play considering I helped the judges collect spectral evidence during the trials‚ but Miller did not think so‚ therefore I was not portrayed in the play. I published a book in 1964 called Remarkable Provinces‚ stating my first encounter with witchcraft. The Goodwin family had been afflicted by Satan. I took their eldest ‚ 13-year-old Martha‚ I brought her into my home and studied her actions as the devil would afflict her. I began to engage myself more into the trials‚ more than before. I was
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The Relevance of The Crucible & The Scarlet Letter Today The Crucible and the Scarlet Letter are two old stories set in a middle age America that had many problems with its evolution including proclaimed witches. These stories represent the natural differences between society as a whole and the individual they either help or abandon. The Crucible focused on how an individual could never win against a society unless they get help from another society. The Scarlet Letter represents the difficulties
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central characters main and true thoughts and emotions come into light. In Act 1 of the Crucible‚ the corresponding conflict is centered on the accusations of witchcraft in the village of Salem and everyone having a say in the conflict itself and attempting to determine who was a witch. Tituba is one of the primary accused people of witchcraft within the village of Salem. She however appears to be wanting to merely take the blame of herself and attempts to presents herself as the innocent person who
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a parable on what was going on during the McCarthy Era. The play was to show the social injustice that was going on in the 1950s. In Salem witchcraft was a big deal‚ people believed in it because christianity was the basic religion in those parts. Christianity believes in the 3 worlds‚ heaven‚hell‚ and the present. So when there were accusations of witchcraft the town blew up with commotion and it turned everyone’s world upside down. It all starts out with the dancing in the woods with Tituba
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Salem Village. Mr. Miller’s play seems to support the more logical side of the events; The Puritans were greedy‚ and did anything to gain land and possessions - which means accusing their foes of witchcraft‚ and basically condemning the foe to death with pride‚ or a life cursed with accusation of witchcraft.
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falsities of the witch trials and changes from naively believing completely in witchcraft‚ to losing all faith in the religion of Salem and deciding that earthly life is superlative and worth lying for. At first‚ Reverend Hale’s character is concrete in his beliefs on witchcraft and is sure of his duty to carry out the will of God. He has dedicated his whole life to the Puritan religion and learning about witches and witchcraft. In this call to Salem he sees his first opportunity to put his knowledge
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for his life’s work. Hale enters carrying huge books and is very knowledgeable about the topic. Initially‚ Hale is the driving force behind all the witchcraft trials and convictions. Additionally‚ he encourages anyone he can to testify against accused witches. Throughout the play‚ he believes Abigail is rightfully accusing others of witchcraft‚ and never committed perjury‚ but after listening to John Proctor and Mary Warren‚ he has a change of thought. He realized that they have been telling
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is said to have been freed from seven demons by which she was possessed‚ and christ bears witness hat usually after a demon has once been cast out‚ if you make room for him again‚ he will return to his empty possession." Women who were accused of witchcraft were often said to be "… the devil’s whores who steal milk‚ raise storms‚ ride on goats or broomsticks‚ lame or maim people‚
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EXTENDED ESSAY THE CRUCIBLE In this extended essay I will undertake a detailed analysis of some of the major themes in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Hysteria and‚ the oppressive nature of society are all addressed by the playwright‚ However‚ the theme of the power struggle‚ principally‚ individuality vs society is paramount. I also wanted to discuss how relevant the themes and the characteristics in the crucible are in the real modern and social world. This vital theme dominates the play. In
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Salem Witch Trials researched by historians‚ but most of them are not true‚ most of them can’t be backed. But first we must review some key vocabulary; Hysteria. Hysteria is an outbreak of emotion or fear. The three most logical causes of the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692 are biased amongst the community‚ attention for the poor‚ and acting by the accusing girls/women. The first idea of what caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692 is: biased amongst the community. There are
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