In the crucible‚ Mary Warren is who I think changed from the beginning of the play to the end of the play. She was a follower of Abigail at the beginning and is told to lie about people being Witches‚ and at the end she is a coward. Mary knows it is wrong but she does it anyways because Abigail threatened her. When court came around‚ Mary told the truth. She was nervous about confessing because Abigail was going to be there. When she admitted that she had lied about the the witchcraft but‚ the
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Scapegoating occurs when Abigail accuses Tituba of forcing her to do wicked things in order to pass the blame. In Abigail’s lies‚ Tituba becomes her constant torturer‚ day and night‚ sent by the Devil to tempt and attack her: “[Tituba] comes to me while I sleep; she’s always making me dream corruptions” (Miller 41). Even though Abigail herself encourages the girls in the village to dance‚ she understands that the consequence of admitting to doing so would result in her death. As a result Abigail
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The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines a “crucible” as “a pot in which metals or other substances are heated to a very high temperature or melted”. Also‚ The Crucible is the title of Arthur Miller’s play. While is is not completely obvious at first glance how the two are similar‚ after further examination‚ it’s apparent how they are incredibly similar. The Crucible is a highly symbolic title. As the definition states‚ as more heat is applied‚ more substances come out‚ which is what happens
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Women of Salem The Crucible is a play that contains many betrayals and lies. Among these‚ there are three women who have a role to play. Abigail Williams was an absolute ‘witch’. Mary Warren saved herself. Last but not least‚ Elizabeth Procter never lied. Each of these women showed society who they were as they played their role. “Abigail Williams‚ seventeen‚ enters – a strikingly beautiful girl‚ an orphan‚ with an endless capacity for dissembling. Now she is all worry and apprehension and propriety”
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There are a lot of similarities between what he go through and what he wrote in the The Crucible. Like‚ once he was asked to sing anti-communist declaration to ward off picket line and John Proctor was asked to sing confession in order to save his life. Also‚ if Abigail didn’t lied about witches and American society people didn’t lied about communist spies‚ there would not be any fear or tragic past. The society where Miller was living never
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brutally beaten to death. This is very similar to the executions that took place in The Crucible. In The Crucible‚ many people were accused of being witches and worshipping the devil even though they were not. An example of this would be John Proctor. He was accused of devil worship because he was singled out by his peers who were looking for someone to blame. Much like George‚ John was an innocent man who died because an enraged group of people let there emotions get the best of them. John could
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criticize the Red Scare‚ involves a theme which focuses on how the characters change as an effect of the intensity and hysteria of the town’s witch trials. Elizabeth Proctor and Reverend Hale‚ two major characters in the play‚ experience internal changes as the play progresses due to the individual pressures of the witch trials. Elizabeth Proctor faces the test of having been accused as a witch‚ having her husband be accused and condemned as a witch‚ and trying to move past her husband’s affair with
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Miller’s work properly illustrates how some characters‚ such as Elizabeth Proctor and John Hale‚ grow and subsequently improve relationships amongst themseleves as a result of interactions that provide opportunities for changes in ideals and relationships; while other individuals‚ like Judge Danforth‚ do not. Elizabeth Proctor‚ wife of John Proctor‚ goes through a transformation because of the happenings of the
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Clutching in Mary’s hand was a straw doll‚ and as I slowly filled her with questions‚ she slowly answered them with detail. It wasn’t long before she filled me with answers pleasing to my ears‚ and with this‚ I took the opportunity to frame Goody Proctor as a witch. Yes‚ it was me who stuck the needle into myself – 1 inch deep – don’t think I did it for nothing‚ I planned all this out just for you. Enduring the pain to get rid of this ridiculous woman that you name your wife was by all means the most
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or subconsciously‚ and think and act on that as if it matters. There are reasons to have biases‚ and we all have these reasons. Most living things‚ be it a human or an animal‚ are afraid of what they do not know. In The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare‚ the inhabitants of Weathersfield are
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