The Crucible “Crucible”: A place or occasion of severe test or trial. This definition adequately describes what this story is about because it is based on a crucible that dealt with witchcraft‚ deceit‚ and revenge. In literature‚ there are 2 main types of characters‚ dynamic and static characters or ones who change and ones who stay the same. In “The Crucible” the biggest dynamic character is John Proctor. Another dynamic character was Reverend Hale. To me‚ Abigail Williams was a static character;
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to hide. Therefore the discovery of secrets also induces fear. Fear‚ whether it be fear of life‚ or reputation‚ can heavily influence the actions of society. It possess the ability to impair the judgement and actions of people. Similarly‚ in The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the townspeople are completely ruled by fear. This fear is mainly caused by the strict punishments given to those who violate Puritan morals. It also brings along a sense that one must protect his own life and interests. This need
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inspirational manner just as the behaviors‚ actions‚ and fallacies in both Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” and William Bennett’s article “Aurora heroes”. A. In both the article and the play‚ men protect their own by sacrificing their own lives. B. Love is evident in everyday life‚ because it is an emotion. The men who died as Aurora heroes loved their significant other‚ enough to protect them. Abigail Williams loved John Proctor and she believed that he loved her too. C. Miller
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Abigail Williams In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ one of the main characters Abigail Williams is a big part of what caused the Salem witch trials in Salem Massachusetts in 1692. Abigail is a very mean‚ vindictive and controlling girl‚ who always tries to get her way no matter who might be hurt by her along the way. Throughout the play we can see her lies‚ accusations and just being plain mean and vindictive causes a lot of pain and suffering for many people‚ but she never seemed to care about anyone
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towards him. Because of his actions‚ when Caesar died‚ he had great passion and wanted to take over to show his commitment to Caesar. Antony expressed the conspirators as noble‚ but changed his thoughts after they killed his leader. Antony was a dynamic character through the death of Caesar and changed his outlook and relationships with the conspirators as it changes from acknowledgement to hate. Antony follows Caesar’s orders with obedience and views him as a fatherly figure as he says‚ "When Caesar
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114315 Mrs. Ingersoll March 19‚ 2014 Salem’s Outbreak Throughout The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the Salem witchcraft trials accidentally become what are known as one of the most controversial events in Massachusetts history. A young woman named Abigail Williams‚ along with several other girls‚ lead accusations of witchcraft against their community in an attempt to deflect repercussions from their own witchcraft encounters. This constant accusing results in the wrongful condemnation of
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Jordana Nicholas Ms. Bredhold English III 1-11-11 Tragic Hero In the play The Crucible‚ the tragic hero John Proctor‚ is caught between his flaws that stop him from helping his community and that the ones that lead him to his down fall. Throughout the play‚ John Proctor has two choices‚ he can either save his life by tarnishing his name‚ or he can choose to die while preserving his integrity. He becomes the tragic hero by trying to help his community after a group of teenage girls start
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The Crucible: Questions Act One 13. What is the function of Rebecca Nurse in the play? The function of Rebecca Nurse within the play is the voice of reason. In many occasions within Act One Rebecca is trying to find other ways to deal with Betty’s behaviour. And when Reverend Hale mentions that they need to execute the devil with in her she excuses herself because she cannot stomach this action. 17. What does Giles Corey reveal to Reverend Hale? Giles Corey reveals to Reverend
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Pearl Buck’s‚ The Good Earth‚ more dynamic characters come into play throughout the book. O-lan takes the role of an obedient yet strong-minded housewife who was a former slave and is now controlled by her husband‚ Wang Lung. In this position she doesn’t have much of a choice in her actions or decisions and remains loyal to Wang Lung. Her passive behavior causes a lack of emotion and dialogue in the book. Due to this absence of context‚ she remains a flat character. Although little is known about O-lan’s
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Abigail Williams: the Perfect Puritan Society is going to judge people no matter what they do‚ so people might as well be who they want to be. In the crucible‚ during the Salam witch trials‚ Abigail Williams did what she wanted‚ she was not the typical Puritan‚ and definitely not a perfect one at that. She did things women were not allowed to do. She lied‚ and costed many people their lives because of it. She had a man cheat and blacken his name. She uses her acting skills and the girls around
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