John Williams

and religion. Abigail Williams and a group of young girls were caught dancing by Reverend Parris in the middle of the forest when night time was upon them. Being frightened of punishment as the girls were, they led the town to believe that they were possessed by spirits and accused Tituba along with many other innocent townspeople of witchcraft. These people had the choice to either confess upon being a witch or be hung for their dishonesty. While that crisis is going on, John Proctor is dealing…

William Shakespeare is believed to be one of the greatest playwrights in history. His plays are performed everywhere in the world today and students of all ages read and write papers about the plays he is credited for writing. What if, however, William Shakespeare did not write any of the plays that the people of this world give him today? What if someone else wrote them and William Shakespeare stole the works? What if another playwright used William Shakespeare as a public figure to hide his…

I chose this site because it looked extremely informative and a well-published American Historian, David Saville Muzzey, wrote the article of writing, so I knew that it would be accurate. The site gives an in-depth description about the settling of the New England colonies in December of 1620. In the article, I read that the initial voyage to Plymouth was “never granted a charter by the King”, which means that in the eyes of the English, the small colony was never actually legal. This makes the…

Enlightenment Era, which was between the early 18th century For the fear that we are not truly valuing the Enlightenment era’s contributions, it is essential to reiterate the philosophy of the Enlightenment era and the philosophical fathers; Montesquieu, John Locke, and Thomas Hobbes. To illustrate the philosophy the Enlightenment gave to America 's founding document it is essential to…

Miller’s The Crucible, the themes of law and order have a large effect on the events of the witch trials. These ideas are shown through the actions of the authority figures present in Salem. Characters, such as Reverend Parris, Judge Danforth, and John Proctor, have differing beliefs about how the law should be applied throughout the duration of the trials. It is because of their differing beliefs on conserving pride, image, and upholding the Puritan ways that creates the internal conflicts…

Proctor is honest, kind, and soft-spoken while Abigail Williams is a manipulative liar, ruthless, and emotionally unstable, making them completely different except for when it comes to their love for John Proctor. In The Crucible Elizabeth rarely lies and is kind, but Abigail is great at misrepresenting the truth and is ruthless. One example of this is when John says, “In her life, sir, she have…

In Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible,” John Proctor, husband of Elizabeth Proctor, and a middle-aged farming man struggles with his sense of goodness. Many events test his goodness and sense of kindness towards friends. This play proves he does regain his sense of goodness at the end of the play leading to his iconic character’s death. Proctor, gains his sense of goodness towards the end of the play. Different quotes from this play do in fact show he does in quite a few ways, regain the…

Kings Richard, John and Henry were highly different men. Richard was popular and celebrated, and his reign did not bear many difficulties to him since his interest lay on crusading. John was deceitful and callous, but he was a fair judge. And Henry was spineless and powerless through most of his reign. Though visibly different, all of them were faulty kings in their own ways. Richard became King of England after his father's death in 1189. Though remembered in history as a crusader who had done…

William Shakespeare was a famous writer and poet; known throughout the world. The works of William Shakespeare have been performed in different places all over the world. Furthermore, he also added more than a hundred new words to the dictionary in history. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford, Warwickshire, England. His actual date of birth remains unknown, but is traditionally observed on the 23rd of April, He was…

attempt a moral truthfulness. However, Proctor’s expression of morality in the form of truthfulness are quickly turned against him as he is branded a liar and accused of witchcraft by the court. At this moment, the court which has symbolized morality and John Proctor which has symbolized immorality as a result of his sin of adultery, reverse their roles and Proctor is destroyed by his actions of  honesty. This role reversal further supports that assertion that The Crucible is a play devoted to…