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- 181: Marine Corps
- ... highest standards in morals, as well as mental and physical appearances. Near the completion of their stay, they find themselves standing at the door which leads to their most feared and extremely difficult objective... "The Crucible". The Crucible is a series of day-night missions, where only a given two or three hours of sleep can be attained. They attempt to conquer a system of obstacles with numerous objectives, only calling upon their ... behind. They return a Marine (if successful), and will forever bear the title. Perhaps claiming the title is a strong enough gesture that invokes the power of victory in every Marine. Perhaps the training and Crucible, amount to enough that push each man/woman into winning battle after battle for their country. Perhaps the brotherhood every Marine establishes among their peers is enough to create a type of living, working, ...
- 182: Shielded Consequences
- ... will bring about a reaction, and the coach reacts accordingly. If this certain coach did not prepare and went play by play, the team would most certainly lose. In a similar sense, characters in The Crucible suffer from lack of planning ahead. In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, certain characters are blinded by the situation at hand rather than considering the decision's long term effects. These characters demonstrate how people’s motives produce consequences far beyond their intentions. First ... intentions. Parris' final attempt to save innocent people become useless, as they die because of his selfishness. To conclude, the theme that lack of looking ahead produces results far beyond thought is portrayed in The Crucible. In one situation, Putnam’s vengeance toward the town results in George Jacob’s imprisonment. In another case, Abigail causes John Proctor’s death in her attempts to win him from his wife. Lastly, ...
- 183: An Increasing Problem On High
- ... could be that we have psychologically evolved less than we actually believe, but the tendency for human beings to search for other reasons and explanations for bad incidents has alway been present. The book, "The Crucible," by Arthur Miller, focuses on the Salem Witch trials. The book was written about the same time as the "Red Scare, " and the McCarthy trials, and compares the mass hysteria surrounding both events, hence the name, "The Crucible." On April 20th 1999, two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, opened fire in a suburban Denver high school, killing 13 people, including themselves. What ensued afterward through television analysts and newspaper columns across the ... to know that much about the two boys. So what happens? Rumors are started, people are unfairly blamed, and more restrictions are placed on people. And in either era, people end up dead, and the crucible sails on.
- 184: Cosequences Of Shame And Guilt
- Guilt and shame can tear a person's soul away. The inevitable consequence of sin is the immediate reaction of guilt, shame, and remorse. In each of the two works, The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are characters who have committed a sin and feel guilty about it. For example: John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, and Reverend Dimmesdale have all committed ... gets the courage to reveal his sin, but his sin led to his demise and he died right then and there. Clearly it is shown that all these characters in The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible have sins whether they realized it or not. The characters all suffered and pity themselves more or less for being cowards and not revealing the truth at the moment they needed to. Redemption is a ...
- 185: Authur Miller
- ... on Broadway, Arthur Miller began to live as a playwright who has since been called one of this century's three great American dramatists. He has also written other powerful, often mind-altering plays: The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, A Memory of Two Mondays, After the Fall, Incident at Vichy, and The Price. And who could forget the film The Misfits and the dramatic special Playing for Time. Death ... that were not successful, he would give up. That’s when in 1947 he wrote All My Sons, his first real success, which established him as a significant American playwright. Soon after he wrote The Crucible in 1953, which became a Broadway hit, and won a Tony Award. This thrilling retelling of the witch trials and hangings in Salem, Massachusetts (1962) riveted audiences. But it reflected a more ready issue, the ...
- 186: Definition of Integrity
- ... to look at a persons integrity. A person with integrity possesses many qualities. Three of these qualities are honesty, the ability to follow a moral code, and loyalty to yourself and your beliefs. In The Crucible, a prime example of a person with integrity is Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth shows her personal purity when she refuses to persuade her husband to confess to crimes of witchcraft. She refuses because she believes that ... crimes of witchcraft. Even though confessing would save his life, he won't confess to a crime he didn't commit. He knows that being dishonest isn't being loyal to his beliefs. In The Crucible, an example of not possessing integrity is also shown. Danforth, is the prime example of having no loyalty towards himselfor his beliefs. Danforth, is the Deputy Governor who convicts the citizens of being witches. When ...
- 187: Definition of Integrity
- ... to look at a persons integrity. A person with integrity possesses many qualities. Three of these qualities are honesty, the ability to follow a moral code, and loyalty to yourself and your beliefs. In The Crucible, a prime example of a person with integrity is Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth shows her personal purity when she refuses to persuade her husband to confess to crimes of witchcraft. She refuses because she believes that ... crimes of witchcraft. Even though confessing would save his life, he won't confess to a crime he didn't commit. He knows that being dishonest isn't being loyal to his beliefs. In The Crucible, an example of not possessing integrity is also shown. Danforth, is the prime example of having no loyalty towards himselfor his beliefs. Danforth, is the Deputy Governor who convicts the citizens of being witches. When ...
- 188: Authur Miller
- ... on Broadway, Arthur Miller began to live as a playwright who has since been called one of this century's three great American dramatists. He has also written other powerful, often mind-altering plays: The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, A Memory of Two Mondays, After the Fall, Incident at Vichy, and The Price. And who could forget the film The Misfits and the dramatic special Playing for Time. Death ... that were not successful, he would give up. That’s when in 1947 he wrote All My Sons, his first real success, which established him as a significant American playwright. Soon after he wrote The Crucible in 1953, which became a Broadway hit, and won a Tony Award. This thrilling retelling of the witch trials and hangings in Salem, Massachusetts (1962) riveted audiences. But it reflected a more ready issue, the ...
- 189: The Role Revenge Played In The
- The Role Revenge Played in The Crucible Revenge plays a major role in the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. Due to the social structure of the 17th century society it was very easy for the town s people to believe that witchcraft was the cause of all the town s problems ...
- 190: Mary Warren
- Mary Warren is an important character in Arthur Miller’s play, THE CRUCIBLE. Much of the action in Act III revolves around Mary’s testimony in court. She is a kind and basically honest girl who tries to do the right thing, saving her friends from harm. However ... the end of Act II, however, she is reduced to tears again, crying "I cannot, I cannot" when Proctor asks her to testify against Abigail. Mary Warren is one of the major characters in The Crucible. In the first two Acts, Mary joins Abigail in accusing innocent people of witchcraft. In Act III, however, Mary may have a change of heart. If she can remain strong, Mary’s testimony in court ...
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