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Analysis Of Good And Evil In "The Crucible"

... or a group of people. Every character could either be placed in the intentions under good or bad intentions. Aft er that, almost every character has mixed feelings of evil or good actions. The fight between the centre of evil and the centre of good is the foremost important of the points. Abigail Williams is the nucleus of all evil in the story. Sh e is the one who triggers off this sense of hate in the play. She tempts Proctor into lechery, and comm its unlawful acts which all are against the Puritan religion. To escape punishment for da ...

Number of words: 1044 | Number of pages: 4

Pride And Prejudice Point Of V

... marriage, and thus shows her own feeling that it is a mistake to marry for any other reason besides love. One way that she shows her feelings on matrimony is by using Elizabeth’s voice as her own to approve of some characters decisions about marriage. Elizabeth’s approval of certain characters shows Austen’s approval, and in this case, Elizabeth approves of the marriage between Jane and Bingley. Jane and Bingley show throughout the novel their genuine affection for one another, and Elizabeth observes about Bingley’s affection for Jan ...

Number of words: 1353 | Number of pages: 5

Through The View Of A Reader

... would prepare the plan and then encourage Macbeth to go through with it. Macbeth did the actual murdering, he was also the first person who thought about killing Duncan. Furthermore he did some killing on his own. Lady Macbeth did not have any involvement in these cases. Based on these facts, Macbeth would be found more guilty than Lady Macbeth. The very first murder in this story was committed on Duncan. This crime was ...

Number of words: 793 | Number of pages: 3

Creative Writing

... seem older than her 15 years. I guess we could call my feelings toward her lustful. Finally, it’s 3:00 on a Friday afternoon and my homeboy Martin will be over to see me shortly. As soon as he gets here I’ll have somebody to talk to. When he gets here he reports to me that the girl he likes, Anna, will be spending the night at Lisa’s house. Isn’t it amazing how things work out sometimes. I took this to be an omen that I would never get caught if I broke house arrest tonight. I need to tell you that Anna has never really showed any ...

Number of words: 2820 | Number of pages: 11

Nathaniel Hawthorne Weaves Dreams Into Reality In Much Of His 19th Century Prose

... manages to depict humanity's propensity for sin and secrecy, and any resulting punishment or atonement by weaving dreams into his tales. The dreams he refers to in many of his writings are heavily symbolic due to his Christian foundation, and they imply that he views most dreams as a pigmentation of reality. Hawthorne's ability to express and subsequently bring to fruition the true state of man's sinful nature by parallelling dreams with reality represents not only his religious beliefs but also his true mastery of observation regardi ...

Number of words: 1419 | Number of pages: 6

J.D. Salinger

... happiness. The characters generally start out as in bad conditions, through the end of his works they undergone changes that change them for the better. The works of show the quest for happiness through religion, loneliness, and symbolism. Salinger’s works often use religion in order to portray comfort. In Salinger’s Nine Stories Franny Glass keeps reciting the "Jesus Prayer" to cope with the suicide of her brother Seymour (Bloom in Bryfonski and Senick 69). Salinger is able to use this prayer as a means of comfort for Franny. The p ...

Number of words: 1913 | Number of pages: 7

How Contrasting Places Contrib

... Darcy has such a high opinion of himself that he does not care what other think of him or his prideful actions. He believes that he is the best in every way possible and finds that his standing in society gives him the right to be critical of those not as perfect as he is. For example, while staying at Netherfield, Mr. Darcy attends the ball in Meryton where he walks about the room by himself and speaks “occasionally to one of his own party.” He makes no attempt at being friendly or becoming acquainted with anyone. His char ...

Number of words: 697 | Number of pages: 3

Romeo And Juliet - Vs Much Ado About Nothing

... In both plays, hate acts as a force that attempts to tear both lovers apart, but their love holds them together. In Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers’ families hate one another. As a result, Romeo and Juliet are not allowed to see each other so they have to meet in secret. Despite their families’ attempting to interfere, Romeo and Juliet end up with one another for eternity in the after-life. In Much Ado About Nothing, Claudio and Hero plan to be married. Don John deceives Claudio into believing Hero is having an affair with one o ...

Number of words: 566 | Number of pages: 3

After Apple Picking

... of winter. The speaker has just finished picking apples for that year’s harvest, his ladder still leaning against the tree. There are very few apples left on the tree and one of his baskets isn’t quite full. His feet hurt from standing on the ladder for too long and the smell of apples is everywhere. He is tired and starts to drift off into sleep. Frost takes this ordinary experience and turns it into a contemplation on life. The first sign of any kind of tension is in the first six lines. The ladder, which points “toward heav ...

Number of words: 633 | Number of pages: 3

Something That Has Changed Your Life

... begun to do something about it. I did not know that I was this way until a friend had told me something that she had noticed about me. She had said that she thought I did not show any true emotions. I clearly did not feel the same way so I tried to justify my case. However, she is stubborn in a good way, in that she will not change her opinion, until given hard facts, which I did not have any. The conversation ended there, but for the rest of the evening I thought about what she had said. I guessed she was right, but I kept asking my ...

Number of words: 633 | Number of pages: 3

Beowulf And Hrothgar: Anglo-Saxon Ideal Code Of Conduct

... king. These qualities of character were admired by the people of his time and place. All people of Hrothgar's kingdom respected this king, and they all accepted his “very word far and wide as a command.” The people also give him great titles such as the “Lord of the Mighty Danes,” “guardian of the Scyldings,” and “protector of warriors.” Much of these people's respect come in response to Hrothgar's generosity to everyone. This generosity can be seen towards Beowulf, when the king gives his thanks for the heroic deeds of t ...

Number of words: 578 | Number of pages: 3

The Arm Of The Starfish

... He grew up in New York, and worked with a scientist, Dr. Didymus, until Dr. Didymus sent him to work for Dr. O’Keefe. He is now going to Gaea to work for Dr. O’Keefe. The antagonist of this book is Typhon Cutter. He’s at a high place with the Embassy. He is very oddly shaped, with a large body and very skinny arms. Adam and others describe him as a spider. He has a daughter, Carolyn Cutter, who is very beautiful, but isn’t such a large enemy to Adam. She works for her father, until she finds out he is working ag ...

Number of words: 504 | Number of pages: 2

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