The Crucible is a study in how mass hysteria can quickly get out of control and become very harmful if not deadly. Mary Warren is a catalytic character in The Crucible as she is both a mirror and a foil for many characters‚ and her ever changing bravery‚ or lack thereof‚ is what ushers the story along. Mary is a very malleable character. At first‚ she is very obedient towards her employer‚ John Proctor‚ then very submissive towards the brutal character of Abigail. She enjoys the respect she receives
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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury‚ with my final argument‚ I intend to prove to you that Mary Maloney is innocent. My reasoning being that she was not there during the crime‚ as Sam stated that she was at the store during the time of the crime. She could not hold‚ or even carry a murder weapon of that size and no murder weapon was ever found at the scene of the crime. There was no motive‚ she never had‚ nor would ever have a reason to kill her husband‚ because he supported her and their child. Mrs
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English 9-1 5/5/13 The Importance of Foreshadowing In the story‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the author‚ William Shakespeare‚ uses a great deal of literary elements to enhance his writing. Often time’s literary devices are used to give emotion to a story and it really shows in Shakespeare’s work. A literary element used most frequently‚ has the greatest importance and is most effective in Act II is foreshadowing. This element is used to give the reader hints of what to expect in the rest of the
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The Reality of Fate and the Illusion of Free-Will The tale of “A pair of star-crossed lovers” immediately rings in the reader’s mind two unfortunate lovers who are -by fate-meant to be apart. The author of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare‚1 wrote the story to bring about idealistic Petrarchan lovers going against social norms. The story commences with a prologue providing an overview of the entire bittersweet story. Both Romeo and Juliet are from feuding families who sometimes
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In many works of fiction‚ the life experiences and views of the authors are often reflected in their work creating captivating novels. Jerome David Salinger or J.D Salinger as he is better known became one of the most interesting authors in American literature‚ along with his famed character Holden Caulfield from the famous novel Catcher in the Rye published on July 16‚ 1951 (French 16). Like many authors‚ J.D. Salinger incorporated main parts of his autobiography into the life of his novel’s main
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The Virgin of Mary has taken up thousands of different forms in Christianity. Each form of The Virgin of Mary has its own story but one quality remains consistent: the purity and chastity of The Virgin Mary. In Our Virgin of Guadalupe a somber and heart rending version of The Virgin Mary can be seen as she is depicted as a pregnant woman‚ looking down and being in sorrow because of her son’s death as she sees the crown of thorns on the ground. Through the use of composition that highlights The Virgin
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Mary McLeod Bethune was born to enslaved parents‚ Mary valued education and hard work from an early age. Before she was able to attend school‚ she worked in the cotton fields with her family and watched her mother work for the whites. One day while Mary was with her mother‚ she encountered something that changed her life. Bethune picked up a book and looked through it‚ but was stopped by a child who took it away and told her that she couldn’t read because she was a Negro. Around the age of ten‚ she
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When William was alive he always said to Mary what to do and he maked rules for her like not smoke cigarettes. William said in his letter “Be good when I am gone‚ and always remember that it is harder to be a widow than a wife. Do not drink cocktails. Do not waste money. Do not smoke cigarettes. Do not eat pastry. Do not use lipstick. Do not buy a television. Keep my rose beds and my rockery will weeded in the summers. And incidentally I suggest that you have the telephone disconnected now I shall
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Angel Garay Estefes Professor Dayna Castle 2332 28 October 2015 Mary Barton: Literary Analysis In the novel Mary Barton‚ written by Elizabeth Gaskell‚ Gaskell criticizes the social hierarchy between the rich and the poor. She does this by illustrating the ignorance of the rich as well as their selfishness‚ for they are inside with plenty of space and plenty of food to eat but yet they still complain about the misery that is inflicted upon them by something such as a minor headache‚ and have no regard
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The Mary Rose The combination of many factors led to the sinking of the Mary Rose in 1545. Theories include a French cannon‚ a structural change in the ship‚ inexperienced or unruly crew and an unexpected gust of wind. However it was a combination of these factors that caused the Mary Rose to sink. Firstly‚ a French cannon firing into the ship was a possible factor in the sinking of the Mary Rose due to the ship going off to fight the French. However‚ there have been no discovered holes in the
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