and eventually sends nineteen innocent people to their deaths. Another who is after reputation is Judge Danforth‚ he was a judge at the witch trials who trades in the lives of others for being a reputable judge in Boston.In his eyes the judges are always right “A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it".By accusing all 72 victims of witchery‚ Danforth hopes to promote his position as a judge and increase his chances of becoming a respected judge in Salem. He didn’t
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example‚ Abigail William for instance‚ fears discovery of her deceit in the town of Salem and commits all sorts of heinous acts to prevent herself‚regardless of the harm done to to others. Marry Warrens is innocent and she’s trying to save herself from Danforth because he thinks that she is lying when really she isn’t. Proctor is scared because he doesn’t want his wife to be killed and because he had an affair with Abigail. Abigail shows many of her “acts” in many of the scenes to prevent herself from
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A Story of Corrupt Justice: The Perpetuation of the Abominable Salem Witch Trials Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ a place of beginnings in the New World‚ shows that the Puritans’ “self-denial‚ their purposefulness‚ their suspicion of all vain pursuits‚ their hard-handed justice were altogether perfect instruments for the conquest of this space so antagonistic to man” (Miller 6). The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ describes the Salem witch trials during the seventeenth century. Numerous people were hung and jailed
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God… I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!” • Stage directions: in an open threat. “Let you beware‚ Mr Danforth.” • Stage directions: They all watch‚ as Abigail‚ out of her infinite charity‚ reaches out and draws the sobbing Mary to her‚ and then looks up to Danforth. John Proctor • “Ah‚ you’re wicked yet‚ aren’t y’!” • “It’s well seasoned.” • “It is a providence‚ and no great change; we are only what we always were‚ but naked
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The Crucible Ashley Mizuno In a time when God ruled the world‚ those who dissented faced a certain end. Some hold secrets that if discovered‚ will destroy the very center of all they hold dear. Dancing in the forest‚ girls who will not wake‚ secret relationships‚ and claims of witchcraft all lead to the destruction of a community. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ written during the McCarthy Era‚ this is exactly what happens. Reverend Parris catches a group of girls dancing in the forest‚ and
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Sydney Levy IB Candidate #000536-XXX HL English: World Literature Assignment 21 May 2013 Moral Instruction in The Crucible The world-famous and highly influential play‚ The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ was written in an effort to make the public aware of one of the most awful chapters in history‚ and the goal of the author was to use the characters and events as a vehicle to communicate the moral lessons that should be learned from these examples of flawed human behavior. Various themes and
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selfishness. A society that was expected to be moral failed to do so because of pure greed. Abigail Williams is an example for her bogus witch trials to protect herself she kills innocent people. Also characters such as Reverend Parris‚ Governor Danforth and Mary Warren show they are very weak and unrighteous. Many people in the play are ironically iniquitous for such a just lifestyle. The court system in Salem was very corrupt. In the Puritan religion it was said that you can’t challenge the
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straw man fallacy happens quite a bit in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller‚ but especially in on page 211 in the 4th column which reads‚ “(Procter): I have no love Mr. Parris. It is no secret. But God I surely love. (Cheever): He plow on Sunday‚ sir. (Danforth): Plow on Sunday! (Cheever): I think it be evidence‚ John. I am an official of the court‚ I cannot keep it. (Procter): I have once or twice plowed on Sunday. I have 3 children‚ sir‚ and until last year my land gave little.” This is a correct representation
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is a tragic hero with the flaw that is committing adultery with Abigail. He soon realizes all his mistakes and confess all his sin and meets a death. He represents his individual freedom more than anyone else throughout the book while the Salem court and the Puritan theocracy represent repression of individual freedom. The start of the witchcraft causes chaos to the town‚ church‚ and the court instead of bringing peace to a community. The Salem rules
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Aware of the potency of Sarah Good‚ Tituba‚ and many of the other accused witches‚ the accusers in the Salem court feign hysteria (Tunc Web‚ Miller PAGE NUMBER. The display of pain is an attempt to create the impression that the Sarah and Tituba are infecting the “normal” girls (Tunc Web). Such hysteria allows Abigail to avoid allegations when she accuses Tituba and others of serving the Devil (Tunc Web‚ Miller 1154). ( According to Tanfer Tunc‚ in the seventeenth-century‚ the women accused of witchcraft
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