Tituba’s Monologue [Sitting down‚ eyes closed and hands gathered‚ praying] "Dear heavenly father‚ I bow my head down to you now‚ asking you for your forgiveness. I have committed a grave sin even resulting in someone being executed. I wronged you father and I shouldn’t have confessed to having connections with the devil. [Stand up] Who knows now what the results would have been if I was honest and kept to your name until the end. The beatings and all of Mr Hale’s questions were just too much
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the trees branches. A slight breeze sweeps through the forest‚ causing the leaves to sway and a chill runs through the air. When the curtain rises‚ Tituba‚ Abigail‚ and Betty are cautiously walking into the forest‚ frequently glancing behind them to make sure that they aren’t being followed.) Tituba: Come now‚ children. Betty: (Happily looking around.) Where are we going in the forest? And what is all that stuff you’re carrying for? Tituba: I show you. We get there soon. Abigail: (Nervously glancing
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They’re lying! Why would I poison them? Where would I even... That’s not mine. That’s not mine. Hazel put it there. Admit it‚ you witch‚ you did this! We all saw the results in the WhatsApp group. Your child failed the last maths test. Hey‚ dummy... stop talking rubbish. The results are not out yet. Who’s this? Close your mouth before a fly goes in. Look here‚ next time you and your daughter have tea... remember who the real dummy is. Dummy! Half a million rand and I’ll keep all your
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Monologue – Reverend John Hale Before the events of Act Four I have always been a man of God‚ and I used to believe with all my heart that what I did was for him. I took it upon myself to find impurities in the world and banish them‚ whether they be cursed spirits‚ demons or‚ most common‚ witches. I was good at it as well‚ where I went‚ witches died‚ but let me tell you now; every single man or women hung by my order had evidence that they were evil so thick that it could not be ignored.
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takes the power away from him by calling him a ’Little man’‚ undermining the power he had over her at the start. How does Duffy use dramatic monologues to create characters in her poetry? How does Duffy use poetic form to create distinct characters or voices? How does Duffy create characters and voices in her poetry? Consider the use of the dramatic monologue favoured by Duffy How do Duffy and Pugh use poetic form to create distinct characters or voices in their poetry? You should refer to at least
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The character Betty Parris plays an important role in the story of the Crucible. As one of the girls who danced in the forest she is part of the play’s central conflict. She is the cause of the townspeople blaming witchcraft in the first place and she is also part of the reason that most of the characters are killed by the end of the fourth act. Through her actions over the course of the play‚ Betty is shown to be fearful‚ easily-manipulated‚ and an attention-seeker. In the Crucible‚ one of Betty’s
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English 2030- 81 12/ 02/ 2011 Hysteria and Suffering Jumping to conclusions‚ bad assumptions‚ and false information can cause much hysteria within a society. This can be surely bad if you are dealing with people who are hypochondriacs. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller displays how hysteria is used to cover the truth‚ but can cause suffering for many of those who are innocent. The play strongly illustrates the hysteria that brushed through Salem because of the fear that Satan had haunted the town
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I anxiously look around as I enter the courtroom‚ the benches are empty from left to right . All the judges have their eyes on me and it is not the kind of spotlight I want. Immediately‚ my eyes fall down to the ground as I walk with Mr. Proctor by my side. I am here today to confess that I saw no spirits o and that poppet was mine and not Goody Proctor’s. I am willingly to confess to help Mr. Proctor protect Goody Proctor from wrongful accusations of witchcraft. Moreover‚ I am terrified if I say
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Hamlet’s Dilemma The poem is based on an existential crisis that Hamlet suffers from. Through the entire monologue (soliloquy) he vacillates between life and death. The question for Hamlet was whether to continue to exist facing all odds or to give-up in despair and embrace death. He wondered whether it was more noble (nobler) to suffer the ‘slings and arrows’ (metaphor) of an unbearable situation‚ or to rise up in arms / wage a war against ‘a sea of troubles’ that afflict / badly affect / trouble
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Abigail could no longer take it; two months have gone by without her John. After the arrest of John Proctor‚ Abigail was left with nothing. He was the only reason she was doing all this for‚ but now soon he would be hanged. Reverend Hale already suspected of her; she would be next. In order to save herself she has to leave Salem‚ but she couldn’t go alone‚ Mercy Lewis had to go with her. Abigail convinced Mercy Lewis that if she didn’t go she would soon be arrested and hanged. Between the two of
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