Proctors attitude about his reputation is revealed when he is conflicted about lying. In the final scene of the play‚ Proctor’s conflict is he must decide what more important his reputation or his life. His choices are Danforth wants him to confess to witchcraft in order to be removed from prison. (Miller Act 3) When it is explained to him that he must sign a confession‚ Proctor hesitates. (Miller 211) Proctors choices relates to the importance of his reputation
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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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Every one in a while‚ America erupts into mass hysteria because of the ranting of some crazy people. In the 1600’s‚ we had the Salem witch trials‚ and as described in the book‚ "The Crucible"‚ a group of girls falsely accuse their neighbors of witchcraft‚ and regular‚ innocent people are hung. Then‚ in the 1950’s‚ a man named Joseph McCarthy sparked a craze of accusing people‚ mainly government officials‚ of being communist‚ thus scarring their careers. The McCarthy hearing are similar to the Salem
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In the mid to late 1600’s‚ Salem‚ Massachusetts suffered from witchcraft‚ accusations‚ and trials. People were being accused of witchcraft and conspiring with the devil. Many people had been accused‚ and John Proctor was one of many. Before the witch trials started John was already trying to save his marriage with Elizabeth‚ his wife‚ and his reputation after his affair with Abigail Williams. John Proctor’s desperateness to save his reputation showed when he told the court about his affair‚ never
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SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - The Crucible Act One 1. "So now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom‚ lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong and deceitful ideas." What is the irony in that statement? 2. Explain how the witch-hunt years were a time of "general revenge." 3. Identify Tituba‚ Abigail‚ and Betty. 4. Why does Mrs. Putnam believe there are witches in Salem? 5. Why is Thomas Putnam bitter? 6. Parris says‚ "Oh‚ Abigail
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“The Devil In New England” is a persuasive piece written by Cotton Mather. He advocated the belief that witchcraft was a wicked force that was growing within New England. He believed that this was the work of the Devil‚ and that the Devil was conjuring up an army of witches to destroy religion. According to Mather‚ the Devil “was exceedingly disturbed” by the presence of the Puritans. Knowing his audience were Puritans‚ he used the fear of the Devil and his workings to instill uneasiness in the
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Crucible Essay Have you ever been accused of something you didn’t do? The Crucible by Arthur Miller. This story is about innocent people being accused of witchcraft by a group of girls. These accusations get out of hand and innocent people are being hanged. There are three main themes in The Crucible and they are Guilt‚ Irony and Deception. The first main theme of The Crucible is Guilt. Guilt is shown when John proctor says to Abigail
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either by a tenacious or popular figure‚ or in a case in The Crucible‚ the children played a huge role in affecting and brainwashing other people’s minds. Most people would often believe this figure and not question it. People would also believe witchcraft was hereditary‚ making families shunned by communities and making their lives hard. Often‚ witch hunts were fronted as an excuse to get rid of a rival or seize the property of someone whose wealth the accuser envied. This mindset made many people
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them dancing in the woods‚ which causes the whole town to go into hysteria. The town starts accusing each other of witchcraft. Samuel Parris is a minister that is terrified that the town will throw him out for being associated with witch craft. He uses his power as minister to gain respect from the town. Abigail is the unofficial leader of the group of girls that were victims of witchcraft‚ which gave her remarkable power. She uses the power that she has to fulfill her personal vendetta. Judge Danforth
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