AS and A Level: Arthur Miller
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The Crucible Revision Notes
And now you bid me tear the light out of my eyes? I will not, I cannot! You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet! Explanation for Quotation 1 >> 1. Past affair between Abi and John Proctor 2. For Proctor, we quickly realize, their relationship belongs to the past?while he may still be attracted to her, he is desperately trying to put the incident behind him. 3. Abigail-has no such sense of closure- she begs him to come back to her, her anger overflows, and we see the roots of what becomes her targeted, destructive romp through Salem.
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A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller is a powerful and compelling play in which the main character, Eddie, succumbs to his weakness and loses control of his emotions
Miller?s characterisation of Eddie and input from narrator, Alfieri, result the audience questioning whether Eddie is a depraved, controlling antagonist or a tragic hero. The kissing scene, which occurs at the beginning of Act Two, is important to the plot of the play because it marks a dramatic climax to Eddie?s secret obsessive love for Catherine. From the beginning of the play there have been hints of Eddie?s concealed lust for his niece, for example we see from the beginning that he takes a keen interest in her appearance, ?Beautiful.
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