John is a man of strong moral beliefs any way he or she look at him‚ concerned only for the safety of his family and personal welfare. He cares of nothing for the beliefs of any of the other people in the town and what his supervisor which is the Reverend‚ thinks either. After trying to avoid involvement in the witch trials he is later prosecuted for witchery and sentenced to hang. John trys to avoid any involvement in the Salem witch trials. His reason for doing so is to protect his image because
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This plays a huge role in The Crucible when Reverend Parris the minister in Salem tells the town that the girls that were dancing in the woods naked are possessed. He does this to protect his reputation in the community because if they found out that his daughter is kidding about being bewitched Salem might want Parris to be kicked out of town. But since he is the minister and he is the highest ranked person in the town more people
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Hysteria and oppression added more flames to the fire of the Salem witch trials during the 1960s. Because of this‚ innocent commoners were convicted and hanged. Arthur Miller creates characters in his play The Crucible that add to the hysteria and are victims of oppression‚ which reveal the unjustness of these trials. Tituba‚ a black slave in the town of Salem‚ was the main character who experienced such unjust treatment. The outlook on race in The Crucible has a very negative effect on the people
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The Crucible argues that those most concerned with reputation‚ like Parris‚ are dangerous to society: to protect themselves‚ they’re willing to let others be harmed and fuel hysteria in the process. In contrast‚ The Crucible shows that those who favor integrity by admitting mistakes and refusing to lie just to save their
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Williams aged 12 was the initial accuser of the Salem Witch trials. She was the first person alongside her cousin Betty to accuse a women of being a witch. This was the start of the trial. Abigail Williams born in 1680 lived with her uncle Reverend Samuel Parris‚ not much is known as to why she stayed with her uncle‚ many historians believe it was because her parents died‚ not much is known on Abigail Williams other than the fact that she was a servant and was the initial accuser of the Salem Witch
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QUESTIONS FOR ACT ONE OF THE CRUCIBLE 1. Where and when is the opening scene of the play set? Salem‚ 1962‚ in the upstairs bedroom of Samuel Parris’ house 2. Why has Parris sent for Reverend Hale from Beverly? To discover if there is witchcraft in Salem‚ Massachusetts 3. What do we learn about the events in the forest and Abigail Williams’ connections with the Proctor family? We learn that the events in the forest are evil and that the devil does his work in the forest and that evil
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the play without any knowledge of what is going on‚ the audience is left to interpret the situation based on what is happening. The first part of the play begins with Reverend Parris praying by a child’s bedside; she is immobile and appears to be dead. The child‚ Betty Parris‚ is suspected to be a victim of witchcraft. Reverend Parris suspects his niece Abigail and his slave
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The author‚ Arthur Miller‚ of a timeless classic play The Crucible tells us the story of a small town not too far from Salem where a young girl by the name of Abigail Williams brings witchcraft claims on the most highly respected and innocent people in the town. Eventually others close to Abigail and other envious locals in the town begin to accuse nearly half the town of witchcraft for personal gain. The harsh‚ yet true reality of human behavior when faced with jealousy and greed is displayed throughout
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witchcraft. Many individuals such as Reverend Hale‚ Mary Warren‚ John Proctor‚ and Elizabeth Proctor were also changed through a series of events. Yet there were some people who did not change‚ even after what they went through. Examples of these people are: Parris‚ Abigail‚ Deputy Governor Dansforth‚ and Judge Hathorne. Of all these characters‚ the individuals that should definitely be examined in deeper detail as to whether or not they changed are Abigail Williams‚ Reverend Hale‚ and John Proctor.
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striking imagery and the actions of characters that Miller portrays to us. The relevance of the play’s title becomes evident during the first act‚ as we gradually piece together the information concerning the girls dancing. The kettle viewed by Reverend Parris‚ an argumentative and unreasonable man in his middle forties‚ mirrors a crucible. We are told that the girls had made a brew that contained a little frog and blood. This concoction was viewed by the characters involved as a potent‚ fearsome mixture
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