The phrase which defines “pretensions” best is claims of importance.
<em>Pretensions</em> refer to the form of more serious or of being more important than the actual reason. Also, pretensions may refer to a belief or claim that you have serious value and are important.
<u>For example:</u>
It sounds pretentious that the current government will work for the people after the next elections.
He convicted her of dancing in the forest at night with other girls.
We can arrive at this answer because:
- Reverend Parris is a very traditional man who wants to keep his and his family appearances up to society's standards.
- This includes keeping to puritanical concepts and moving away from everything that religion deems wrong. That was essential to his reputation.
- Dancing in the forest at night was considered incorrect as it referred to pagan cults and activities associated with witchcraft.
- For that reason, when Reverend Parris found out that his niece was dancing the night away in the forest, he reprimanded her strongly.
He did this because his niece could be associated with witchcraft and that would cause his reputation to be damaged.
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I think the significance of their argument had brought them to marriage. Both Lomov and Natalya often argue about the land that is situated between their properties. At first Lomov, only wanted to propose to Natalya because of their circumstance. However, Lomov had slowly fallen for her.
Heroes come in many forms. Some such as immense in size and strength as Hercules, some in the form of people that are shunned upon, such as Harriet Tubman, and some that are only valorous heroes to some, such as Kurt Cobain. These heroes have many characteristics that make people flock to their side and follow them without a thought of hesitation. In Sophocles' Antigone the hero is a women that believes in her heart far stronger than that of her leader's rule. This brings up many characteristics that are shown within her that are also seen in other heroes. One being that she is up against an impossible enemy, one who does not fit well into society's mold, and is destroyed by her own pride.
