Warren Tay

Bullying in The Crucible is shown in the court. When Mary is trying to testify, all of the other girls respond, “Girls, raising their fists: Stop it! Mary Warren, utterly confounded and becoming overwhelmed by Abby’s [Abigail’s] utter conviction, starts to whimper” (Miller 116). The word “confounded” relates to the topic of bedazzlement since Mary was not able to control the girls. This demonstrates her losing…

Abigail was truly the one who is responsible for this whole mess because she blamed others and had an affair with John when he has a wife and two kids and one on the way. Yes, there were other people involved in this but the thing is she was kept on blaming others while the people pointed back at her. There are so many advents that she has done in the story. For an example the affair,laughing in church and dancing naked in the woods. So, I really don’t see why she wouldn’t be the one to be…

Sassy Pants The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines sassy as having or showing a rude lack of respect, very stylish, and confident and energetic. The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, shows the life of Hester Prynne. The novel begins with Hester being forced to stand on top of a scaffold in front of the townspeople because she committed adultery. After that, for a long period of her life, she lives with being shunned without inclusion with her community. Not only that, but she must…

There is a Latin proverb that states, “Revenge is a confession of pain.” What this means is that when you go to get revenge on someone, you are admitting that what they did hurt you in some way.Within “The Crucible” there is a lot of anger and deception. Both of which led to the deaths of many characters in the play. Upon analyzing the words and actions of the characters, one is led to believe that revenge is a recurring theme in “The Crucible”. To truly understand Arthur Miller’s revengeful…

The difference in Ella’s character traits are different compared to the movie. The novel Ella Enchanted displays Ella as a rebellious, stubborn, and angry about having to obey others. However in the Movie she is a more level headed, kind, and she seems angrier with the way the non- human creatures are being treated rather than her curse. Her rebellious and stubborn nature is displayed throughout the book as she fights her curse tooth and nail until she has to succumb to its powers. However in…

In The Crucible, John Proctor the protagonist, looks for redemption of his sins. At first, Proctor was full of guilt and doubt after he had committed adultery with Abigail, his former maid. However, as the play progressed, Proctor started down the path of redemption by confronting his sins with his wife. Finally, in the last act, Proctor was able to regain his self-respect and his own forgiveness, finding Proctor’s character change through The Crucible was portrayed in three stages: destitution,…

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, an outburst by John Proctor reveals that he is frustrated with himself because of his prior involvement in adultery, and that he is angry that he and Danforth have allowed the town to be filled with sin and fear. A girl named Abigail Williams, who is adept in the art of manipulation, is the main source of the unjust acts in court and sin in the town. Before being involved in court she is caught dancing in the forest with a few other girls. Dancing, or having…

There were many trials and challenges people faced in The Crucible. Everyone in the town were holding on to survive through the “witchcraft” that was going on in Salem. Many were being falsely accused and challenged, especially a man by the name of John Proctor. The crucible of the play is all the challenges John Proctor faced such as watching his wife go to jail, deciding to tell the truth of his lechery or not, and deciding whether or not to confess to witchcraft. John Proctor was first…

Rev Parris character analysis In the play “The Crucible”, Reverend Samuel Parris is immediately shown as a selfish and greedy man. In the first act of the play Betty, Reverend Parris’s daughter, is in a coma like state. In that scene, he talks with Abigail one of his nieces, regarding Betty’s current state and how she got in that condition. However he is quick to jump on to the importance that the word of Betty’s condition is not to be released publicly because he claims (on 1.1093) that…

There are many circumstances in the story Of Mice and Men that would help me justify why George and Lennie would not achieve their dream .One reason in particular,that I found Important,would be lennie'ss ignorance and how it put them in harsh predicaments.The fact that George and lennie can’t stay in one place because lennie would ultimately mess up somewhere along the way is a major defect in their relationship,and creates conflict for the both of them.Like the time when they were forced to…