Knowledge is power‚ which can give an individual the ability to persuade others. In the Play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the characters are accused of witchcraft. They tell the truth to who they choose‚ giving that person the ability to persuade the judge’s thoughts to their advantage‚ because‚ they know what actually happened in the woods. Power in the form of truth is passed between the characters as the witch trial progresses. Power is obtained when secrets or knowledge about others are revealed
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“The Crucible”‚ Act One Paragraph In “The Crucible”‚ by Arthur Miller‚ various techniques are used to characterize many of the different characters. Through “The Crucible” Miller indirectly characterizes the characters based on there actions and of what each character says throughout the play. Miller indirectly characterizes Reverend Paris as being greedy based on his actions of demanding to have the deed in the house he lives in and more firewood. Reverend Paris is also indirectly characterized
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The Crucible was a brilliant representation of mass hysteria. The examples are very limited when it comes to panic on as great a scale of which the Salem Witch Trials created. The reasons for there are not a large amount of examples is because the timing must be perfect to achieve the range of hysteria as seen in The Crucible.The hysteria was only entrenched so deeply in Salem for the following reasons: people urged the panic on for selfish reasons leading to panic‚ religion and state not being
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While many dark sides were uncovered throughout the crucible‚ Abigail Williams is the most self-centered‚ dishonest and manipulative character in The Crucible because she lies to conceal her affair and avoid witchcraft accusations which therefore result in the many deaths of innocent people. One of the first and most obvious traits about Abigail is that she is a manipulative young lady. There is a very evident personality change from the beginning of the play to the end. Around the end of the
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Survival and Hysteria in "The Crucible": Hysteria tears apart the community. Hysteria replaces common sense and allows the people to believe that their neighbors‚ whom they have always considered respectable people‚ are committing illogical and unbelievable crimes-- communicating with the devil‚ killing babies‚ and more. In "The Crucible"‚ the townsfolk accept and become active in the hysterical atmosphere not only out of true religious devoutness (God doesn’t allow interacting with the devil)
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Characters in these strict moral times would try to do what they thought would be for the best only to have the situations turn out worse than before. The irony in these works of literature is that a lot of times‚ good intentions ended badly. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a prime example of how good and pure intentions go wrong and turn into the problems they tried to avoid. Rev. Parris is the epitome of worrying too much about his public image. Parris is first introduced while sitting next to
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I had never expected you of all people to be the one who would commit adultery with John. I guess it’s not fair to say that to you alone; I never expected John to conduct such an impetuous act either. He should have known better and so should you. I know that you are a smart girl‚ Abigail‚ who is capable of doing many good things in life. However‚ I’m aware that your young age may hinder you from making the right choices sometimes and can fail to direct you into the correct paths. Thus‚ I have always
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The Crucible and the McCarthy Era Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ depicts the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 but is analogous to the McCarthy trials of the 1950s. In both situations‚ widespread hysteria occurs‚ stemming from existing fears of the people of that particular era. The Salem witchhunt trials parallel the McCarthy era in three major aspects: unfounded accusations‚ hostile interrogation of numerous innocent people and the ruination and death of various people’s
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that they will blame someone just to save themselves. This is exactly what many characters do in the play‚ The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller. The three people who are ultimately to blame for the deaths of innocents during the witch trials are Tituba‚ Abigail‚ and Reverend Hale. Tituba is one of the main characters to blame. When they were talking about what happened in the woods‚ Reverend Parris says “I saw Tituba waving her arms over the fire when I came on you. And I heard a screeching and gibberish
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Sebastian Jacques English 11: Honors Closing the Door on the Crucible This is exactly what you as readers have been waiting for‚ the final and most exciting scene from the play the Crucible. When John Proctor is dealing with is mind boggling internal conflict‚ something happens to him‚ earlier in the play‚ all Proctor though about what was at stake that would affect him like his name‚ his soul and even his life‚ but now the tables have turned. Proctor is experiencing and epiphany‚ a sudden realization
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