The Crucible Guided Viewing Questions KEY Who are Reverend Parris‚ Betty‚ and Abigail? What is their relationship? Rev. Parris is the minister of Salem‚ Betty is his daughter‚ and Abigail is his niece. Who is Tituba? What is her relationship to the family? Tituba is the Parris’s slave from Barbados. What is wrong with Betty? Betty is unconscious after being caught by her father dancing in the woods with other girls from Salem. Why does Parris suggest calling in Reverend
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The Crucible Discussion Questions ACT ONE 1.) The irony in this statement is purely the fact that the very corruption that the church was trying to avoid is exactly what is became overcome with. The wrong and deceitful lies that the church wanted to evade became the basis for many accusations and convictions of innocent peoples. 2.) Mrs. Putnam’s 7 babies died very soon after birth except for one‚ Ruth Putnam. According to her‚ the devil (and those working with the devil) are the reasons
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Morris 1 Bell Hooks is a renowned African-American feminist and author. In her book‚ Salvation‚ she tries to expose and critically examine problems for blacks...dealing with the intra-social fibers within their community. Amongst all of her clearly thought out books‚ four of her most critical thoughts are presented in Salvation. Her thoughts are entwined within four chapters: “The Heart of the Matter”‚ “We Wear the Mask”‚ “The Issue of Self-Love”‚ and “Valuing Ourselves Rightly”. All four of these
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Reflection Unit (Hook-Ups) One aspect of the Mortality Unit that I found most intriguing was the hook-up culture for college students. There are many different viewpoints on the topic. Some believe kids just want sex with no strings attached while others are determined these same kids are just looking for love. I am one of the believers that college students are sick of the current hook-up culture and want real true relationships. Although some students participate in random hook-ups‚ no one truly
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Bells hooks ’Marginality as a Site of Resistance’‚is an engaging and powerful comment on the solicitude for all those colonised on the perimeter of society.To identify as‚ but not be defined as‚ the marginalised. To use this site as an advance point to gain a formative viewpoint and destabilize the deep structures of power and cultural domination. Mona Hatoums work deals with identity in the context of displacement‚ gender and memory. Through Hatoums artworks ’Recollection’ (1995) and Grater Divide
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Sandy Hook Shooting On December 14‚ 2012 the most horrific school shooting happened. A young man took the lives of innocent children and adults. No one knew what was ahead of them that Friday morning as they awoke and started their daily routines. Adam Lanza took the lives of 26 people. There are clear statements as to why this happened. The poor security‚ School Shooter video game‚ mental illness‚ and pedophilia are all causes to why this could have happened. The poor security in the school at
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Who bait the hook? Based on artifacts found on the suspect’s hard drive‚ it not possible to determine the attacker’s identity‚ but then I can think of at least three theoretical hypotheses: First Hypothesis the first hypothesis is based on the email number 20 from Jean’s Inbox sent by Alison on the 6th July 2008‚ 20:25:14 with the Subject: By the way… : where Alison wrote “Looks like the woman we turned down for the job…” It’s possible that the woman mentioned in the email may have felt‚ somehow
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creation of The Crucible. Miller alters each character to make their personalities more potent than the factual documentation suggests. The Crucible is a play that directly references Miller’s experience of communism; moreover‚ Miller exaggerates certain events of the play in order to mirror the McCarthyism era. Miller’s work‚ comprising of historical record of the trials and communism‚ effectively grabbed the public’s attention surrounding the communist
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“The Crucible‚” the title Arthur Miller’s gave his play. Nowhere in the whole play is the title even mentioned. This makes one curious to find out the reason why. Why would Arthur Miller name his play “The Crucible” and not mention it in his play? There could be many reasons why he chose this title. Webster’s dictionary defines crucible as a vessel of a very refractory material used for melting a substance that requires a high degree of heat. Crucible is also defined as a severe test. The last definition
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haven’t found something worth dying for‚ you are not fit to be living.” King’s words directly address the dilemma faced by John Proctor in The Crucible and others throughout history‚ famous and ordinary. While not every principle reaches the level of dying to protect‚ the principles of truth‚ justice‚ and human dignity are worth dying to maintain. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor must decide the value of truth and justice. At first he hesitates to expose Abigail because it would mean admitting his adultery
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