HUMA 1825 Lecture : THE CRUCIBLE.doc (Lecture Notes Only)
7 Apr 2014
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Aristotle and aquinas believe that justice is an absolute good: justice is the result of. They belief there is only room for christians (portia, antonio and bassanio). Casket game and the bond are somewhat similar. Portia comes up with an argument which is outside of law, she reads the bond very closely, and literally. The law that portia evokes applies to shylock only, as he is a jewish money lender. Crucible a technical word for a kind of bold that holds metals. In this, it is a test of character. Like the accused who were to be hanged for committing witchcraft. They won"t die if they confess, but will if they don"t. At the end, the law just wants approval. Thomas more, and judge danforth wanting approval from john proctor that he is a witch, even though he isn"t. John proctor has come to see what law has become in salem.
