The Central Characters of Both These Stories Are Women Who Live In
Poverty But React to Their Circumstances in Very Different Ways. What
Point Is Each Writer Trying To Make?
Both of these stories are about women and their husbands who live in
poverty. One of the wives is not bothered about how they live and the
other wife is very bothered about how she is living poverty as "she
let herself marry a junior clerk in the Ministry of public
Instruction".
Both of these stories have a beginning like any other good story as it
describes the characters and how they think about life but they both
have the twist at the end which I think the turns the reader around or
could confuse younger readers. In The Necklace Guy de Maupassant makes
out that Madame Loisel felt bad about being poor and thought that she
deserves more in life which I think is a bit selfish as she does not
think about other people.
In The Gift of the Magi, Della is not proud of living in poverty but
she does not complain or think she deserves better.
In The Necklace, Madame Loisel only values herself,...
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a crucible can be defined several ways. One of these definitions is “a place or occasion of severe test or trial.” All characters in this play have some kind of test they must face. The morals of each character are also tested in this play- their goodness, their evil, and even their ignorance of the truth behind unfolding events. The roles of victim and prosecutor in this play are twisted to depict a theme of perspective and the finding of truth. Abigail Williams is the character who does the most to twist these roles, and it is at her hands that the people of the town die.
Confessions within the play The Crucible are driven essentially by fear and are not based on the truth. Arthur Miller uses the concept of self-benefiting confession to show the dark side of Salem, creating a sense of dramatic tension and suspense. The confessions are used to drive the play towards the objective of Miller’s story, the crumbling of the Salem community and continuous hangings. Within the play The Crucible confessions are seen as a sign of purity as admitting guilt suggests personally extricating the devil. However, the confessions create a climate of frenzy and cause Salem community members to accuse others of witchcraft to save themselves. The confessions bring the case of witchery from the court to the homes of the villagers. Tituba, Reverend Parris’ slave, is one of the first characters to confess, after being falsely accused by Abigail Williams. Tituba ‘is in her forties, from Barbados’ (Act Ι, pg. 6), she is an intelligent woman who observes that if she were to confess to being an agent of the devil, the village, Reverend Hale and members of the church would forgive her and try to find other agents of the devil within the community. Abigail ‘a strikingly beautiful girl, aged seventeen and an orphan with an endless capacity for dissembling’ (Act Ι, pg.6) notices this and decides to follow Tituba. As she sees this as an escape, Abigail commences to falsely accuse female villagers of Salem, such as; Goody Proctor. In this case, her accusations and confessions are purely for her benefit, her life and to re-ignite her love affair wi...
In Beowulf, the role of women is greatly different then that of old Greek literature and epic. Women in Beowulf are presented as peace-makers and they are respected, compared to the Greek view that women are on the same level as spoils of war and livestock; something you own and show as a trophy. Hygd is one of the generous, gracious, and wise woman portrayed in Beowulf. But even the wild, cruel, and ruthless women can be civilized and grow to be good, such as Modthrytho. Once she got married, she changed and became virtuous and kind.
Salem’s failing theocracy is a result of hysteria. Betty’s behaviour is one of the many examples of hysteria in The Crucible. Hysteria is an uncontrollable emotion. In this case the exaggerated uncontrollable emotion is fear. The girls were caught dancing in the woods therefore out of fear of being whipped or hanged the girls turn hysteria and deception as an escape goat. Betty does not believe that she can really fly, but hysteria has totally taken over her logic thus she behaves as such. This is one of the reasons why Abigail tries to wake her up because as far as she’s concerned it is all an act. Hysteria plays a major role in The Crucible and it is apparent throughout the play. This is the same hysteria that the girls use to convince the court that the named people are communing with the devil. The do not only turn to hysteria and deception to only protect them, but to protect their family reputation. Betty’s father is the reverend of the town therefore it is very crucial that the family’s reputation remains pristine and not associated with witchcraft. The rest of the community does not partake in this hysteria solely o...
The Crucible, as Originally produced by Arthur Miller in 1953, is a well acclaimed tragedy that still holds reverence today. Given its prestige and overall dramatic richness, it can be understood why the Playmaker’s very own Desdemona Chiang chose to recreate and reimagine the play. The Crucible, being set in Salem Massachusetts, is centered around the spectacle of witch hunts that occurred in the year 1692. As imagined, mass hysteria, fear, and paranoia, occurred because of this. The plot of the play is centered around the protagonist John proctor (Ariel Shafir), a prideful man who finds himself entangled in these bizarre events. Throughout the play, Proctor (Ariel Shafir) and his allies struggle to convince the Salem townspeople of the nonsense and inaccuracies that surround the witch hunts. The conflict of the play has an underlying message as it represents the struggle between reason of the human mind and irrational hysteria. The theme of The Crucible embodies how a community can turn so quickly on one another, and
It’s the 1690’s in Salem Massachusetts and allegations are in the air; the town is tense and no one can be trusted. This is the setting of the play The Crucible which tells the story of the Salem witch trials. The play was written during the Red Scare, or the fear of communism, of the Cold War. This gave the play a double meaning. Instead of just being a historical play, to show how history always repeats itself. The Crucible, written in 1953 by Arthur Miller, reflects 20th century American plays and the time period by using the Salem witch trials to open the eyes of Americans to the Red Scare and McCarthyism.
In Acts I, II and III we see a portrayal of local farmer John Proctor
Of all the literary lenses, one would not think that feminism would be a prevalent topic in a war novel. In Tim O’Brien’s iconic book, The Things They Carried, the idea that women were just as important as men acts an important theme, however from a different perspective. Movies and epic war stories tell of the heroic actions of the World’s finest: bulky men with an appetite for battle. Yet, there always lied a backbone. Comfort, inspiration, ease, all things that women provided to soldiers during any war. Yet, sometimes things did not go as planned and rash actions were made. O’Brien’s masterful use of lenses creates an interesting novel, one that will stand the test of time, however, the aspects of the feminist lens provides much insight into the inner lying meanings of the book, mostly in the areas of characters, objects of importance, and the role of gender in the Vietnam War.
When one thinks about women, the same basic thoughts always cross through men's mind. Too many men fit women into the same standard roles of cooking, cleaning, and catering to men. Historically throughout time the role of a woman has been lesser than that of man. Those thoughts have progressively changed with time, but have yet to reach the equality sought out by every woman. Thoughts such as those mentioned above are prevalent in literature, with most female characters following the same mold of traits and intelligence in every novel. Women historically have had to conform to specific stereotypical roles, which are often reflected in literature.
The Crucible is a famous play written by Arthur Miller in the Early 1950’s. It was written during the “Red scare, when McCarthyism was established. Many anti-communists wanted to prevent communism from spreading just like in The Crucible many wanted to get rid of witchcraft. Many would accuse others of witchcraft in order to not be accused just like many would accuse people of communism. In The Crucible witchcraft would be punishable by death. Many were scared to be accused; therefore many would admit practicing witchcraft in order to save their lives. The Crucible is considered a good play because it is based on real life events during the Salem witch Trials and shows how fear played a role in the individual’s life just like during the “Red” scare.
as she is ok , this shows a selfish nature as she says "why would U
From the very beginning of history, women were portrayed to be insignificant in comparison to men in society. A woman 's purpose was deemed by men to be housewives, bear children and take care of the household chores. Even so, that at a young age girls were being taught the chores they must do and must continue through to adulthood. This ideal that the woman’s duty was to take charge of household chores was then passed through generations, even til this day. However, this ideology depends on the culture and the generation mothers were brought up in and what they decide to teach their daughters about such roles. After women were given the opportunity to get an education and treated as equals, society’s beliefs undertook a turning point on women’s roles in society. Yet, there still seems to be a question amongst women in search of self identity and expectations from parents.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller has been considered a modern classic for some time now. Millions of theaters have performed the show, and it has now become a staple in educational theater. The Playmakers Repertory Company decided to take on The Crucible for this year 's season, and director Desdemona Chiang took the modern classic and reinvented it to be something fresh and interesting.
Several different elements are necessary to create a story. Of all the elements, the conflict is most essential. The conflict connects all pieces of the plot, defines the characters, and drives the story forward. Once a story reaches its climax, the reader should have an emotional connection to the both story and its characters. Not only should emotions be evoked, but a reader should genuinely care about what happens next and the about the end result for the characters. Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace” is the perfect example of how a story’s conflict evolved the disposition of its characters.
The moral of Guy de Maupassant’s story “The Necklace” seems to be suggested by the line, “What would have happened if Mathilde had not lost the necklace?” If Mathilde had not lost the necklace, or in fact, even asked to borrow the necklace, she and Mr. Loisel would not of been in debt ten long years. Because Mathilde had to borrow the necklace to make herself and others like her better her and Mr. Loisel’s economic situation had become worse than it already was. I think that the moral of the story is that people need to be happy with what they have and not be so greedy.