ignorant when they act from fear. The Crucible by Arthur Miller can be analyzed through the theme of knowledge versus ignorance‚ which is developed by the characters of Reverend Hale and Thomas Danforth. The character of Thomas Danforth shows how ignorance‚ especially
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The Meaning of Truth and Judgment In society‚ truth has no meaning because people in numbers‚ rule and come together‚ only believing what they want to believe. Great strength in numbers is a key factor in The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller. What the townspeople of Salem said‚ always went. There is no arguing and no deciding. If someone was accused or judged as being a witch‚ they were most like condemned for being one. The definition of judgment is the formation of an opinion (Encarta Encyclopedia
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Beauty Behind The Madness “There are all kinds of love in this world‚ but never the same love twice.: Love is a universal emotion. Everyone has felt love towards something or someone in their lives. Love can bring about joy and happiness‚ tears and fears‚ hate and anger‚ anxiety and stress. The emotional roller coaster of love goes on throughout people’s lives and it is given and received in many different ways. There is a saying “ Love makes the world go around”. It is true. Imagine if love
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In the beginning of the story‚ Reverend Parris is looking at his daughter‚ Betty‚ while weeping and praying. She is asleep on her bed and cannot wake up. They know that she is not dead‚ but she does not move or speak. She just lies there. Parris heard that Betty and other girls were dancing in the woods. (This was a very bad thing at the time because that implied they knew the devil.) Reverend Parris’s slave‚ Tituba‚ is from Barbados. Abigail says that she put a spell on Betty so she would not wake
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The most admirable character in The Crucible in my opinion was John Proctor. He was admirable because of the way he stood up to his past failures that he had done in his life. He stood up for what was right and didn’t care what the consequences were for his actions. For instance he went and testified to the court to try and free his innocent wife. He also was willing to face the punishment of adultery to help free the innocent. He too was willing to wreak his reputation for the good of the town.
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Arthur Miller’s Use of His Artistic License Many will always debate on whether or not Arthur Miller had a responsibility to portray the Salem With Trails accurately. It is however seen in his play‚ The Crucible‚ he was responsible enough to recreate the events in a way that portrayed what happened in the Salem Witch Trails. Miller in the beginning of the play states that not a lot is known about the characters and that he took it upon himself to make any creations necessary (Miller 2). It was important
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resort to preserve their personal beliefs or values by resorting to the use of power. Power can be in a form of using personal might or the use of the combination of power from the community or government bodies. This could be seen in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible which highlights the use of power of the
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In this essay I will be talking about who I think the most despicable character is and what the larger message or theme that Miller is sending through the character. In The Crucible I believe that Abigail is the most despicable character. From the very beginning of the story Abigail was lying to Parris about what the girls were doing in the woods. Her lying in the beginning wasn’t setting herself up to be a very good person. Abigail then tells Hale that she has compacted with the Devil‚ but
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Cora’s as a Christian women contrasts with Addie’s real experience with sin. As Addie put it‚ “people to whom sin is just a matter of words‚ to them salvation is just words too (176).” This quote describes Addie’s religious views perfectly. She does not consider her affair a bad thing; therefore‚ why is repentance necessary? If you have done nothing wrong then why do you need forgiveness? Cora believes it is pride that holds Addie back from Christ‚ that she has done nothing wrong (167). Rather ironically
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In the paly "the Crucible" by Arthur Miller‚ one of the main character choose death over confession to witchcraft John Proctor is a man who has big exaptation for himself and other morally Proctor ‚ willing to risk it all for his goal and‚ not let their name go to ruined. John Proctor want to win the court case for his wife and his friend wives. Right now‚ John Proctor is in the hot seat at the court. In act 3 line 621 he started to say "Peace‚ Gile‚ we’ll prove it all now"(Miller). When Proctor says
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