Lennox Lewis

The Crucible is a play/story based on real events of the salem witch trials and is written by Arthur miller. In the beginning, Abigail williams is portrayed as good innocent girl. Through the play we realize she is actually a terrible, vindictive person. “I would never hurt Betty, I love her dearly”(25) makes Abigail sound like a good innocent person. But throughout this play we will realize how bad she really is. During the beginning Parris is questioning Abigail and why Betty is sick.…

Kate McGhghy Ms. Heitritter ILA 12/11/17 The Crucible In the play The Crucible Abigail is frustrated at the man she loves, John Proctor, who loves her but is in denial about his feelings because he is married to Elizabeth Proctor. On page 22 the conversation between Abigail and Proctor goes “you’re surely sportin’ with me. You know me better. I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a…

Facts on Crucible Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, take place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 and was inspired by infamous Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Trials began in early 1692 when a bunch of young girls cried and claimed to be possessed by the devil and then later accused many women of witchcraft. Witches came from the belief of gaining from power devil “specifically in the devil’s practice of giving certain humans (witches) the power to harm others in return for their loyalty” (history…

Literary Analysis of The Crucible During the 1950s, McCarthyism ran rampant throughout the United States. The act of accusing many political figures of belonging to the communist party is defined as McCarthyism. Today, it is often compared to a “Political Witch Hunt.” Author Arthur Miller was one of the political figures named for being a communist. Rather than allowing McCarthyists to defile his name entirely, he decided to fight back by writing a book to shed light on the injustice…

Captain Lewis addresses Chief Shahaka "all men are kings-you-me [pointing to each in turn] from ocean to ocean (1.1.). Captain Lewis preaches that the reason for their expedition is to teach all tribes of "Indians that constant war brings wars, famine, and destroys the number, allowing the big dogs to eat up the little ones"( Sacajawea 2.1.10). The white characters praise each other and assert their peaceful intention as Drouillard -one of the white characters – introduces Warrior Lewis and…

As stated in the above paragraph, the main focus of this paper is The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Set in the small Puritan village of Salem, Mass., The Crucible starts with the girls dancing under the moonlight in the woods. When the reverend's daughter, Betty, falls into a coma like state, rumors of witchcraft spread quickly through the town. After Abigail blames the reverend's slave, Tituba, for witchcraft, to which she confesses but says she is not the only witch in Salem, leading to…

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis portrayed evil in a way that I found extremely interesting. A demon named Screwtape writes letters to his nephew, Wormwood, to guide him on trying to keep a human away from God. He tells Wormwood that he should keep his “Patient” busy and never allow him time to get close with God. The way that evil is portrayed is interesting because it is never manifested to the human. It is just a force prompting them to do certain things that will eventually lead them to…

Review on The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis. The four loves is a book about different types of love written by C. S. Lewis (1898-1963). Lewis was a man of many occupations such as Novelist, scholar, broadcaster and English literature tutor, but for this purpose a British novelist, who studied at Oxford University and was married to Joy Davidman and is still celebrated for his wonderful works. Apart from The four loves, he wrote other books like, The Allegory of Love, Boxen, God in the Dock,…

Jefferson’s Dilemma The United States history thus so far, is full of many bargains but one of the most controversial and beneficial bargains is the Louisiana Purchase. This bargain occurred back in the 1800s of which the President Thomas Jefferson was able to undertake the deal of the century. This bargain initiated when Jefferson wanted to purchase New Orleans because France was enforcing stricter regulations therefore, making it difficult for American settlers to trade in that particular…

Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father and principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He was elected the second Vice President of the United States and the third President of the United States. He is often regarded as one of the top ten Presidents of the United States for his contributions while in, and out of, office. During his time in office, he negotiated greatly to receive the Louisiana Purchase, which he succeeded in doing. Jefferson also handled the Order of Council extremely…