The Witch Trials and McCarthyism There is little symbolism within The Crucible‚ but‚ in its entirety‚ the play can be seen as symbolic of the paranoia about communism that pervaded America in the 1950s. Several parallels exist between the House Un-American Activities Committee’s rooting out of suspected communists during this time and the seventeenth-century witch-hunt that Miller depicts in The Crucible‚ including the narrow-mindedness‚ excessive zeal‚ and disregard for the individuals that characterize
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’The only character responsible for the tyranny of Macbeth is the man himself. Discuss’ Macbeth is not the only person responsible for all the poorly made decisions and unjust ruling. This character based theme is shown extensively throughout the play ’Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare. During the play we are shown Macbeth as a tyrant ruler who is always killing people. Just at the start of the play we see Macbeth fighting against Norway and Ireland and at the end of the play Macbeth if fighting against
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We have all been accused of things that we didn’t do. Maybe it was something big‚ like cheating on a test‚ or stealing something. Maybe is was something small‚ like eating the last cookie or leaving the light on when you leave the house. John proctor’s wife‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ was accused of the ultimate crime; witchcraft. John underwent many changes during this play. At first‚ he was trying to hide the relationship that he had with Abigale. As the play progressed‚ he began to lay everything on the
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John Proctor is a tormented individual. He believes his affair with Abigail irreparably damaged him in the eyes of God‚ his wife Elizabeth‚ and himself. True‚ Proctor did succumb to sin and commit adultery; however‚ he lacks the capacity to forgive himself. Unsurprisingly‚ his relationship with Elizabeth remains strained throughout the majority of the play. He resents Elizabeth because she cannot forgive him and trust him again‚ but he is guilty of the same thing. In fact‚ his own inability to forgive
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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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Larkey 1 " The Crucible A desire from deep within a person’s soul is often reflected by their life. People will usually act on whatever desire this is for their own personal gain. Be it greed for lust and love as represented by Abigail Williams‚ greed for power and authority as represented by Reverend Parris‚ or greed for land‚ wealth and power as represented by Thomas Putnam. Arthur Miller points out all of these in his play “The Crucible.” He shows how it leads to the corruption of a
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In the novel‚ “Three Day Road”‚ by Joseph Boyden‚ the loss and regaining of identity is manifested in Xavier. Throughout the novel‚ as Xavier goes through the war‚ he feels as if he is losing his own identity as an aboriginal but begins to gain it back while with Niska. Within the beginning of the novel‚ Xavier starts off staying true to his aboriginal background‚ has a strong sense of morality‚ and understands his own identity. Xavier is a man who respects life‚ but as he goes through the war he
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A priest and the chorus of Thebans arrive at the palace to call upon their King‚ Oedipus‚ to aid them with the plague. Oedipus had sent his brother-in-law Creon to ask help of the oracle at Delphi‚ and he returns at that moment. Creon says the plague is the result of religious pollution‚ caused because the murderer of their former King‚ Laius‚ had never been caught. Oedipus vows to find the murderer and curses him for the plague that he has caused. Oedipus summons the blind prophet Tiresias for
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Lee‚ the idea of courage can be seen in many forms‚ which are demonstrated through different characters. The book is set in the early 1930s‚ a time of racial segregation and the Great Depression in a small Alabama town called Maycomb. The main characters‚ Scout‚ Jem‚ and their father Atticus‚ experience many life lessons‚ make new friends and enemies‚ and gradually mature in the course of the story. Three of the main aspects of courage seen in To Kill a Mockingbird are fighting until the end‚ overcoming
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Honor 11 2/20/13 Changing over time The most important parts of any story or play are the characters. Characters behave differently depending on the circumstances or changes in the environment. In "The Crucible"‚ the hero John Proctor shows dramatic change for the good. Arthur Miller shows this by Proctor’s intense dialogues and Miller’s stage direction. Miller reveals the growth of Proctor from a man who is arrogant and conceited to a man who is determined and stands up for what he believes in
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