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End Of The Story Arthur Miller
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The story of The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, shows
a very good test of morality. John Proctor is
internally conflicted throughout the entire play.
His struggles change in each act. But, he is not a
character deserving of pity because all of his
struggles are self-inflicted. His affair with
Abigail is at the root of most of them, the others
are a result of stubborn pride. John Proctors
Attitude changes by the end of the story and he
seems kind of like a different person from the
beginning. In act...
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Tragic Heroics Of John Proctor From The
469 words
The character of John Proctor was a tragic hero in
The Crucible. Proctor was a sensible farmer that
had committed the sin of adultery. He had a tragic
flaw that lead to his downfall. Proctors excessive
pride hindered him from reality. He felt that the
Salem witch trials would and could not affect him.
However, he was wrong because his former lover
Abigail accuses his wife of witchcraft. Proctor
does not want to tell the public about his affair,
but when he does it is too late. Elizabeth Proctor
...
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Witch Hunt Rebecca Nurse
584 words
The Crucible is a play set in a small Puritan
town, Salem, Massachusetts. Accusations of witches
cause hysteria in the theocratic society and leads
to the death of innocent people. Several motives,
accusations, and evidence can support the logical
explanations behind the witch-hunt. The initial
logic behind the witch-hunt is that Salem was a
theocratic society where everything was either
pure or sin. The government and religion acted as
one unit and the Puritan belief was the only
standard allow...
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Affair With Abigail John And Elizabeth
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In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, John and
Elizabeth Proctor are introduced as a young,
married couple whose relationship had a tense
undercurrent. Their actions and reactions towards
one another prove that they are at odds with each
other. John and Elizabeth seem to be trying to
smooth out the bumps in their relationship, but
for the most part they only succeed in driving
themselves further apart. Now at a time when
communication is crucial, John and Elizabeth learn
the mistake they made in...
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Acting Un Holy Girls Are Caught John
584 words
Despite our thoughts of Puritans as holy and
righteous people, Arthur Millers, The Crucible
shows many of them as the complete opposite. Many
people that read such tales of the Puritan life
styles start to perceive all Puritans as un-holy,
and non-righteous people. In act one there are
many cases of people acting un-holy and
non-righteous. Such cases include when the girls
are caught dancing in the forest with a black
slave girl named Tituba. While dancing, the girls
are caught by the local mini...
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Amp Quot Thomas Putnam
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The Crucible & # 9; The Crucible written by
Arthur Miller is a story that explains a down side
to human nature. This shows how human nature can
be cruel to it's own kind. In such a way that
killing of it's own species begins to take place.
The Crucible takes place in a little town called
Salem where not too much happens besides a few
disagreements between neighbors. The horrible,
unexpected events that take place show how the
people of Salem can actually blame their own
follow neighbors and ...
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Affair With Abigail Character
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John Proctor A character is an elaborate blend of
emotions and characteristics. Even though the
character? s emotions are significant because they
make an individual feel for the character may it
be sympathy or anger. The characteristics are very
also important because they make the character.
They describe the character? s nature even if they
are good hearted or if they are evil incarnate.
Many times there is one word that can
single-handedly describe the character? s reaction
or behavior towar...
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Caribbean Islands African American
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A major source of concern affecting many African
Americans today is the loss of their heritage.
Gloria Naylor has written a novel about a timeless
society where African roots and heritage are
celebrated, even in a modern world that smothers
cultural identity rather than encouraging or
celebrating diversity. Mama Day, a 1988 novel
written by Gloria Naylor details the lives and
customs of a colony of former slaves who are far
closer to their African roots and cultural
traditions than any blacks li...
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Elizabeth Proctor Quot John
573 words
The Crucible is a drama based upon the 1690 s
Massachusetts witchcraft trials. The Crucible
tells of the havoc wrought in early Salem when
some restless young girls claim that witches are
taking over the village. Their leader, Abigail
Williams, hopes for revenge against Elizabeth
Proctor, her past employer. Abby was dismissed
from her job because she had an affair with
Elizabeth's husband, John. Accusations of
witchcraft are made, and many women, including
Elizabeth, are arrested. John joins oth...
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Salem Witch Trials Witch Hunt
374 words
The Crucible The Salem witch-trials, are an
historic event that occurred during the Puritan
era. It was the witch-trials that decided the fate
of so many of the accused. Arthur Miller, the
author of The Crucible uses the Salem episode as a
parallel to an event in the 1950 s known as the
" Red Scare" . He associates many
incidents of the " Red Scare" with that
of the Salem witch-trials. Such incidents as:
witch-hunts, hysteria, and cupidity which all
entwines with both the &qu...
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Kill A Mockingbird Sin To Kill
494 words
Often the title of a piece of literature will have
significant implications in terms of the theme of
that book. In Arthur Millers The Crucible and
Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird the title had
significant implications on the books theme. By
definition a crucible is a trying, or testing
situation. When approaching the theme of The
Crucible it is painfully obvious that Miller
wanted the reader to see a parallel between the
title and the theme. The theme being that when the
screws are tightened i...
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End Of The Play John Proctor
401 words
In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, John
Proctor is introduced as a main character early in
the plot. He comes out as a rebellious man in a
sense, and right away we learn of his affair with
Abigail. By the end of the play Proctor is
changing his ground and becoming a more
responsible individual and not lowering himself to
Abigail? s standards once again. In the beginning
of the book when his affair is revealed, he could
strike the reader as a weak and failing
individual. One would think ...
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Mary Warren Act Iii
496 words
Of the characters in Arthur Millers The Crucible,
Mary Warren, a minor character, is actually one of
the most important, dynamic characters. She goes
from being a lonely, shy, frightened teenager to
being a brave witness with a backbone, in court.
But her change is short-lived, however, and she
retreats to being a scared, wimpy girl. Mary
Warren, the scared, wimpy girl that she is, is
lonely at the beginning of the play and has been
spending time with Abigail Williams. When there is
talk in the ...
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Men And Women Mary Warren
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For the scene in which John Proctor persuaded Mary
Warren to go to the court and confess that the
girls are lying, I have chosen to set it in
Proctors fields. There he will be working when
Mary Warren approaches him. There she will say
that shes sorry about Elizabeth and tries to
comfort John. John is to appear almost overwhelmed
by the previous nights events. Mary then slips up
by saying " If there is anything I can do? .
" and John jumps and asks her to go to the
court and confess. T...
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Table Or Bench Reverend Parris Made
608 words
The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller and, in
the Northern production, directed by Deborah
Barton-Moore. The play is set in Salem,
Massachusetts, 1692, where suspicions of
witchcraft were floating around the town air. The
play opens with Betty Parris sick in bed, and
Reverend Parris tending to her, and wondering what
made her so sick. Soon Abigail Williams saunters
in, and through much probing, Reverend Parris
eventually finds out that she, Tituba, Susanna
Walcott and Betty were all involved...
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John Main
484 words
John Proctor is internally conflicted throughout
the entire play, The Crucible. His struggles
evolve in each act. But, he is not a character
deserving of pity because all of his struggles are
self-inflicted. His affair with Abigail is at the
root of most of them, the others are a result of
stubborn pride. In Act 1, John? s main conflict is
dealing with his lust for Abigail. He does still
lust for her even though they ended the affair,
but though she persists, he does not submit. She
catches him ...
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Hebrew Bible Second Thought
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4 - 9 - 99 The Mama Day Meredith Kirkland 4 - 9 -
99 The concept of God, or any god, is one that has
definite boundaries. There are many questions that
arise concerning the nature of God, or even
whether or not there really is one. The most
common god in todays society is God, the Supreme
Being worshipped by Muslims as Allah, by Jews as
Yahweh, and by popular Christianity simply as God.
Generally, He is thought to be in the image of
humans, and in most cases of worshipping this
particular deity,...
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Third Person Point Point Of View
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The entire structure of Mama Day is fitting to the
telling of multiple love stories entertained. Like
the most heartfelt episode of Seinfeld ever Gloria
Naylor doesn? t tell a love story, but rather lays
out in detail the events of everyday life for all
of the central characters. In the process the love
stories of the characters are all told at once.
The most obvious example is the relationship
between George and Cocoa (arguably the main love
story). Through the book we see them meet, fall in
lo...
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Duke And Dauphin Hester And Dimmesdale
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Final Prep: Hawthorne, Miller, Clemens, Crane The
Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne takes place
in the seventeenth century, New England colony of
Massachusetts. Hester Prynne is the protagonist of
the novel. She is an English woman and the wife of
Roger Chillingworth. She is tried and condemned
for her sin of adultery with Dimmesdale and
charged to wear the scarlet letter, A, an
indication of adultery, on the bosom of her gown
forever. Even though she has a daughter out of
wedlock, she refu...
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John And Elizabeth End Of Act
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Tone Shift between Act I and Act II of Arthur
Millers The Crucible The tone changes from
maddened anticipation at the end of act one to
somber falseness at the beginning of act two. The
authors diction highlights the tones of hysteria
and excitement at the conclusion of act one.
Rising to a great glee, Abigail exclaims, I saw
Goody Silver with the Devil! Accusations from
Abigail and Betty are flying everywhere. All
logical thinking, reasoning and organization have
vanished from Salem. Also, Reve...
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