The Crucible: Elizabeth Proctor “Let them that never lied die now to keep their souls” (1353). This quote‚ spoken by John Proctor‚ in the Crucible represents what the Salem Witch Trials were about. The Crucible‚ written by Aurthur Miller‚ was a playwright based in the 1600’s of the Salem Witch Trials in Province‚ Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Trials were during the time of McCarthyism; McCarthyism suggested people were guilty without hard proof. Elizabeth Proctor was a character in the Crucible
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This was followed in Knuller v DPP [1973] AC 435 (Case summary). In order for the doctrine of judicial precedent to work‚ it is necessary to be able to determine what a point of law is. In the course of delivering a judgment‚ the judge will set out their reasons for reaching a decision. The reasons which are necessary for them to reach their decision amount to the ratio decidendi of the case. The ratio decidendi forms the legal principle which is a binding precedent meaning it must
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In the book /The Crucible/ the author Arthur Miller portrays one of the main characters judge Danforth as a stern cold man of unfailing faith in his judicial powers. For not only did Miller establish Danforth as the man responsible for determining the fates of those accused‚ but Miller also establishes that it only takes a simple accu-sation for a person to be convicted of witch craft. Danforth is so confident in his power that he states‚ “A pure heart needs no lawyers” (Miller #). But is further
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For centuries‚ humans have utilized defense mechanisms to explain the unfortunate occurrences of humanity that we are incapable of conceiving through our narrow‚ defensive minds. Humans most commonly scapegoat their enemies‚ or the entirely innocent‚ for their internal issues as a means of coping for their insecurities or explaining the irrational or biased situations they find themselves in. Similarly‚ others cope just as easily by lying to themselves‚ which can establish a false reality in the
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Pressures from state representatives eventually cause President Roosevelt to call for the exclusion and internment of all Japanese citizens from the West Coast. In the Crucible‚ when Judge Danforth would question Abigail of telling the truth Abigail would intimidate him by accusing him of working with Satan. This caused the judge to listen to whatever Abigail said. Both of these cases show that no matter how large or small the group of people‚ intimidation can cause even powerful leaders to go along with
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First‚ bravery is a rare trait‚ especially when faced with death. John Proctor demonstrated bravery by standing before a Judge and taking blame for the girls’ blasphemy behavior. John Proctor says‚ “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.” (page 131) John Proctor remained brave throughout the trail as he testified before Judge Danforth. He says‚ “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I
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Charmaine Estacion 300652892 GREECE – DANFORTH AVENUE “όμοιος ομοίω αεί πελάζει” – the meaning of this Greek expression is similar to that of “birds of a feather flock together‚” and with the blue-and-white plume of Greek flags flying proudly on front porches and displayed in shop windows‚ this expression well portrays the thriving Greek community of Danforth Avenue: redefined on Canadian soil‚ yet proud of history‚ heritage‚ and home. Encounter men and women who left native lands over the
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have feelings for. Many people died throughout this movie because of these girls. They are accused of practicing witchcraft and throughout the whole movie it is just blame after blame after blame. Which is really unfair because the judge in the movie named “Judge Danforth” just believes the girls. Because the townspeople are not under the age of 18‚ it is a lose-lose situation for them. You either get hung to your death‚ or you are locked up in jail to your death. It wasn’t allowed for you to not
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this time‚ the city was governed by the church and a massive witch hunt took where people were condemned for being pawns of the Devil. Officials in Salem authorized many of the witch trials and sent dozens of accused witches to die. Deputy Governor Danforth was one of them. He showed no signs of backing down from his cause. “[D]o you know that near to four hundred are in jails . . . upon my signature? . . . And seventy-two condemned to hang by that signature” (Miller‚ 91)? This was not because he was
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Chase Deger Language Arts‚ Period 4 Crucible Essay The Art of Lying Integrity is something people either have or they don’t. Every day someone is being put the test on whether they are going to stick to their morals and the truth‚ or if they are going to cave into social pressures and change themselves for what the general population wants. Having integrity is a strong characteristic and not a lot of people have it. Arthur Miller‚ author of The Crucible‚ uses the character Abigail to show
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