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    The Lovely Bones Character Analysis

    changes happen in certain people in Susie’s family, including Lindsey, Susie’s younger sister, Abigail, Susie’s mom, and Grandma Lynn, Susie’s grandmother. When they were growing up, Lindsey and Susie were really close. After Susie’s death, Lindsey shut down. Everywhere Lindsey went she reminded people of Susie. Lindsey needed someone to help

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    Honesty In The Crucible

    gets so overwhelming, one will do anything to get what he or she wants in life. Early in The Crucible, Abigail Williams had an affair with John Proctor, who is married to Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail wants Proctor all to herself, the only obstacle that stands in her way is Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail tries removing Elizabeth from Proctor's life so that their love affair can continue. To do so, Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft. Proctor finds out his wife is accused when Cheever, a man from Salem

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    Personal Narrative: Ocean City Beach

    was a bright and sunny day on the Ocean City beach. It was me and my friends, Abigail, Sydney, Carlie, and Cami. It was Abigail's birthday. We decided to go swimming. Abigail stayed on the beach tho, she wasn't a great swimmer. She was also afraid of the sharks, which in the past few days there had been 2 shark attacks on the Ocean City beaches. That didn't bother me or Sydney. When Cami and Carlie realized that Abigail stayed back they returned to our umbrella. Soon later me and Sydney returned

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    Elizabeth Proctor Second Trial Analysis

    Here I have recorded Elizabeth Proctor and Mary Warner's conversation when Elizabeth first found out about the accusation of witchery, “She wants me dead” (Miller 2.1. 59-61) My client believes that she was only being accused, so that Abigail could get rid of her, so she can have Mr. Proctor for herself as she was having an affair with him. John Proctor even admits to this by saying, “Excellency, forgive me, forgive me. She thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave! And well she might

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    My Last Duchess

    The first letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams on March 31, 1776: After Abigail Adams heard about the Declaration of Independence, she wanted to remind her husband about the rights of women. At that time, women couldn’t do anything except domestic thing. Their words had no value. In this letter, Abigail Adams wanted her husband put in a new code of law of women’s right. They should have an equal power as man do. She wanted women should have the right to vote, not servants for men. The replied

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    John Proctor Dishonest Essay

    John Proctor is a dishonorable man because he lies.This is an issue because his wife is becoming weary of him. In Act I, John Proctor was alone in a room with Abigail Williams. When Abigail asked how Proctor calls her a child, Proctor replies with. This quote relates directly to Proctor; he states, to Elizabeth, that he does not think of Abigail in that way anymore. Proctor told two different people two different things in the time frame. In Act II Proctor says that he

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    The Crucible

    see Abigail Williams blame Tituba for the cause of Betty’s sudden illness. Abigail begins to accuse Tituba when she exclaims ‘I never called him! Tituba, Tituba’. Her claims are more believable due to her race, which puts Tituba at a disadvantage. ‘No, no, chicken blood. I give she chicken blood’ highlights the innocence of Tituba, however the blame is placed on Tituba with Hale’s response. ‘Are you silencing this child?’ establishes an accusatory tone and shows Hale’s alignment with Abigail in blaming

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    The Crucible: Is John Proctor Truly A Tragic Hero

    tragic hero is a person with admirable qualities yet they have a tragic flaw that leads them to their downfall. In Miller’s play “The Crucible,” the protagonist, John Proctor, is a tragic hero known for his good reputation yet commits adultery with Abigail thus making it a tragic flaw that leads to his death. John Proctor is a tragic hero because he is a well-mannered person that has a good reputation. John strongly believes in Elizabeth’s good morals by proving his honesty and bond towards Elizabeth

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    The Crucible John Proctor Conflict Essay

    Act One of The Crucible introduces a love triangle between John Proctor, his wife Elizabeth, and Abigail, their former servant. This results in a strained relationship for all involved and has a negative effect on all three characters as it costs Abigail her job and reputation, and it leads to a series of possible problems for the Proctor’s marriage. Abigail is introduced in The Crucible as a character who has an “endless capacity for dissembling” (9) As the former servant for the Proctor family

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    Moral Changes In The Crucible

    They did not believe him because Abigail denied it, so they brought Elizabeth in to ask her. She did not want her husband to get in trouble so she lied and said no he hadn’t committed such a thing. Then they accused John of practicing witchcraft and he was thrown into jail. Soon the time

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