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    The Crucible: An Analysis

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    They don’t believe in themselves. Mary Warren in The Crucible demonstrates this by not believing in herself and settling for being a “follower”. Mary however‚ has a sincere sense of loyalty to John Proctor her employer. Mary Warren goes through an inner battle of peer pressure and her loyalty to Proctor. Mary’s yearning to fit in and loyalty to Proctor develops the theme that peer pressure easily overcomes loyalty. In the beginning of The Crucible‚ Mary Warren struggles with an inner sense of belonging

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    Irony In The Gift Of Magi

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    so many more. A lot of stories are better than others because of the components of good irony‚ relate-able characters‚ and a good structure. Irony makes a really good story because it lets you discover a lot about a character and if he is good or bad‚ gonna do something to someone or help someone‚ and the personality of the character. For example writer Van Tomphson on his website says “This approach to irony can help the reader gain insight into each character’s personality. A character who is frequently

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    The Crucible Essay In novella of The Crucible by Arthur Miller the implications can be inferred regarding the scapegoat phenomenon in America today in how we perceive people getting accused of things they are not doing. For instance Muslims are considered bad people only because they had a few terrorist people in their population. The key lessons from the period of time during The Crucible reflects how we could have learned differently. Several people were accused of witchcraft most times they had

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    are the common language that the people use ? Human speaks at least two language: a. Non-verbal Language b. Verbal language ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is Non-Verbal Communication ? Non-Verbal communication - is the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless cues between people. In short‚ non-verbal communication is any communication that does not use words. -refers to any communication that

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    The Crucible and Premium

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    Explain What You Like Or ‘Dislike’ About The World Of Celebrities Explain what you like or dislike about the world of celebrities The meaning of the word celebrity‚ in my opinion‚ is someone whose talents or achievements should be... Premium My Likes And Dislikes to make an open confession. Let me take courage and confess what I like and what I dislike. My likes and dislikes arc rather limited. The first thing I positively... Premium How Wilde Influences The Audience To Like Or Dislike Characters

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    The Truth In The Crucible

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    The Crucible Essay Learning and speaking the truth are not always the easiest things to accept. In The Crucible accepting the truth is one of the main issues that occur throughout the play. Though everybody now knows that most or all depending on what the reader wants to believe were not witches‚ and consequently died for something they never did. Many characters lie throughout the play for their own reasons some to due with land while the others for more personal reasons. The death of many were

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    Irony used in Macbeth During a scary movie‚ the audience knows where the killer is hiding‚ but the characters are clueless. This always keeps the audience on the edge of their seat‚ because they know that the character is going to die. This is an example of dramatic irony. William Shakespeare in Macbeth uses dramatic irony‚ situational irony‚ and verbal irony. Irony is used to add suspense as well as keeping the reader involved‚ to deepen the reader’s understanding of the characters and to emphasize

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    Dramatic Irony In Hamlet

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    In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ dramatic irony is used to garner sympathy and antipathy from the audience‚ which further develops the characters‚ conflict‚ and theme of the story. This is seen when the ghost of Hamlet Sr. tells Hamlet Jr. that “the serpent that did sting [his] father’s life/Now wears his [father’s] crown.” (I.v.39-40). This creates dramatic irony because the audience knows that Claudius killed Hamlet Sr. while the majority of the characters still believe that Hamlet Sr. was bitten by a

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    readers feel a macabre atmosphere because of the ironies he uses. One example of irony that Poe includes in his story is the word “cask” that means “wine barrel‚” but casket‚ also comes from the same word. Before readers get a chance to read the story‚ they will understand this double meaning. They will realize that death is imminent. Thus‚ Fortunato believes he will ultimately reach a cask of wine‚ he actually meets his casket. Another instance of irony that Poe uses‚ is when Fortunato

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    Lord of the Flies - Irony

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    William Golding‚ the author of Lord of the Flies‚ used irony to tell his story of a group of young British boys stranded on a deserted island. The readers can clearly spot the irony in the dialogue and Ralph‚ one of the main character‚ is also aware of the irony in his situation. The irony in the novel forces the readers to step aside and think about the hidden meanings the author is trying to express. <br> <br>The first example of irony occurred in chapter two. Jack says to the group of young‚ impressionable

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