Abigail Williams‚ a major character‚ is a servant to Elizabeth and John Proctor is known as the villain in the play‚ The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. In the small town of Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ girls are accused of dancing in the forest‚ casting spells‚ and conspiring with the devil‚ which is recognized as witchcraft. This creates a big conflict in the town that leads to many deaths. Abigail Williams’ choices influence the outcome of the play more than anyone else by her selfishness and manipulation
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Analytical essay for The Crucible by Arthur Miller The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an interpretation of the Salem witch trials of 1692 in Puritan Massachusetts in which religion‚ justice‚ individuality and dignity play a vital role. These factors define the characteristics of many of the most significant characters in the play. Some of them being John Proctor‚ Rebecca Nurse‚ Reverend Hale‚ Danforth and many others. The Salem witch trials were a result of the lack of expression of individuality
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People are influenced by opinions. It is either their own or societal perspectives that will affect their actions. Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ displays a character that shows the difficulty of extreme scrutiny from societal and personal perspectives. The character‚ John Proctor‚ struggles with opinions from society. He also struggles with the difficulty of his own opinions. He struggles to find himself and what will make him happy throughout the play‚ but with the help of his own opinion‚ he
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The Crucible Text Analysis John Proctor compromised the reputation of his name‚ and values that he cherishes by having an affair with Abigail Williams. This flaw will forever haunt him. Arthur Miller uses symbolism and irony to support the central idea that Proctor can either die honorably or live a lie. When Proctor is asked by Danforth to sign a confession‚ he hesitatingly signs it. After the confession is signed‚ Proctor says “ No‚ no. I have signed it. You have seen me. It’s done!” (143)
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It is important to choose the right word when imparting your thoughts and ideas. In page six of The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller states the key factors of the Puritan’s survival in Salem of the Massachusetts Colony in 1692. Particularly‚ Miller asserts “their self-denial‚ their purposefulness‚ their suspicion of vain pursuits‚ their hard-handed justice‚ were altogether perfect instruments for the conquest of this space so antagonistic to man.” First‚ Puritans were deprived of fun and games everyday. A
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In Arthur Miller’s allegorical play “The Crucible‚” the characters share in a common state of hysteria‚ as reflected in the paranoid and conspiratorial mindset that allows for a witch-hunt to take root. Mrs. Putnam‚ the grieving wife of Thomas Putnam‚ firmly believes that a witch is responsible for the deaths of her seven infant children. Mrs. Putnam questions Rebecca Nurse as to whether or not she believes that it is God’s choice as to why Rebecca would never lose a child or grandchild‚ and yet
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ Abigail Williams plays a very important role as being a manipulative character that accuses many woman of witchcraft‚ some including Tituba‚ Sarah Good‚ Goody Booth and Goody Hawkins. Abigail also had an affair with Proctor‚ which leads to a lot of problems for him down the road. Abigail Williams gets a lot of women in trouble by saying that they were involved in witchcraft and that they were torturing children and young girls. The problem with Abigail saying
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One of the common characteristics of Salem society throughout history is fearing the unknown which leads to protect one’s self . In the Crucible‚ three characters who are concerned with their stature affect how they act in different situations‚ thus preserving one’s reputation is a major and common theme. Throughout the play‚ the townspeople like Nurse Rebecca are falsely accused of those saving their names such as Deputy Governor Danforth. Reputation contributes in the novel to the greatest extend
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Maddy Bidini McDermott American literature 13 November 2017 Abigail’s at Fault A little white lie is still a lie. The Crucible written by Arthur Miller talks about how puritans live such a strict Christian based life until people believe witches are crawling through the towns of Salem. People start going crazy with hangings as Abigail Williams keeps talking about “seeing” people with the devil. Just to save her own self from being hung. Abigail Williams is to blame for the Salem witch trials of
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Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible" was an allegory to the well-known mass hysteria‚ the Red Scare. Many mass hysterias have occurred before and after the Red Scare like Y2K‚ War of the Worlds‚ and Muslims in the U.S. In "The Crucible" accusations of witchcraft worried townspeople and made them panic‚ much like Y2K. Many experst had claimed in 1999 that the world would end in the year 2000. The reasoning behind this absurd accusation was that the Mayan calender had stopped at the 2000th year. Many people
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