within the Salem Village community‚ as an entry point to understand the accusations of witchcraft in 1692. According to Boyer and Nissenbaum‚ the village split into two factions: one interested in gaining more autonomy for Salem Village and led by the Putnam family‚ and the other‚ interested in the mercantile and political life of Salem Town and led by the Porter family. Boyer and Nissenbaum’s deft and imaginative look at local records reveals the contours of communal life in colonial New England and
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The Crucible Summary _________________________________________________ Act 1 Portrayed in Massachusetts - 1962‚ the play begins with the prayers of Reverend Samuel Parris in his house‚ next to his daughter’s bed. His ten-year old daughter - Betty‚ who became ill and unconscious ever since Parris found her dancing in the woods with Abigail – his seventeen-year old niece – and Tituba – his slave from Barbados – with some of other girls in the village. Worried about Betty and her
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The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ is a historical fiction play about the famed Salem witch trials. Historical fiction? So it ’s both historical fact and fiction? Is it more fact or fiction? In my opinion this play‚ The Crucible‚ is more fiction than fact. This is only my opinion though‚ it is not a fact and it cannot be proven that the play is more fact than fiction or the other way around. In this paper I will discuss why it is my opinion that The Crucible is more fiction that fact. In my opinion
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Motivations of Reverend Parris‚ Abigail and the Putnams The witch trials supply Reverend Parris in numerous key ways. Initially he was frightened that any indication of witchcraft be established in his home; he has been the Reverend after all‚ has not been establishing in effectively with the community. If it was established that it was his home that was the origin of witchcraft‚ he would end up being unemployed. However‚ it eventually ends up in his favor. As soon as witchcraft is found in his
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Putnam could also be considered to be the person most responsible for the riotous witchcraft situation by the end of act 1 in The Crucible. She was looking for people to blame for all her miscarriages‚ “ I have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth. Believe me‚ sir‚ you never saw more hearty babies being born. And yet‚ each would wither in my arms the very night of their birth” (1095). Mrs. Putnam had been angry about her babies dying that she assumed
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all. If he were to have confessed‚ after he was hanged his land would’ve been given up for auction and Putnam would’ve bought it as quickly as it was released. John was asked to confess to witchcraft‚ and instead of confessing to save his life‚ he wouldn’t agree. He was sentenced to hang and his wife would be hanged soon after their baby were born‚ his children would get the land and Thomas Putnam wouldn’t win. John Proctor was a tragic hero‚ and didn’t deserve to die. He risked his life to make sure
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minister of Salem Village church. Hill then goes into detail of how Betty‚ Abigail‚ and their neighbor friends Ann Putnam‚ Mary Walcott‚ Mercy Lewis‚ Elizabeth Hubbard‚ and more over time all started having strange fits and become “afflicted.” They accused Tituba‚ Sarah Good (a beggar who would curse at people if they refused her)‚ and Sarah Osborne (had legal issues with the Putnams and was ill) of being witches and said they were the ones who bewitched them. They were the first three to be accused
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consequential actions. One character that has gone practically insane from the idea that the devil is the cause of the loss of seven of her eight children during childbirth is Mrs. Ann Putnam. Her inability to birth many children has put her on the fritz and this becomes quite clear throughout Act I. Mrs. Putnam proves her desperation when she mentions‚ “I sent my child- she should learn from Tituba who murdered her sisters.” In her hysteria‚ she resorts to black magic to discover the supernatural
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out of my house" (Miller 182). He was also there to discuss that Thomas Putnam ’s daughter was falsely accusing George Jacob so that Mr. Putnam could get Mr. Jacob ’s land. Giles explained that "if Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property--that ’s law! And there is none but Putnam with coin to buy so great a piece. This man is killing his neighbors for their land!" (Miller 186). According to Giles‚ Thomas Putnam is standing by watching people be hanged because it will benefit him and
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The meaning of The Crucible The definition from the dictionary of a “crucible” defines it as being: 1. “A severe test‚ as of patience or belief; a trial” ("cru∙ci∙ble”). It is well represented in the play because the whole story revolves around the witch trials. The witch trials were caused by Salem’s beliefs‚ based on the Christian religion. This religion clearly indicated that witches were not to be accepted in a Christian community. “There shall not be found among you any one that maketh
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