selfish for not opening up and not wanting to celebrate or received presents on her birthday. The audience had the chance to see all of Allison’s emotions through her acting in the last scene of the play. In that scene, Allison opened up about the guilt she felt from being blamed for what her brother did and his death, and the audience got to see her emotions pour out of her through her dialogue, tone of voice and body. Her voice became loud and shaky as she felt guilty and anger from having to…
story to let others know that it is okay to leave an abusive relationship because their happiness is the most important. While Debra continued to feel guilty for being raped the speaker at the event gave others advice on how to remove the feeling of guilt from their…
preface and situation for Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. Through the use of his character John Proctor, Miller is able to demonstrate how crippling the effects of guilt, reputation and lies can be to both a single person and an entire society. However, Miller also uses this character to illustrate how weakness turns to strength, guilt turns to forgiveness, and goodness can be reclaimed after being lost to transgression.…
sleepovers as part of a routine, and they felt more than happy to participate. The girls saw their experimentations as innocent and playful until they were finished and decided that what they did should be kept in secrecy due to a small twinge of guilt they all formed; the bodies the heterosexual girls were practicing with were not male. The poem ends with the word “stop” after describing the feelings the girls had and how they refused to feel them. Here, the narrator is implying that there was…
After being the target of public humiliation and keeping silent for almost twenty years, Monica Lewinsky walked onto the Ted stage and shared with the audience her personal experience as a victim of cyber bullying and humiliation, as well as her calling for a more compassionate and empathetic world. Her persuasive speech titled “The Price of Shame” is well written, organized and delivered, and is worth learning from.…
The feeling of guilt can make it very difficult for people to think properly and enjoy their lives during their time of regret. The events that took place during The Crucible by Arthur Miller clearly illustrate guilt as the motivating factor in the many false convictions and deaths of twenty people. The acts of the people of Salem were influenced by the acts of a group of girls lead by Abigail Williams, who would act irrationally and accuse people for witchcraft. Many people were sold by the…
sessions 1-6 we explored The Crucible by Arthur Miller and utilised drama mediums, strategies and elements to expand our understanding of the characters’ mentality, motives and background whilst giving us deeper insight on the prominent themes of guilt, witchcraft, empowerment, reputation, ulterior motives, deceit etc. In session one, we played the blame and shame game where you’re either accused of being a witch or choosing to accuse another. To have the power to blame and shame felt…
The Real Meanings of the Scarlet Letter Many people are labeled and publicly judge by things they do. Others live with a hidden guilt. This is what happens in “The Scarlet Letter”, with Hester and Dimmesdale. Hester’s letter represents adultery but eventually it represents her change and what she is able to do. Dimmesdale’s letter isn’t visible but he does carry his own letter and he accepts it. In the Scarlet Letter, Hester’s letter represents adultery and sin. Marcus, Fred H…
The Scarlet Letter is a very well known book written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In The Scarlet Letter two of the main characters, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale become victims of punishment. They both suffer the punishment imposed upon them by others as well as self-imposed punishment. Hester Prynne is the victim of both types of punishment given to her by her community and the punishment she imposes on herself. After Hester is discovered to have committed the act of adultery, she is…
What makes a person cold hearted? The answer to that question may vary, but when it comes to serial killers, they tend to be heartless. Serial killers tend to be cold hearted because they do not show any sympathy toward the person they are killing. Both Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado,” and Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” are short horror stories that contain horrifying serial killers. Both of these stories contain unusual characters that have dark personalities and…