He leaves his house one night after dark and as he goes into the woods he “beheld the figure of a man, in grave and decent attire sitting at the foot of an old tree” (391). The man is said to look a lot like Goodman Brown, which could suggest that every person has the capacity to do evil. Hawthorne also implies that the Devil is an embodiment of all of the worst qualities of a man. As they walk through the woods Goodman Brown starts to see people that he has known for his whole life and it makes him question how good these people are. Among them are his old Sunday school teacher, Goody Cloyse whom the Devil reveals is a witch.
Excessive Pride Overtaken by rumors, the small town of Salem takes a turn for the worst when children make accusations that many of the townspeople partake in witchcraft. John Proctor, a well known farmer in the area, becomes one of the accused. Stuck in a paradox, he holds to his honorable name by defending himself and others. John Proctor fit the description of a tragic hero because of his tragic flaw of committing adultery and his predictable downfall of death. While working in Proctor’s home the previous year, Abigail engaged in an affair with Proctor.
Shortly after he starts his journey, he meets with the mysterious traveler with a serpent on his staff. The traveler and Brown venture deeper into the forest and eventually meet with Goody Cloyse, who is revealed to be a witch. Brown and the traveler come across the deacon and minister of Brown’s hometown, discussing their love of “deviltry” and devil worship. Brown then hears the cry of his wife, Faith. This leads Brown to run through the forest searching for his beloved Faith, landing him in a meeting, where guilt, sin, and evil are worshiped.
All those I once guarded now hung and buried. Cept’ for the ones that confessed to witchery, for sending their spirits onto the children, they still take breath. They found God, “opened themselves and let gods holy light shine” (Hale, act 1). Four year ago “the devil was alive in Salem” (Hale, act 2). “There are wheels within wheels in this village and fires within fires” (Mrs Putnam, act 1).
Seven of Mrs. Putnam’s babies died the day after their birth and she believes that it is witchcraft. She sends Ruth to Tituba to contact the spirits and find out the murderer. Thomas Putnam wants to broadcast the discovery of witchcraft. However, Mercy Lewis, the Putman’s servant, announces Ruth is improving, so Parris decides to lead a crowd
Akshay Goel Bethea English p.5/6 11/28/2012 Trial by Fire The action of the play is based on a historical event, the Salem witchcraft trials which took place in Massachusetts in 1692. The drama centers on a husband and wife, John and Elizabeth Proctor and a girl, Abigail, with whom John Proctor has committed adultery. In most cases, we know truth always wins even if it is powerless but what about this story? This story is written by Arthur miller, and the title of the story The Crucible. In the same way as the crucible difference between the impurities and purities, my topic is concerning about powerful and powerless people, means powerful people are those having great power and strength .Clearly then powerless people have lacking of strength.
The journey that Goodman Brown takes itself is a symbol of good versus evil. He is curious about what is happening out in the forest so he meets up with the “man” or devil who takes him on a journey to see a ceremony and along the way he sees many things that make him think twice. He actually asks himself this question, “What if the devil himself should be at my very elbow?” (155) The man’s staff is gnarled and twisted like a snake which can be thought of as the serpent that tempted Adam and Eve. The staff also acted as a tool to help him move through the forest at a quicker pace. When he leaves his wife at the beginning of the story, her pink ribbons symbolize her virtue and goodness but somewhere in the course of the evening he lost the meanings of those pink ribbons and only saw what Faith might have done while in the forest.
04 March 2009 A Dream with Profound Effect In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown”, we read about a devout protestant who takes the reader on a journey of symbolism. Goodman Brown, newly married leaves his wife at dusk to venture in the woods and meet a mysterious man. We do not know his purpose of his travel but are led to believe that it is something dark, and evil. Goodman Brown becomes agitated at the reason and expectation of his journey that he thinks twice about returning home, yet he resumes on. Goodman Brown discovers others that he recognizes.
The Crucible In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the character John Proctor uses the bible quote, “Do thou good and no harm shall com unto thee” to give advice to Mary Warren while she is on trial. This quote can be used as the theme of almost every occurrence during the play. The first performance of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible was on January 22, 1953, and tells of the events of the Salem Witch Trials. During this time, religion was very important among the people. And fearing God was the greatest rule.
A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tells a tail that’s set in London about Scrooge who is an old miserable, bitter miser who cares about no one who is visited by ghosts that help Scrooge understand that he must reach out to others if he is to achieve redemption. In Stave One Marley who was Scrooge’s old business partner who had passed away seven years ago warns Scrooge about the three ghost spirits of Christmas. Marley spoke to Scrooge to help Scrooge understand that he must reach out to others if he is to achieve redemption, while Marley never had the chance and would have been a better man if he could’ve changed things. ‘Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business.’ Scrooge then saw all the ghosts as