lies of witchcraft in Salem. I. The author creates tension in the story by using Abigail who accuses innocent people of witchery. 1.) Abigail wants Elizabeth to get hanged so she can be back with John again. 2.) Abigail turns herself against Mary Warren after she confessed in court. II. The author creates anxiety in the story by making the court so powerful. 1.) If the court thinks you are a witch‚ you can’t defend yourself. 2.) The court believes the lies of Abigail which causes a lot of
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Who was Mary Warren which claims that the girls where all acting. But because of Danforth’s unruly accusations against her‚ Mary then submit and in turn accuses Procter of being the devils man. Even when it becomes clear that the allega-tions of witchcraft are completely false‚ Danforth refuses to see the truth. He hangs
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some other girls in the woods‚ where they were performing an occult blood ritual and casting spells. Soon the rumor that something supernatural is going on in the village spreads and puts the village in turmoil. Abigail talks to Mercy Lewis and Mary Warren and tells them not to reveal their secret – that their “nocturnal activities” are there in order to kill Elizabeth Proctor. It turns out that Abigail had an affair with John Proctor‚ Elizabeth’s husband‚ before
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Elizabeth Gaskell’s “Mary Barton” is a novel of social reform that explores injustice‚ abuse and inequality. The novel is especially concerned with the societal condition of England at the time. In her “Preface” Mrs. Gaskell asserted‚ “I know nothing of Political Economy‚ or the theories of the trade. I have tried to write truthfully”. The “truth” of “Mary Barton” is not political or economic but the truth of the human heart. The novel is not about industrial conditions but about people living in
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Rough Draft The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller‚ it was published January 22nd 1953. The play took place during 1692 to 1693 in Salem Massachusetts. For the most part of this play it was all based on lies‚ you had people accusing others to keep themselves out of trouble and everyone would believe them. Other than John Proctor who knew what was happening but he couldn’t convince the others to believe him. So whoever Abigail or one of the girls would accuse they would either confess something
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convictions. Additionally‚ he encourages anyone he can to testify against accused witches. Throughout the play‚ he believes Abigail is rightfully accusing others of witchcraft‚ and never committed perjury‚ but after listening to John Proctor and Mary Warren‚ he has a change of thought. He realized that they have been telling the truth the whole time‚ Abigail is just lying and manipulating
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far when she blames witchcraft on one of the judges wife. This might have triggered a little bit of disertenty in the judges minds on Abigail’s accusations on the townspeople. This is because a judge’s wife can’t be touched by the devil. When Mary Warren suggested that they confess about dancing in the woods. The next day all the girls turned on her in court and said that her spirits trying to kill them. Abigail’s wickedness or evil is shown through three main ways; whoring‚ insanity‚ and last
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Abigail Williams The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller based on the Salem‚ Massachusetts witch trials. Throughout the play we meet many characters who are motivated by different things. Abigail Williams is one of the most prominent characters in the play. Abigail’s powerful‚ attention seeking and vengeful ways add to the drama in Salem as well as deepen the plot in The Crucible. Abigail could use her power in many different ways. The younger girls feared her‚ making it easy for her
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Most people hate normal things‚ such as traffic or cleaning. Other people‚ upon reading The Crucible‚ develop a sense of hatred towards Abigail Williams. Arthur Miller writes Abigail as manipulative‚ selfish‚ and an effective liar. This hatred towards Abigail is inevitable and present throughout the play‚ but Miller suggests that hatred towards an evil person is warranted. In the first act‚ Abigail immediately starts by lying‚ which becomes her first introduction to every reader. Rumors are spreading
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Conflict is a catalyst for change Everything changes daily for a number of different reasons and one of them can be conflict. Conflict usually only brings us tragedy and sadness due to its process which changes a lot of different things. The result of conflict which is usually death is one obvious change it brings to us that change the peaceful life into a chaos. During the process of conflict‚ other changes will also be made. During conflicts‚ it is possible that our positions get changed. When
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