With witchcraft on the rise‚ many citizens of Salem in 1692 were fearful‚ greedy and jealous. Nearly every character in this story gives into one of the factors. In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ fear‚ greed‚ and jealousy contribute to the witchcraft hysteria and mass executions in Salem. One of the main contributors to the mass hysteria would be fear. As if the witchcraft hysteria wasn’t enough‚ in 1692 many Salem villagers feared famine due to the upcoming war. The people of Salem contributed
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The Crucible Notes Background: * Based on purity of religion * People are fearful of witches * They have their own unique vocabulary * H. L. Mencken’s definition: “the haunting fear that someone‚ somewhere‚ is having fun.” * Their life is based on religion‚ prayer‚ God and work Puritan Legacy Pros and Cons: * Pros: They have a strong work ethic * Cons: They are harsh and judgmental They have strong discipline including public shame and twisted morality Theocracy (n.) a form
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------------------------------------------------- THE CRUCIBLE ESSAY ‘The Crucible’ written by Arthur Miller and my related material ‘Happy Feet’ by George Miller is true to this statement “Understanding nourishes belonging…a lack of understanding prevents it” that represents the interpretation of belonging. To define belong is to have the correct personal and social assets to be a member of a particular group or it could be to fit a particular environment. By a sense of place‚ people you
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about the irrational fear that can take over society. These are the issues expressed in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Crucible is paralleled directly to the Salem Witch Trials and indirectly to the McCarthy hearings of the 1950’s. The story of The Crucible takes place against the background of the Salem Witch‚ trials but the themes lie much deeper. The main themes expressed in The Crucible relate to the events that occurred at both the Salem Witch Trials and during the McCarthy era. At the Salem
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Chase Deger Language Arts‚ Period 4 Crucible Essay The Art of Lying Integrity is something people either have or they don’t. Every day someone is being put the test on whether they are going to stick to their morals and the truth‚ or if they are going to cave into social pressures and change themselves for what the general population wants. Having integrity is a strong characteristic and not a lot of people have it. Arthur Miller‚ author of The Crucible‚ uses the character Abigail to show how
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Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ and the movie with the same name have many differences‚ all of which contribute to the individual effectiveness of each in conveying their central message. Some of these were obvious‚ others were almost impartial. A few of these differences is that some scenes were deleted and some were added. The first difference is that there were some scenes added or adapted in the movie‚ as opposed to the play. First‚ the large group of "stricken" girls‚ which indeed had
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Chapter IV Consciousness and its Variations Intro: 4.1 Consciousness Your immediate awareness of thoughts‚ sensations‚ memories‚ and the world around you represent the experience of consciousness. William James described consciousness as a “stream” or “river.” Although always changing‚ consciousness is perceived as unified and unbroken much like a stream. Because his idea of structuralism was based off of introspection‚ many of the leading psychologists at the turn of the twentieth century
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Tragic events in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Can a person’s action lead to a tragic consequence for everyone ? There are a lot of situations where humans become involved in certain things and are considered “guilty by association”. In today’s society humans face a lot of situations where they think they’re better than someone or vice versa. An author Victor Hugo states‚ “Society is republic‚ When an individual tries to lift themselves above others‚they are dragged down by the masses‚either by ridicule
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don’t work on the Sabbath‚ they believe the Gospel‚ they respect the minister’s word like it is God’s‚ and so on. Value is something that is important to the person. Also religion is the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power. In The Crucible‚ the message Arthur Miller is trying to say to people about religion is that fear operating in the witchcraft accusations and the tension between the Salem residents one another‚ this misplaced anger steams from old grudges and vengeance. To
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IB English Crucible Commentary by Kim Le Select 2/3 sequential pages of significant thematic and literary value Pages Chosen: 124‚125‚ 126 The crucible is a play written by American playwright‚ Arthur Miller and is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials‚ in the late 1600’s. In the final 3 pages of the novel (124-126)‚ Proctor (the protagonists) of the novel faces the prospect of a hanging unless he confesses to his alleged crimes of witchery. The passage is of high literary value‚ cleverly
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