diseases.A similar situation occurs in the play crucible the june bug is that people were ill. People were lying about the situations and their problems. People crave attention and this is true that people were treated very harshly in the crucible and the june bug contagion.People face lot of difficult challenges.The mass hysteria resulting from The Crucible and The June Bug contagion occur due to paranoia‚fear‚and a feeling of helplessness. The Crucible and June Bug contagion occurred due to Paranoia
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want and need. The play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller and a narrative poem‚ “Half-Hanged Mary” by Margaret Atwood are perfect examples of represent Dorothy Thompson’s quote. In The Crucible‚ Mary Warren and Elizabeth Proctor represent the people that fear in the beginning and overcome at the end; for “Half-Hanged Mary”‚ Mary Webster did not fear at all and became stronger as a person including her significance in survival after being hanged and cut down. The Crucible is a play about Witchcraft
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significant theme in The Crucible. Abigail and John’s lies and deceit precede the play. They had an affair before the play begins. However‚ this affair considerably affects the plot of The Crucible. ABIGAIL: Give me a word‚ John. A soft word. PROCTOR: No‚ no‚ Abby. That’s done with. (Miller 1) Through this quote the reader learns that Abigail and John have both told lies. They deceived people about their relationship. Throughout Acts One and Two of The Crucible‚ they continue to lie
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characters of Parris and Danforth illustrate the moral corruption at the heart of Salem’s society and witch trials. Parris embodies self-absorption through his constant evaluation of every development in terms of how it affects his power and status. The Crucible opens with Parris‚ anxious over the unknown illness of his daughter Betty‚ viciously questioning Abigail on what might have caused Betty’s sudden ailment. Parris discovers that the girls were “dancing like heathen in the forest” (Miller 7). He interrogates
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experiences greed. Not because of choice‚ rather‚ by human nature alone. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller portrays greed throughout many of the main characters. The main people‚ for example‚ include Thomas Putnam‚ Abigail‚ and Danforth. Each character shows greed in their own way. Throughout these characters‚ Arthur Miller try’s to show us that as a human‚ we cannot help to control the underlying greed within ourselves. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller shows internal greed through Putnam. An example of his
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When you’re scared‚ sometimes it’s hard to go with your gut feeling‚ right? It may be hard to stick up for yourself‚ or stand up for what is right. This is the feeling most of The Crucible characters probably felt. Reverend Parris‚ Abigail Williams‚ and John Proctor are good examples of how fear and hysteria can destroy good judgment. Reverend Parris had one of the most difficult times with keeping his good judgment‚ especially since he was supposed to be leading the church in Salem. Since nobody
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It is said that‚ “small slights were made out to be witchcraft‚” and “others had hidden motives for accusing their neighbors” (The Crucible- Witch Trials NP). Similarly‚ people have the eyes of a hawk in Salem‚ so whatever happens‚ there is always someone who knows and they spread like wildfires. Presently‚ those suspected of witchcraft often confessed to save themselves of more trouble
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Title- The Crucible Author- Arthur Miller Date of First Publication- 1953 John Proctor-summary of his role in the book * John Proctor as the play’s tragic hero. Honest‚ upright‚ and blunt-spoken * Proctor is a good man‚ but one with a secret‚ fatal flaw. His lust for Abigail Williams led to their affair (which occurs before the play begins)‚ and created Abigail’s jealousy of his wife‚ Elizabeth‚ which sets the entire witch hysteria in motion. * Realizes that he can only stop the
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defines a “crucible” as “a pot in which metals or other substances are heated to a very high temperature or melted”. Also‚ The Crucible is the title of Arthur Miller’s play. While is is not completely obvious at first glance how the two are similar‚ after further examination‚ it’s apparent how they are incredibly similar. The Crucible is a highly symbolic title. As the definition states‚ as more heat is applied‚ more substances come out‚ which is what happens in The Crucible. The actual crucible is Abigail
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The Crucible Assessment The Crucible takes place during one of the several dark periods of American history. In The Crucible‚ the justice system of the time was inaccurately portrayed. In Act III‚ Reverend Hale claims that he has signed seventy-two death warrants close to the end of the Salem Witch Trials: “Excellency‚ I have signed seventy-two death warrants; I am a minister of the Lord‚ and I dare not take a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of conscience may doubt
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