Assignment: Reading Journal‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Acts 3–5 (35 points) Instructions: Respond to each of the questions below using complete sentences. Keep in mind that your instructor will be evaluating both the quality of the content in your responses‚ as well as the quality of your writing that communicates these ideas. Be mindful of the basic principles of spelling‚ grammar‚ and punctuation. Explicit and Implicit Meaning Select three passages that you were able to make sense of because
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little evidence‚ and it was in itself a witch hunt like those described in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller was inspired directly by McCarthyism when he was writing The Crucible. The many claims of witchcraft made by characters in The Crucible--lacking sufficient evidence--share great similarities with the “witch hunts” of the McCarthy Era. The first great example of McCarthyism in The Crucible appears in Act One when Reverend Parris first becomes a major character in the tragedy in his
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The Crucible Notes Background: * Based on purity of religion * People are fearful of witches * They have their own unique vocabulary * H. L. Mencken’s definition: “the haunting fear that someone‚ somewhere‚ is having fun.” * Their life is based on religion‚ prayer‚ God and work Puritan Legacy Pros and Cons: * Pros: They have a strong work ethic * Cons: They are harsh and judgmental They have strong discipline including public shame and twisted morality Theocracy (n.) a form
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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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1. Explain the references to suicide in ACT 3 scenes 2 and 3. The references to suicide in ACT 3 scenes 2 and 3 were; to me‚ when the nurse came in ACT 3 scene 2 and said the it was a piteous corpse‚ a bloody piteous corpse‚ pale‚ pales as ashes…all in gore-blood. And also another reference was when Juliet was talking about the devil tormenting her in some way because it was her cousin who died and her lover who killed him. Plus in ACT 3 scene 3 Romeo talks about more about his doom with the Prince
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Irony as a device and its political potential “Is there any way to get hold of any corner of this large slippery subject (irony) with precision enough to allow two readers to agree and to know how they have agreed?”7 Irony is not an easy term to define within specific limits. The fact that the notion of irony has been extensively discussed and used in several fields in various ways is not accidental. Irony is used‚ inter alia‚ in various forms of art such as literature‚ performance art‚ theater‚
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McCarthyism trials. Miller’s extensive [use of] irony in the crucible reveals the actual motives behind events carried out during the Salem witch trials‚ and thereby he exposes the dark truth of what happened during 1950’s McCarthyism trials on Unamerican activities. Even in the very beginning Miller wastes no time in describing the abject of his play. Some circumstances surrounding the ritual committed by the girls are near perfect representations of dramatic irony‚ that bring to light innocent people accused
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The Crucible According to the Encarta® World English Dictionary‚ a definition for the word crucible is a place or set of circumstances where people or things are subjected to forces that test them and often make them change. In the drama The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ various citizens of Salem‚ Massachusetts face the witch trials. Victims were tried and convicted based on only spectral evidence. John Proctor‚ Giles Corey‚ and Reverend Hale were a few among the many that went through these severe
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In Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ not much was received‚ except for the revenge of a heart broken girl. I didn’t find this play intriguing like most plays I have read before. If you want to watch a girl throw a tantrum over a guy and get rid of her rivals‚ then I recommend watching Mean Girls or befriend a high school queen bee‚ instead of reading The Crucible. Not much is offered to you other than blame and the act of revenge‚ which was lacked as well. In fact‚ the witch hysteria played a minor
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How Shakespeare Uses Dramatic Devices in Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet to Show Its Importance Romeo and Juliet is a very well distinguished play written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century. The play is based on to lovers who both die tragically due to a love plan that turns disastrous. Romeo and Juliet are set in Verona‚ where they live in a small town where two rival families live in hatred. The engagement of the two families brings martyrdom. The Montague’s and the Caplets
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