learn her identity and develops a loving relationship with a woman named Shug. Elizabeth Proctor must deal with the ongoing problems around her as the Salem witch trials progress. The two women lead different lives, but both suffer through their husband’s betrayal. Although Elizabeth and Celie
John Drost Mr. Bianca Block 6 11/5/12 Revenge: Connections and Deceit The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter are very similar in many distinct perspectives, but both pieces of writing have the same theme: revenge. For example, the two stories take place in the same time frame, approximately around the mid 1700 's to early 1800 's. During this time period, many people were highly religious, and believed that things that could not be explained by normal means, thus forming the theory of the Devil
Throughout all of American Literature, authors have used different techniques to relay a message to the reader, one way being by depicting how the community’s influence on the protagonist shapes the protagonists’ development. In The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible, authors Hawthorne and Miller, respectively, use the social norms in Puritan society to express a common theme by portraying the positive and negative moral changes in characters. In Puritan society, individuals believed they were carrying
safe from getting accused of witchcraft cause the only fate for the accused was death. There were many similarities and differences between the real John Proctor and the play version of John Proctor. John Proctor was a pretty successful farmer in The Crucible play and also in real life but in the book they forget to mention that John had also owned a tavern he named Proctor Tavern, a business made him wealthy. “In 1668, Proctor obtained a license to operate a tavern, which he named the Proctor Tavern
The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible are two stories both set in the early days of the Massachusetts colony. Both of these stories have many similarities between them, including setting, situations, and conflict. The two stories were also very different. The effects of sin on the characters, how they deal with their sin, and the consequences of their actions are different in each story. The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter are different works and although they deal with similar conflicts the consequences
torture you, destroy you as an artist. It's a black wall. It's a thief (Dave Grohl).” Every human has endured the painful effects of guilt. Guilt may not only torture psychologically but also may be physically harmful towards health. In The Scarlet Letter, the scene is set in a Puritan society where the townspeople become obsessed with the adulterous sin by lonely mother, Hester Prynne. Beyond her exposed sin, the town’s idolized Reverend suffers in silence as he is eaten by guilt. In The Crucible
Crucible and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Both readings were based in seventeenth century Massachusetts in Puritan societies. The Crucible play is based on hysteria occurring in a small town by the name of Salem over suspected witchcraft in the area. The Scarlet Letter happens in the city of Boston and is about a woman who has a child, but her husband has not yet arrived, so the community frowns upon her for having a baby from another man. John Proctor is a farmer in Salem who was accused of
Crucible” and the novel “The Scarlet Letter” have individuals that express similar qualities and actions. The particular characters are Arthur Dimmesdale, from “The Scarlet Letter” and, John Proctor, from “The Crucible”. In both stories these characters are very essential to the plot. Proctor and Dimmesdale both commit adultery, however, Proctor has a more mental style of guilt, while Dimmesdale physically harms himself as a form of guilt. Dimmesdale and Proctor both committed adultery and in doing
The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter have several commodities in common. A basic summary of The Crucible is, it’s about a village, Salem, in the 1600’s, wherein witchery is loose and several conflicted souls must be captured, purified, confessed, or hung. The attempt to dispose of all witchcraft was tampered with by citizens of Salem being dishonest and deceitful. Lots of the deception stemmed from the jealousy, vengeance, and other personal vendettas. The Scarlet Letter summarized is that it is about
In the play of the crucible by Arthur Miller was about the witch trial in salem, massachute. A teenage girl named Abigail fell in love with a married guy named John Proctor. Abigail is doing everything to win John Proctor heart and be john proctor wife. Everything went wrong and she started to lie by accusing innocent people for being witches. Innocent people are getting hang up because of Abigail and her friends lies. The author's purpose of this play is to inform the audience about what happened