The Crucible Act 3

Literary Term

Euphemism- A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered too harsh or blunt.
"I have known her, sir. I have known her"(102). This euphemism is used to say that he selpt with Abigail. John Proctor is saying that he had an affair with Abigail, but not directly saying the words.

Quote Elation

"It is a whore!...My wife, my dear good wife, took this girl soon after, sir and put her out on the highroad. And being what she is, a lump of vanity, sir... she thinks to dance with me on my wife.s grave"(102).
John Proctor is getting real. He threw himself and Abigail under the bus. He gave away his good name to expose their lie. John Proctor told the court exactly why Abigail would lie, especially about Goody Proctor. Getting exposed is a huge thing that could destroy everything that Abigail has set up throughout the play.

Characters

Abigail Williams:

• Whore
• Niece of Parris
• Orphan
• Beautiful

Purpose: The purpose of Abigail is to start up the entire plot. Abigail is in the story to mess everything up. She is the ultimate instegator. is  the

The Crucible Act 2

Literary Term

Allusion- A breif reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

"She sometimes made compact with Lucifer, and wrote her name in his book-with her blood"(54).

This statement by Mary Warren references Lucifer. Everyone knows who that is, and it has high cultural significance.

Quote Elation

"I never knew it before. I never knew anything before. When she come into the court I say to myself, I must not accuse this woman, for she sleep in ditches... I feel a clamp around my neck and then I cannot breathe air; and then I hear a screamin' voice, amd it were my voice-and all at once I remember everything she done to me"(55).

This quote shows just how people can be manipulated. Mary Warren didn't really believe in witches before. Now that everyone is crying witchcraft, she is is tricking herself into believing that there are witches. Everyone is falling into the trap that has been set up. This trap is getting people killed, but everyone is blinded to the damage.

Characters

John Proctor:

• Husband
• Father
• Adulterer
• Married to Elizabeth
• Farmer

Purpose: John Proctor adds drama and fuel for Abigail. If not for John Proctor, Abigail would not be the character that she is.

Blog Post 2: "Well-Baked Man"

I enjoyed the story "Well-Baked Man". The story taught me something about a culture that I don't know much about. It is always good to lean about different cultures and get a new perspective on things. The Native Americans tell this type of story to preserve their culture. This tells the story of how their culture came to be, and this story was passed down for all of their children to learn.In the first paragraph, the Magician forms a piece of clay to look like himself. Since the Native Americans believe that humans and nature are in harmony, it only makes sence that people woukd be made from a part of nature. Also, when I heard that people and animals were interchangeable in Native American stories it made me wonder if the Coyote was actually Coyote.

I know that there are many creation stories out there, but I have not heard many of them. I know there is the story about Eve being born from the rib of Adam and that is how women were made; although, I don't necessarily believe in that myth. I also know of a Norse myth revolving around a land before earth with rivers and heat. From it cows were made, and from the cows, people were created. I don't really remember much from that story, but I thought it was interesting to read about. All-in-all, I don't really know much about creation myths. I enjoyed reading "Well-Baked man for the insight it lent to I culture I didn't even know about.

Blog Post 1: Creative Therapy

1) What was the cause of the bad experience?

My bad experience happened last year when I injured my knee, and I ended up getting surgery. It was the second week of band camp, and I was messing around with some friends in the band room. I wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary. I was jumping around, laughing, and ultimately making a fool of myself. We were all doing the same goffy things. I guess I moved my leg wrong, and my knee cap popped out of place.

2) What was lost?

During the whole time I was injured, I missed out on a whole week of school, I temporarily lost the ability to walk, I couldn't even stand properly for a while. When I first got injured I was almost forced to quit marching band. It is something that I would never want to lose. Losing the ability to be able to hold up your own weight or move your own legs is an awful thing to feel. The first brace they put me in was so large I could barely hold it up. I kept tripping over it while using crutches. In, marching band Inplayed an instrument where it is best to stand up while playing, but I couldn't. I lost the ability to stand properly, and I lost the ability to play my instrument properly.

3) What was your initial reaction?

The feelings were overwhelming. When my knee first popped out of place I was in such a state of shock. In a split second I had fallen to the ground. I could look at my leg and see that my knee was on the side of my leg. I was in such pain, and I was completely terrified. I remember hitting my knee back into place. I don't even know why I did it. Everyone was so worried for me, and that made me feel worse. I felt bad for making them all so worried and scared. I could only think of the worst possible scenarios. It was something I dreaded the instant it happened.

4) How did your feelings about this bad experience change as time passed?

For a while I started to accept that my leg was injured. I was feeling happier knowing that physical therapy was helping my leg. I could heal, and be fine before the marching band season was over. Those feelings didn't end up lasting for too long. I started feeling more and more dread as the time went on. Our repeated visits to the doctor brought nothing but worse news each time. Soon enough, my feelings went from improving to drastically falling. I was getting more and more scared as the time went on.

5) What did you learn/gain from this experience?

This experience made me learn a lot about my life. Certain childhood issues suddenly made sense. I learned that I need to be very attentive to my knees. I can't slack on anything or the same thing could easily happen all over again. This experience is something I never want to happen again. It made me really grateful for my friends and family. They helped me a lot through this. Surgery is a life changing experience that I would not ever want to repeat, but I wouldn't wish that it didn't happen. I learn from my mistakes, and I try not to make the same ones again.