perfect example of injustice spurred from vengeance. During the era of McCarthyism‚ in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ not all is lost when the race for John Proctor’s heart is between Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. The town experiences witch trials due to the unexplainable events from the town citizens. Miller utilizes the characters Abigail Williams‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and John Proctor to warn society of the causes and costs of people who are jealous. A select group of individuals supposedly
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LEADERSHIP IN CINEMA Elizabeth (Based on a true story) Submitted by: Pam McDonald E-mail: Pam_McDonald@nifc.blm.gov Phone: 208-387-5318 Audience Rating: R Released: 2003 Studio: Universal Studios Genre: Drama Runtime: 124 minutes Materials: VCR or DVD (preferred)‚ television or projection system‚ Wildland Fire Leadership Values and Principles handouts (single-sided)‚ notepads‚ writing utensils Objective: Students will identify Wildland Fire Leadership Values
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the whirlwind events of the Salem witch trials stem from the community’s bottled up bitterness over political‚ financial‚ and personal issues. This devil-worship scandal is quickly seized by Abigail Williams as an opportunity to seek power and revenge. Abigail is a small-minded girl overflowed with resentment. She is an unmarried woman and also an orphan. Abigail must take the humble position of a servant‚ but her pride causes her to resent her low position on the social
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The phrase “honesty is the best policy‚” applies to Arthur Miller’s history-based drama‚ The Crucible‚ in a variety of ways. The accusations throughout the story build on lie after lie after lie from those trying to protect their own name‚ thus putting the whole town in a state of confusion and chaos. Nobody in the small town of Salem‚ Massachusetts knows whom to trust anymore‚ after all of the false allegations made. There are three characters in particular in the story that‚ if they had told the
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Relationships with an animal is important to a lot of people for several reasons. An Animal can be the best friend of a person. Kids can learn a lot by having an animal as a pet . Old people need pets to stave off the feelings of loneliness in their homes. Some people keep pets as a hobby or for doing sports. Animals are good for people of all ages. While kids are young they are able to learn‚ especially if they have an animal. They can learn and understand that animals have feelings‚ and how
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by Paul Zindel‚ John and Lorraine are two sophomores that come together to write a memorial epic about Mr. Pignati‚ who they call the pigman. John always wants things for his own benefit and takes things more greedily‚ and Lorraine is someone who cares about others before herself. For example‚ John and Lorraine were offered money by the Mr. Pignati and John was ready to take the money for his own benefit. Meanwhile‚ Lorraine did not want to take anything from the poor old man. John and Lorraine are
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and I will never tear it free.” John Proctor committed adultery and Elizabeth‚ his wife‚ hasn’t forgiven him. The couple are just two of the characters who show why forgiveness is important in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Forgiveness is an important aspect in daily life‚ but many don’t notice why. In “The Crucible” the importance of forgiveness is portrayed by the Proctors‚ and Reverend John Hale. John and Elizabeth lacked forgiveness in their relationship‚ until their lives were on the line
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?Irony is used extensively in The Crucible. Discuss three examples of irony in the play and the significance of each example. In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ irony is used a number of times throughout the play. The main example of irony would probably be how the town seems and acts to be like a group of friends and a tight-knit community‚ but by the end of the play‚ the town has turned against each other and it turns into a question of morality how everything flips upside-down. The society
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The Crucible “The witch-hunt was not‚ however‚ a mere repression. It was also‚ and as importantly‚ a long overdue opportunity for everyone so inclined to publicly express his guilt and sin‚ under the cover of accusations against the victims.” (Page 7 of Act One). These conflicts result and produce even more tragic occurrences. These conflicts are between either those have sinned and been accused – John Proctor‚ those who have been sinned against and accused out of jealousy and fear – Elizabeth
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Abigail lies throughout the entire play. She has Tituba cast a spell to kill Elizabeth but in order to avoid detection of this she lies saying she saw all these people with the devil; "I saw Sarah Good with the devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil!" She also states before these lies "I want to open myself!" The word ’open’ means ’entirely honest; Ironically‚ nothing thatshe says is actually truthful. She lies in court by pretending she see’s things that aren’t actually there in hope to get others
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