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Abigail Williams John Proctor
693 words
John 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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The Scarlet Letter Scaffold
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, centers
its plot, setting, and characters around the
unifying scaffold. With each encounter at the
scaffold, the four main characters, Hester, Pearl,
Rev. Dimmesdale, and Mr. Chillingworth, become
more emotionally connected to one another. Each of
the three meetings symbolizes a major turning
point in the novel where a sin is confessed and /
or developed. All four main characters interact
together only at the scaffold. During the first
scaffold scene, He...
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Holy Roman Emperor Roman Catholic Church
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The Reformation of the Roman Catholic Church was a
major 16 th-century religious revolution. A
revolution, which ended the ecclesiastical
supremacy of the pope in Western Christendom and
resulted in the establishment of the Protestant,
churches. With the Renaissance that preceded and
the French Revolution that followed, the
Reformation completely altered the medieval way of
life in Western Europe and initiated the era of
modern history. Although the movement dates from
the early 16 th century, w...
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King Henry Viii Martin Luther
1,470 words
Cold-blooded, deliberate cruelty mark not only his
advancing years but his whole reign, wrote Sir
Charles Oman. This quote exemplifies the thoughts
and opinions held by many towards King Henry VIII
and the way in which he reigned from 1509 to 1547.
However many thought otherwise. His Lord
Chancellor proclaimed that, Henry was a most
gentle gentleman, his nature so benign and
pleasant that I think till this day no man hath
heard many angry words pass his mouth. Henry
indeed has shown to be somewh...
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Baptist Words Works And Worship
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The Baptists: Words, Works, and Worship The branch
of Christianity known as The Baptists was born out
of the Radical Reformation, which begun during the
16 th century. The Reformation occurred in
response to discontent and disagreement within the
Christian Church. Prior to the Reformation in
Europe, communities of Anabaptists (re-baptizers)
had begun to form. The Anabaptists differed in
their perspectives widely, but were united in
their rejection of infant baptism. The forerunners
of present da...
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Ministers Black Veil Nathaniel Hawthorne
856 words
Valuable Lessons Learned through the Works of
Nathaniel Hawthorne Throughout his works,
Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes symbolism to present
a certain theme that pertains to human nature and
life. In his works, The Scarlet Letter and The
Ministers Black Veil, Hawthorne uses symbolism to
present a common theme pertaining to religion:
Though manifested sin will ostracize one from
society, un confessed sin will destroy the soul.
However, in his short story, The Birthmark, the
author uses symbolism to ...
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Hester And Dimmesdale Scarlet Letter
1,171 words
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a
novel that shows the Puritanical way of life.
Society does not accept the fact that Hester has
committed the sin of adultery so they cast her out
by making her wear a scarlet letter A across her
chest. Pearl is the product of Hester's sin, the
scarlet letter is the product of society. This
idea shows that Pearl is the scarlet letter and
the scarlet letter is Pearl. There are many ways
in which Pearl is shown to be as the scarlet
letter because she i...
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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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Tragic Heroics Of John Proctor From The
469 words
The character of John Proctor was a tragic hero in
The Crucible. Proctor was a sensible farmer that
had committed the sin of adultery. He had a tragic
flaw that lead to his downfall. Proctors excessive
pride hindered him from reality. He felt that the
Salem witch trials would and could not affect him.
However, he was wrong because his former lover
Abigail accuses his wife of witchcraft. Proctor
does not want to tell the public about his affair,
but when he does it is too late. Elizabeth Proctor
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Prisoners Of War Period Of Time
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Brainwashing is a method of manipulating or
influencing peoples own personal beliefs,
thoughts, attitudes or actions in order to get
them to believe what they had previously
considered false. The word brainwashing originated
from the Chinese term his nao, which literally
means to wash the brain. Many people have
different variations of what exactly they think
brainwashing is, but all are generally the same,
involving a powerful effort to manipulate the
human mind. Brainwashing is said to have or...
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Hundred Years Ago Todays World
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It had been a few years since I had last attended
to play. I had just seen the movie version of The
Crucible and was incredibly excited about getting
a chance to watch a theatrical presentation of it.
When I first heard that Id get the chance to see
it I was very excited that I could hardly wait. I
must say, however, it was well worth the wait.
Everything and everybody inside the auditorium was
much more professional than I had assumed. I
figured that this play would be nothing more than
college...
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Miss Watson Huck Begins
699 words
In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
the main character Huck, makes two very important
decisions. The first one is how he treats Jim when
he first meets him at Jackson s Island and the
second is to tear up the letter to Miss Watson
because he cares deeply for Jim. When Huck first
runs away from Pap he goes to Jackson s Island and
thinks that he is the only person there. He soon
finds out that this is not true, and that Miss
Watsons Jim 1, is taking crap there as well. Many
people w...
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Crime And Punishment Put An End
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Christianity In Dostvskys CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Essay, Christianity In Dostvskys CRIME AND
PUNISHMENT Christianity in Dostoyevsky? s Crime
and Punishment: An Overview Fyodor Dostoyevsky
wrote, ? If someone succeed in proving to me that
Christ was outside the truth, and if, indeed, the
truth was outside Christ, then I would sooner
remain with Christ than with the truth? (Frank
68). It was by no means easy for Dostoyevsky to
reach this conclusion. In Dostoyevsky? s life, one
sees that of an intelle...
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Save His Life Witch Trials
700 words
The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is a play
that deals with the Salem witch trials in the 1690
s. The main character, John Proctor, goes through
a crucible, or severe test of his own, as the
witch trials are taking place. The witch trials
occur because a group of girls from Salem accuse
some of the townspeople of making pacts with the
devil, or becoming witches. These girls were at
first charged with being witches when they were
caught dancing around a cauldron in the woods.
They admitted to...
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Father Death Father Murder
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Hamlet is without any reservations, one of
Shakespeare? s most mystifying plays. Although the
play has a concise story, it is filled with many
uncertainties relating to different issues behind
the plot. The reader is left with many
uncertainties about the true feelings of prince
Hamlet. One question in particular is, did Hamlet
really love Ophelia? This dispute can be
reinforced either way, however I believe Hamlet
was truly in love with Ophelia. Support for my
decision comes from Hamlet? s trea...
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Hester Prynne Arthur Dimmesdale
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Although Nathaniel Hawthorne s The Scarlet Letter
is primarily the story of an adulteress atoning
for her sin and conquering the insignia which
brings torment to her spirit, the quest of the
partner in her sin, Arthur Dimmesdale, is no less
important and even more painful. His quest, simply
phrased, is to glorify God through his priesthood
and expiate his sin of adultery to save his soul
while protecting his reputation. To do so, he
tries to continue day by day to do the work of the
Lord which h...
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J Robert Oppenheimer Dramatic Monologue
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On " The Testimony Of J. Robert
Oppenheimer" On " The Testimony Of J.
Robert Oppenheimer" John Get Ais " The
Testimony of J. Robert Oppenheimer, " with
its conspicuous subtitle of " A Fiction,
" belongs in a series of dramatic monologues
in Ais collection Sin, where she speaks in the
grim voices of those in extreme historical
circumstances John Kennedy after his
assassination, Joseph McCarthy fantasizing about
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Early Middle Ages High Middle Ages
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Books R For Romantic Roland Books related to
Roland The Song of Roland and Ywain: A Changing
Society as Viewed Through Its Literature When
comparing the epic poem of The Song of Roland to
the romantic literature of Ywain, the differences
between the early medieval period and the high
medieval period become evident. Both The Song of
Roland and Ywain depicts the societies from which
each story derives its fundamental
characteristics. Through close observation, one is
able to see the shifts in cust...
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Crime And Punishment Part Vi
474 words
Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave In Crime and
Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky guides his readers
through the mind of an axe murderer. Believing
himself to be above common law and common man,
Raskolnikov proclaims himself extraordinary. To
prove to the world that he is someone special, he
commits a murder, not expecting punishment. By
Part VI, however, Raskolnikov seeks redemption,
realizing it is the only way he can have a
relationship with Sonia. To do this he must first
overcome his pride and confe...
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Year Old Daughter Salem Village
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WITCHTRIALS IN SALEM Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walker about, seeking whom he may devour 1
Peter 5: 8 In the late 17 th century, the lion
quietly walked among the inhabitants of Salem,
Massachusetts. Zealously obedient to this
admonishment from the apostle Peter, the pious
folk of New England searched their souls and those
of their neighbours for even the slightest stain.
These Puritan s believed it was their objective to
stare down that lion, unt...
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