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    bigger key role threw out the whole story. Also the main characters have lust or greed. Lust is what Abigail has and she is one of the one's who started the whole witchcraft accusers and she drank blood and tried to get Tituba to put a curse on Elizabeth. Greed is more than one character in the story because some just wanted what someone else had. Most of Salem during this time was in panic and worry. Why is because someone wouldn't know who else would be accused or it was going to themselves…

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    The Crucible and 12 Angry Men are two differing plays that unite in the aspect of the justice system. In both plays, we have the conflict that the accused are seen as guilty before the evidence is thoroughly looked into. A difference that sets the two plays apart is that the young girls accused of being witches are not given as much of a chance as the young boy accused of murder. This is due to the differing time periods in which both plays took place in. These similarities and differences are…

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    Sylvia Plath clearly embeds the story of Esther Greenwood into the political situation of the time. The Bell Jar introduces its setting by referring to the execution of the Rosenbergs. In the summer of 1953 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were accused of and electrocuted for espionage. It was believed that they had passed secret US military information on nuclear weapons on to Soviet Intelligence. The fear of the so-called “red scare” was omnipresent, and it was believed that more and more people…

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    “Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses women for their strengths.” (Lois Wyse) She Stoops to Conquer is an 18th Century play by Oliver Goldsmith which tells the story of how a lady crosses class lines to conquer her love. The plot is unravelled when Charles Marlow, a man who is brought to marry noble woman Miss Kate Hardcastle by her father, has a minor foible whereby he is frozen stiff with fear when it comes to talking and socializing with upper-class women. However when it comes…

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    on the other hand Mark is not pleased with her as well, when Briget’s mother tries to give mark Bridgets nummer he refuses to take it which bridget overhears and feels embarrassed. Their meeting goes on to resemble Mr Darcy and Elizabeth in pride and prejudice, When Elizabeth hears Mr Darcy telling mr Bindgley “She is tolerable; but not handsome enough for me and I am in on humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men.” volume 1 chapter 3 which she goes on…

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    When John talks to Elizabeth he ends up getting angry at her. He uses his guilt to try to get it off of himself. “Spare me! You forget nothin’ and forgive nothin’… as though I come into a court when I come into this house!” (1106). This quote shows his inner guilt is taking over when he assumes that his wife is being harsh on him, when in reality his wife had forgiven him for his actions; however Elizabeth loses her trust with John Proctor. Later on the readers…

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    stems from a pride in her own perception. Elizabeth does not give Darcy a chance or rather she does to give a chance to know how she really feel about him. The famous first encounter is disastrous: it occurs at the assembly were Darcy says Bingley of Elizabeth, who is sitting down: “she is tolerable but not handsome enough to tempt me: and I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men.” As a natural result Elizabeth remained with no very cordial…

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    considered uncommon. The women in the novel, each display their thoughts on marriage. However, Elizabeth Bennett, who is opinionated and passionate about her beliefs, is inclined to disagree with the norms of the society the most. While others believe that marriage is the key to happiness, she disagrees. She is not easily influenced by those surrounding her, even her family, and her honesty and…

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    marry for security and not for love. Lydia was a young immature girl that wasn’t wise enough to realize that she was fooled around on by a man who was in love with money and girls. Jane was a mature woman that married for love and happiness, and Elizabeth wanted to make her own decisions about what is best for her. She also wouldn’t get married if it wasn’t for love. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife (Austen 3).…

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    Crucible And Mccarthyism

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    How would you feel if you were accused of witchcraft? The Crucible accused multiple innocent people of witchcraft and majority of those that were accused were puritans, and those puritans were strong within their faith. Most people have zero mercy on one another and wanted to save themselves. What would you do ? The author of The Crucible and many other pieces of American Literature was Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller has won multiple awards for his pieces including Tony awards. Some of Miller’s…

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