No matter where evil comes from, it is a very strong and dark force that only causes destruction, depression, and fear. The thought of evil being a satanic power such as the devil seems true at first, but not very possible for all cases. When we think of “evil people”, we think of serial killers, criminals, and murders. If all evil people were religious then the idea of the devil coming into play would make sense. But obviously some, if not most evil people are not religious.
Witchcraft during the Elizabethan era, as mentioned before, was a feared practise. Those who practised witchcraft were believed to possess powers “above nature, and they will do harm by this power” (Rosen, 1991:3). Those who were convicted for possessing magical powers usually achieved feats that were seen as impossible or beyond the norm. The fear of the unknown is what drove people to accuse those who had this knowledge of witchcraft. That which could not be explained was seen as witchcraft and although (some) witches practised good magic as well, only the bad side was noticed.
I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men! And now you bid me tear the light out of my eyes?” (Act 1) This moving scene effectively illustrates the theme of purification. Abigail confesses her love for proctor, and also expresses her fascination. Proctor has changed towards her and she can’t accept the fact that he wants her to
The wisest aunt, telling the saddest tale, Sometime for three-foot stool mistaketh me; Then slip I from her bum, down topples she, And 'tailor' cries, and falls into a cough; And then the whole quire hold their hips and laugh, And waxen in their mirth and neeze and swear A merrier hour was never wasted there. In Puck, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, for the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, the once-dangerous figure is rendered harmless Puck is Oberon's servant sent by Oberon, who is angry with Titania the fairy queen because he could not have the indian boy/slave, so Puck is sent to fetch the flower that has been hit by cupid's arrows. Puck is then instructed by Oberon to use the love juice to fix the love entanglement occurring between the Athenian lovers who also happen to be running about in the forest. He mistakenly administers the charm to the sleeping Lysander instead of Demetrius. Puck
Secrets In Sue Monk Kidd’s novel The Secret Life of Bees Lily Owens is seeking to find the truth behind her mother Deborah Owens’s death. Since her mother’s death Lily’s life is incomplete, she hears stories from her father (who she calls T-Ray) about her mother but does not believe them. She has been living with guilt since that one night after killing her mother. T-Ray tells Lily that her mother ran away and left her behind, Lily believes he is just saying to punish her, and does not believe what he says. She says, “What if my mother leaving wasn’t true?
John also detests vanity and greed. He completely stopped going to church because Parris would “…preach nothin’ but golden candlesticks until he had them.” he said “…it hurt my prayer, sir…” to “…see my money glaring at his elbows.” John Proctor’s motivation in the play was to save his wife from being accused as a witch in court. At the end of Act II, his wife is taken by Danforth because she was accused by Abigail of practicing voodoo, and attempted
The Devils Wife – To what extent is Myra Hindley presented as a victim? By Alessandro Binda In the first part of the poem called ‘I. Dirt’ Myra is not presented as a victim in anyway. In fact it’s quite the opposite, she was very attracted to him “… on fire for him.” The way that Myra attracts the devil is quite childish, she says that she scowled, pouted and sneered to attract him; this is definitely not victim like behaviour. In the last stanza of the first section Myra goes on to briefly talk about their sex life ‘I won’t repeat what we did.’ In my opinion the way she says this makes her almost come across as she is boasting; which is definitely not victim like behaviour.
Kyle Eirich 10/10/11 PSY 101 the Secret Life of a Wild Child/Mockingbird Don’t Sing This is a story about a girl named Genie, named that was use to protect her identity, who was abuse due to the thought of being born retarded. She was punished for speaking and making noise; and was forced and locked to a putty chair in isolation. She lost the ability to communicate. Once people noticed that she was abused she was taken away and her parents were arrested, her father committed suicide. Doctors and scientists study, test, and help Genie.
He asks Reverend Hale to resolve his curiosity about what his wife Martha might be reading behind his back, but instead rouses the town’s suspicion of Martha being a witch. He says to Hale, “I never said my wife were a witch, Mr. Hale; I only said she were reading books!” (71). Giles feels guilt for being responsible for his wife’s imprisonment and tries to defend her in court. Consequently, Giles refuse to give the name of the man who can substantiate his claim that Putnam is killing his neighbors for their land. If he gives the name, he would have to take on the guilt of selling out his friend.
In the play many characters do not take responsibility for what they do see going on. As a result many lives are taken. For example, John Proctor realizes how dangerous the witchcraft accusations are when the court officials arrest his wife, Elizabeth, for witchcraft: "The little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law! I ll not give my wife to vengeance!” (Miller 34). Before his wife was arrested, John really did not see that the girls weren't just telling little “white lies”.