Excellency

Authority; the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience. This appellation is welcome in Salem, Massachusetts with open arms when vengeance and greed call its name. In this small, isolated town, religion gives God the ultimate authority, at least in the beginning. However, once the “witch” breakout began, much of the town’s authority is righteously given to many of its regular citizens, as well as the governing leaders. For those without this, the abuse of authority…

Parenting styles differ from region to region, for example, parenting styles in the East seem to be more iron-fisted rather than in the West where discipline is more carefree and informal. Parents in the East tend to push academic perfection and overall excellency of the child, whereas Western or American parents, tend to push the child, but not in such an extreme way; Western parents tend to want their child to enjoy life rather than spending all his or her life studying. Some parents might…

People will make their opinion within the first 5 seconds of seeing another person. Sometimes those opinions are accurate, but most of the time they are not. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible this can be read first hand. In modern day society, people make accusations and opinions based on prior knowledge and experiences. The premise of The Crucible is people making opinions of others based on prior knowledge and experiences, another thing that could alter one's opinion is another person’s opinion.…

To take something and claim it as yours, when you never owned it in the first place...the United States government and public supporters sought to justify the removal of Cherokee Indians in the 1820 and 1830s, and tried to move them west of the Mississippi river. Big supporters like Lewis Cass and the state of Georgia played a big role in justifying the removal. Lewis Cass wrote essays to support, and Georgia told the Cherokees to either abide by Georgia law, or get out. United States and…

The Crucible: Greed and Realization A chance. A chance is all that one needs to prove themselves to others. A chance is all that one needs to express themselves to the world, and a chance is all that one needs to take their revenge on others. In Arthur Miller’s book The Crucible, a proposal of witchcraft in a village leads to hysteria and neighbours accusing neighbours of witchcraft for greed. Firstly, When Abigail abuses her influence to achieve a selfish goal, John Proctor begins to…

such a sin if it were true, and when abby denies it; Hale is convinced that Abby has been lying the whole time out of mere spite against Elizabeth, Proctor’s wife. Reverend Hale then goes as far as coming to Elizabeth’s defense when he exclaims, “ Excellency this is a natural lie to tell; I beg of you, stop now before another is condemned! I may shut my conscience to it no more— private vengeance is working through this testimony! From the beginning this man has struck me true. By my oath to…

Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, expressed many different characters with dissimilar intentions and motivations in great length. These dramatic emotions tied along with greed and desire allowed this playwright to come to life and create an overall exhilarating read for the audience. Most characters in this play have important roles that demonstrate their true incentive in what they will get out of this huge mess of hysteria. The character of Abigail is very interesting to touch upon. This…

During the Holocaust, thousands of people died because they were targeted by another group. Similarly, in The Crucible, about 19 people were executed. Although Salem was a smaller town, the characteristics of both events can relate to one another. The Holocaust was an act of genocide performed by a group called the Nazis in the 1930s/40s. This group was led by the notorious dictator, Adolf Hitler. The Nazis and Hitler took over Germany, killing many Jews. The Crucible was written by Arthur…

Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in December 17,1779 –March 26, 1827. Beethoven was a German composer who was a predominant music figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. Beethoven was a incredible composer, he introduced musical history like no one did. JHE was able to introduce music to new eras. He showed a new face to music, he was able to take a simple idea and turn it into something greater. Beethoven was the eldest son of father, Johann Beethoven and…

It’s necessary to include a set of interesting characters in your play, that way it can be successful. Without captivating characters to whom the readers can identify, it would limit the reach of the play. In other words, captivating characters are a must for a successful play. The Crucible and Macbeth have many similarities in terms of characters and themes. Firstly, in Macbeth they had Lady Macbeth who was very manipulative she was very similar to Abigail Williams who was very manipulative as…