Elizabeth Montgomery

So from a general point of view, I strongly believed that John Proctor played a big role in starting the Salem Witch trials. The reason being is that we are able to view man a few of his flaws throughout the book with evidence to support each negative characteristic about him. So shall we begin. The first flaw that was noticeable throughout the book was his stubborn characteristic. This is a major flaw in his personality considering that he would go against the court and try to argue strongly…

who get the really tough deals” (www.azquotes.com). Some characters in the novel were ignored by God, for example Abby Williams and Elizabeth Proctor; both these characters were victims of Reverend Hale’s arrogance. Hale, one of the tragic heros of the play, blindly follows the accusations Abby makes, and he signs the warrant that agrees to the fact that Elizabeth Proctor is dealing in witchcraft. Reverend Hale is a tragic hero because throughout the play the Crucible, written by Arthur Miller,…

Hina Nazar’s work titled Enlightened Sentiments: Judgment and Autonomy in the Age of Sensibility, published by Fordham Press (2012) contains a critical review of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. Chapter 5 of this work is titled “Judgment, Propriety, and the Critique of Sensibility: The “Sentimental” Jane Austen.” Nazar’s primary thesis is argues that Austen was an anti-sentimental conservative who opposed the new individualisms made popular by late-century sensibility and romanticism in…

a distant relationship with his wife, Elizabeth, and still has feelings for Abigail Williams. Towards the middle of the book, he is becoming more honest and less deceitful, starts to have a strong relationship with Elizabeth, and starts to loose his feelings for Abigail. By the end of the book, John Proctor is honest, has no feelings for Abigail, and has a very strong relationship…

Stubbornness is said to be the ugly side of perseverance. By refusing to acknowledge other people’s ability other than one’s own, stubborn people miss out on multiple opportunities to understand and change. The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953, follows the story of the town of Salem, Massachusetts, terrorized by the activity of witches. With the people distressed about these so-called witches, they contact Reverend John Hale, a “holy doctor” who is able to help them. First…

Others fear to another's advantage in The Crucible. Fear is one of the leading reasons that influence people’s decisions in life. These fears were used as a bludgeon in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. This weapon was used to manipulate others to get what they want. This play starts with rumours about the rising of witchcraft, and when these rumors surfaced the cumulation of fear spread across the town like wildfire. The spread of fear caused the lives of the innocent to be robbed of their…

objected strongly to certain lines of questioning, which he thought the lawyers had all agreed not to pursue until a later date. Following Jan Profanity laced tirades in the deposition room, Jerome Facher filed a motion to have Judge Skinner censure Jan. Judge Skinner strongly rebuked Jan for his unseemly behavior in the depositions, but did not censure him. Following the conference with the judge, Facher attempted to begin negotiations with Jan. Jan refused to identify a number at which he…

uses the Bennet family in the novel to portray the various attitudes towards marriage. Jane Austen flags the fact that this society did not see love as a vital thing in marriage and marriage was done mostly upon the assurance of a stable income. Elizabeth is…

Thought to be the scandalous sinner in the Puritanical town of Boston and the disgraceful mother of a child out of wedlock, Hester Prynne is portrayed to be a shameful mistress in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. In a town where everyone acts as if they are saints, as soon as one citizen slips up and commits a human error, that event becomes the talk of the town. In Prynne’s case, her heinous act left her with the undeniable punishment of a child that prevents her from dismissing of her…

It is Conspicuous that the beginning of every story is what will get judged by the reader to determine if the reader will either accept or reject the book. Charlotte Bronte is the author of Jane Eyre. In the first chapter of this book, the reader is introduced to Jane. Jane is a 10-year-old girl and is also the main character who is living with the Reed family. The Reed family consists of 4. To start with, there is Mrs. Reed, she is a blind and deaf mother of 3 children. Then, there is Eliza and…