Daniel Day-Lewis

Through the various elements of his play Tara the including dialogue, theme, plot, and setting, Mahesh Dattani skilfully highlights the social evils occurring in the contemporary world. This instability stems from the mother who is clearly an irrational person whose behavior, actions and deeds are integral to the theme of the play. The imbalance is nothing but the lack of equilibrium in the family which is in turn due to gender bias, Oedipus complex, guilt and the illogical decisions taken that…

Did Father Flynn commit the crime or not? That is the question all the readers are asking themselves in the play, Doubt: A Parable. Sister Aloysius accuses Father Flynn on many different occasions, affecting his mental stability. Based on the evidence in John Patrick Shanley’s play, Doubt: A Parable, I conclude Father Flynn is guilty because of Donald and Father Flynn’s suspicious behavior. Also, Father Flynn is guilty because of how defensive he is and he eventually resigns. Donald Muller and…

In the play Helen by Euripides the main character, Helen often finds herself in complicated situations. To get out of those situations, Helen believes that her only option is to manipulate, deceive, and lie to people. Helen’s main goal is to be reunited with her husband, Menelaos, in her homeland. Helen persuades characters to do things her way by manipulation, lies, and deception. Throughout Helen, the main character manipulates Teucros, Menelaos, and Theoclymenos using deception, persuasion,…

“Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.” This quote from James Madison embodies “The Crucible” as a whole, because it basically says that if too much power exists within a society, not one person is safe if they are accused of wrongdoing. The Puritans live in a theocratic society which allows the church to possess immense power over the inhabitants of Salem, because they all live by…

Lying to some people can be filled with an overwhelming guilt. This is how John Proctor felt when Reverend Hale and the judges wished him to create a false confession to witchcraft. It was important to the judges that Proctor created the false confession. Reverend Hale believes God would be more forgiving to Proctor for lying; however, Goody Proctor believes the Devil may say the same thing. If John agrees to composing the false confession, he subjects his further kin to ridicule and shame, and…

Throughout the entire play of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor sacrificed himself in so many different manners. As the protagonist, John Proctor, learns from his flaws, yet also begs for forgiveness, therefore initiating him to truly grow the goodness inside a man. In the beginning of the play, John Proctor makes a big mistake regarding Elizabeth Proctor and their relationship, as he tested the limits by cheating on his wife with Abigail Williams. By John Proctor refusing to lie about…

Even though Abigail pretends she’s angry at Elizabeth Proctor for damaging her reputation, the more powerful emotion is envy of Elizabeth for her marriage to John Proctor. Here she stoops to childish name-calling in order to cast doubt in John Proctor’s mind. This shows that Abigail believes that Elizabeth Proctor destroyed her reputation. Third, Reverend Hale, who is the naïve witch-hunting reverend, entered the play in Act I when Parris summons him to examine his daughter, Betty. In a…

“One who generates the action of a story and engages the reader's interest and empathy (Janovsky).” By definition, this explains the protagonistic characteristics of John Proctor. John Proctor is the leading character in the play, The Crucible, with flaws and attributes that makes the story's plot stronger. He struggles with internal and external conflict throughout the chaos of Salem due to the Salem Witch Trials and possesses contrasting characteristics towards the antagonist, Abigail…

In arthur miller's the crucible, a play about the salem witchcraft trials, the character of John proctor is portrayed as a God fearing and honest man. In the play, appears to be the protagonist in the story, and he is presented as a round character who encounters drastic conflict and change in his actions. Although, Proctor is portrayed as an evil man, there are explanations behind his ways. In a sense, Miller leaves it to the reader to question what drives john to commit adultery. Of…

Puritans. Many associate puritans as having very strict religious morals and ideas. To the society of today, their ideas may seem outrageous. However these ideals were very normal in the puritan time period. John Proctor is a character who best exemplifies puritan ideals in The Crucible because, he is an honest, hardworking man. In The Crucible, John Proctor is portrayed as a hardworking farmer who lives in Salem. His wife-Elizabeth Proctor- says “ My husband is a good and righteous man. He is…