to raise your reputation is like trying to raise brownie points. If people haven’t realized it’s not about your reputation. A friend could say “This guys so smart”. Some people say that that raises your reputation. Well If another guy see you and asks his friend who he is and he says “That’s Jim Bob… he’s probably the smartest kid in our grade”. In all reality in comparison with Jim Bob and the other guy‚ the other guy could be twice as smart as him. Well… where’s his reputation now. I find the
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Could it perhaps be that they don’t want their reputation to be ruined or their lives to be endangered due to witchcraft? The people of Salem are making up excuses to make themselves seem pleasing and innocent to others. They are putting the blame on everyone else but themselves. These statements have been carried on until this day. The ways of the puritans have transformed a lot but some of the “techniques” back then still remain. In “The Crucible”‚ as the play opens up in act 1‚ Reverend Parris
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character and reputation is quite prevalent in today’s society. The same can be seen in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. This is a drama based on the historical event called the Salem witch trials. Where many people were accused of witchcraft and sentenced to death with no evidence besides for the paranormal events that the accusers claimed to see. Through this event Miller touches on the values present in the puritan village of Salem. One of the most prevalent values shown is reputation. Throughout
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Preserving one’s reputation is a prevalent theme in The Crucible. I don’t think that is more important than telling the truth. In my opinion being honest about something makes you look much better than lying about silly things just to have a good name. Yes‚ having a good name is important but if you don’t do something to ruin your good name then you won’t have to worry about lying to preserve it. In my experience‚ if you lie to make yourself look better then you just end up making yourself look
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In The Crucible there are consistent themes of the importance of reputation in society during the Salem Witch Trials. Within the town of Salem women specifically were expected to keep and maintain a good image by their actions‚ words‚ etc. Due to the witch trials‚ women were robbed of their good woman title‚ and their honor. Reputation was a key part of society during the time period of the witch trials. Women weren’t seen equal to men‚ and they had to be held accountable to high standards. In
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The Crucible: Themes In Arthur Miller’s play‚ “The Crucible”‚ Miller’s main focuses were the witch trials‚ behaviors and actions as a result of the hidden deeds believed to be done by the people of Salem. This book includes religious beliefs and revolves around witch trials to go into depth of the accusations and the lies for the outcomes. The play is wonderfully worded with much context for a reader to fully understand the idea and the concept. There were many themes in the play‚ those explained
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The Crucible has a containment of many different themes throughout all four acts. One theme that stood out to me was that it was set in a society where church and state were one with a strict religion. With this type of society the moral laws and state laws were pretty much the same‚ so sin and the status of an individual’ soul are public matters of a public concern. In Salem everything and everyone either belongs to God or the Devil. Another theme that was noticed was the role that hysteria
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demonstrate reputation in The Crucible. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller; the playwright uses his characters to not only show the diverse authority that arises from reputation‚ but also the impotent struggles one will face without a reputation. We are given three different types of characters within The Crucible‚ but only two that make a difference. The three types are the extremely high‚ the mediocre‚ and the substantially low reputation characters. The characters‚ whose reputations are mediocre
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Reputation is merely the thought of how someone perceives you but when that thought is diminished it can change a whole situation. It’s vital to know the importance of reputation because you would never call on somebody with a bad rep to help you out in a time of need or distress. Having a good or bad reputation dictates the way that people feel about you as well as what they think about you. Bringing me to my next point in the story of Beowulf‚ it’s all about heroes and monsters. Seemingly the hero
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The Crucible‚ Deputy Governor Danforth and Judge Hathorne believe that they’re messengers of God‚ and therefore that everything they believe must be true and everything they do must be right. They never see a reason to reassess their thoughts and actions‚ which makes them easy targets for cynical liars like Abigail Williams. Characters like Abigail recognize the court’s narrow-minded worldview and manipulate it to their own selfish advantage resulting in the destruction of Salem. Reputation and
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