John Proctor

Women in Puritan society were expected to be submissive to men. During an argument between John and Elizabeth Proctor, Elizabeth dares to voice an opinion that is in opposition to John’s, and his reaction is unhappy to say the least: ¨’You will not judge me more, Elizabeth...Let you look to your own improvement before you go to judge your husband any more…

Hysteria in The Crucible Hysteria is a prominent theme In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. Hysteria is the underlying cause for everything that happens in the play; it is what moves the story along and urges the reader to think critically about the character’s actions and choices or rather their lack of critical thinking and choice. While there are many factors that potentially contributed to the hysteria in Salem, what is depicted in The Crucible is something man-made and perpetuated through…

The main liers are Abigail and Proctor, however scads of others lie, including anyone who accused another. The lie that causes witchcraft to become a pressing matter begins with…

Ted Talks’ speaker and journalist Stephanie Busria is able to capture the audience’s attention in “How Fake News Does Real Harm” by delivering a true cautionary tale on the effects of fake news has society. The speaker’s strategic rhetoric allows the audience to be taken up enough to listen to her story. This then leads to believing the story and acting on it. Busria’s rhetoric follows the same script. She uses certain phrases in her statement to established credibility with the audience, which…

Plot Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus tells the story of two magicians, Celia and Marco, who are sworn into a competition against each other by their mentors, who are former magicians. In a world where magic is all too real, both Celia and Marco started training at a young age to defeat their mystery opponent, only for them to find out it is the two of them. However, the only way for someone to win is for the other to perish. The venue for this competition is unlike anyone has ever seen, a…

We’re taught to believe what is morally wrong and right to lead our lives. And in doing so, it should allow us to live life based on our morals free from the constrictions of ethical laws brutally enforced upon us. Although James Dillard, a medical resident, acted selflessly to save a drunk man’s life, looking back on it, he regrets risking his future as a doctor to save the man, a selfish act. Dillard’s moral standards as an almost qualified doctor to save the drunk man’s life were morally…

Eric Birling is a seemingly less important character in J.B. Priestley’s thriller, An Inspector Calls, but upon deep analysis, we can see that Eric is a character of great significance and has a huge impact on the play. This can be seen through the structure and shape of this whodunit and some of the language and stage directions. Eric is a very effective tool that Priestley uses to keep the tension going; be it the difference of opinion he has with his father or the suspicious behaviour, or…

Terry Pratchett's novel, The Wee Free Men, can be interpreted using Joseph Campbell's Hero Cycle analytical tool. With this tool, the theme of Tiffany's development as a witch through her First Sight and Second Thoughts can be effectively analyzed. In the preliminary events of the novel, Tiffany is not only unaware of her possession of First Sight and Second Thoughts, she also does not know she is a witch. At the beginning of the novel, Tiffany is described as "the kind of child who always…

There were three characters in the conversation and one person explained the conclusion on the each characters’ role. Mimi as the Puritan, Barathi as the Thomas Paine, Ain as the Benjamin Franklin , and Jessie concluded. Character: A Crazy Attitude Puritan Women The demon were possessed someone. Demons are everywhere, we should believe because it was the tradition to believe. The Christianity inside you was vanishing. It was due to modern influence. In the puritan itself, demon and satanic are…

Insanity and unhappiness lead to unfulfilling lives. From the view of Fromm, he tried to judge the insanity of society by different source of fact and he interpreted insanity on the basis of ‘pathology of normalcy’ (Fromm, 1991: p.6). Looking at alcoholism, suicide and murder rates, modern society has gone insane, related to “pathology of normalcy’ (Mathews, 2015) Mental stability can be roughly indicated by the destructive acts of people. Making reference from the research data of World…