Athena Johns Characterization Who is your least favorite character? Why? If you could pick a celebrity that best personifies this character‚ who would it be? Why? Give examples from the play. My least favorite character is Regina Giddens. She was only about herself and how much she would be getting. "...It took me a little while to find out I had made a mistake. As for you - I don’t know. It was almost as if I couldn’t stand the kind of man you were..."(Hellman 65). She even sat there and let
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John Laurens was the man who had it all- a South Carolinian Adonis who had many reason for the swagger in his step. His father was the most respected man not only in the county‚ but also in most of the state. With buckets of money and a high seat in the US senate‚ Henry Laurens raised nothing less than prideful children. Not only his father caused his pride‚ however‚ for John was quite the scholar. All A’s in the most highly sought after high school in the state‚ and close to the top of his class
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John and Lorraine tries being a grownup‚ but lacks experience. They change from completely acting like a child to acting like adults during their kiss. Adults are older‚ experienced‚ and serious. Kids are young‚ innocent‚ and lack a lot of experience. The biggest difference between grownups and children are grownups have a lot of experience and children don’t. Before their kiss‚ John and Lorraine are left alone in Mr. Pignati’s house while‚ Mr. Pignati is in the hospital. Lorraine attempts to make
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to pay attention to your child’s need. Unfortunately John Purcell from “The Father” by Hugh Garner shows none of these qualities. Mr. Purcell is neglective‚ shameless and proud. One trait that clearly shows John is an unsatisfactory father is that he is neglective. This trait describes Mr. Purcell very accurately. An example of how John is neglective is when he had a meeting with the principal at Johnny’s school‚ regarding his grades. John had agreed to keep Johnny back a grade just so the meeting
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married Martha[16] Giddens. They had 4 children: John (1653-1658)[17] Martha (1655-1658)[18] Mary (1656/7-1657/8)[19] Benjamin (1659-1720)[20] Martha died due to complications from childbirth 13 Jun 1659. Her death registry reads "Martha‚ wife of John Procter‚ [dye]d the 13 June 1659‚[21] Benjamin Proctor‚ was the only surviving child from this marriage.[22] 1 December 1662‚[23][24][25] Proctor married Elizabeth Thorndike (1641-1672)‚ daughter of John Thorndike‚ founder of Ipswich‚ Massachusetts
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Suffering more than is deserved is the main trait of an Aristotelian Tragic Hero. John Proctor- the main protagonist in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible - is the quintessential Tragic Hero. His error of judgment‚ his pride gets in the way of good choices‚ his weaknesses only serve to engender empathy to the audience‚ his spirituality gets wounded by his experience‚ and he‚ in the end‚ make a decision‚ usually involving life or death. Although a good‚ Christian man‚ Proctor is tempted and gives into
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Characters of the Story Narrator - The Narrator starts the story about how he knew the Gessler brothers. The first introducing is raised up by the narrator as the first person‚ refers to first line‚ “I knew HIM from the days of my extreme youth‚ because he made my father’s boot” character I refers to the narrator and HIM refers to the person that is immediately told‚ Mr. Gessler. This means that the Narrator knew Mr. Gessler because his father is a customer of the boot maker. In this line “I remember
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The main character of “The Outsiders” was Ponyboy Curtis‚ the younger brother of Darry and Sodapop Curtis. Ponyboy is very unique from all of the other characters‚ they are all unique. He isn’t the tuff like Dally‚ the pet like Johnny‚ the leader like Darry‚ the silly one like Sodapop‚ the wisecrack like two-bit‚ or even the confident and arrogant one like Steve. Ponyboy is quiet‚ smart‚ young‚ and kind. One of Ponyboys obstacles in the book was his brother Darry‚ the leader of the gang. “I could
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Ms. Rawlings means that Jerry acts upon his years. He doesn’t need to be told what to do‚ he instinctively knows. He is very respectful‚ and Jerry acts pleasantly towards everybody he meets. Jerry is only 12 years old‚ but he acts as if he is older‚ this makes him appear to be more well-rounded. He is also very thoughtful of people’s feelings and is very gracious toward everybody who gives him anything and everything that he is given. Jerry is also very honest. If he makes a mistake‚ he won’t avoid
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and history itself. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a prime example of this writing strategy based on the characters created and the way the author develops them throughout the manuscript. John Proctor‚ one of the very prominent character in the manuscript‚ not only fits into this category but flourishes and deepens the plot of the play as the said tragic hero. Arthur Miller’s portrayal of John Proctor confirms Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero by his interactions with the townspeople and his
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