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Death Of A Salesman University Of Michigan
1,669 words
With The Death of a Salesman during the winter of
1949 on Broadway, Arthur Miller began to live as a
playwright who has since been called one of this
century's three great American dramatists by the
people of America. The dramatist was born in
Manhattan in October 17, 1915, to Isadore and
Agusta Miller, a conventional, well to do Jewish
couple. Young Arthur Miller was an intense athlete
and a weak scholar. Throughout his youth he was
molded into one of the most creative playwrights
America has e...
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Macbeth And Banquo End Of The Scene
831 words
In the first scene in act one we can see that the
witches have some kind of psychic ability from
when they predict that Macbeth will win the
battle. The witches appear to be having some sport
of shared vision. We can tell this from the second
quotation- When the hurlyburlys done. When the
battles lost and won. The witches clearly know
that King Duncan's side will win the battle. They
also know when they will meet with Macbeth- There
to meet with Macbeth. This addresses the theme of
witchcraft an...
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The Witch Trials Of 1692
1,146 words
During the winter of 1692, in the small village of
Salem, Massachusetts, something terrible happened.
Salem Massachusetts became the center of a
horrible tragedy, which changed the life of many
people. It was a time of fear, because of bad
crops, Indian raids, and diseases. The people of
Salem Village had to blame something, or someone.
The people of Salem Village accused people, and
called them witches. They were accused of all
those terrible things and more. Salem Village was
a small, farming ...
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Internal Conflict John Proctor
745 words
Arthur Millers play, The Crucible, is a great
portrayal of humans and their inner struggles.
This play takes place in the 1690 s in a small
Puritan community based on a rigid social system.
An outbreak of rumors claiming witchcraft
contaminated this small village. This caused
conflict among the people of name and ultimately
resulted in absolute chaos. This play clearly
illustrates the self-battles of three characters.
Reverend Hales battle is initiated by his personal
commitment to God. He is a ...
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Hail Macbeth Hail Witch All Hail Macbeth
1,170 words
In the play there are many evil deeds that Macbeth
committed. These include the murders of Duncan and
Banquo, Lady Macduff and her son. Macbeth is also
responsible for Scotland's disorder. Macbeth plays
the main role in each incident, with the other
characters being only minor and undeveloped;
acting as vehicles for Macbeth's actions. It is
possible that it is not entirely Macbeth's fault
for the evil deeds in the play. In Act II, Scene
II Macbeth is patented as a hero, when he defeated
Norway i...
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Giles Corey Rebecca Nurse
2,438 words
... n trance we are told that Abigail has stood as
though on tiptoe, absorbing his presence,
wide-eyed. Something to back up the possibility
that there have been a romance here is how his
actions change when they are alone. When Mary
Warren is in the room he is strong and
influential. Ill show a great doin on your arse
one of these days. This is in contrast to when
Warren leaves the stage and it is only occupied by
Abigail and John. It is now when he shows a change
in his character. Abigail seem...
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Salem Witch Sarah Osborne
861 words
The Devil in Massachusetts: a Modern Enquiry into
the Salem Witch Trial Marion L. Starkey Garden
City, New York. : Anchor books, 1949 Pp. 1, 311
The Devil in Massachusetts: a Modern Enquiry into
the Salem Witch Trial by Marion L. Starkey is an
historical narrative of people and events
surrounding the Salem Witch Trials. The format of
the book is narrative with dialogue from actual
trial records. The trial records applied with a
modern psychiatric knowledge surrounding the
witchcraft hysteria. St...
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Salem Witch Trials Tragic Hero
449 words
The The Historic happenings of the Salem Witch
Trials are told in the story of the Crucible. In
the Crucible, the main character is John Proctor.
John Proctor is a tragic hero who is a great man
but has one single flaw, pride, which will lead to
his destruction. John Proctor is considered the to
be a great man in Salem. He owns a good piece of
land and farms it very well. He is a devoted
husband and loving father of three. There are
groups and factions that are present in Salem
where John has st...
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Personal Integrity Public Reputation Proctor
428 words
In a sense, The Crucible has the structure of a
classical tragedy, with John Proctor as the play's
tragic hero. Honest, upright, and blunt-spoken,
Proctor is a good man, but one with a secret,
fatal flaw. His lust for Abigail Williams led to
their affair (which occurs before the play
begins), and created Abigail's jealousy of his
wife, Elizabeth, which sets the entire witch
hysteria in motion. Once the trials begin, Proctor
realizes that he can stop Abigail's rampage
through Salem but only if he...
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Act Iv Scene Scene I Lines
994 words
The supernatural forces are the skeletal structure
of William Shakespeare's Macbeth; it was this dark
presence that added an element of suspense and a
much-needed escape from the mundane for the
audience. Moreover the atmosphere and aura the
dark forces create are the backbone of the subplot
and are the instruments that bring about
revelations in character, plot and the hatred
society had towards forces they didnt understand.
Undoubtedly the under lining of the plot is
highlighted with events th...
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Indicted For Bewitching Bewitched And Cursed Martha
294 words
Martha Carrier, indicted for bewitching and
cursing dozens of persons. I believe that she was
framed by the Puritans. Puritans believed in
witches and their ability to harm others. They
defined witchcraft as entering into a compact with
the devil in exchange for certain powers to do
evil. Thus, witchcraft was considered a sin
because it denied God s superiority and a crime
because the witch could call up the Devil in his
or her shape to perform cruel acts against others.
The belief of the day an...
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Goddess Of Love Greek Mythology
1,482 words
Goddesses have been symbols of divinity and power
for thousands of years, they were part of religion
and worship for many cultures including the Greek,
Egyptian and even the Hebrew people, who were
forbidden to have other gods. The Old Testament
records their pursuit of ancient Canaanite
goddesses, such as Asherah, Astarte and Anat. In
Greece, goddesses were invented to explain the
natural phenomena of a world incapable of
scientific explanation. Gaia was the first
reigning goddess, she was the ...
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Women In Indian Indian Culture Village
552 words
The position of women in Indian society is very
different than our society. The status and roles
are sometimes an insult to the human race. Not to
mention, most city women cannot even talk to the
women of villages. Also, the woman, as a wife, has
a lot of expectations and responsibilities in the
household as well. The status of women in Indian
culture is very small. Some men actually thought
it was a punishment from the first life, if you
where a woman in this life. The way you were
treated ofte...
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Salem Witch Hunts People Of Salem
525 words
Why is the play called the Crucible? Webster and
his book the dictionary defines a crucible as, A
container in which metals are heated, involving a
change. A severe test or trial. Author Miller in
his play, uses the title The Crucible as an
analogy for the situation. The actual container-
the crucible, is the town of Salem Massachusetts.
The contents of the container are the people of
Salem, the emotions and feelings of these people
are what change. The events that take place in the
town are wha...
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Abigail Williams Scarlet Letter
409 words
Love is Revenge 2 REVENGE Love is a strange thing.
It is strong, free, and blind. With it come many
pleasures. However, what often occurs after love
is the antithesis of love. Once love is lost in a
person, a barrage of feelings inhabits that
person. One of the darkest, strongest, most
eminent emotions that occur in a person is the
feeling of revenge. The Crucible and The Scarlet
Letter are both classic and dated stories that are
mostly based upon love, lost love, and revenge. In
The Scarlet Let...
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End Of Act Town Of Salem
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Revenges Evil Ways Arthur Miller uses the theme of
revenge many times in the play The Crucible. The
hysteria in Salem in 1692 was escalated by the
element of revenge. The role of revenge
intensified the feelings of the Salem people.
Abigail Williams was an example of someone out for
revenge in 1692. The Putnam's were another example
of people setting out to settle vendettas of their
own during the witch trials. Reverend Parris was
another individual ready to settle is own feuds.
Abigail Williams...
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Mistress Hibbins Roger Chillingworth
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The Scarlet Letter The 6 th Sense of Sinners In
the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel
Hawthorne, the society of a Puritan town of Boston
excludes anyone who is a nonconformist or is in
any way deviant from their thoughts, laws, and
standards. However, the townspeople themselves are
not without fault. However, they try to conceal
and contain their passions and all their faults
due to their own fear of being excluded. All the
characters in the book who are excluded from
society are the ones w...
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Proctor And Abigail Sin Of Adultery
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Comparing The Scarlet Letter to The Crucible
Adultery, betrayal, promiscuity, subterfuge, and
intrigue, all of which would make an excellent
coming attraction on the Hollywood scene and
probably a pretty good book. Add narration,
mass-hysteria and witch trials and the end result
would be The Crucible, but if you added Puritan
ideals and writing styles, making it long, drawn
out, tedious, wearisome, sleep inducing, insipidly
asinine, and the end result is The Scarlet Letter.
They are both conside...
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Fair Is Foul Hail To Thee
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Show How The Witches Are Used In Show How The
Witches Are Used In Macbeth To Develop The Plot
And Create Tension For The Audience In his plays,
Shakespeare liked to please his audience and
create as much tension as possible. At the time he
composed Macbeth there was a massive witch-mania
around England which was supported fondly by King
James 1 st. Therefore, it motivated Shakespeare to
produce a play, which involved witches and the
supernatural. The first scene in the play is
entirely performed...
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Iorek Byrnison Amber Spyglass Ice
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The Amber Spyglass The polar bear king, Iorek
Byrnison, has entered another world to seek out
his friend Lee Scoresby And some time later, Iorek
Byrnison stepped through the blackened undergrowth
and the heat-split rocks at the edge of a burnt
forest. The sun was glaring through the smoky
haze, but he ignored the heat as he ignored the
charcoal dust that blackened his white fur and the
midges that searched in vain for skin to bite. He
had come a long way, and at one point in his
journey, he had ...
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