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    The Crucible

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    Quote #1 The parochial snobbery of these people was partly responsible for their failure to convert the Indians. Probably they also preferred to take land from heathens rather than from fellow Christians. At any rate‚ very few Indians were converted‚ and the Salem folk believed that the virgin forest was the Devil’s last preserve‚ his home base and the citadel of his final stand. To the best of their knowledge the American forest was the last place on earth that was not paying homage to God. (I

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    The Crucible Review

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    In Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ not much was received‚ except for the revenge of a heart broken girl. I didn’t find this play intriguing like most plays I have read before. If you want to watch a girl throw a tantrum over a guy and get rid of her rivals‚ then I recommend watching Mean Girls or befriend a high school queen bee‚ instead of reading The Crucible. Not much is offered to you other than blame and the act of revenge‚ which was lacked as well. In fact‚ the witch hysteria played a minor

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    also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques‚ especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller draws a parallel between the Salem Witch trials of 1692 and McCarthyism of the 1950s‚ when communism became the devil and a community of people used “evil” as an excuse to take out their personal spite on those they had always wished ill. Miller sets up the parallel by showing Salem to be a theocracy‚ which would

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    Abigail lies throughout the entire play. She has Tituba cast a spell to kill Elizabeth but in order to avoid detection of this she lies saying she saw all these people with the devil; "I saw Sarah Good with the devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil!" She also states before these lies "I want to open myself!" The word ’open’ means ’entirely honest; Ironically‚ nothing thatshe says is actually truthful. She lies in court by pretending she see’s things that aren’t actually there in hope to get others

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    Response To The Crucible

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    The Crucible was written by Arthur MIller in the 1950’s when communist hunts were on going. Arthur Miller was a political advocate against the inequalities of race in America‚ and was very supportive to the labor unions. Because of this he was a target Senator Joseph McCarthy and others who wanted to rid the country of communists. Miller was called to court and he refused to say anyone’s name then he was fined and sent to jail for 30 days with no evidence‚ only on suspicion. The same thing happened

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    Essay On The Crucible

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    Braxton Bailey English Mrs. Jenson The crucible How the crucible is a tragic comedy I don’t think The Crucible is a tragic comedy. The book may contain a few comical parts in it; but it should not be considered a comedy. The only funny character would be Giles Corey‚ because he is elderly and sincere. He is vary grouchy‚ which makes him a laughable character‚ (for example when he used the word “fart”‚ and is often outrageous reactions when he hears something wrong‚ and takes offence.) Some other

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    God In The Crucible

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    The most important word in The Crucible is God because the word is used to defend and prosecute others and has an ironic meaning throughout the play. The word God is more important than other words because God is used to defend and prosecute others. To the villagers‚ all of their actions are judged by God and all sins are irredeemable. Although this is a large burden‚ it also holds the community together and prevents any form of disunity. However at the start of the story‚ this community begins

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    the crucible

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    black art to change your shape. no‚ i cannot‚ I cannot stop my mouth; it’s god’s work I do." -Danforth- "I am amazed to fin you in such uproar. I have only good report of you character." -Danforth- “I have seen marvels in this court. I have seen people choked before my eyes by spirits; i have seen them stuck by pins and slashed by daggers" -Hathorne- how do you know‚ then‚ that you are not a witch? -Giles Corey- They’ll be hangin’ my wife! Francis Nurse- Excellency‚ we have proof for your eyes;

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    The Crucible Essay

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    Similarly‚ others cope just as easily by lying to themselves‚ which can establish a false reality in the mind of the self-deceiver and‚ ultimately‚ leads to fallacies in logic. Coherently‚ Arthur Miller utilizes his diverse cast of characters in his play write “The Crucible” to demonstrate the ease at which lying to one’s self can create false realities and fallacious logic without our knowing. Arthur Miller’s play write of “The Crucible” demonstrates mankind’s inherited hypocrisy and inability to recognize

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    if witches were actually real? In the play “The Crucible‚” people thought they were real. In this story the mass hysteria that ensues is comparable to the Red Scare of the 1950s. In these similar conflicts people were scared of one another and falsely accused innocent people. We can learn something from these conflicts though. “The Crucible” has many events and themes that can apply to real life. In “The Crucible‚” there were a large amount of people that were accused. At first there weren’t that

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