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Abigail Williams John Proctor
693 wordsJohn Proctor plays the ultimate hero role in the book The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, because he chooses to protect himself, his friends and his community from ridicule, humiliation and tyranny. John does this by devoting to his beliefs, breaking with the community, and dying with his own self-respect. John Proctor was a farmer in his mid 30 s. He was married to Elizabeth Proctor, a cold, childish but upright woman who first cannot forgive her husbands frailties, they together have three childre...
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Salem Witchcraft Trials Elizabeth Proctor
1,027 wordsThe play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, was about the Salem witchcraft trials that killed many Puritans in Massachusetts. In this play, Miller shows the reader that the Puritans, as a whole were not as godly as they were portrayed. Miller also shows how mass hysteria can be sparked by almost anything. The play takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Reverend Parties daughter, Betty, falls sick and for some reason the townspeople suspect witchery. Taking advantage of this situation,...
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Innocent People Procter Ironic
425 wordsArthur Miller uses an abundance of irony in his play The Crucible. Irony in the crucible is shown at almost every aspect of the play. The fact that the puritans are supposed to be good and strong and spreading the good ways of god is ironic in itself. In the play it shows the puritans accusing, blaming and holding grudges against each other. The puritans should have been going to church and helping each other but instead of that they were running around killing each other and accusing each other...
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Biography Of Arthur Miller Literary Works
442 wordsArthur Miller was born in New York City on October 17, 1915. He was the second of three children. In growing up, Miller was more interested in his athletics than his curriculum. He was then rejected from the University of Michigan in 1932. Since his scholarship was out of reach he started to progress into a private course in which he read many books and developed his unique writing style. After many tries, Miller was accepted in the University of Michigan in 1934. Miller was a fabulous screenwri...
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Group Of People Witch Trials
831 wordsThe Deterioration of Salem During the Witch Trials Essay written by Anonymous The deterioration of Salem's social structure precipitated the murders of many innocent people. Arthur Millers depiction of the Salem witch trials, The Crucible, deals with a community that starts out looking like it is tightly knit and church loving. It turns out that once Tituba starts pointing her finger at the witches, the community starts pointing their fingers at each other. Hysteria and hidden agendas break down...
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Accused People Innocent People
486 wordsDeath of the Innocent In Arthur Miller s The Crucible, the shear madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. Historically, there are many theories on how the accusations were started such as moldy flower, resulting in the accidental taking of narcotics, or a simple break down in society. But the most probable and most widely accepted theory is the suppressed childhood of Puritan society. The Puritan people were extremely superstitious, paranoid and blinded by their own ignoran...
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Accused People Innocent People
486 wordsDeath of the Innocent In Arthur Miller s The Crucible, the shear madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. Historically, there are many theories on how the accusations were started such as moldy flower, resulting in the accidental taking of narcotics, or a simple break down in society. But the most probable and most widely accepted theory is the suppressed childhood of Puritan society. The Puritan people were extremely superstitious, paranoid and blinded by their own ignoran...
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Accused People Innocent People
486 wordsDeath of the Innocent In Arthur Miller s The Crucible, the shear madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. Historically, there are many theories on how the accusations were started such as moldy flower, resulting in the accidental taking of narcotics, or a simple break down in society. But the most probable and most widely accepted theory is the suppressed childhood of Puritan society. The Puritan people were extremely superstitious, paranoid and blinded by their own ignoran...
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Accused People Innocent People
486 wordsDeath of the Innocent In Arthur Miller s The Crucible, the shear madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. Historically, there are many theories on how the accusations were started such as moldy flower, resulting in the accidental taking of narcotics, or a simple break down in society. But the most probable and most widely accepted theory is the suppressed childhood of Puritan society. The Puritan people were extremely superstitious, paranoid and blinded by their own ignoran...
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Salem Witch Trials Mass Hysteria
495 wordsIn Arthur Miller? s, ? The Crucible, ? many themes are expressed throughout the play. Themes are the undertone of the story. A theme of a book usually sets the mood and describes what is happening during the time that the story is written. ? The Crucible? has many themes that show how everything was and how everyone acted in the year of 1692, in Salem, Massachusetts. Mass hysteria is the most obvious theme in the story. Mass hysteria is represented everywhere trouble was. One example is at the e...
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End Of The Drama Rebecca Nurse
365 wordsIn literature as in life people often suffer severe tests of character. Sometimes they must defend their beliefs in the face of great opposition. In the drama The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, two characters showed this quality. John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse both suffered severe tests of character. In my opinion these characters are perfect examples of these type of people. Rebecca Nurse is a good example of a character that got tested. She sacrificed her life for her morals. When asked by Revere...
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Find Out That Abigail Witchcraft
328 wordsThe Crucible The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It begins with a sense of witchcraft in the air, when we find out that Reverend Parris (the town minister) and the town are concerned about Betty, Parris daughter, who has fallen a victim of witchcraft. We find out that Betty, her cousin Abigail, Tituba, a slave, and other girls in the town had been cavorting and practicing witchcraft, naked in the woods, the night before. Since this occurred, Betty had been in a coma-like tr...
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Arthur Miller Witch Trials
634 wordsThe Crucible Evaluation When Arthur Miller sat down to write the Crucible, it is obvious he took many things into account. The presentation of the book is very well thought out. As for the history aspect of the book, it is obvious that he did a lot of research even though there are still some discrepancies. Lastly, he did an eloquent job of getting his point across while still portraying the factual information of the witch trials. The presentation of the book is very well thought out. The recom...
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Prime Example Moral Code
567 wordsDefinition of Integrity The definition of integrity according to Websters Dictionary is, a rigid adherence to a code of behavior. There are though many ways to look at a persons integrity. A person with integrity possesses many qualities. Three of these qualities are honesty, the ability to follow a moral code, and loyalty to yourself and your beliefs. In The Crucible, a prime example of a person with integrity is Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth shows her personal purity when she refuses to persuad...
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Pg 10 Language Miller
450 wordslanguage in the crucible one of the most remarkable aspects of the crucible is milers creation of believable dialogue for his 17 th century puritans although partly based on what he found in salem records, most of it is his own invention it is convincingly old-fashioned without it being hard to understand the language carries echos of the king james bible; but word by word, apart from a few aquatic terms such as harlot and poppet the vocabulary is mostly modern miller achieves his effects by lin...
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Elizabeth Proctor Arthur Miller
720 wordsHuman nature feels a sense of acceptance when conformed to those in its environment. People need to follow patterns, standards, and a structure of behavior to feel secure. A pattern to conform to is a kind of shelter. (Unknown) Whether a strong faith in religion, failure to decipher the truth, to follow the majority, or a realization of one s conformity, Arthur Miller s The Crucible supports human nature s natural inclination towards conformity through the plot and characters. During the eightee...
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Millers The Crucible Reverend Parris
613 wordsI got a 96 on this one Character Commentary and Personality In Arthur Millers The Crucible several characters are described in the commentary of Act I of the play. Three of the major characters of the play are described in the commentary of the first act. John Proctor, Thomas Putnam, and Reverend Parris are described in the first act and their characters that are developed from the commentary are developed by the characters actions in later parts of the play. John Proctor was described in the co...
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Abigail Williams Scarlet Letter
409 wordsLove is Revenge 2 REVENGE Love is a strange thing. It is strong, free, and blind. With it come many pleasures. However, what often occurs after love is the antithesis of love. Once love is lost in a person, a barrage of feelings inhabits that person. One of the darkest, strongest, most eminent emotions that occur in a person is the feeling of revenge. The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter are both classic and dated stories that are mostly based upon love, lost love, and revenge. In The Scarlet Let...
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John Proctor Play People
377 wordsIn the play, The Crucible, both scapegoats and vengeance play prominent roles. Abigail Williams exhibits both these characteristics. She committed the greatest of crimes. She destroyed the reputations of many and killed much of her surrounding society. Her power lied in the fact that judges believed her, making all those women who fell victim to her scapegoats. She is the one who triggers off a sense of hate in the play. She tempts John Proctor into lechery, and to escape punishment for dancing,...
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John Proctor People Abigail
377 wordsIn the novel, The Crucible, both scapegoats and vengeance play prominent roles. Abigail Williams exhibits both these characteristics. She committed the greatest of crimes. She destroyed the reputations of many and killed much of her surrounding society. Her power lied in the fact that judges believed her, making all those women who fell victim to her scapegoats. She is the one who triggers off a sense of hate in the play. She tempts John Proctor into lechery, and to escape punishment for dancing...
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