In the play The Crucible Salem is a very religious and well respected community They follow the strict rules and live their way of life by the bible However as the play progresses there are a lot of conflict tension and drama shown Arthur Miller builds up tension through his characters and their actions The tension increases as the play develops and the people of Salem have to deal with the dilemma that unfolds before them The play starts of a cell in Salem jail At the back is a high barred win
The Crucible John Proctors Search For Identity John Proctor is a good man He is a puritan a husband a citizen and an all around valuable member of the community All of this is represented by his name The name of John Proctor could be considered his most prized possession It is his most priceless asset Proctor is very strong willed and caring He does not set out with any intentions of hurting anyone He is a farmer and village commoner who is faced with incredibleinner turmoil He has committed ad
Everyday people are faced with a countless number of decisions they must make Every decision has a different consequence whether it be good or bad All the Pretty Horses and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight alike had characters who faced many pivotal decisions that shaped their ultimate outcomes Throughout each heros journey choices not fate guided them Fate is beyond the contorol of mankind It was fate that the cowboy life was coming to an end All John Grady Cole knew was the farm and riding hor
Throughout the play The Crucible many of the characters grow and develop as the play goes on John Proctor is the main character in The Crucible and he is a very complex character that takes some time to develop In the end of the play all of John Proctors changes in personality are made for the better In the beginning of the play John Proctor is a very intimidating and guilt ridden man Johns affair with Abigail Williams hangs heavy over his head and threatens to ruin his marriage By the end of t
The Merchant of Venice was a comedy written by William Shakespeare Antonio a merchant of Venice was a venerable businessman He was a wealthy man and offered his friends the loan of money without interest Antonio became bound to Shylock when he agreed for his good friend Bassanio to use him as security to borrow money from Shylock Shylock was a Jewish usurer who lives in Venice He believed in charging interest and hated Antonio who did not Portia was a wealthy heiress who is confined by her fath
Matthew Arnold wrote Dover Beach to express the real issues at hand with everyday life He describes life and how human contact truth love and meaning are important in everyones day to day life Mary Shelley also showed this theme in her novel Frankenstein a book of a creature and his creator both struggling to find meaning and friendship The creature displays the truth of this theme when he seeks revenge on Victor Frankenstein due to his loneliness and neglect from others In Black Boy Richard Wr
At the time when Ibsen wrote his play A Dolls House it was known as the duty of a wife to stay at home look after the children and attend to her husband The main character in the play Nora is a modern woman who is denied woman power and independence Through out A Dolls House Ibsen suggests that independence is only achieved by confronting lifes lies and restrictions Nora lives life acting as Torvalds doll living in a dolls house with her husband and children Torvalds affection towards Nora is m
Each person that walks this earth is given one life one opportunity to obtain everything theyve ever fought for and everything theyve always desired It is impossible to predict the moment that precious life will cease and every day there are individuals whose hopeful possibilities are snatched away much too soon leaving them desperately incomplete In one fleeting instant life can vanish from the hands like mere dust floating in the wind and consequently it is a principle practiced by many to em
Essential Self Vs Social Self Throughout the novels Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen and The Stranger by Albert Camus the protagonists are faced with many internal struggles Although they are not similar characters by any means they share one distinct quality Both Hedda in Hedda Gabler and Meursualt in The Stranger struggle with is their social self and their essential self The social self is the part of a person that is able to connects with demands of their community their family their friends an
What thoughts come to mind when you think of The Lottery Positive thoughts including money a new home excitement and happiness are all associated with the lottery in most cases However this is not the case in Shirley Jacksons short story The Lottery Here the characters in the story are not gambling for money instead they are gambling for their life A shock that surprises the reader as she unveils this horrifying tradition in the village on this beautiful summer day This gamble for their life is