The Crucible was a play written in 1952‚ by Arthur Miller. Though out the book Miller makes John Proctor the main character and also a tragic hero. Proctor was an upper class man‚ he had owned at least 300 acres of land‚ was also known as an honest‚ blunt‚ well respected and loved man‚ but like most people he had flaws. His major flaw was his lust for Abigail Williams. Their affair had happened when Abigail had worked for Elizabeth and John Proctor‚ Elizabeth had said to the court “ I came to think
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simply because there is no such thing as a one-sided personality. Each person has multiple faces‚ multiple identities. Such is the case of John Proctor. Proctor is one of the key characters in Arthur Miller’s satirical play “The Crucible”. Set in 1692‚ the play is based on the true story of the Salem witch-hunt‚ described by Miller as “one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history”. Upon his first appearance‚ John Proctor is presented as a rational‚ honest man; however‚ it soon becomes
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by Miller Williams is a poem written as an elegy to Bill‚ and all other victims of the AIDS epidemic. In this poem the narrator is speaking about his friend dying of AIDS. Instead of speaking of just his emotions towards his friend dying‚ the narrator uses words such as “we” and “us‚” speaking of many people feeling sorrow. Miller’s poem personifies the national mood in the form of a poem about‚ and more appropriately to‚ Bill‚ a presumed friend who has died of AIDS. In this poem Mr. Miller addresses
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Arthur miller‚edgar allan poe these two american writers are very passionate about what they do and what they say they have alot of work that is very good. something about arthur miller he says “whoever is writing in the united states is using the american dream as a ironical pole of his story. edgar allan poe was very famouse for his peoms and his tales of horror and mystery one stories is “raven’ and ‘the fall of the house of usher’ not only are those the best but mostely misterys and adgars
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Arthur Muller was born on the 17th October in 1915 in New York as the second son of Isidore and Augusta Miller. His father was a successful Jewish textile manufacturer‚ but his family lost its wealth in the world economic crisis of 1929. Because of that‚ they were forced to move to Brooklyn and had to live in modest circumstances. Fourteen years later‚ he graduated from high school and started to study journalism at the Ann Arbor University of Michigan. In 1936‚ the debut performance of Miller’s play
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In this article Jerika Miller‚ age 17‚ is interviewed regarding her experience at William Smith High School‚ and how she believes that other high schools can be turned around like William Smith from failing high schools to successful ones. Having moved around and changed schools often‚ Jerika found William Smith to be a good school‚ and settled there for 3 years. She says that the reason she liked William Smith better that the other schools‚ was because it was more personal. The students are not
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Abigail is being questioned she blames Tituba as it is the easy way out. She knows that because Tituba is black people will believe her word against Tituba. Tituba is also aware of this assumption and habit that people have of blaming black people and miller tells us in the first stage directions “her slavery sense has warned her that‚ as always‚ trouble in this house eventually lands on her back”. The crucible was set in a time where it was a patriarchal society meaning men were higher than women however
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A View from the Bridge - Quotations Alfieri: “A lawyer in his fifties turning grey; he is portly‚ good humoured‚ and thoughtful” “only thought of in connection with disaster” “in Sicily‚ from where their fathers come the law has not been a friendly idea since the Greeks were beaten.” “Oh‚ there were many here who were justly shot by unjust men. Justice is very important here.” “And now we are quite civilised‚ quite American. We settle for half‚ and I like it better.” “the thought comes…another
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In the Crucible there are many characters who take their reputation matter and think too highly of it. There are some characters in this play that do not care for their reputation in the community. One of the first characters we see that sees highly of the idea of reputations is Reverend Parris. When Mr.Parris finds out about the dancing and possible witchcraft that was going he was more concerned about what people would say about him then the safety of his own daughter. Throughout the play you can
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horrible accusations against her. Additionally‚ Mary Warren plays an incredible performance when acting as a victim to Proctor‚ “her sobs beginning. ‘He waked me every night‚ his eyes were like coals and his fingers claw my neck‚ and I sign‚ I sign...” (Miller 119). In describing Proctor’s eyes like “coals” Mary suggests that his eyes are as dark as his heart and his true intentions. In fact‚ the usage of “claw my neck” proposes the idea that Proctor is a monster manipulating her into taking action in something
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