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Hester And Dimmesdale Stand On The Scaffold
1,681 wordsI am as content to die for Gods eternal truth on the scaffold as in any other way (Bookshelf), John Brown, a U. S. abolitionist in 1859, said in a letter to his children on the eve of his execution. The scaffold is a raised wooden framework or platform used for public speaking. It is similar to a stage or a framework. A scaffold is also a platform used in the execution of condemned prisoners, as by hanging or beheading. A scaffold can also be a raised platform, seat or stand used for the purpose...
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Made The Decision Discharged Abby Elizabeth
784 wordsA crucible, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Concise Electronic Dictionary, is the state or fact of being tested (as by suffering), which attests to what Elizabeth Proctor is going through exactly. Elizabeth has quite a crucible to struggle through. The infidelity of her husband is a major element in her being. Her struggle includes staying true to both her husband and her God. Another is the persecution by Abigail Warren, a former employee and assistant. Elizabeth also has to suffer through th...
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Words Words Ii Ii
1,021 words... a constant doubt as to whether what we perceive is the part, or the whole. It almost seems diminishing to say that Hamlet is complex, but in thinking so we realize of the charms of Hamlet. His characterization is a puzzle, whose pieces appear mixed with pieces of other puzzles. In other words, Hamlet is not a figure you can characterize as having one easily defined personality. In the quoted passage, Hamlet uses several different tones of speech that illuminate different facets of his person...
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Abigail Williams John Proctor
693 wordsJohn Proctor plays the ultimate hero role in the book The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, because he chooses to protect himself, his friends and his community from ridicule, humiliation and tyranny. John does this by devoting to his beliefs, breaking with the community, and dying with his own self-respect. John Proctor was a farmer in his mid 30 s. He was married to Elizabeth Proctor, a cold, childish but upright woman who first cannot forgive her husbands frailties, they together have three childre...
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People Of Salem Beginning Of The Play
795 wordsAn old proverb once said tis not the path to hell, but hell itself that is paved with good intentions. Indeed, good intentions were what lead the people of Salem Village to act as irrational as they did when they falsely accused innocent God-fearing people of witchcraft. It was good intentions that turned they good-hearted holy people of Salem to cold-blooded murders. Good intentions were also what lead to the downfall and eventually the execution of John Proctor in the play The Crucible by Arth...
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Made Cassio His Lieutenant Cassio His Lieutenant Othello
843 wordsIn the drama Othello by William Shakespeare Othello, the protagonist, is a Moorish general in the Venetian army. Othello marries Desdemona, the daughter of Brabrantio, without her fathers consent. Desdemona proves her love for Othello to her father and Brabant io gives his consent. Othello is sent to Cyprus to fight the Turks whose ships are destroyed on the journey to Cyprus. While in Cyprus Iago tricks Othello into believing that Cassio, Othello's lieutenant slept with Desdemona. Iago hates Ot...
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Put To Death Final Judgment
592 wordsBeing faces with a decision like death why would one decide to be put to death. At the same time while death stare one in the face a man must look deep into his soul to come up with the answer that would satisfy his soul. Knowing that there is a final judgment after man Proctor decided to let his final judgment become by God. Having strong faith in his God and being supported by the people around him such as Elizabeth and Rebecca helped Proctor made a decision not to confess to wrongdoing over d...
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Hester And Pearl Stand On The Scaffold
303 wordsIn The Scarlet Letter, Hester committed adultery. The story deals with the revelation of her lover, the Reverend Dimmesdale. A significant part of the book is the scaffold which is a raised platform used as a place where people who have committed a crime and were forced to stand. There were three significant scenes where the scaffold were used that provided unity to the novel. In the first scene Hester Praynne and her infant daughter Pearl were to stand on the scaffold before the community so th...
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Confessed Her Love Confessed Her Love For John Proctor
418 wordsJohn Proctor, in my eyes was all around a pretty good man. Except for the fact that he committed adultery with Abigail Williams, when she was his household servant. Proctor hates hypocrisy, and his hidden sin causes a great deal of moral anguish within him. I believe that he had good in him, because he wasnt about to let Abigail get away with lying, hurting others, or breaking up his family. Proctor confessed to committing adultery to save his wife. That was a big step for him. I feel that it sh...
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Iago Tells Roderigo Honest Iago
933 wordsThere are evil people in this world; greedy, manipulative, overbearing and jealous. Iago, in William Shakespeare's Othello, is an evil, malignant character. He uses people's goodness, integrity, and ignorance to get what he wants. When Othello's position is higher through character and status, Iago becomes jealous and decides that Othello must be eliminated. Iago is aware of the jealousy inside himself. Othello is a good man at heart, but is not aware of his evil and jealousy, and therefore will...
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Goody Proctor Abigail Williams
566 wordsWhats the difference between Abigail Williams and Satin? Very little! Abigail turns life around for many innocent citizens of Salem. She took away their freedom and attacked their emotions. Abigail shows many similar qualities to Satin in The Crucible. She certainly rejects God and does what she wants to do regardless of whom it may hurt. Abigail Williams was a menace to society because she destroyed the calm community of Salem through her destructive, sinful acts. Abigail tries to steal Goody P...
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Internal Conflict John Proctor
745 wordsArthur 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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Elizabeth Proctor Arthur Miller
751 wordsCircumstances cause adaptation. Drastic circumstances cause drastic adaptation. The Salem witch trials of 1692 were definitely drastic circumstances. Society's hysteria, greed, and vengeance led to accusations that changed many lives, even changed some of those lives to death. Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend John Hale, and John Proctor were three characters that were altered during Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Elizabeth Proctor is a kind, intelligent, almost joyless woman that has evidently been il...
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Dimmesdale And Chillingworth Real To The Reader
581 wordsAuthors use character development to show how a person can change. Through a descriptive portrayal of a charter and their development they become real to the reader. A well-developed character stirs up emotions in the reader making for a powerful story. A person can change for better or worse and Nathaniel Hawthorne shows this thru the character development of Hester, Chillingworth, and Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter. We can see how Hester begins changing even from the beginning of The Scarlet...
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John Hale Act Three
547 wordsIn the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller John Hale goes through some very distinct character changes. When Reverend John Hale first arrives in Salem he is quite conceited about his field of work which is the? demonic arts. ? He believes that he is an expert on witchcraft even though he has never condemned someone as a witch. In the first act it is as if Hale came to Salem to prove his proficiency and he just really wants people to respect his authority. In Act Two Hale is still willing to do al...
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Hester And Dimmesdale Stand On The Scaffold
1,710 wordsScaffold? I am as content to die for God? s eternal truth on the scaffold as in any other way (Bookshelf), ? John Brown, a U. S. abolitionist in 1859, said in a letter to his children on the eve of his execution. The scaffold is a raised wooden framework or platform used for public speaking. It is similar to a stage or a framework. A scaffold is also a platform used in the execution of condemned prisoners, as by hanging or beheading. A scaffold can also be a raised platform, seat or stand used f...
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Hester And Dimmesdale Scarlet Letter
670 words10 / 26 / 98 English Scarlet Letter Greg Cover 10 / 26 / 98 English P. 4 Scarlet Letter In Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, life evolves around a rigid and harsh Puritan view. In this society people are not free to express themselves as well as they are today. This is very sad because it is a necessity for humans to be able to express their deepest thoughts and desires. Unfortunately the Puritan society did not permit this so people had to find other ways to satisfy their needs. For two of these...
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Scarlet Letter Arthur Dimmesdale
1,140 wordsIn the novel The Scarlet Letter, the scarlet letter A has several meanings throughout the novel. For each character the scarlet letter stands for something different. Each of the main characters interprets the letter in different forms. The townspeople observe the letter as a form of shame and embarrassment. For Hester the letter takes on several different forms. Arthur Dimmesdale, the Reverend, sees the letter on Hester s breast as a constant torture of his sin and secrete. He goes through terr...
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Proctor And Abigail Sin Of Adultery
1,595 wordsComparing 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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Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter
731 wordsThe overpowering vengeance and hatred felt by Chillingworth caused his life to be centered on demeaning Dimmesdale and tormenting him until the end of time. From the beginning, Chillingworth showed no signs of guilt and let his life be consumed by sin. Roger Chillingworth committed the greatest sin in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter because he let himself be ruled by hatred and the consuming desire for vengeance. This becomes visible through examination of the other sins present in the ...
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