What would you do if your choice was to save your name or get hung? Would you die? John Proctor died for his name. He signed a document saying he was a witch but then he thought to himself that if they posted that on the church door, he would lose his last name, meaning, his last name would not be a name people wouldn't want to hear. John Proctor was a tragic hero because, he died for his pride, his integrity, and hysteria. John Proctor had a few flaws; one of them that really hurt him was his pride
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Irony means to see the opposite meaning in a situation or character, in a way it is similar to sarcasm. Philbrick called the tenements testaments. This is ironic because tenements are usually run down slums and testaments are full of lessons about morals and the hope of eternal life. The irony in this is that the bible is hopeful and full of morals, while the tenements are run down and often house people who have lost hope. In chapter 17 “Killer Kane” explains his feelings about what happened to
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In the novel, Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, happiness is not a common emotion seen throughout the book. Instead we see different examples of depression, anger, and fear. Happiness can play an important and necessary role in the lives of these people, as Aristotle once wrote “happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” Fahrenheit 451 is actually about how knowledge can provide happiness. After meeting Clarisse Montag finds himself unable
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The Crisis of Romeo and Juliet: Who is to Blame? Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous tragic love stories of all time. This somber masterpiece is interwoven with death, forbidden love, and fighting. Though, who is to blame for all this sorrow? As Shakespeare’s work is examined further, it is evident that all of the characters and events contribute to the dramatic ending of the play. Romeo is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because he was the one who started
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The short story The Devil and Tom Walker is about the character Tom Walker and his wife making deals with the devil. Tom and his wife are very unhappy together. Greed is an intense desire for money or power. Tom and his wife try to make deals with the devil where they will get both. This then leads them to a not so happy ending that they expected. Only caring about wealth can leave someone with less than what they started with. Toms wife's worry for wealth leads her to search for the devil and find
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Does Tim Meeker change throughout the story? How boring would it be if Tim Meeker was perfect and did not face any problems? Luckily Tim Meeker from my Brother Sam is Dead is not a perfect character, but does face many life changing events. Tim has experience a lot grief in his life by watching his brother die. I believe Tim has changed by taking more responsibility, showing the greatest love for his brother, and growing from a child to a young man. Tim has changed in a very diverse way
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left to grieve, alone. “Then take this foolish man away from here. I killed you, my son, without intending to, and you, as well, my wife. How useless I am now. I don’t know where to look or find support. Everything I touch goes wrong, and on my head fate climbs up with its overwhelming load.” (Line 1485-1890) A tragic hero he became, victim to his idleness that resulted in the death of Haemon, his
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cleansing his soul. The entire play began and ended with his flaw. John Proctor fits the mold of a tragic hero because he has all of the qualities of a tragic hero. John Proctor's main flaw was his excessive hubris, or pride which ultimately sealed his fate. Another necessary part of the tragic hero is that he or she has a complete reversal of fortune brought by the hero's own flaw. John Proctor who was a man of great nobility and pride cleansed his soul after he suffered a tragic death, and became a
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In the book The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor emerges as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a person who makes a judgement that eventually leads to his or her downfall. Romeo is famous for being a tragic hero in the play, Romeo and Juliet. John Proctor is a tragic hero because he is lustful, hypocritical, and highly respected. John Proctor reveals himself as a tragic hero for being lustful. He had an affair with Abigail. Abigail says, “I know you clutched my back behind your house and sweated
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The evolution of pirates from their villainous golden age status to their near legendary standing in eyes today is derived from numerous revisions of the piratical phenotype that have arisen throughout the past three hundred years in both literature and popular culture alike. The development of a love struck pirate, however is unquestionably the most important evolution to the pirate phenotype, undoubtedly responsible for transforming figures who, in their day were regarded as the scum of the earth
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