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- 17021: Superstition in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller
- ... truth. The Salem witch trials were horrifying and it changes many peoples lives. The belief in witches did not end with the strange excitement. This strange episode in the history of Massachusetts astonished the civilized world, and made an unfavorable impression on others. WORK CITED Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. Ellen Bowler. ed. et al. Literature the American Experiance. Englewood cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1994.
- 17022: The Crucible: John Proctor and John Hale - Good Citizen vs. Good Person
- ... the narrator of this play. Nor did he believe in all the Puritan beliefs and laws. He didn't believe that witchcraft was invading the community, I have wondered if there be witches in the world - although I cannot believe they come among us now (p.69). This is considered heresy towards the beliefs of the Puritan religious authority, and the Reverend Hale points that out to Proctor. Proctor did not ...
- 17023: Death of a Salesman: Symbols
- ... wishes to leave some fo rm of support behind for his family as illustrated in his planting of the seeds. Willy feels that he must leave something behind something for Biff. In Willy's imaginary world he wants Biff to be magnificent and he symbolically plants seeds in his garden. In spite of such an action he is doomed to fail. Willy sta rts planting the seeds at night, but at ...
- 17024: Darkness; Beacon of Chaos in Macbeth
- ... depicted as agents of chaos because of the dark domain around them. The witches meet in a dark cave. The cave is an appropriate setting for the witches because caves tend to represent the under-world and hell, creating a feeling of evil. The witches appearance, "secret, black, and midnight hags" also indicates their evil nature. The witches dark meeting place and dark appearance all emphasize their destructive nature. Macbeth in ...
- 17025: Stanlislovski's System: Concepts on Acting
- ... to do so without some connection, or bridge, to the personal and emotional response of their character. So Stanlislovski designed tool for the actor to use to help him connect with the emotional and physical world of his character. Such concepts as The Magic If is a clear example of a tool an actor could use to connect himself the life of the character. The Magic If, simply guides the actor ...
- 17026: The Theater of Dionysus
- ... John, Art and Thought in the Hellenistic Age. Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1979. 3) Mills, Dorothy, The Book of the Ancient Greeks. G.P Putnam's Sons, 1977. 4) Skipp, Victor, Out of the Ancient World. Penguin Books, 1967. 5) Erim, Kenan, Aphrodisias, the City of Love. Facts on File Publications, 1986.
- 17027: The Role of Minor Conspirators
- The Role of Minor Conspirators In the course of time, the world has seen an abundance of influential men. Oftentimes, however, the forces behind these men remain unseen. This is shown in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar by the supporting role the minor conspirators have on the ...
- 17028: Movie Review: Dangerous Minds
- ... failed. At the beginning of the movie it shows how two teachers have already quit their job at this school and had given up on these students. Many educational stereotypes are out in today's world, which makes people believe that these students do not want to learn or just do not care about their futures. While this may be true in some instances many students are desperate to connect with ...
- 17029: The Instigator
- ... Instigator Benvolio, look upon thy death (1.1.64). In each rivalry, there are parties of people that hold deeper and more profound hatreds to their foes. Thus, rivalries, especially family feuds, entice people to war amongst each other. This warring between two parties, contorts into an intriguing, yet a deadly plot. Tybalt's hatred overplays his reason. William Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet, vividly illustrates this behavior of hatred that ...
- 17030: Animal Farm: The Danger of Ignorance
- ... the pigs (government) were able to change the law whenever they wanted to, and the animals did not even realize what was going on. This basic idea of ignorance can be proven in the real world by simply looking back at Hitler. Since the common in Germany was too ignorant to see past Hitler's ideas, he easily became dictator of Germany. Manipulation in government is shown when the animals were ...
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