anything to stay alive. In The Crucible‚ amongst every other issue‚ reputation impacts the Puritan and Salem society the most. In the play some characters value their reputation and other characters do not seem to care about their reputation as much. Miller describes the importance of reputation through his characters‚ Reverend Parris‚ John Hale‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and Giles Corey. In The Crucible‚ some characters will do anything to protect their reputation and others do not seem to worry. One character
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Workshop in Critical Writing: Drama Instructor: Ms Eleni Delliou Date: 19/05/2014 Chris Keller: Like Father‚ Like Son? All my sons‚ by Arthur Miller‚ could be characterized as a critique to an over zealously capitalistic society. The American Dream‚ its pursuit and its consequences‚ is one of the major themes of the play‚ basically focused on the idealistic conflict between self-interest and moral responsibility towards society. More specifically‚ the playwright asks us where the boundaries
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Biff and Happy Loman‚ struggles to create a legacy for his two sons. Besides leaving something to his kids‚ Willy is deeply obsessed with raising his son who once bore so much potential‚ but is now a failure. In his play Death of a Salesman‚ Arthur Miller uses motifs of seeds‚ nature‚ and diamonds to bring to light Willy’s caring but ignorant nature. The motif of seeds and a garden are a metaphor for Biff. When Willy first mentions seeds and growing he states that‚ “The grass don’t grow any more
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Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. was born on March 21‚ 1867. His father was German‚ and he opened and was the head of the College of Music. Ziegfeld had two brothers and one sister‚ with whom he was raised by his mother. His mother was a strict but loving person (Kenrick). According to Kenrick‚ Ziegfeld had a knack for creative publicity; he once sold tickets to people so they could see an invisible goldfish‚ however‚ it was only a bowl full of water. When he was younger‚ Ziegfeld was sent briefly to a cattle
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found out about her and John Proctor’s affair. She truly shows this feature when she is in Betty’s room and Abigail says in a temper‚ “My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is spoiled! Goody Proctor is a gossiping liar!” (Miller pg.12) Abigail remains the same person throughout the entire play‚ all she wants is John Proctor and all those who could ruin her name dead. This clearly is seen Abigail confronts Proctor in the woods‚ and she warns him that she will have his wife
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When Daisy arrives‚ it is raining outside‚ symbolizing a purge of the past. As Gatsby walks around the house through the rain to reunite with Daisy‚ he is reborn and begins his unrealistic fantasy of life with Daisy. Gatsby seizes his opportunity to rekindle with Daisy despite the fact that all odds are against him; Daisy and Gatsby have not been in touch for nearly a decade and Daisy is married to Tom‚ but he does not let these obstacles stop
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THE CRUCIBLE Have you ever been accused of something you didn’t do and have been put on trial for it? Well‚ in the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller‚ many people were put on trial‚ and 20 were killed. The Crucible was based on a true story about the belief of witchcraft in Salem‚ Massachusetts. And it all started with a lie from a group of girls. There were 3 big themes in the play: Religion‚ False accusations‚ and Witchcraft. The first theme is Religion. In the story‚ the accusers based
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Death of a Salesman and All of My Sons‚ two different plays written by distinguished playwright Arthur Miller‚ yet the two main characters Joe Keller and Willy Loman are notably identical to one another. Although both are not faced with similar situations‚ both Keller and Loman handle their situations with an ignorant and shallow mindset towards the world. Keller and Loman have significant tragic flaws which ultimately lead to their demise. Both characters are unable to accept reality the way others
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characterization of Willy Loman defies the label of ‘tragic hero’ quite clearly; he is not a noble man‚ rather than a travelling salesman who is struggling to make enough money in order to scratch out a living. In the book ‘The Theatre Essays of Arthur Miller (Methven 1999)’ is said to believe that ‘the common man is as apt a subject for tragedy in its highest sense as kings were’. Linda also believes this when she tells her sons that ‘Even a tired man can become a great man’ in response to their criticisms
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Abigail and Her Emotions The Crucible by Arthur Miller has plenty of emotions that are felt and cause many events in this story of anguish. The Crucible is set in a small puritan village in Massachusetts in 1692. It begins with a group a girls that get caught dancing in the forest‚ they try to hide what they were doing and they cause the Salem Witch Trials. If there is someone that fills out the model for and evil antagonist in this play it would definitely be the leader of the dancing girls‚
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