II when John Proctor hands Danforth a testament that people had signed declaring Rebecca Nurse‚ Martha Corey‚ and Elizabeth‚ good women. Proctor said “…sir—they’ve known the women many years and never saw no sign they had dealings with the devil.” This testament was supposed to help the women get out of jail. It ultimately failed. A great example of irony is when Elizabeth Proctor lies about the affair that she knows that Abigail and John Proctor have. Judge Danforth asks her “Is your husband a
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The play‚ The Crucible’‚ illustrates how people react to mass hysteria created by a person or group of people‚ as people did during the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s and the Salem witch hunts of 1962. Many Americans were wrongly accused of being Communist sympathizers. The activities of the House of Un-American Activities Committee began to be linked with the witchcraft trials that had taken place in the town of Salem. This provided Miller with the catalyst to write The Crucible’. Without the
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emphasize the ironies‚ conflict‚ and often‚ hypocrisy between the two characters in question. The use of dramatic foils also magnifies the distinction between the two characters‚ notably between Proctor and Parris‚ Elizabeth and Abigail‚ Hale and Danforth‚ Hale and Parris‚ and Salem and Andover. John Proctor Versus Reverend Parris: Proctor regards himself as morally self-righteous and sees himself as an honest Christian man‚ however in all his true honesty and good nature‚ Proctor is bound by a
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everyone played some part in the Witch Trials‚ there are three key people who are mostly responsible for the mayhem. Overall‚ the three people that was most responsible for these trials would be Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and Deputy-Governor Danforth. The play erupted near the beginning with many people getting ill and the accusations of people being witches beginning. Though many may not see this‚ I personally view Abigail Williams being the
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The Crucible Arthur Miller The play begins in a small town during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The play takes place in Salem‚ Massachusetts. The event takes place in the Puritan society. The community is portrayed as superstitious and gullible. The Crucible is based on a true story so the setting is real. Act 1 The Crucible starts out in the bedroom of Betty Parris‚ the sick daughter of the towns preacher Samuel Parris. The village people began to spread the rumor that witchcraft is
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In the novel‚ The Crucible‚ John Proctor can be considered the tragic hero. He had all the components of a tragic hero‚ he had a tragic flaw which led to his tragic end. A tragic hero’s downfall is usually brought upon by his or herself by an error in judgment or a tragic flaw. A tragic hero is usually overcome by evil‚ but in the course of the struggle‚ the hero gains self-knowledge and wisdom. John Proctor is the perfect tragic hero because of his error in judgment‚ the fact that he is overcome
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times the court’s goal was to find the truth and to bring justice. Furthermore‚ the court of Salem is also representative of God’s laws and values‚ but its members are not. Their interests lie in only retaining authority through the court. Judge Danforth states the following after being questioned about an uprising‚ “I speak God’s law... If retaliation is your fear‚ know this - I should hang ten thousand that dared to rise against the law‚ and an ocean of salt tears could not melt the resolution
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“You’ll speak nothing of Elizabeth!” after Abigail had insulted her by calling her sickly (22). John‚ while talking with Danforth‚ proves his loyalty to Elizabeth by speaking up for her as he is trying to get her and his friends wives out of jail. He tells Danforth “that woman will never lie” which proves his loyalty to his wife (85). He proves his loyalty to his friends when Danforth has told him Elizabeth is pregnant and will stay alive for one year by
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grudge‚ Mrs. Putnam accused Betty of certain witch like activities even though she herself never saw the action. This demonstrates the betrayal of a member in the society because the Putnam’s try to condemn Betty from a grudge. Another example is of Danforth because he transforms this society from being religious to a courthouse. This is shown on page 85‚ “Do you take it upon yourself to determine what this court shall believe and what it shall set aside?” and on page 100‚ “I have been thirty-two year
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individuality. People in general are intelligent‚ but once people submit to a group consciousness‚ they turn into panic-driven animals. This theory is proven in Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible by characters Abigail Williams‚ Reverend Hale‚ and Judge Danforth. As soon as Abby knows she will get in trouble for witchcraft‚ she lies and deceives the town into believing she is a messenger of God. Whether or not she started to believe herself we do not know‚ but it is evident that she is lying while saying
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