Sacrifice In The Good Lie

this play the characters have so many different characteristics from each other. Abigail is seen as a bad person while John Proctor is seen as the good and honest character; even though he made some bad decisions.Throughout the play the two characters Abigail and John Proctor show many differences in the characteristics of: lying/truthfulness, self-sacrifice/selfishness, and fear/courage. Through the characteristics

all started from a lie told by Abigail. The lie she told harmed the people who had nothing to do with it. The results caused innocent people to be tortured and/or killed. Without question of evidence the court believed the girls. But most of the towns people believed the girls. Rebecca Nurse as an example sacrificed her life to stay true to her religion, she refused to tell a lie and confess to being a witch. Elizabeth Proctor, was the wife to John Proctor. She is a good and upright person.

students and teachers feel the need to cheat? Well it is kinda hard not to cheat if you look at it from their perspective. For instance, while students today are pressured to do well in school to go to good college along with other benefits, teachers are pressured to have good students so their schools get good ratings. So in order to gain these benefits, people cheat regardless of the morals they compromise. Therefore, “social, moral, and financial” incentives tend to outweigh one’s morals causing he or

2012 To many people, a lie has little significance. Some people tell lies as a way to cover something up, make a different name for themselves, or just to make excuses. No matter what the situation, my father has constantly reminded me that the truth will set you free, and as I get older even though I am still in my youth, the more I realize the truth and importance of that statement. To me a lie is a form of disloyalty, the less you respect the person the more you lie to them as a way to cover

dependent on maximizing the good, if that action goes against what is considered moral. It is the inherent nature of the act alone that determines its ethical standing. For example, imagine a situation where there are four critical condition patients in a hospital who each need a different organ in order to survive. Then, a healthy man comes to the doctor's office for a routine check-up. According to consequentialism, not deontology, the doctor should and must sacrifice that one man in order to save

Confession is often looked at as a sign of weakness and giving in to authority, but in reality it exhibits strength and suggests that the confessor holds strong values and a need for inner freedom. In Puritan New England in the 1600s, numerous accusations were made against innocent people during witch trials and those seeking forgiveness were freed of inner turbulence. In The Crucible, both Hale and Proctor are involved in the witch trials and confessions that occur due to pent up guilt, the confessions

each human life, an individual will be faced with a decision that tests their capacity for sacrifice and virtuous action under extraordinary moral pressure. This can be seen historically in the Salem Witch Trials of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and within the fast-paced dystopia of dilapidated values in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Throughout both books, multiple characters demonstrate their will to sacrifice themselves for a greater moral cause or idea. Whether it be Guy Montag, the protagonist

characters are seen making sacrifices for the good of others. Arthur Miller suggests that sacrifices maybe necessary to restore social order. Almost every character in the play has made at least one sacrifice. Every one of the sacrifices made during the play were necessary to the progression of the play, and to the overall lesson/theme. Major sacrifices in the play were made by John Proctor, Giles Corey, and Elizabeth Proctor. Main character John Proctor continuously made sacrifices that were necessary

tormented individual who succumbs to sin and commits adultery with a young girl named Abigail, however he lacks the capacity to forgive himself. Miller portrays Proctor as brave, noble, and honest in order to illustrate how one can make the ultimate sacrifice

My friend, you would not tell with such high zest / To children ardent for some desperate glory, / The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est / Pro patria mori (Owen, lines 25-28). This segment of Owen’s poem depicts one of his comrades being poisoned by tear gas; this is clearly not a pleasant sight and is not wished upon anyone. This is of particular interest to me because it depicts the morbid horror of war. I believe the poem does a fine job of communicating the horrors of war much better than other