Unscrupulous: having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair. Power is a dangerous thing that can corrupt those who wield it. In the 1953 play The Crucible by the American playwright Arthur Miller‚ Arthur Miller’s play "The Crucible" explores the idea of power and allure of detrimental results in the wrong hands. Set in Salem all the while the infamous witch trials of 1692‚ the play describes the destructive consequences of individuals abusing their authority for individual gain. Through
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The Crucible: Abuse of Power In a Puritan civilization‚ the amount of power the Church and the court had on the citizens was unfair. The Church was depended on to make laws and the court acted as a threat and intimidated civilians to obey the laws. In doing so‚ the life of a Puritan was not a fortunate one. Second‚ the court is ruled by hypocrites and corruption. Two characters that were mainly at fault were Danforth and Abigail. Danforth was a judge who declared that “this is a court of law
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once said‚ "Power is not alluring to pure minds". This quote could fit in nicely with the type of minds there are in _The Crucible._ Pure minds do not want power‚ which leads any reader to believe that Abigail Williams does not have a pure mind. In the play she is constantly telling on people getting them thrown in jail and hanged. However‚ she just wanted the attention of a certain man that she loved with a burning passion. In Arthur Miller’s _The Crucible_ Abigail Williams lust for power causes mass
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In The Crucible‚ the author displays the power that fear and suspicion have over people through the divine will of the main characters as it spreads throughout the community. During act three of The Crucible‚ Mary Warren was taken in front of the court to confess the lies and suspicion that the young girls were spreading throughout the town. While trying to confess‚ Mary was pressured into irrational fear of being convicted of being a witch‚ because of this Mary turned against Mr.Proctor‚ accusing
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Knowledge is a form of power‚ which can give an individual the ability to persuade others. In the Play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ many characters are accused of witchcraft. These characters manipulate the truth to their benefit‚ creating an illusion of knowledge‚ and persuading the judges thoughts. As the witch trial progresses‚ power in the form of knowledge is passed between characters. Through secrest‚ or the illusion of knowledge comes the power of persuasion‚ which can be destroyed or gained
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Knowledge is power‚ which can give an individual the ability to persuade others. In the Play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the characters are accused of witchcraft. They tell the truth to who they choose‚ giving that person the ability to persuade the judge’s thoughts to their advantage‚ because‚ they know what actually happened in the woods. Power in the form of truth is passed between the characters as the witch trial progresses. Power is obtained when secrets or knowledge about others are revealed
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Static & dynamic characters of The Crucible Dynamic Character In The Crucible by Arthur Miller the character Reverend John Hale was a dynamic character. In the beginning of the Play Hale was a little cocky and thought that he was at a higher status than all the citizens in Salem. He looked at all of his fancy witchcraft books and used them for evidence more than the witness’s testimonies. He was stuck up and against anyone who doubted that the cause of the mysterious happenings in Salem was anything
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Don’t Underestimate the Power of Ignorant Individuals in Large Groups By: Musicman1401 (Dylan) Over the course of history‚ humankind has waged global wars and personal vendettas against one another in a never-ending struggle for power and authority. This concept is widely expanded on in Arthur Miller’s playwright‚ The Crucible. This brought to light an adaptation of the Salem witch hunts which paralleled Miller’s‚ and many others’ traumatic experiences of being a communist during the ‘communist
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The Crucible Essay The thirst of power is unquenchable. Throughout the book there is a theme of people struggling to gain or escape the clutch of it. One of the people that are trying to dictate over other people is Abigail Williams. On the other hand‚ a few of the people that attempt to escape the powerful peoples’ grasp are: John Proctor‚ Reverend Hale and Marry Warren. This struggle for power is very suspense full and it is shocking to imagine the way a town could be so easily deceived. First
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The Crucible: Reverend John Hale - A Dynamic Character In literature‚ there are different types of characters. There are the types of characters that change during the story and some that don’t‚ dynamic and static. There is also how the character is described in the story. They might be flat‚ meaning the character is stereotyped‚ or he might be rounded‚ being the author described him in such a way as to just barely know him enough to tell the story. In the play The Crucible by Author Miller
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