...Statler and Waldorf Retake the Left Balcony A common phrase for most works of literature that were developed into a movie is that the book was better than the movie. In some instances this is true and in others, it is not. In the case of the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, the movie was arguably better than the book based on changes made to the relationships, settings, and plot in the movie that were not found in the play. Abigail and John Proctor’s relationship was a larger and more frequent piece of the movie than it was in the play. In the play the only speak briefly of their affair and the two do not interact together specifically regarding their relationship again until they go to court. However, in the movie, they talk outside...
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...Throughout history, mankind has learned much through tragedy. The American Civil War and World War II were big factors that contributed to how people are viewed today. Nevertheless, the segregation of people by race, religious affiliation, ethnicity, sexuality, and occupation are still problems people face on a daily basis. Philosopher and novelist George Santayana understands this reoccurring problem better than anyone. He states, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” True to this statement, hundreds of years before The American Civil War and World War II were the Salem Witch Trials where people were segregated simply on suspicion of witchcraft. Two eye-opening, fictional retellings of this tragedy are The Crucible...
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...highschool. In this paper it will be talking about the society of each story and the society of today. Overall how society affects our lives in different ways. The time of each story has a big impact on the society times too. What was okay and what wasn’t okay. How people looked at each other. How society affected one another. The first story was called The Crucible. It was set in the 1692’s time period. The story was a lot about reputation, small town, everybody knows everybody. The second story was The Scarlet Letter. The Scarlet Letter was set in Middle of the seventeenth century time period. Set in Boston, Massachusetts. The third story was Of Mice and Men. In Of Mice and Men was set in the 1930’s. South of Soledad, California was the setting. Again with both of the last stories of The Scarlet Letter and Of Mice and Men everyone knew everyone. In The Crucible it is set in theocratic society. Theocratic means a type of government in which...
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...The Crucible took place in the summer of 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. In this time frame the trails of witchcraft were evident around different towns. Arthur Miller wrote a story about the young girls in the community in Salem. In Act I of The Crucible Miller writes about Abigail Williams and makes reference to Elizabeth Proctor. These two women are total opposites in many ways. Abigail is a young girl who is demanding and needs to always be in control, while Elizabeth is a wife, mother to three boys and seems to follow all the rules of society. Abigail only cares about herself and demands from the other girls to listen and follow what she says. “Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sister. And that...
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...The Many Differences Between The Crucible and Almost, Maine After reading The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, and watching Almost, Maine, a play written by John Cariani, performed by the Eisenhower Drama Club, I realized that there were countless differences between the two. To begin with, one difference is that they're two different sub-genres of drama. Secondly, both the plays take place in different settings. Lastly, another difference is that I saw The Crucible and Almost, Maine performed differently. Firstly, Both of the plays are from contrasting dramatic sub-genres. The Crucible is a satiric tragedy. In contrast, Almost, Maine is a romantic comedy. The Crucible is meant to criticize the effects of the Red Scare. Whereas, Almost, Maine is meant to be a funny play that should be taken lightly. The Crucible and Almost, Maine were written with different purposed in mind. This difference explains one reason why I was able to relate to Almost, Maine more than I could relate to The Crucible. Additionally, another difference between The Crucible and Almost, Maine is that they both take place in two different settings. The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts. However, Almost, Maine is set in the city of Almost, Maine. Also, both the plays take place in two different time periods. While The Crucible...
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...Have you ever thought to yourself ‘is it possible for Eva and Sindy, from the Freedom Writers, to share anything in common?’ Well… in fact, it is. Let’s look at how that’s true. First let’s look at Eva and Sindy’s differences. Let’s start with Sindy. Sindy wasn’t in any gangs or groups like that. She did have people who followed her which were of her own race and didn’t agree with any other races, but they weren’t a gang at all. Another thing was how Sindy went to a camp to change herself, to change her thoughts about other races, and her thoughts about the world. Next, look at Eva. Eva was in a gang who were only of her race and nothing else. They persecuted others who weren’t their race or color. Unlike Sindy, Eva didn’t go to a camp to change...
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...Good Traits in The Crucibe Salem, Massachusetts. A place where the word of 15 or so young girls is as valuable as the word of God. Where good hearted people are accused of a crime they never even fathomed to commit. In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, is set in a religious and judgemental time in the year 1692. However there are some friendly people throughout the story. First, there is old Giles Corey whose admirable traits of being naïve inadvertently caused him to harm his wife, Martha Corey. Secondly, Elizabeth Proctor’s selfless wish to protect her husband’s reputation resulted in his ruined chance to prove Abigail as a whore. This proves that innocent traits can cause well-meaning people to harm others accidentally. Old Gile’s simple innocence accidentally brought harm to his wife, Martha Corey. When Reverend Hale comes to town, Giles decides to tell him of the strange occurrence that has happened in his house, unknowing of what consequences may occur: “It discomfits me! Last night –mark this- I tried and tried and could not say my prayers. And then she close her book and walks out of the house, and suddenly- mark this- I could pray again!” (Miller 40).Giles wants an explanation for the mysterious books and believes he is simply sharing a story to Reverend Hale. Giles doesn’t realize that saying anything related to witchcraft could get his wife accused as a witch. He fails to understand that since he recently learned the prayers for his inability to say the prayers could...
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...Shylock wants Christian to learn lessons from all the hate and intolerance and that will help him learn something. When Shylock could not find Jessica he wishes he death as he loses. Shylock gets happy when he finds out that Jessica has taken a ring that her mother has gotten and made a trade for it for a monkey. When Portia is gonna find her love she wants music to play with a romantic background. While she is comparing the Greek hero to Bassiano. Bassiano was examining the caskets and getting to know what he is working with. Bassiano starts off by denying the gold casket. He picked the right casket and won Portia's hand. They are a couple and dedicated their love to each other. Bassiano receives a ring from Portia that is suppose to show their love. They want to do a double wedding with Gratiano and Nerissa. They explained to them that they are in love and they would like to get married and that it is a good idea to do a double wedding. Portia then thinks that it has the same importance of saving her husband or someone close to him. Lorenzo asks Jessica her thoughts about Portia and she thinks that lady is perfect and has no flaws. Jessica also mentions that she is too perfect for her husband Bassanio and she also notices how Portia is the center of the social world and that she does not get too much attention. Portia explains that she would not deny the help of others when there is someone so dearly to her heart. She says that is someone is as close and meaningful...
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...In the Salem Witch Trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village. They claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused a lot of women of being witches. More than 200 people were accused of being a witch. They were doing the devil's work and 20 of them were executed. Similarity and difference of the Salem Witch Trials and the Muslims. Muslims are being accused of something they did not do. In the Crucible They are being accused of doing the terrorist attacks. In the Salem Witch Trials, women were being accused of being witches. They compare by both of them are being accused.They both are being accused of something they did not do. People are accusing people that had nothing to with that crime. They just blame...
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...responsible for.” (wikiAnswers Community, slide 6) In the “Crucible”, these women and men were accused of witchery when they were completely innocent. In the Holocaust, Jews, Gypsies,...
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...The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter are two books that are similar, but also different. Both books are set in early America and the main religion is Puritan. They also have characters who are “rebels” and do something against society’s standards. There are also differences in the books such as, the characters who rebel against society changing their ways and becoming better people vs. characters who don’t change their ways. There is also a difference in how the towns treat the people who sin. The two books have similarities and differences, which I will discuss in this paper. The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter are both set in a Puritan community in early America. “...the people of Salem developed a theocracy, a combine of state and religious power whose function was to keep the community together…” (Miller). “...at a later period in the history of New england, the grim rigidity that petrified the bearded physiognomies of these good people...” (Hawthorne). The Puritan standards are very rigid. They believe that if you commit any sin you should be put in jail or killed. Both books contain characters who are accused of a sin that wouldn’t be as big of a deal now - and punishments that would be considered cruel and unusual punishment now - such as public shame and hanging. Abigail in The Crucible and Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter both commit similar sins. Abigail is intimate with a married man and Hester is intimate with someone who isn’t her husband. “I look for John Proctor...
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...The Crucible vs. The Holocaust: Compare and Contrast Essay Throughout history, millions of people have been unjustly persecuted. In the 1940s, The Holocaust became one of the most famous genocides known to man. Also, the witch hangings that took place during the 1600s in Salem are another prime example of people being wrongfully accused and punished. Although the two circumstances have numerous differences, the amount of similarities is appalling. As the leader of the party, had an enormous amount of control over people and the decisions they made. Because had convinced them that the world would be a better place once all of the Jewish people had been killed, The soldiers were torturing and ing millions of Jewish people. In the similar situation written about in The Crucible, Abigail Williams convinced the town of Salem that select people throughout the town were practicing witchcraft. A trial was held to determine if the people were actually witches, and Abigail found she had great power when she blamed the people of her town. Despite the fact that Abigail was a child, the s listened to her accusations and were convinced that she was telling the truth. Amongst the children is where Abigail’s influence was the greatest. In every situation she found herself in with the others, Abigail only had to lead the way in order for the s to follow. Both Abigail and have parallel characteristics that enable them to have power over people’s ideas and opinions. Besides sharing similar traits...
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...“A man may be aware that there is something...hollow in his own way of life, but still lack the power to express it in memorable language.” (Prudhoe). In the Crucible, several people notice the obvious corruption that lies in the Salem witch trials, but are unable to fight it due to lack of power. In Act three of The Crucible (1953), Arthur Miller expresses his frustration at the perpetual power grab under the façade of justice. Miller uses juxtaposition, dramatic irony, and selective dialogue in order to show how when struggling to clear one’s name, cold-hard facts are often overlooked in exchange for the promise of influence. The purpose of the act is to demonstrate that in every play for power, there must be pawns to manipulate and facts...
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...WATER OF HYDRATION Experiment No. 5 I. Objectives 1. To be able to identify and know the different properties of hydrates. 2. To observe and test the reversibility of hydration reaction. 3. To test and compare substance for efflorescence and deliquescence. 4. To determine the percent water in a hydrate. II. Results and Discussions According to Hamak, Hydrates are ionic compounds (crystalline salts) that are bonded to water molecules thus having a definite amount of it as part of their structures. This “water of hydration” is released as vapor when the hydrate is heated in which it loses water and become dehydrated (anhydrous). The remaining solid is known as the anhydrous salt. The general reaction for heating a hydrate is: A. Identification of Hydrates Compounds of Nickel Chloride (NiCl2), Potassium Chloride (KCl), Sodium Tetraborate or Borax (Na2B4O7·10H2O), Sucrose (C12H22O11), Potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) and Barium Chloride (BaCl2) each in about 0.5 grams were heated on a Bunsen flame and their behavior was then observed specifically determining whether one is a hydrate. Refer to TABLE 1. Fig.1. Unheated Compounds TABLE 1. Summary and analysis of the results pertaining to the tested compounds ...
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...Response 2 The Poetry Component of the GCSE Literature Paper The poetry task is the second question on the GCSE English Literature exam paper. It is perhaps the more demanding of the tasks on the paper, because unlike the question on the prose, in this section you are being asked to compare four poems simultaneously throughout your answer. In the exam you should spend one hour on this section of the paper. Given the greater demand of the task, your response to the poetry is worth more marks than the response to the prose. In order to perform at the highest level on this paper, it is important that you develop a nuanced and sophisticated comparative written style. However, this is achievable if you adopt a systematic approach to ordering and writing your responses. It does, however, demand considerable practice prior to the final examination. What is the Examiner looking for in a response to the Poetry? The exam is designed to test your ability to do the following things: Can you respond to the poems critically, in detail, and sensitively using textual evidence? Can Can you explore language, structure and form contribute to the meaning of texts? Can Can you compare the ways that ideas, themes and relationships are presented in the poems by selecting Can pertinent details from the texts? In other words you need to: Write a detailed and nuanced comparison of the poems considering how the language and form contribute to the overall meaning of the...
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