“And in Its Depths it Has its Pearls Too” In the Scarlett Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne’s style could accurately be likened to that of an artist; he commands color‚ contrast‚ and shading to enhance his work. On page 54‚ Hawthorne paints a rare portrait of Pearl‚ at once with the precision of a cartographer‚ mapping out her inner complexities‚ and with the wonder of Van Gogh‚ capturing her particular beauty in vivid color. Adorning his work with euphonious‚ connotative diction‚ and mounting syntax
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text. The play is a fictionalized and dramatized version of the story of witchcraft in Salem‚ Massachusetts that took place during 1692. The drama was allegedly a representation of McCarthyism‚ the practice of making accusations without having proper evidence. Joseph McCarthy produced a series of investigations in order to uncover a communist penetration‚ just as the Christians of the Chesapeake Bay did to reveal witchcraft. Miller exhibits how quick many characters were to accusing their neighbors
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about “seeing” people with the devil. Just to save her own self from being hung. Abigail Williams is to blame for the Salem witch trials of 1692 because she lied‚ accused innocent people and had an affair with a married man. Abigail lied about witchcraft and blamed innocent people. Some may say Tituba could be at fault for causing the Salem witch trials because she had the original idea
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again.” She claimed that she loved John and that he loved her. Before the play began‚ Abigail tried to kill Elizabeth with a curse. She thought that if Elizabeth were dead John would marry her. Further into the play‚ Abigail accused Elizabeth of witchcraft. She saw Marry Warren making a poppet. Mary put a needle into the doll‚ and Abigail used that for her accusation. She stabbed herself with a needle and claimed that Elizabeth’s soul had done it. Although Abigail claimed she loved John‚ she may
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Was the crime and punishment during the Elizabethan era really as harsh as it is said to be? If it was‚ how gruesome and inhumane were the punishments? What were even considered crimes during this Era? Were punishments and crimes different among all the different classes? During the Elizabethan Era‚ punishments were harsh‚ gruesome‚ and varied tremendously among the two main classes‚ however the crimes committed were also very different among the two classes varying from stealing a bird’s egg to
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In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ a hysteria of witchcraft that sweeps across Massachusetts changes the citizens of Salem‚ transforming some into monsters and helping others to realize their mistakes. Miller’s description of the character John Proctor at the start of The Crucible seems to describe another person as his change becomes more prevalent throughout the play. Proctor is at first consumed with guilt and despair‚ but he comes to find pride in his name‚ and he will hold on to the
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individuals accuse others and place blame on the accused for actions they did not take part in. For example‚ one of the earliest incidences of scapegoating within The Crucible occurs in Act I of the play when Abigail intentionally placed the blame of the witchcraft incident in its entirety on Tituba although numerous others were involved‚ including Abigail herself. Another incident in which scapegoating is apparent within the play is in Act II when John Proctor continuously holds Elizabeth Proctor at blame
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Many lives have been lost due to the physician’s negligence. The physician that saw Abigail Williams‚ Betty Parish‚ Betty Hubbard and Anne Putnam Jr. and made an incorrect diagnosis. He to quickly decided the fits were being caused by something spiritual. His mistake may have caused a huge crisis. Although other possibilities have been suggested‚ ergot poisoning is the most likely. Recent scientific study shows that the condition and symptoms of the fits of a serious match up perfectly with ergotism
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laces on her dress and get prosecuted for talking about the Bible without a male presence (Joffe). Also women were not allowed to live alone and widows were not allowed to remarry until seven years had passed. Then men took it a step further into witchcraft. During a span of 300 years‚ an estimated 300‚000 people died (Amend). In another movie‚ The Burning Times‚ women were accused
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Crucible there was a large conflict between characters. Within the characters there was a conflict between Good and Evil. The ultimate result of this conflict led to Deaths tragedy in witchcraft trials. One of the biggest conflicts in the story was between Abigail Williams and her love for John Proctor and her witchcraft. At the beginning of the story Abigail and some other girls were caught dancing in the woods dancing and doing witchcraftery. Later to find out Abigail was trying to use a potion to
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