A dramatist who explores the theme of revenge throughout his play is Arthur Miller in ‘The Crucible. There are different characters in this play that carry this theme of revenge‚ Abigail being one in particular‚ as she seeks revenge against Goody Proctor. This is due to Goody Proctor firing Abigail from her job after she had found out Abigail had had an affair with her husband. This seventeen-year-old girl also has an endless capacity for dissembling. John Proctor‚ Reverend Parris‚ and the Putnam’s
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If situated during the Red Scare‚ Abigail Williams‚ Reverend Parris‚ and Rebecca Nurse would still possess the same ruthless‚ power-hungry‚ and intelligent attributes that were demonstrated in The Crucible. In the midst of McCarthyism‚ Abigail would continue to be as ruthless and cunning as she was when she confronted the Witch Trials. She accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft so she can marry John Proctor. She was never afraid to lie to save herself and burden others with accusations. Abigail
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Jacob Fallin Mrs. James English III 22 November 2010 Themes in The Crucible In my essay I’m going to be talking about the themes in The Crucible. “Saving your image is not worth the lives of innocent people.” Danforth did not want to postpone the hanging because he doesn’t want to look weak in Salem. So to look powerful he showed no mercy‚ didn’t not postpone the hangings‚ and so people with respect him in all ways. “Lies may be truth‚ and truth may be lies.” Said by John Proctor
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Arthur Miller explores many different subjects during The Crucible. One of the most impactful subjects he uses is hysteria‚ when a large group of people have an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear. This happens in the play when the town becomes fearful of witches and begins arresting anybody accused. Miller uses the characters to develop a theme around hysteria. Arthur Miller uses Mary Warren to show how hysteria causes the town to fall into pieces because of the destruction‚ hallucination
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written in the book The Crucible by Arthur Miller. The Crucible is a story about the trials in town called Salem; in this town a group of girls led by Abigail goes to the woods and dances. Abigail’s uncle‚ Samuel Parris‚ found them dancing in the woods‚ which causes the whole town to go into hysteria. The town starts accusing each other of witchcraft. Samuel Parris is a minister that is terrified that the town will throw him out for being associated with witch craft. He uses his power as minister to gain
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The Crucible In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ many themes are represented throughout the play between many different characters. Jealousy is the most important theme in this play sense it basically starts the conflict of the Witch Hunt in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail Williams‚ the niece of Reverend Parris‚ Used to work for the Proctor family. She was fired by Goody Proctor due to her affair with her husband‚ John Proctor. Because of Abigail Williams jealousy towards Elizabeth‚ she creates a hysteria
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Reputation in The Crucible The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller uncovers the value of reputation to each character as accusations of witchcraft arise in the small town of Salem. The play shows characters going to lengths to preserve their good reputation‚ no matter the consequences. This theme of reputation is shown in the play through the characters of Reverend Parris‚ John Proctor‚ and even the court. Reverend Parris is exceedingly selfish and is shown to value his reputation above all several
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The Power of the Finger Imagine being denied work and being accused of a crime that you never did‚ simply because someone said so. McCarthyism‚ named after Senator John McCarthy‚ is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without regard for proper evidence. This practice led to many innocent people being falsely accused of being communists in the US during the 1950’s‚ denying them the right to work as well as other rights. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ accusations
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The Crucible: Abuse of Power In a Puritan civilization‚ the amount of power the Church and the court had on the citizens was unfair. The Church was depended on to make laws and the court acted as a threat and intimidated civilians to obey the laws. In doing so‚ the life of a Puritan was not a fortunate one. Second‚ the court is ruled by hypocrites and corruption. Two characters that were mainly at fault were Danforth and Abigail. Danforth was a judge who declared that “this is a court of law
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once said‚ "Power is not alluring to pure minds". This quote could fit in nicely with the type of minds there are in _The Crucible._ Pure minds do not want power‚ which leads any reader to believe that Abigail Williams does not have a pure mind. In the play she is constantly telling on people getting them thrown in jail and hanged. However‚ she just wanted the attention of a certain man that she loved with a burning passion. In Arthur Miller’s _The Crucible_ Abigail Williams lust for power causes mass
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