After reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ one cannot help but wonder why when given the chance to confess to the accusations and live‚ did the characters choose to stay firm and die? For people today that question is not easily answered. In the past however‚ this was not a question at all. The answer was found within the strong religious background that most of the accused were raised on‚ and the feeling of pride and honor they felt in their hearts. John Proctor exemplifies the importance of a
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What is a crucible? A crucible is a time in history when political or cultural changes take an effect‚ changing a society into a different shape than what it began as. Throughout the play there is a battle between truth and deception that is set in the Protestant town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. In Salem at this time young women were accusing their elders of witchcraft just to get out of a whipping. Many people were dying because they would not lie and condemn their soul to an eternity with the devil
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Act Three of Arthur Miller’s script The Crucible opens with a very hostile‚ tense and desperate mood due to the Salem Witch Trials being in full swing. Hathorne is questioning the wife of Giles Corey‚ Martha‚ about whether or not she is aligned with the Devil and one of his witches until Giles comes barging in “roaring to the court” that he has “evidence” for them to see until he is eventually “removed by the court marshal” (83-84). Giles is angered and furious that his wife is being put on trial
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Hunter Toney Mrs. Lowry English 3 HN 18 March 2014 In my depiction‚ the events of the Salem Witch Trials were most responsible by Abigail Williams. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ Abigail demonstrated her malevolent ways by showing her lustful and violent characteristics‚ along with her personal vendetta against Elizabeth Proctor. These character flaws‚ in my opinion‚ were the driving force that started the events in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Her hatred for Elizabeth‚ and wanting her dead‚ was the reasoning
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Bailey Sperry Mrs. Florio English III 30 September 2012 A Hero in Salem “Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience‚” by Thomas Merton. Merton did not just mean to put words down on a piece of paper; it has meaning to everyday people and everyday life. A hero is not always a person in a cape‚ but also a man who saves a kitten from a tree or stands
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Human nature is a word describing our reactions to events‚ our own inner struggles‚ and our interaction with others‚ a tendency that every human has in common. (Human Nature in The Crucible) In‚ The Crucible‚ several of the characters are constantly feuding‚ not only among themselves but with the entire community as well. Many citizens spread ridiculous lies and rumors accusing innocent people of being “under the influence” of the devil. The people of Salem fall victim to an eruption of delirium
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publicly confess: “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” Abigail Williams-summary of role in the book * Of the major characters‚ Abigail is the least complex. * clearly the villain of the play‚ more so than Parris or Danforth: she tells lies‚ manipulates her
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says this‚ “I thought‚ sir‚ to put some questions as to the Christian character of this house‚ if you’ll permit me.”. Showing he has religious authority to interrogate them of their religion. This is also shown in act 4‚ when Hale leaves the court Danforth is devastated‚ because he was a big religious presence. Reverend Hale shows that he is a powerful religious figure when Herrick says this‚ “He goes among them that will hang‚ sir. And he prays with them.”. This proves that even after going to Andover
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“For now I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor. Not enough to weave a banner with‚ but white enough to keep it from such dogs” (133). He demonstrates his strength to stick up for himself. John Proctor recognizes that people like Danforth are manipulative because they abuse their power. He knows he has enough morality to “keep it from such dogs”. Proctor is a brave man since he knows it is better to die with honor than live as a coward. Proctor takes his demise as a real man and finally
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known to have existed during the Salem Witch Trials. Throughout the play‚ many characters’ moral strength is tested‚ and the local inhabitants of Salem‚ Massachusetts begin to lie and blame those innocent. People like Abigail Williams and Judge Danforth begin to accuse the innocent‚ and subsequently‚ the convicted are hanged due to their lack of confession. The people of Salem‚ whose inherent human qualities of greed and lying become evident over the course of the executions‚ indirectly create
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