accusing all these other people of practicing witchcraft and pressures a group of girls into believing what she says. She also had affair with John Proctor‚ whose wife has been accused of witchcraft. John proctor pressures one of Abigail’s minions‚ Mary Warren‚ to tell the court about how Abigail has been deceiving them‚ in order to try and save his wife’s life. The Crucible is an allegory for McCarthyism. McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty‚ subversion‚ or treason without
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REGARDING MARY During the last forty years‚ there has been an increased desire between Catholics and other Christians to discuss the theological positions that have separated us. The Catholic Church’s teachings on Mary have been a crucial element in the discussions that have taken place. There are many hopeful signs of mutual understanding‚ including a new appreciation for the Scriptural and Patristic presentations of Mary‚ as well as the writings‚ homilies and hymns of the Reformers on Mary.
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needle out. And demandin’ of her how she come to be so stabbed‚ she testify it were your wife’s familiar spirit pushed it in‚”(71) after he draws a needle out of the poppet’s stomach. Elizabeth and John explain that Mary Warren made the poppet during court and brought it home that night. Mary even confesses
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weakness and how it affected the Crucible. Mary Warren shows a lot of weakness because of how she got John and Elizabeth proctor in trouble with the court. Mary Warren wouldn’t fess up that she made the poppet and put the needle in its belly. Elizabeth got blamed for it because the poppet was in her house and Elizabeth said she didn’t have any dolls but she did. John and Elizabeth were trialed in the court but they couldn’t get the truth out of Mary Warren. So they were sentenced to death. I think
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How does Miller use the ending of each act to make the audience feel the madness in Salem? Miller is able to portray the madness of Salem in a variety of ways‚ throughout the whole of the play however the ending of each act allows the audience to fully feel the hysteria. By incorporating changes of key themes and ideas as well as using links throughout the text and a variety of dramatic techniques towards the end of each act‚ Miller is able to leave the audience with a sense of this madness. The
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of Thomas Putnam‚ Mary Warren‚ and John Proctor exemplify their purpose‚ motivation‚ and character traits. In the beginning of the play‚ Thomas Putnam is introduced as an arrogant landowner. His superciliousness is evident when the narrator explains that he describes himself as “the intellectual superior of most people around him.” (172: all references from class text‚ Language of American Literature‚ McDougal Littel‚ 2000). Putnam is influential because of his wealth‚
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most through Mary Warren‚ John Proctor‚ and Reverend Hale. The witchcraft hysteria is the reason why the fear of hurting others is so prevalent in the Salem community. Mary Warren is a prime example of how the hysteria is contributing to the fear of hurting others. Mary Warren is afraid of hurting her owner‚ John Proctor. At the beginning of act three‚ she refuses to testify in favor of his wife‚ Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth is a victim of the false accusations of witchcraft. Mary said she didn’t
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needle that was in Mary Warrens poppet. Abigail then says Goody Proctor’s spirt pierced her. Cheever and Hale go to the Home of the Proctors to see if Elizabeth did such a thing. Cheever finds the poppet and says‚ “Herrick‚ Herrick‚ it is a needle” (Miller 176). Once they found the needle they let her kiss the kids goodbye and took Elizabeth away. Proctor basically forces Mary Warren to testify against Abigail so they could get Elizabeth out of jail. When Abigail found out Marry Warren was testifying
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used within the story by Abigail‚ Hale‚ and Mary Warren to exploit the people around them. Arthur Miller uses Mass hysteria through Abigail mainly throughout the story. Abigail uses her emotions to pretend seeing spirits and lies about what others do. She does this strategically so that whenever she is the topic of discussion she can start to blame someone else of witchery instead of herself. This happens plenty of times‚ For example‚ when Mary Warren was being accused of witchery‚ the attention
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effects on others. In this play Mary Warren‚ a timid and weak young girl‚ was the first to announce that the witchcraft accusations were nothing but false claims that the were purposely made for the sole purpose of deception. However‚ when the accusing girls began making false accusations about her the fear of being hung quickly changed her statement‚ thus turning her back on John Proctor and accusing him
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