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- 5091: The Crucible: The Deterioration of Salem During the Witch Trials
- ... his life there was no longer anyone but Abigail to lead the community. The justice system is designed to protect the people that it serves but during the trials the accused witch had two choices, death or imprisonment. The punishment of death was given to all people that pleaded not guilty; the other punishment was to plead guilty and go to jail. John Proctor gave his view of the justice system when he said “I like not ...
- 5092: The Crucible: Hysteria and Injustice
- ... to be holy men that are full of honesty and justice, but the play shows that even those who are thought to be respectable and right, like people of government or community leaders can bring death to innocent people if they are driven by something wrong. II. Plot: The plot begins with the inciting incident where Rev. Parris finds his niece Abigail Williams and his daughter Betty along with his slave ... as the rumors spread about the devil Abigail went along with it and blamed the slave woman Tituba for forcing her to join the devil. The rising action begins when Tituba out of fear of death starts naming people that she says were with the devil when the devil came to her. This is all a lie though because once Abigail blamed Tituba she did not want to turn the story ...
- 5093: Krapp's Last Tape: Imagery in Color
- ... the deterioration of his former self. Beckett also bestows the use of color to further uphold his view on life. He manipulates imagery of the color black to further intensify the mood of pessimism and death. By the house on the canal, Krapp recollects of a "dark young beauty with a black hooded perambulatory" (1630). Beckett describes this baby carriage as being a "most funeral thing," resembling the lack of hope ... sitting holding unto "a small, old, black rubber ball" that he had been playing with a dog with (1630-1). For a moment, he considers keeping this as a cherishable memento of his mother's death which he would "feel until his dying day. But I gave it to the dog" (1631). He simply imparts these reminiscent and sentimental thoughts of his mother to a dog, reflective of the relationship and ...
- 5094: Alcoholizm
- ... from a combination of a wide range of physiological, psychological, social, and genetic factors. It is characterized by an emotional and often physical dependence on alcohol, and it frequently leads to brain damage or early death. More males than females are affected by alcoholism, but drinking among the young and among women is increasing. Consumption of alcohol is apparently on the rise in the United States, as is the total alcohol ... involved in the most serious alcohol withdrawal syndrome, delirium tremens, which can prove fatal despite prompt treatment. This is in contrast to withdrawal from narcotic drugs such as heroin, which, although distressing, rarely results in death. Recent evidence has shown that heavy—and even moderate—drinking during pregnancy can cause serious damage to the unborn child: physical or mental retardation, or both; a rare but severe expression of this damage is ...
- 5095: "An Inspector Calls": Issues and Priestly's Viewpoint
- ... being challenged by a devious so-called inspector Goole. The Inspector does a good job of making the family and friends of Mr Birling, (a wealthy factory owner) feel very guilty for contributing towards the death of Eva-Smith who also becomes known as Daisy Renton during the play. But Moral guilt is not the major issue put forward in the play. The major issue is that of how class-conscious ... member in the play is Sheila's fiancée Gerald Croft who is another wealthy industrialist, although Gerald has inherited his wealth unlike Birling. Each of these people in turn is implicated in Eva Smith's death. Priestley puts his hope and his beliefs in Sheila and Eric, whose consciences have not yet been destroyed by their rich mother and father. Priestly's modern equal class-consciousness is in evidence too, and ...
- 5096: Ben-Hur
- ... is also fully introduced to every aspect of Roman chariot racing, from the placement of certain segments of the audience to various chariot constructions." (Gutjahr, 7) Ben-Hur's victory over Messala and Messala's death from the race created the ultimate feeling of revenge sought after by Wallace and the audience alike. As has been stated previously, extensive effort was put into historical accuracy. This accuracy created a novel and ... to defend all of Christianity was simple. To legitimize a religion where else do you go to but to the origins. By telling an enjoyable and more importantly, a believable story during the life and death of Christ, Wallace colorfully accomplished his goal of validating the basis for his religion. The character of Christ really only plays a minor role in this story. But his appearances successfully inspire the characters in ...
- 5097: Summary and Analysis of the Movie Gandhi
- ... country became up roared with each other starting a war between the two cultures. At this time Gandhi began one of many fast that he had taken in his life crumbling his health to near death in declaration of the cease of the war and to demonstrate his strong disbelief in violence. He followed religiously the life stages of the Hindu religion, living a life of poverty, devoting himself to manual ... in his way of life that was admiring. I was sorrowful for the violence happenings throughout the movie many lives that were lost and people that were injured and the greatest loss of all the death of Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi. Hindu religion was well portrayed in this movie it lead to a greater understanding of the Hindu religion and the great Gandhi......If he were a man of our Catholic religion ...
- 5098: Oedipus the King: A Tragic Hero
- ... Oedipus, the king of Thebes, who is trying to discover the truth about his past. When he was born, his parents learned from an oracle that their child would someday be the cause of their death. Believing the oracle, they abandoned their infant son with the intention of killing him. However, without their knowledge he is rescued and raised by another couple. After many years, Oedipus visits a different oracle and ... fulfilled half of the prophecy by letting his anger get the best of him. He was capable of controlling his emotions, but chose not to. He is responsible for the consequences of his father's death. Physical and Intellectual blindness resulting from Oedipus' arrogant judgement of himself lead to his ruin. He is respected by Thebes and thought of as the smartest human for solving the Sphinx's riddle. As a ...
- 5099: The Deplorable Life of Willy Loman
- The Deplorable Life of Willy Loman For those of you that don' t know what deplorable means then you need to check out the tragic play "Death of a Salesman", by the American writer, Arthur Miller. The main character of this story is Willy Loman, who is almost the walking definition of this word. The life of Willy Loman is portrayed as ... his pocket?" Willy says this a few seconds before he walks out the door. Nonetheless, Biff never did get any money because insurance doesn't pay in the case of a suicide, so Willy's death was completely in vain. The day of Willy's funeral, Linda finally made the last payment on their house, so they were completely free of debt, therefore they really didn't need any money. So ...
- 5100: And Then There Were None
- The plot of the story is about 10 people getting murdered on an island called "Indian Island." It seems that the "10 little Indians," nursery rhyme relates to the death of each person. ( Read poem ) There's also China figures that are suppose to represent each character. The 10 people were brought to the island because they also were murderers in the past. Since there ... didn't want to leave the island."His reason for being brought to the island was because he killed the man his wife was cheating with. By making him go on a suicide mission, were death is inevitable. Mr. Justice Wargrave His occupation is being a judge. His motto in the story book is "Innocent until proven guilty." He keeps an eye on every character, to recieve clue as to who ...
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