Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a drama that takes place during the Salem Witch Trials. In the first act of the drama we are introduced to the character of Abigail Williams‚ who at first is seemingly innocent‚ however‚ we later discover that that is not the case. Abigail can be considered evil or immoral due to countless actions that are found throughout the drama. Though she does commit various atrocious acts we can’t help but feel sympathy for Abigail‚ because she is still at a young age and is
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Lesson 9: Concision Williams ninth lesson covering concision enhances the students’ skill of clarity. Williams demonstrates through the chapter how over use of wording or redundant statements creates confusion for the reader. Williams establishes that clear and precise writing match characters to the proper action verbs (126). Williams again utilizes effective reputational exercises to teach his points. Williams starts the lesson showing how using “each and every” reads redundantly to the audience
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Thornton wilder and William H . Armstrong made the story to allow the reader’s to make a connection to the character in a very special way. The work of art both these authors created‚ made the reader connect to the characters in the story. The author made the reader experience emotions like sadness‚ happiness‚ joy. Three characters‚ however from both books share common traits with each other. Those characters are The boy from Sounder‚ George Gibbs from Our Town‚ and Mrs.Webb and Ed. Webb. Each of
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relationships between these two events in history. One of the characters he portrayed in his play was Abigail Williams. She was a young girl who provoked the search of witches to clear her own name after getting caught dancing in the woods. Abigail needed to find a scapegoat to blame for her acts and she uses her credibility‚ jealousy‚ and selfishness to change the village of Salem to a place of wrongful accusations and back stabbings. Abigail Williams is the niece of Reverend Parris‚ and she uses her credibility
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William Shakespere:MacBeth- Character Connection (feelings) The feeling toward Macbeth and reaction to the end of the play differ amongst readers. Although everyone perceives the horrifying tone that ends the play‚ the feeling of sympathy for Macbeth is also present. Sympathy might be expressed toward Macbeth because of the fact that something or someone else caused the beginning of his downfall. The witches and Lady Macbeth are to blame for this. Relating to Macbeth’s character and understanding
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What Your Promised is not Always What you Want The strive of ambition for power can seem to be true perfection‚ but one should be careful what they want. In the play "Macbeth" written by William Shakespeare‚ the main character Macbeth changes a great deal throughout the course of this play. In the beginning Macbeth is a coward and overrun by fear‚ but through his greed for power and his vaulting ambition‚ he becomes a fearless man that is driven by an overconfident ego. Through this dynamic Shakespeare
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danger‚ evil‚ pain‚ etc. In the reading “ The Elevator” William Sleator (author) shows that Martin ( main character) is unable to overcome his fears by building suspense showing that Martin tries everything he can to avoid the elevator. The fears Martin has of the elevator are that his scare of close spaces (claustrophobia) ‚ and that the is a fat lady that goes through the elevator(sizeism). Also that his scare to disappoint his dad. For William Sleator to show Martin’s fears he has to have fears
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the main character Abigail Williams is to blame for the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail is a mean and vindictive person who always wants her way‚ no matter who she hurts. Throughout the play her accusations and lies cause many people pain and suffering‚ but she seemed to never care for any of them except John Proctor‚ whom she had an affair with seven months prior to the beginning of the play. The lies begin to unravel as the reader dives into the book
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Intro: The title of my book is Tunnels‚ and it is by Gordon Williams. What happens in Tunnels is‚ his dad goes missing and so his son will‚ he goes to find him but discovers something extraordinary. My character is Will. I picked Will because he’s the main character and once you think you know his life and all of its basics‚ it all changes from the tunnel. Body: Will has many character traits the least important trait that Will has is active I chose this trait for Will because he is not like any
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Othello was written circa 1600‚ when men were superior to women‚ and women’s loyalty was a must. However‚ William Shakespeare efficiently depicted three relationships that were not necessarily as perfect as society would have thought. Through the use of dialogue‚ characterization‚ and actions‚ Shakespeare reflects the distinct characteristics between the foil relationships of Othello and Desdemona‚ Iago and Emilia‚ and Cassio and Bianca. Criticism provided by experts as well as textual evidence from
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