He was trying to scare her to get the truth out of her. Proctor is a strong Christian and really proves it in the quotes. Another one of the qualities of Proctor being a tragic hero is his quest for truth. He wants the truth about everybody. The quote “But I know the child’s sickness had naught to do with witchcraft" (Miller 169) shows that he is sure the child is not sick due to witchcraft, but to natural causes.
This is a precarious title considering the fact that on page 37, Mr. Fay actually says that it is “perfectly OK” for a Christian to have fear when sharing their faith. He even makes mention that the Apostle Paul went to share his faith in “weakness and fear and with much trembling,” which is an allusion to Paul’s words to the Church at Corinth in 1 Corinthians 2:3. Bill Fay also states that he cannot promise the Christian that their fear will “go away completely” when they share the gospel, but that it will “get easier”. With this being said, maybe a better title for the book would have been the converse—“Share Jesus WITH Fear,” but alas, that probably wouldn’t sell as many copies because many Christians are more interested in doing that which is easy rather than that which is
The Crucible Essay A building, a book, simple words grouped together; a feeling, a belief, a way of being. Religion is a simple word tied to a complex way of living. Many think of religion as a perfect, beautiful entity. Although it may be beautiful to those who believe, it is not perfect. In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, Reverend Hale, a priest from the town of Beverly who had specialized in demonic arts, was introduced as an optimistic man who was confident he would rid a small town of a dark cloud that lingered above their Christian ways.
The repetition of the colloquial word “tucked” shows that the persona is insisting that is relaxed and in control further seen in his “own space”. Harsent also uses religious symbolism such as being in the tower of “retribution” which is usually where punishment is considered to be morally correct, which could indicate that the persona feels that his job is actually his duty and fully deserved. He further uses religion by being up in “the shadow of the cross” suggesting that the persona may be doing this in the name of religion, as the cross is very significant in Christianity. He also finalises by likening the persona to a “man at prayer,” which could imply that he compares his job as a sniper, as something that he is doing for god and he sees no wrong in it. As the reader we would not really associate sniping with religion as it is basically killing people.
One man named, Jonathan Edwards, took it upon himself to preach to his congregation of sin and hell. In the hope of reviving their many other beliefs in Christianity, scholars refer to this time or even in early American history as “The Great Awakening”. One of Edwards’ sermons was called, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. The sermon explains in detail of the wrath God has and what Hell has in store for the non-believers. It is very clear from this document religion was a very important part of people’s lives during colonial
Religious images and references appear in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s, yet not in purest forms. Sinful actions fill this book. There remains, in this text a strong religious reference to Christ and his crucifixion, from the very event of crucifixion, to relevant events in his life. The basis behind these references show McMurphy as a representation of Christ, who comes to the ward in an attempt to free the patients from the Combine and their mental illnesses. Evidence of a religious theme consisting mainly of Christ-like associations is seen early on in the book.
However it does not end there, in Act 4 a further change occurs in the behaviour of Reverend John Hale. Hale begins to visit those who will not confess and persuades them to lie to save themselves. He turns completely against the Puritan rules and persuades people to do something that they know, to be good Christians, they must not do. When he tells Elizabeth to persuade Proctor to lie he puts forward his main argument: “God damns a liar less than he that throws his life away for pride.” This point in “The Crucible” shows how just how Hale has changed from the cold strict scholar, to the worried man looking only for what he believes to be right. Eventually Elizabeth persuades Proctor to confess and Hale encourages Danforth to speed up the process of the confession: “(quickly to Danforth) Let him sign it,let him sign it” showing that Hale wants to get it over with to prevent Proctor from getting too annoyed.
I used the bible passage from the bible (Job 17:9) to relate to Winton’s occasional references to religion. In the short story ‘Holding’, the protagonist is sceptical of religion but understands that it helps other people in their lives, and in ‘More’, Jerra discovers that his dad became religious to help himself through any tough times. My character is quite annoyed by religion but he still draws strength from the passage I stated earlier despite his scepticism. Will experiences difficulties similar to that of Winton’s characters. His life is controlled by traumatic events from his past.
Hale is also at the Proctor household because Elizabeth’s name was mentioned in the court and Hale decided he would notify them and take precautions. Hale asks John to say his commandments to prove that he is a Christian man who loves god but when John says his commandments he forgets one. His wife Elizabeth reminds him it is the commandment of adultery. Even though John forgets this commandment and he is guilty of adultery with Abigail Williams,
There is no need to be scared to go to heaven because heaven is a better and more peaceful place. I believe in this essay Jonathan Edwards tries to scare you to be afraid of the lord and it actually causes the feeling of the peaceful and loving god you believe in into someone to be scared of. If you believe in Christ you shouldn’t be afraid and later throughout my essay you will find out why. Everyone will be held through the same punishment in the time the lord shall come but it wouldn’t be anything dramatic. If you believe in him and read the bible correctly god