This ultimately displays the court as being the judge of whether someone should live or not, which is ironic considering they are worshipping a God who is known to be the judge of all, and yet the court are taking His power into their hands. This conveys their true intentions as figures of authority, which is not to worship God, but instead not to appear "weak", and to remain a superior figure to everyone else, as this is what brings power in Salem. Another contrast in the court's authority is the way in which they're constantly seeking for "the truth" and yet, in reality when they're given it, (John telling them Abigail is "a whore") they refuse to accept and believe him, as this would go against their previous belief of the girls. This displays that authority in Salem isn't used with good intentions or purpose, but instead as a symbolic superiority over everybody else. The court authority is also symbolised as a hellish place, with Miller referring to it as "hot fire" that "melts down all concealment".
. . I’m C3”” (102). The ground moving is not literal, but rather symbolical of the imbalance that such a statement has struck on his personal control. The fear has left him reeling.
Tocqueville argues that the only thing which will keep Americans away from these dangers, which would undoubtedly lead to despotism is religion as source of moral education. He says that all decisions by man are a result of the values which man has received from god and without these values we would be left to a life full of disorder. Religion indirectly affects the state through mores which are described as “the whole moral and intellectual state of a people.”(287) These mores are what prevents democracies from being engulfed by the dangers which are products of tyranny and despotism. In a state without religion “each man gets into the way of having nothing but confused and changing notions about the matters of greatest importance to himself and his fellows”(444) and when combating materialism, the presence of religion “places the
I really despise being in a work place where as the authority figure seems to get off from trying their best to overpower you. I am a very aggressive person. Most of the time, my aggressive is taken as me wanting to take over or take someone’s position and that’s rarely the case. In the moment when I feel like someone is trying to overpower me, I become very angry and blow up dramatically. I don’t like when I explode.
Mr Obi, however, is disrespectful. First of all, he disrespects the elderly. We can see this when the author describes him that "He was outspoken in his condemnation of the narrow views of these older and often less-educated ones." Secondly, he also shows no respect to the priest and he even smiles and suggests that what the priest believes should be eradicate. Mr Obi is also a bossy person.
Gellburg’s response to Slyvia’s outburst is not evidently displayed through speech, but through the use of Miller’s stage directions: ‘He is stock still; horrified, fearful’. The words ‘horrified’ and ‘fearful’ suggest that the news of such events came as a shock to him and undoubtedly indicate that he is affected by such news and is also stricken by Sylvia’s powerful, unexpected revelation of her feelings. Miller conveys the message that that Gellburg finally comes to understand his ignorant attitude as one that has led to his self-denial and self-hatred. It later becomes clear in the play that Gellburg is suppressing an important part of who he is, and in scene eleven, he confesses to a bottled-up desire of ‘going and sitting in the Schul with the old men and pulling the tallis over my head’. Sylvia, in her frustration with Gellburg, says ‘Don’t sleep with me again’ in a rather commanding manner.
You have a distorted definition of bravery and strength. You think that strength comes from putting on a "hard face" and stiffening up your lip. You think that it comes from the disadvantage of not being able to express your feelings, of pretending that nothings wrong when there is and of acting indifferent when you actually care. A brave person is someone who can cry in front of a crowd full of people. Someone who can admit that they are hurt to the world.
Deliberations become intense, emotions run high, and disagreements take a personal turn. This is especially true when there is a lack of mutual trust and respect or when leaders are placed in a difficult situation that results in clashes of cognitive and affective conflict. In an uncertain group situation such as the dynamics of the expedition, the input is either maximized (Hall and Fischer) or minimized (Krakauer’s doubts to Hall). When someone does not trust the effectiveness of his or her own voice, they often look for an autocratic leader to reduce uncertainty (Schoel, Bluemke, Mueller, and Stahlberg, 2011). Unfortunately, an autocratic leadership style is often not the best solution to public good dilemmas because it threatens the stability of the group (Vugt, Jepson, Hart, and Cremer,
There is a lot of division amongst our church as to who is the “right man” for the job. Everyone wants someone that can relate to them. This obviously is not a bad thing. However, superman is just not available, and the disappointment of a man that doesn’t live up to unreal expectations could potentially be dangerous. The vision needs to be so clear, and the body needs to unite as one towards the goals of that vision, otherwise it will just fail.
Playing cards and dancing are a few examples of what was believed to be wrongful. The people were imprisoned if found not to be living by Calvinism. I think people were drawn to John Calvin’s beliefs because religion seemed to be established and with a strong leader. People probably were drawn to having a religion with rules set in place. I personally think people should be allowed to have their own opinions and views on religion.