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Salem Witch Trials Elizabeth Proctor
1,036 wordsThe Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is based on the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. The Crucible deals with a community, which everybody lived in a normal society and everybody attended church. However, one night, a group of girls were caught dancing in the woods. Some people accuse them for doing witchcraft. Therefore, they lied to protect not just themselves but the reputation of their families. They claimed that the devil took them over and influenced them to dance. One of the main g...
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Telling The Truth Play The Crucible
1,234 wordsPower can take many different forms and meanings in life. Often times, people have more power than could be imagined. Going against such people can result in them showing what they are truly capable of, whether it be hurting someone directly or manipulating others against him or her; it is dangerous to underestimate those who felt they have been wronged. In Arthur Millers play, The Crucible, a great example of this is displayed. The character of Abigail Williams holds more power than anyone else...
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Elizabeth Proctor Miller
643 wordsArthur Miller? s The Crucible and the scandal surrounding President Clinton can be compared in profusion. The old saying of history repeating itself is certainly proved true in this state of affairs (no pun intended), proving the timelessness of The Crucible. Key players utilized by Miller can be interpreted into many notorious faces portrayed by the media encircling our fearless leader. Although all comparisons are not players at all, but some merely concepts. The most obvious comparison protru...
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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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Abigail Williams John Proctor
243 wordsNotes for an essay on human weaknesses that are prominent in the Crucible Lying (pg. 10 Abigail Williams) Abigail lied to Parris when he asked if she had slept with Proctor. (pg. 17 All the Girls) They all agreed to say that they had only danced, nothing more. (pg. 109 Elizabeth Proctor) Goody Proctor lied in court and said that her husband had not committed lechery. Greed (pg. 29 Thomas Putnam) Mr. Putnam got angry with John Proctor for taking wood from what he thought was his own land when rea...
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Abigail Williams John Proctor
243 wordsNotes for an essay on human weaknesses that are prominent in the Crucible Lying (pg. 10 Abigail Williams) Abigail lied to Parris when he asked if she had slept with Proctor. (pg. 17 All the Girls) They all agreed to say that they had only danced, nothing more. (pg. 109 Elizabeth Proctor) Goody Proctor lied in court and said that her husband had not committed lechery. Greed (pg. 29 Thomas Putnam) Mr. Putnam got angry with John Proctor for taking wood from what he thought was his own land when rea...
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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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