accused witches‚ the accusers in the Salem court feign hysteria (Tunc Web‚ Miller PAGE NUMBER. The display of pain is an attempt to create the impression that the Sarah and Tituba are infecting the “normal” girls (Tunc Web). Such hysteria allows Abigail to avoid allegations when she accuses Tituba and others of serving the Devil (Tunc Web‚ Miller 1154). ( According to Tanfer Tunc‚ in the seventeenth-century‚ the women accused of witchcraft were those who deviated from their gender roles (Tunc Web)
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Comparing "The Crucible" and "The Scarlet Letter" by: Jamie Newlands Two American authors‚ of two distinctly different time periods had one very similar task‚ to turn a piece of American History into a believable tragedy. Arthur Miller with The Crucible and Nathaniel Hawthorne with The Scarlet Letter. Perhaps one might wonder which author did a better job in doing so‚ but with such different pieces of work‚ this is hardly a question that can be answered. Miller’s the Crucible was written in
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Irony in The Crucible In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible there is a severe amount of irony during the Salem witch trials. The idea of the witch trials was to find peace in Salem but dolefully brought conflict and death to the community. There are numerous events that pertain irony such as Elizabeth lying to the court about her husband committing adultery‚ how the society was supposed to be moral but is very greedy and cold‚ and how the court system is not based on justice but merely about gaining
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’The Crucible’. From the audience’s first read of the play you can see immeadietley that she is deceitful‚ Miller says that she has "an endless capacity for dissembling". The word dissemble implies that Abigail is hiding her true opinions and affections. Also with an endless capacity for dissembling you begin to wonder whether you will ever see the true side or if she has been hiding her true personality for so long she has become her aliases. Through Act 1‚ Auther Miller makes Abigail changes
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Everyone has a part to play in story‚ even it’s a small action‚ it will have a big effect in the future. In the play of The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ there is a group of young girls‚ in their teens‚ crying witchery. After being caught dancing in the forest‚ they are called witches. Trying to become innocent they throw others into the fire who have nothing to do with the problem they began. While the girls took this action some people would take advantage of this and have their daughter blame someone
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Crucible. One word. Three syllables. Two definitions: “a container for purifying metals” and “a severe test.” When applying this dual meaning to the Salem Witch Trials’ havoc‚ the title’s cleverness becomes apparent; Arthur Miller’s selection is fitting. Both definitions are suitable for the play because its characters are refined to their core elements as well as given the ultimate test. In terms of the word’s chemical definition‚ Salem itself becomes a crucible. The scorching temperatures used
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1.) In the play “The Crucible” the quote “You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor” was stated by Betty Parris. Betty was saying this to Abigail Williams in Betty’s room. The quote is being said under the circumstances of Abigail and Betty arguing about what happened in the forest the night before. This quote is very important to the play because it shows that Abigail is not truthful and it raises suspicion as to why she really got fired from Goody Proctor’s. 2.) On page 146 John
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Public Humiliation The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter share many themes that are still present in today’s society‚ such as the use of public humiliation as a punishment. Because of their sins‚ both John Proctor and Hester Prynn were alienated and punished by their peers and town leaders. The public humiliation that they faced helped shape the characters in the eyes of the reader and effected the way that they behaved and acted. In The Crucible John Proctor and the other towns people were punished
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ lies and accusations of witchcraft drive the puritan village of Salem to uncover what each character values the most: reputation. Abigail Williams‚ accused of being seen dancing with the devil‚ confesses her friends names to the court in order to save herself from being deemed a witch: “I want to open myself! . . . I want the light of God‚ I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him‚ I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand
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We are warned about Abigail before she even utters a word‚ Miller gives us a quick overview of her personality ‘Abigail seventeen enters- a strikingly beautiful girl‚ an orphan‚ with an endless capacity for dissembling.’ We see that before we even get to know Abigail we are told that she is very good a telling lies. But at the start Abigail does try to start off telling the truth when she does tell her uncle about the dancing and she pleads with him that young Betty is not witched. However‚ we do
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