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    Kiana Bales Mrs. MacKenzie English 3U Monday‚ April 15‚ 2013 Abigail Williams and Iago: Master Villains Villains play a very important role in every literary work. Whether they exist as people‚ circumstances‚ or even nature‚ their purpose is to provide a problem to be solved by the “good guys”. Without villains‚ no piece of literature would be worth reading. Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello are master villains. Both antagonists are fuelled by

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    The comparisons and contrasts between young Elizabeth and Abigail help to show how different they really are. Positive traits can be found in both young women‚ though more can be found in the former rather than the latter. Such as in all human beings‚ negative traits in the two are found throughout the story‚ whether hinted at or brought out into the open for all to see. As we being to list off some of their many traits and habits maybe you’ll begin to take bias to one of the characters‚ upon seeing

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    which is more genrally and propley known by the name of Tarry Town." one way I can tell he is calling the Land feminem is because the word "Bossom". Bossom‚ meaning chest area‚ mainly the women’s chest area. You can also compare this story with "Adam and Eve". Saying the Land is the snake. Looking at the first sentence again you would notice a lot of "s" sounds and that can remind you of a snake making the "Sssssssss" sound. Like example bossom‚ spacious‚ coves‚ easter‚ expansion‚ crossed‚ ect

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    characteristics to the Bible‚ the innocence between Adam and Eve and the stranded boys also exist throughout the novel. After first arriving on the island‚ most of the boys were stripped of their clothing‚ but they do not experience any ashamed feelings at first. Golding expresses their innocence when he states “Some [boys] were naked and carrying their clothes; others half-naked‚ or more or less dressed…” (Golding 18). Their innocence is correspondingly similar to Adam and Eve during their time in the Garden

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    faults and God’s punishments‚ God excuses man and gives him a new chance to redeem himself. God gives sense that no matter what man does he will forgive‚ even if at first he retaliates with punishment. Adam and Eve were the first man and woman to be brought into existence. God expected that Adam and Eve‚ the beginning of human life‚ would obey him. God set them

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    Snapshot 2 Rewrite: How does Miller develop the character of Abigail? In what way is the character of Abigail a foil to Elizabeth Proctor? In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ he develops Abigail by using her actions to make our view of her character change as she starts to act differently throughout the play. Abigail is a foil to Elizabeth Proctor since she uses lying as a tool to manipulate people as she finds it especially effective. Abigail gradually becomes inhumane in the witch trials as she gains

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    In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the main character Abigail Williams is to blame for the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail is a mean and vindictive person who always wants her way‚ no matter who she hurts. Throughout the play her accusations and lies cause many people pain and suffering‚ but she seemed to never care for any of them except John Proctor‚ whom she had an affair with seven months prior to the beginning of the play. The lies begin to unravel as the reader dives into the book

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    (Creation myth) “How the World Was Made” Candidate Session Number: 002839-0013 Mehvish Khalid Word Count: 1409 Section A: Pitch Mark Twain’s play The Diaries of Adam and Eve‚ which is adapted for the stage by David Birney‚ inspired me. The stimulus was “How the World was Made” and The Diaries of Adam and Eve instantly came to mind. The play would be set in a clearing in a forest preferably with some trees around. It would be like an Environmental theater but it will take place

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    Are Adam and Eve the most famous and exemplary couple that ever lived? Whether or not one believes the religious theories of Adam and Eve‚ this question remains a mystery. In truth‚ they may be considerably famous‚ but they are‚ above all‚ significantly controversial. No two religions bear the same interpretation of the story of evolution‚ but some do believe that Adam and Eve were the creators of all humankind. Although this issue is completely debatable‚ legend has it that Adam and Eve resided

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    in this poem‚ but Frost nonetheless includes several references to well-known stories from the Book of Genesis. These are not specific allusions so much as commonplace ideas that help structure the poem. The story of Jacob’s ladder and the Fall of Adam and Eve both seem to be on the speaker’s mind. But many people are careful about interpreting what these references might "mean." There is surely no one right answer about their role in the poem. This is what I found in correlation to the bible.

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