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John Milton was a Protestant Christian who read and believed in the New Testament, but also believed in the liberty to worship at will and to accept or reject Gods’ grace. “Showing how good, how gainful, how happy it must needs be to live according to honesty and justice” (Reason, 640) Although Milton strongly valued his Christian views and communicated his concerns; he respected the common man and his belief, hoping for some scripture that entailed humility and discipline for all. “For who is…

Reverend Hale vs John Proctor In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, there are two main characters, Reverend Hale and John Proctor. Both of them are portrayed as two very well respected men in the play. They both play a big role in this play, as Hale is an intellect and an expert in witchcraft, while Proctor is a farmer who stands against witchcraft. Ultimately, Hale helps Proctor by siding with him when Proctor was accused of witchcraft. However, Proctor chooses his own fate and he is…

John Proctor was known to play a huge role during the witch trials in Salem. Many would classify him has a tragic hero because of all of the characteristics he has. John is a tragic hero because he had outstanding qualities that came with trouble, flaws that wounded him deeply, and a reversal that affected the story. John Proctor is a tragic hero because of his outstanding quality of defending what he loved: his religion and wife. When Hale came to the Proctor house to question them about not…

by Arthur Miller, the characters, John and Elizabeth Proctor, consist of tension and God. The both of them have many religious principles that they try to abide by to however a mistake was made that ended up causing a downfall to their deaths. John Proctor is a God fearing man who fell weak to a deadly sin by having an affair with his maid; His wicked action caused his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, to be falsely accused of witchcraft by the now prior maid. When John receives the news of Elizabeth’s…

In the begging of chapter three in the Gospel according to Luke the message of John the Baptist is presented. In the first fourteen verses of this chapter, the author tells the story of John the Baptist and what he is intending to do with his ministry. Many come to him to be baptized and with every type of person, John has a message. This message is still appropriate to us in this day and age. He calls us all to “Prepare the way for the Lord”! Before this passage can be analyzed it is imperative…

society typically exalts individual liberty as one of its most fundamental values. However, a portion of contemporary media and political thought argue that since we are steeped in dominant ideology, this individual liberty is only ostensible. On film, John Carpenter’s They Live depicts a population entirely controlled by an alien elite, the true indoctrination and oppression of which can only be seen through special sunglasses most don’t have access to.1 In his essay “Denial, the Liberal…

one bad deed to lose it”. Benjamin Franklin illuminates the idea of a good reputation as he emphasizes how fragile it can be, knowing that one’s reputation can be taken away from you just by committing one bad action. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor is a truthful, respectable, and a religious man who safeguards his reputation from being tarnished. He hold one secret within him which constantly haunts his every move. The adultery he committed with Abigail is a sin that leaves a…

John Cheever utilizes different components of structure as a part of "The Swimmer" (1964) to make its significance. Through this short story, Cheever infers that maturing is unavoidable and one regularly denies its coming and entry. Utilizing Neddy's excursion through his neighbors' pools, he demonstrates that when one encounters life-adjusting occasions, it is hard to acknowledge the subsequent changes. Cheever proposes that a man frequently smothers genuine occasions from the brain and rather,…

A significant aspect of Jesus’ portraits has to do with the titles used to describe him and point to his humanness or divinity. The diction used in Mark is less suggestive of Jesus’ divine nature than in John. The most common title for Jesus in Mark’s gospel is “Teacher” or “Master,” plain human terms that emphasize the idea of serving others. Jesus is portrayed as the servant of God, but he is nonetheless the leader of the people on earth by virtue of his status as a prophet. Jesus being…

Introduction John Winston Lennon was born a simple man, but his musical talents helped shape the history of rock and roll and he continues to inspire thirty-five years after his death. John’s life was a struggle when he was younger, however, he used his musical talents to become one of the greatest selling artists of all time. John grew up in Liverpool, England and went to school at the Liverpool Arts College. John was born in 1940. His mother was unable to take care of him, so she gave him…