The Crucible Villain: Abigail A skillful antagonist goes about revenge by ways of lying‚ cheating‚ and manipulating without a shred of remorse by the end. The main villain‚ Abigail Williams‚ of The Crucible written by Arthur Miller demonstrates her viciously magnificent ways to gain control by being vindictive‚ selfish‚ and conniving. Her path of destruction spreads death and hysteria through the town of Salem. By taking power of the Salem’s judicial system though jealousy‚ threats‚ and manipulation
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Thomas Putnam plays a major role in the Salem witch hunt in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Inheriting a handsome amount of property makes Putnam a wealthy person; however‚ it doesn’t seem to satisfy his ambition. After the town terribly rejected Putnam’s brother-in-law‚ Bayley‚ Putnam’s bitterness has increased. Finally his prodigious involvement in the relentless accusations places him in the center of the spot light‚ making him a salient character in both the play and the
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In the opening of the play how does Miller seek to create an atmosphere of hysteria and tension? Do you find the opening effective? The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller written in the 1950’s. It was set in the 1690’s in Massachusetts. The play is about the witch trials and how something like a group of girls in the woods could lead to about 200 people being hanged and accused of witchcraft. The people of Salem were new to Massachusetts as they were puritans who went off to America to set up
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send to Barbados for that. I will not black my face for any of them!" (Abigail to Parris about why she is being discharged by the Proctors) 4. "How high did she fly‚ how high?" (Mrs. Putnam to Parris) 5. "I’d not call it sick; the Devil’s touch is heavier than sick. It’s death‚ y’know‚ it’s death drivin’ into them‚ forked and hoofed." (Mrs. Putnam to Parris) 6. "Thomas‚ Thomas‚ I pray you‚ leap not to witchcraft. I know that you - you least of all‚ Thomas‚ would ever wish so disastrous a charge
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How do Act 1 and Act 2 develop the various characters in the play? The play ‘The Crucible’ written by Arthur Miller is an allegorical reference to the McCarthyism of the 1950s. Set in the historical context of the 17th century Salem‚ this play explores several themes to point out how politics‚ greed and imaginative hysteria can tear a community apart. To further emphasize this‚ Miller uses different characters and develops them as the play progresses. In addition‚ his use of effective language intensifies
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When analyzed‚ Ann Putnam can be represented as suspicious‚ distressed‚ and manipulative. She is seen as suspicious because she is constantly analyzing other people’s actions. In The Crucible‚ Mrs. Putnam accuses Sarah Good of being a witch when she says‚ "I knew it! Goody Osburn were midwife to me three times. I begged you‚ Thomas‚ did I not? I begged him not to call Osburn because I feared her. My babies always shriveled in her hands." (Act 1.Page 47). Another explanation of her suspicion is
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During The Crucible‚ a wealthy and influential man named Thomas Putnam took advantage of the witch trials by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying their land. Even though all the issues occurring were terrible‚ his greed for money and power overtook. In this case‚ he literally used the sins of others‚ even though many of the accusations were false‚ to benefit him directly. Similarly‚ to the unnamed woman from The Scarlet Letter‚ Putnam was a hypocrite because he too committed one of the seven
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allowed him to steal any dead object just by looking at it. Along with his greedy personality‚ Hermes got himself into various troubles with the other Olympus Gods as he stole their possessions. But Hermes always managed to escape every bit of trouble by utilizing his supreme athletics skills combined with his winged sandals‚ no one was a match for Hermes when it came to running away. One day‚ Hermes‚ being the greedy fellow he is‚ laid his eyes on Zeus’ lightning bolt. As expected‚ the lightning
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In his Twin Earth example‚ Putnam describes ‘Twin Earth’ as a place that is essentially a duplicate of earth. Everything on this Twin Earth is the same‚ except for the molecular structure of its water. Instead of its water having a chemical structure that consists of H2O‚ its chemical structure is XYZ. Although it does contain the same superficial characteristics of water‚ Putnam theorizes that this XYZ ‘water’ is not the same as the water here on earth. Thus‚ Putnam draws his first conclusion.
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will address some of them‚ such as: greed‚ how the setting plays a role in the story‚ and living the American dream‚ and what that is all about. If you have never read Huckleberry Finn‚ it is important for you to know that Huck is a greedy individual. There is a reason behind this. This novel picks up where The Adventures of Tom Sawyer leaves off. Huck and his buddy Tom found twelve thousand dollars while exploring! This event kind of made Huck a greedy individual. It showed him that no matter the
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