In "The Scarlet Letter"‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays the hypocrisy of the Puritan society of the seventeenth century with the story of the downfall and redemption of Hester Prynne. The hypocritical Puritan society punishes Hester for committing adultery. However‚ in her own mind‚ she does not see her actions as a sin because she acts out of love. Furthermore‚ she redeems herself by turning her offense into a virtue. Through the tale of Hester Prynne‚ Hawthorne’s moral is that the sin is not in adultery
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The main characters from the book‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ and the play‚ The Crucible‚ can be closely related. John Proctor (The Crucible) and Arthur Dimmesdale (The Scarlet Letter) share very similar character traits and the storyline emphasizes these traits. John Proctor was a farmer and highly respected townsman who lived outside of town with his wife‚ Elizabeth. Arthur Dimmesdale was a well respected reverend. Both of these characters shared a hidden sin‚ adultery. Both characters lived in the same
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books. Two selections that go into detail about some of the different aspects of the Puritan people are The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ and The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne. These two particular writers who wrote of Puritan times conveyed‚ in their text‚ the similarities of religion‚ punishment‚ and adultery in the Puritan community of 17th century. <br> <br>Briefly‚ The Crucible looks at some the actual historical events of the Salem witch trials. It was witchcraft that the story was set
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explore how they share similar themes. Through careful analysis of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthrone and The Crucible by Arthur Miller; you can see the evidence that supports the fact that both of these two works are somewhat related. These themes include sin‚ punishment of sin‚ the devil‚ and love/lust. The most obvious theme contained in both works is sin. In The Scarlet Letter‚ the sin that has been committed is adultery and has produced an illegitimate child
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Dear Editor‚ It was disheartening to read in the Canberra Times on the 12th of December 2013‚ that all schools in the state are contemplating increasing the length of a school day from 7-9 hours. In the article “Howard calls for change in school hours?” John Howard‚ our Prime Minister‚ is attempting to convince the public that ‘children going to school longer hours will benefit them and their children more than having a normal length school day’. He claims our current school system is out of
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doesn’t really do much in the way of sin so that’s why the thing that she is has transitioned so. In fact‚ she’s done some work to where her reputation may have reversed in the eyes of god‚ work such as charity. “they had begun to look upon the scarlet letter as the token‚ not of that one sin‚ for which she had borne so long and dreary a penance‚ but of her many good deeds since. “Do you see that woman with the embroidered badge?” they would say to strangers. “It is our Hester‚-the town’s own Hester‚-
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The character of John Procter in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible was a great example of a truly tragic hero. He measured up to every one of Aristotle’s requirements. He was not a perfect person because he had many faults and was not completely good or bad. Best of all‚ he knew that he was not perfect and he recognized and regretted the errors that he made throughout his life. Then‚ after the reader stays with Procter while he confessed all of his horrible sins for the whole town to hear‚ he had
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Dear Mr President‚ I am reaching out to you with this letter to share some things and great reasons as to why I believe that Rev. Billy Graham deserves a national holiday to honor him and all the great things that he brings to this world. A true man of God such as Billy Graham an as humble as he is‚ he never set out to gain all the fame and respect that he has gotten in all the years. All he ever wanted was to be able to preach about God no matter the color or race of a person. Not all agreed with
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Friar Lawrence Friar Lawrence Cell‚ Verona‚ Italy Prince Escalus Royal Palace‚ Verona‚ Italy March 22‚ 2013 Dear Prince Escalus‚ Good day‚ your highness. I am writing this letter to seek for your assistance. You may have known that the Capulets and the Montagues have a long-standing feud. As time passes by‚ this feud is getting worse. Many innocent civilians got affected and lost their lives. For the citizens of Verona to live a peaceful life‚ this has to end. I believe we should
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Dear Dr. Jones‚ As a student‚ I am constantly running frantically all over the place. Go to school‚ go to practice‚ go to driver’s education‚ go home‚ do homework‚ go to bed‚ and repeat. These strenuous schedules currently bombard our everyday lives‚ leaving us no wiggle room and very few breaks. Ever since kindergarten our generation has had six hour school days. We have all built our lives around school‚ always remembering that school comes first. Changing this structured schedule that has been
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