought should be a part of our culture. Although the American audience was initially not entirely receptive of the viewpoints that Whitman had to offer‚ his poetry still lives on to be very relevant today and has been greatly admired. By discussing the topics of nature‚ humanity‚ America‚ and life in general‚ Whitman seems to enlighten his audiences on new perspectives through his exploration on these different topics with the great
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Why The Crucible’ Remains Important Today For a story of any kind to have any relevance or meaning some 50 years after being written and indeed almost 400 years after it was set‚ it needs to contain themes and ideas that have been uniformly felt and experienced by people from all walks of life as well as continuing to speak to and have meaning to new and changed generations of people. Years after being written‚ Arthur Miller’s The Crucible’‚ still successfully speaks to numerous generations
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ guilt contributed to many of the important turning points in all the four acts. One of the main characters felt guilt throughout the play and this is‚ John Proctor; where the affair that he had with Abigail Williams behind his wife’s back completely destroyed him on the inside and out. Guilt and its role in the play somewhat controlled that characters and how they treated the other characters. The affair that Proctor was apart of was a crime that he could no longer
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ Abigail and the girls participate in what seemed to be like harmless deception about their doings which turns into lies which even they could not get our of and in the end ended up hurting themselves. Abigail and the girls use deception to keep them safe from punishment. This is seen very clearly at the beginning after Abigail drank the blood or as the girls called it “a charm” to kill John Proctors wife. This plays into the girls when Abigail threatens with violence
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happiness. The novel is told from the point of view of Gatsby’s neighbor‚ Nick Carraway‚ who realizes that living in the past and only caring about money is not the right way to live. Reason being for the book’s extraordinary remarks is because of how relevant the novel is to today’s modern society. When people can compare themselves to something‚ such as a book‚ they are more likely to enjoy it. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a stupendous novel that should be considered as one of America’s
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