The Crucible: Theme Of Mass Hysteria
.... land. To amplify the
situation, a group of girls are questioned by ministers for performing
witch-like rituals in the forest. A Puritan belief of the 17th century is
that the devil and other demons live in the forest, and that witchcraft is
performed there as well. Dissembling citizens begin to accuse others of
witchcraft, with a very selfish motive. As John Proctor describes the
hysteria that ensues, "vengeance is walking Salem" (1079). The vengeance
that Proctor is talking about is the motive for all the accusers. The
accusers are able to get away with injustices in the court because the
townspeople are extremely afraid of .....
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The Crucible: A Review
.... really just played some sort of immense prank on us, bestowing
upon us the gifts of reason and judgment, but blurring them with prejudice
and blind hatred? (Too many question...Not enough answers... Isn't that
always the case?)
The Crucible is an incredible book, through the medium of a
historical event it manages to shine a light into the cold, dark, depths of
human existence. Anyone who is willing to put forth the time to read and
truly understand is in for quite a shock, the truth.
As for recommending this to my school's reading list, I cry out, “
Yes!”, let them read it. However, the content of the book would .....
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The Crucible: Witchcraft
.... if you saw
someone walking and they looked funny or just doing something bad you can
say that they are a witch. You could of also said that someone was a witch
if they were not praying at all. Then if you were accused of being a witch
and did not want to be one, you can just say that you were made to do it by
someone else. For example you can say that she sent her sprit out after me
and she made me do it.
So as you can see anybody can be accused of being a witch in the
town of Salem. If you did anything eerie or if someone did not like you,
they would accuse you of being a witch. The townspeople had to stay home in .....
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The Crucible: Act Four Analysis
.... Up to
this point in time, the court officials have no definitive proof that any
witchcraft has actually been practiced. Innocent people are being hung only
on account of the testimony given by one young girl. Proctor realizes that
by confessing, he will mar the memory of the many who have thus far been
killed without confirming the false accusations. These dead would not sign
their names falsely just to spare their own life. How could Proctor
disrespect the cause that these dead gave their lives for, just to spare
himself?
Throughout the scene, Elizabeth struggles to let John be the one to
decide whether he should spite the c .....
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The Crucible: John Proctor Is A Tragic Hero
.... thirties" with a " powerful body" and a "steady manner", and is
already being established as the protagonist in which we sympathize
with.(p.19) Miller's choice to describe him in such a fashion is very
significant. By describing the tragic hero as a "strong, steady, farmer"
the dramatic effect is even greater. Who else better to fall victim to his
own personal freedom and the fear of others but the strong, stern
character? John Proctor's description also provides another outlet to
convey the dynamic nature of his character. While the physical side of
Proctor deteriorated towards the conclusion of the story a contrast is
create .....
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The Crucible: The Tragedy At Salem
.... at the time of the
witch hunt. This resulted in the witch hunts becoming "a perverse
manifestation of the panic which set in among all classes when the balance
began to turn toward greater individual freedom"(Miller 7). Their
theocracy allowed for no expression of individuality, lest the individual,
in short, ask for public condemnation. The theocracy of the Salem society
at the time was an enormous factor to the conditions surrounding the witch
hunts.
The Salemites exhibited patriarchal snobbery toward each others and
those who were different. "Their church found it necessary to deny any
other sect its freedom, lest their N .....
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The Crucible: John Proctor's Decision To Die; Is The Right One?
.... should surrender
his soul in behalf of his friends"(John 15:13). This quote means that
someone should surrender his or her soul for their friends, and by dying
and standing up for what he believed in he taught his kids a valuable
lesson.
Proctors decision to die also solved his inner conflict with
himself. This conflict is his adultery with Abigail, which really
exasperated him. "Because it speaks deceit and I am honest! But I'll plead
no more! I see now your spirit twists around the single error of my life,
and I will never tear it free!" (page 60). This quote made from John
Proctor explains how he can not tear his guilt aw .....
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The Detriment That Society Can Cause To Its Inhabitants
.... him to get better was for him to go to Italy.
There was no way that they could afford the trip on their income. To pay
for the trip, she borrowed money from one of the bank employees, Krogstad.
Then to pay him back, she worked odd jobs and bought the most inexpensive
clothing, and used the money she saved towards paying Krogstad back. Nora
has committed a serious crime by forging the signature of her grandfather.
She did not want to go to him because she did not feel right going to see
him in that condition.
Her intentions, however, for not telling anybody deal with living
to her role that society has laid out for woman. No .....
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Fate In King Lear
.... sets the play in
motion in banishing Cordelia when he swears "by all the operation of the
orbs from whom we exist and cease to be" that his decision "shall not be
revoked". How like the scene in Julius Caesar wherein Caesar says "For I
am constant as the Northern star" Lear vows to be resolute but dies
regretting his decision at the hands of his daughters who claim love him
"more than word can wield" and are "alone felicitate" in his presence.
That Edmund disbelieves in the influence of the stars adds to the
play's recurring theme that part of our fate is our character; that we
choose our lot in life by how we choose to act .....
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Comparing Washington And Macbeth: The Fate Of A Nation
.... not come from controlling others, but from the honor and respect that
was given to him. Washington knew that this power would only come from
subordination to civilian authority. He would be a precedent by being the
first general to turn down his immense powers. With these actions,
Washington assured the success of a new democratic nation.
MacBeth, like Washington, was power hungry and very successful in war.
However, he felt that power came from wealth and control over his
subordinates. As a king, MacBeth abused his power. His first priority was
to secure his own safety, and not his country's. He does this by
assa .....
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The Fate Of King Oedipus
.... him. So, with the
agreement of his wife, Jocasta, the baby's feet are pinioned, and it's
given to a slave who is supposed to leave it to die on Mt. Cithaeron.
However, the slave feels sorry for the baby, and gives it to a fellow
shepherd from Corinth. The shepherd from Corinth presented the baby to the
childless King of Corinth, who is Polybus, and he brings him up as his own.
He gives him the name Oedipus, which means swollen foot, because of his
deformity.
This shows how the god's had already intended for his life to be.
He had no way to control what his parents did to him after he was born.
Then, eighteen years later, he le .....
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The Generation Gap In King Lear
.... 52-53] "Which of you shall say doth love us most?
That we our largest bounty may extend where nature doth with merit
challenge." The land that each daughter received is the extent of their
authority and of their power in the Kingdom. For example, the Duke of
Burgundy did not wish to marry Cordelia after he found out she was getting
nothing from her father. He was marrying her for power and authority.
Goneril's servants show disrespect toward Lear which shows that
Lear's authority and power over them has diminished. An example of this is
Oswald's attitude towards Lear after his daughter, Goneril told him to show
di .....
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