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Affair With Abigail People Of Salem
1,684 wordsConscience is the awareness of right and wrong. In the Crucible, the idea of conscience in strongly emphasized. Miller himself said, "No critic seemed to sense what I was after [which was] the conflict between a mans raw deeds and his conception of himself; the question of whether conscience is in fact an organic part of the human being, and what happens when it is handed over not merely to the state or the mores of the time but to ones friend or wife. " The idea of conscience in the play The Cr...
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John Proctor Innocent People
797 wordster> Salem Witchcraft Trials Throughout society and throughout literature, vulnerable communities under certain conditions can be easily taken advantage of by a person or group of people presumed innocent. In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, there are three main factors that allowed the girls fallacious stories to be believed: Salem's flawed court system, its lack of diversity in beliefs and religion, and the lack of a strong leader in the town. Although Abigail and the girls i...
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End Of The Play Leaves The Audience
1,512 words... PROCTOR '... Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. ' HALE You have said that twice, sir' PROCTOR (lost): ye. (he if flailing for it. ) ELIZABETH (delicately); Adultery, John. The stage directions show the difficulty this couple have had in discussing this topic. It seems fortunate for Proctor that he does not recall this last commandment on his own. This could suggest that he is willing to put his affair behind him. When Elizabeth intervenes see merely delicately lets him know what...
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Millers The Crucible John Proctor
424 wordsUpon first reading Aurthur Millers The Crucible, it would be easy to mistake Abigail Williams for the key player. When the story is examined, the antagonist is clearly John Proctor. Proctor was the soul inspiration for nearly every act following the dancing in the woods and the second half of the play is very dependant on him. Though John Proctor appears very simple in the beginning of the play, the reader soon discovers there is much more motivating him. He is very confused and tormented by gui...
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Reverend Parris Thomas Putnam
824 wordsThe Crucible is a story of witchcraft set in a time when vain enjoyment is forbidden and the length people will go to clear their name. This essay will compare the play to the screenplay, it will find how the screenplay has interpreted the original play and whether it was successful in doing so. The first act of the play, 'The Crucible', takes part in Reverend Parris' house where we are immediately presented with the beginnings of fears surrounding witchcraft. Parris, who leads his parishioners ...
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American In Arthur Miller The Crucible
877 wordsArthur Miller's play, The Crucible, is based upon actual events in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The Crucible highlights the tendency in America to witch-hunt and how some people used this leverage to gain power for them without telling the truth. To be accused in Salem you were sent to trial, which ultimately meant a sentence. Those people who decided to live by confessing to witchery were outcaste from society; Arthur Miller based this situation on the communist hatred spreading over American ...
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Mccarthy Vs Salem Witch Trials
1,530 wordsOften times it has been stated that history repeats itself, I have found an example of a situation where it did. Lots of people think that the McCarthy hearings of the 1950 s are a repeat of history from the Salem witch-hunts of 1692. In both cases, all of the accusations were false, and also fictitious. Also in both cases, the main reason people were blamed was so that ones who were condemning would receive their own personal gain. In both parties, McCarthy and the girls, they accused people to...
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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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Reverend Parris Reverend Hale
488 wordsEver since Hollywood begun to make movies, Hollywood has attempted to movies that are based on celebrated literature. More often than not, the directors are so concerned with making the film entertaining that they stray from what makes those original literatures themselves popular, the ability to arouse strong emotions within its readers. This practice usually turns a masterpiece into a piece of farce. Fortunately, such mistakes are not made in the film adaptation of Arthur Millers play the Cruc...
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Mary Warren John Proctor
909 wordsCRUCIBLE 900 wd essay of who initiated the tragedy in Salem Although Abigail and the girls initiate the tragedy, responsibility lies with the whole Salem community. Discuss. I do believe that Abigail and the girls initiated the tragedy, what with all their talk about spirits and the coinsurance with the devil during the opening act. For one reason or another, it can be said that the blame for this tragedy lies with the entire Salem community. But could this really be called a tragedy? In my opin...
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Salem Witch Trials Accused Witches
1,271 wordsIn The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the madness of the Salem Witch Trials is explored in great detail. There are many theories as to why the witch trials came about, the most popular of which the girls suppressed childhood. However, there were other factors as well, such as Abigail Williams affair with John Proctor, the secret grudges that neighbors held against each other, and the physical and economic differences between the citizens of Salem Village. From a historical viewpoint, it is known tha...
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Didn Acute T Black And White
1,579 wordsI agree that Arthur Miller engaged the audience to a large extent, and he also manages to get across a historical story at the same time and prove a point. I believe that through extensive character detail he has made it possible for us to understand exactly how the different characters are feeling, and why they behave the way they do. Miller also plays on our emotions by amplifying our own faults through the characters, as in the case of Abigail using the whole situation to her advantage, and b...
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Salem Witch Trials Three Hundred Years
2,468 wordsA political cartoon shows a massive stone wall surrounding tall office buildings which bear labels of " Department of Energy, " " Defense Department, " " National Security Agency, " " CIA, " and " FBI. " Outside the wall, which is tagged " Government Secrecy, " a couple huddles in a roofless hut called " Personal Non-Privacy. " At the top of the cartoon is printed " Somehow I feel this is not the way the founders planned ...
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Salem Witch Trials Three Hundred Years
2,416 wordsA political cartoon shows a massive stone wall surrounding tall office buildings which bear labels of Department of Energy, Defense Department, National Security Agency, CIA, and FBI. Outside the wall, which is tagged Government Secrecy, a couple huddles in a roofless hut called Personal Non-Privacy. At the top of the cartoon is printed Somehow I feel this is not the way the founders planned it. Indeed, Americas founding fathers most likely did not plan for the United States to be governed in su...
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Elizabeth Proctor Commit Adultery
1,026 wordsIS JOHN PROCTOR A? GOOD? MAN? Arthur Miller? s play? The Crucible? , is set in the small American Town of Salem. One of the main character? s is John Proctor, husband to Elizabeth Proctor and a feared, though respected member of this? New Jerusalem? s? community. John Proctor is a man who has some flaws, but also many good points to his personality. Various characters throughout the play highlight these differing aspects of Proctor? s personality. Proctor also presents various personality traits...
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Reverend Parris Witch Trials
783 wordsGreed can be a very destructive part of everyone? s life. It can control our every action at times. Some people let their greed get out of control, which was exactly what happened in Salem during the witch trials. Three people? s greed brought up this whole tragedy of the trials, convictions and hangings. These three people are Reverend Parris, Thomas Putnam and Abigail Williams. Thomas Putnam was a? well-to-do, hard-handed, landowner. ? He valued his land probably more than his marriage, his ot...
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American Activities Committee World War Ii
2,089 wordsMcCarthyism: The Real Witch Hunts Some people nowadays may consider the government, or some of its agencies, corrupt. Todays scenario is nothing compared to that of McCarthyism in the 1950 s. During McCarthyism, the nation was being torn apart. Their loyalty to one another was crushed and common human decency went down the drain (Miller, Crucible xiv). These Communist hunts were eerily similar to the witch hunts and trials of Salem Massachusetts in the 1600 s. The Puritans have a strict religion...
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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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Giles Corey Mary Warren
671 wordsThe Effects of Revenge The Crucible makes the reader suspicious, confused and angry. Revenge, the key source to this confusing suspicion, develops through the main characters: Abigail Williams accuses Elizabeth Proctor and Mary Warren of witchery due to jealousy, Giles Corey gets pressed for his land out of covetousness, and Mr. Parris believes only those who agree with his greedy ways. Having known John Proctor it becomes evident that Abigail, a 17 -year-old orphan, is extremely jealous of John...
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End Of Act Town Of Salem
922 wordsRevenges Evil Ways Arthur Miller uses the theme of revenge many times in the play The Crucible. The hysteria in Salem in 1692 was escalated by the element of revenge. The role of revenge intensified the feelings of the Salem people. Abigail Williams was an example of someone out for revenge in 1692. The Putnam's were another example of people setting out to settle vendettas of their own during the witch trials. Reverend Parris was another individual ready to settle is own feuds. Abigail Williams...
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