Honors English-10 19 October 2012 The Crucible Analysis Throughout The Crucible‚ the main character‚ John Proctor‚ had an internal change due to events and people in the story. Proctor was influenced by the Salem witch trials and the people involved in it. He learned lessons along the way and learned to stay true and honest to who he is. Proctor committed adultery with a girl named Abigail and felt terribly guilty. At first Proctor continued to fall into his guilt by lying and not moving
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In The Crucible‚ Reverend Parris’s character clearly displays‚ through actions and characteristics alike‚ that Miller is using him as an allegorical counterpart to the American government during the time period in which the play was written. At this time‚ xenophobia and fear of communism were rampant within the United States‚ and towards the beginning of this era of panic‚ the government attempted to use this hysteria to distract from internal problems that they were dealing with‚ like lack of finances
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The Crucible- Act 1 Page 913 (1a-5b) 1a. The key to maintaining a safe and orderly society was to go to church and stay on the path of God. The government they established was Puritan Theocracy. 1b. The community’s structure and philosophies led to its falling apart because 2a. Reverend Paris is trying to figure out what happened the night in the woods and wants to know if Tituba was talking to the devil and performing witchcraft. Abigail immediately responds saying that no one was performing
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In Salem‚ Massachusetts today‚ three more people were hanged at dawn. John Proctor‚ Martha Corey‚ and Rebecca Nurse lost their lives after not confessing about their apparent engagement in witchcraft. Accused by the word of the girls who were once their house helpers‚ and who have now become officials of the court‚ they each stood before hundreds of people of the town who witnessed the three. Each one standing in front of a rope as they recited the prayer in unison‚ and were hanged one after the
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right and wrong. In the Crucible‚ the idea of conscience in strongly emphasized. Miller himself said‚ "No critic seemed to sense what I was after [which was] the conflict between a man’s raw deeds and his conception of himself; the question of whether conscience is in fact an organic part of the human being‚ and what happens when it is handed over not merely to the state or the mores of the time but to one’s friend or wife." The idea of conscience in the play The Crucible is based very much on
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The play “The Crucible” was published in 1953 by Arthur Miller and takes place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692 during the Salem witch trials. The night before the actual action begins‚ Reverend Parris had discovered his daughter Betty‚ his niece Abigail Williams‚ his slave Tituba and some other girls in the woods‚ where they were performing an occult blood ritual and casting spells. Soon the rumor that something supernatural is going on in the village spreads and puts the village in turmoil. Abigail
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ the main protagonists are John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and Reverend Hale. They had tolerated and however more struggled with the misunderstood references such as witchcraft that had effected their personal lives with dilemmas. Each character had exhibit a certain sin from the beginning and with their decisions made towards the end of the play it had expressed their true virtues. The play’s tragic hero John Proctor was an outspoken and honest man
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This book is written by Arthur Miller in 1953. It had came from a play called the crucible. There are 4 main characters in the book named john proctor‚ danforth‚ abigail and elizabeth. They trying to protect their reputations. Everybody else kinda do‚ you can say. But they have to pay for what they did. Its a witch trail. Late one night they were kids playing in the woods. They was doing the stuff that has to do with witches. Betty faints in fright at being discovered‚ and will not wake up. Rumors
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Arthur Miller’s modern play The Crucible‚ takes place in Salem‚ Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials‚ in which the theocracy in the Puritan community causes mass hysteria during the accusations of witchcraft against citizens. Abuse of legal authority is viewed throughout the play‚ and social issues of intolerance are evident. Arthur Miller’s characterization of Thomas Putnam‚ Mary Warren‚ and John Proctor exemplify their purpose‚ motivation‚ and character traits. In the beginning of the play
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Stephanie Silva 5/27/13 History 101 Homework #2 Historical film review The Crucible Plot/Summary This Film is presented in the Puritan New England Town of Salem Massachusetts. In this film a group of girls go dancing in the woods with a black slave named Tituba. They see that they have been caught by the local minister and one of the girls falls into a coma. The girl is rushed to the village and puts everyone at worry. Parris tries to calm everyone down they gathered were the girl
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