William and Mary

Proctor is introduced in the play on page 20. John Proctor is a respected farmer who is in his mid-thirties and portrayed as a sinner. The reason why Proctor is made known to be a sinner, is because in the past he had an affair with his servant Abigail Williams. In the play, The Crucible, author Arthur Miller describes the admirable behavior of John Proctor to reveal a larger message that even if people have made tresspasses in the past, they have the opportunity to redeem their image once…

Isolation can slowly wither away the soul. This often leads to a combative and/or standoffish personality. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor attempts to create a human being in a laboratory by using various body parts that he finds in a cemetery. He wants his creation to look superhuman, yet beautiful as well. Unfortunately, Frankenstein’s creation turns out to be an odious beast unworthy of a gaze towards its direction. This hellish creation is released into the harsh reality. The monster…

character, Mary Warren, is seen differently throughout the play. She’s the servant of John and Elizabeth Proctor, and is also a part of Abigail’s group of girls, to whom accuse innocent people of being witches. Mary Warren is a morally ambiguous character who is manipulated easily especially by Abigail Williams. She’s stuck between doing what’s right and what’s wrong. Mary is portrayed as an evil person but tends to want to help out in a way making her a good person at the same time. Mary…

Mary Shelley's Impact on the Romantic Period During the early nineteenth century, the Romantic Period was beginning to shine its light on the people of the world. This period is characterized by a reaction to the previous Enlightenment Era. The Romantic Period emphasized emotion and individualism, and created a rise in radicalism. During this time, many authors began to write gothic pieces that expressed individualism. Mary Shelley was no exception. Author of Frankenstein, among others, Shelley…

In Act 1, when John first enters onstage, he initially encounters Abigail Williams, Mercy Lewis, and Mary Warren. After sending out Mary, his servant, Abigail comments on how aggressive Proctor can be; a callback to the sentiments Abigail still has for Proctor. Later, it is revealed that Abigail, while serving the Proctor family, was having a secret affair…

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, tells the story about a tangle of lies, misunderstandings, and deaths in the town of Salem during the time of witch trials. In the story, Abigail Williams along with a group of girls who follow her, between they Mary Warren, are responsible for falsely accusing the vast majority of people in the town of alleged relationships with the Devil, an act that the highest authorities believe. In this occasion, Miller treats topics such as integrity, revenge, guilt…

There are always reasons for events that occur in a person’s life. For example, someone takes an object of yours and won’t return it to its rightful owner, therefore the owner’s reaction will be furious and troubled. The gothic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is filled with anguish and heartache. Not everything goes to plan for two individuals, and their rivalry gets stuck between each other. In other words, if they resolved some issues, they wouldn’t be in the predicament they’re currently…

fairness are nearly synonymous, not everyone in this harsh world receives a fair judgement. More often than not, justice is served to the wrong people, or the people who receive a fair trial sit silently while others receive injustice after injustice. In Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein, justice is a key theme that is developed through the characters of the Monster, Victor, and Justine. While Victor receives justice and an almost-too-fair trial, the Monster and Justine, along with other characters…

Mary Rowlandson, born 1637, a Puritan minister’s wife, age 73, of Massachusetts, passed away peacefully in a small ceremony on January 5, 1711. Leaving behind two children and one daughter who sadly perished in the infamous Indian raid. She is most famous for her spiritually autobiographical captivity narrative, a true historical account of Native American captivity which became a bestselling novel during the 17th century. Mary’s writing style propelled this popular subject matter to heights by…

Evil in Salem Abigail Williams is the true witch in Salem. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abby manages to take advantage of the entire town. She fools her uncle Reverend Parris, Reverend Hale, John Proctor, even Judge Danforth and Judge Hathorne. Abby and her army of lying little girls have the town wrapped around their fingers. All it takes is a false accusation to take down their enemies. To make matters even worse, other people in the town start to accuse each other of witchcraft as well,…