The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ is an intense‚ drama-filled play about the accusations of witchcraft amongst the town of Salem. Throughout this play‚ there are many themes that are laid out across all four acts. One of the mayor themes that sticks out and is present in all four acts is intolerance. In the Crucible there are countless times where intolerance is show by nearly every character involved in the play. This intolerance can be related to many events throughout American history and
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BEEN ACCUSED AND ARE WANTED BY JUDGE DANFORTH WANTED FOR WITCHCRAFT• Elizabeth Proctor‚ Rebecca Nurse‚ Martha and Giles Corey‚ and Sarah Good sound like the names of well-respected members of Salem. However‚ they and many others are wanted for witchcraft. They have been accused by others in the community who suspect them of trucking with the devil. The accused will be arrested today and brought to the jail where they will await their trial. Judge Danforth is quick with the pen on signing death
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As the story continues on/ the word “persecution” had lead to many false accusations and deaths by pride. Giles Corey a former farmer had found out what Thomas Putnam was doing to gain land. Giles went to Danforth to accuse Thomas but when given a name he had refused. This lead to him being pressed to death by yet refusing to give out the name. John Proctor had signed himself a confession to save his life but however had thought that it had been wrong and refused to give out this letter so he teared
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witnessed the giving of names my Abigail‚ Betty‚ and Tituba‚ suspects her of witchcraft. Martha is later arrested as charged and put on trail. In Act III we start to sense a change in belief within Rev. Hale. It has been said in front of Judge Danforth that John Proctor does not attend church but once a month because he plows his fields on the other Sabbath days. Proctor‚ who has brought Marry Warren to court to confess that the girls are lying‚ does not deny the allegations. Here we experience
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habitually‚ attaining supremacy despite being only 17 years old. She has accused Elizabeth Proctor many times in the court‚ hoping to imprison her so she and Proctor could be one. Furthermore‚ she even threatened the head judge‚ Danforth‚ she says‚ “Let you beware‚ Mr. Danforth. Think you to be so mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits? Beware of it!” (Miller 108). During this time period one would not dare to even consider anything against a man of such honor as
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a result of interactions that provide opportunities for changes in ideals and relationships; while other individuals‚ like Judge Danforth‚ do not. Elizabeth Proctor‚ wife of John Proctor‚ goes through a transformation because of the happenings of the
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being a righteous man. At the end of Act III‚ he is found guilty of witchcraft and is arrested; in Act IV‚ he is given the chance to “confess” and save himself from hanging. He does end up confessing for Elizabeth and his children. However‚ when Danforth tells him to sign his name‚ Proctor agrees. Proctor no longer has his soul; his reputation is gone; all he has left is his name. He proclaims that “[he] cannot have another [name] in [his] life” and refuses to “sign [him]self to lies” to save himself
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The characters fight to establish their own ethos to others around them‚ and by extension the audience throughout Act four. For example‚ Proctor fights to hold on to his own credibility within the town when he does not want Danforth to hang his signed testimony up in public. He does this because he does not want his friends to know that he has abandoned his own morals. John Proctor is not a witch‚ never has been a witch‚ and does not plan on being a witch‚ so signing his mane
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Abigail‚ Danforth and Tituba. The real lesson to be learned even after hundreds of years after the Witch Trials‚ is that ignorance is a main cause of the disintegration of society Abigail is a peculiar individual as she is one of the main charachters in the play‚ with her convicting so many innocent civilians‚ it can only be assured
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Instantly stating Tituba to being guilty to witchcraft‚ where she had been forced to admit guilty or get whipped until she does. Another example of Either or Choice would be in Act 3 where Judge Danforth states‚ “You will confess yourself or you will hang!” Knowing of the witchcraft occurring in Salem‚ Judge Danforth immediately gives the accused few options. These options being that the accused either come forward and say they are dealing with witchcraft or be hanged. This is Either or because there can
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