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Sep 10, 2012 · Raskolnikov’s Horse Dream (Dostoevsky) Raskolnikov had a fearful dream. He dreamt he was back in his childhood in the little town of his birth. He was a child about seven years old, walking into the country with his father on the evening of a holiday. It was a grey and heavy day, the country was exactly as he remembered it; indeed he recalled ...
The Crucible, Act 2. Elizabeth quotes Mary Warren on how Abigail is seen as a prophet since she confessed. In a simile, Abby is compared to a saint. Using another simile "like the sea for Israel," Mary Warren describes how the crowds part for Abigail whenever she leads the other girls into court to give evidence.
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In this simile, Parris compares the girls he caught dancing in the forest to heathens, a term that refers to worshipers of gods other than the God of the Christian Bible. In this exchange, Parris and Abigail use a metaphor to discuss Abigail’s reputation (name) in town. A “white” name means that people believe she is innocent and pure, whereas they...
In this simile, Elizabeth Proctor compares Abigail leading the girls through the crowded courtroom to the Old Testament story of Moses parting the Red Sea so the Israelites could pass through. In this metaphor, Elizabeth compares Proctor’s guilty conscience to a judge who condemns him for his affair with Abigail. In this metaphor, Francis Nurse com...
In this metaphor, Danforth likens himself to the rising sun shining a light on evils that had previously been indistinguishable from good.
In this extended simile, Hale compares his arrival in Salem to that of a groom bringing gifts to his bride, only to see his good intentions destroy the town. In this metaphor, Elizabeth compares self-examination to reading her own heart like a book and learning that she bears some responsibility for her husband’s adultery.
Zechariah 2. Revelation 6:2-8. New International Version. 2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. 3 When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 Then another horse came out, a fiery red one.
Act Two Lyrics. ACT TWO The common room o f Proctor’s house, eight days later. At the right is a door opening on the fields outside. A fireplace is at the left, and behindit a stairway leading ...
I should have roared you down when first you told me your suspicion. But I wilted, and, like a Christian, I confessed. Confessed! Some dream I had must have mistaken you for God that day. Proctor resents that Elizabeth’s suspected his infidelity even though she was correct, and he expected her to forgive him after he confessed.
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The crowd in the parlor sings a psalm. At the phrase “going up to Jesus,” Betty covers her ears and collapses into hysterics. Parris, Mercy, and the Putnams rush into the room. Mrs. Putnam concludes that Betty is bewitched and cannot hear the Lord’s name without pain. Rebecca Nurse, an elderly woman, joins them.
