Logical Fallacies within The Crucible Passing the buck Fear of consequence often prompts individuals to push blame onto others. When Abigail realizes the others will always suspect that she bewitched Betty‚ she passes the blame onto Tituba‚ claiming‚ “She made me do it!... She makes me drink blood!” (43). Abigail is the first of individuals who pass the buck in Miller’s work. Miller shows how when people fear judgment‚ in order to avoid persecution‚ they transfer blame onto others. Hasty Generalization
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In The Crucible‚ Elizabeth Proctor sacrificed her principle of not lying to try and save her husband. John told the court that he had an affair with Abigail. Before that‚ he also told the court that Elizabeth would never lie. Danforth brought Elizabeth into the courtroom‚ but when she was questioned‚ she thought Abigail spoke of the affair. Therefore‚ she lied and said he didn’t have the affair. She lied to try and save her husband‚ but in the end‚ she made the situation worse. After that‚ John was
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Silence has pervaded every imaginable recess in the old dilapidated courthouse. A hundred silent onlookers hold their breath in baited anticipation. Suddenly‚ the dull sound that only wood can make as it slams into an desk echoes for what may as well be all eternity. A single man garners the attention of two hundred eyes as he unintentionally clears his throat. However his lips only are able to take form around one bloodcurdling word: guilty. Although of what crime depends on the time period of the
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Day-Lewis successfully showed the harsh‚ straight-forward side of Proctor as well as the insanity that came out of his anger before his death. I also thought Joan Allen did well as she portrayed an innocent but outspoken Elizabeth. The actors of Danforth‚ Parris‚ Hale‚ Mary Warren‚ Tituba‚ Betty‚ Rebecca Nurse‚ and Hathorne all gave a sound performance although during some scenes stronger emotions could have been brought out. Nicholas Hytner‚ the director‚ did well to keep the events in a way that
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of lying and never seeing an evil and spirits. When in court‚ proctor confesses that Abigail wants his wife dead because they had an affair and his wife threw her on the high road for being a harlot. Once proctor has confessed his lechery‚ Danforth brings Elizabeth into the court and questions her motives for firing Abigail. Elizabeth responds by saying “I came to think he fancied her. And so one night I lost my wits‚ I think‚ and put her out on the high road”(pg.113). She admits to thinking
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a person of quiet and feeble qualities. The primary external conflict that tests the reverend’s strength of character is when Parris’s life is at risk due to his influential position in the town’s witch hunt. During a meeting with Deputy Governor Danforth in the beginning of Act Four‚ Parris reveals that the angered townspeople placed a dagger above his doorstep as part of a plot to murder him‚ leaving him quite afraid
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Kevin Joseph English 11 Mrs. Kennedy-Brooks Period 3 11/18/09 How does Injustice Negatively Affect a Community? What is injustice? Injustice can be defined as an abuse of power‚ tarnished reputations‚ and death to the innocent. When people in a community are treated differently it makes people feel out of place. It makes them think that they do not belong. The book Honky talks about the author of the book‚ Dalton Conley. His family is the only white family that lives in a predominantly
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Nationwide‚ students in history classes study and learn about the infamous incident known as the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Through textbooks and research‚ students learn about this event from a factual and objective point of view. Students learn such facts like 19 men and women were hanged because they were convicted of witchcraft. Students learn the essential information as deemed important by their teacher; yet‚ students do not have the opportunity to learn about the trials from a subjective
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definitely empty. When Herrick enters he refers to Sarah Good and Tituba as a bundle of rags even though he knows that Sarah and Tituba are lying beneath them‚ which is somewhat dehumanising. Towards the end of Act 4‚ when Proctor is discussing with Danforth about confessing‚ he says he ‘wept like a woman’ which I feel is being sexist and it’s as if stating that men don’t cry. Also near the end of Act 4‚ Proctor eventually releases his emotions and breaks down‚ with a moving speech‚ and confesses to
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Are you loyal? Loyalty is the quality of being loyal to someone or something. Loyalty is being displayed all through act three. There are multiple comparisons that comes to mind when i read this play and when i think about modern day events. Loyalty is a very strong word‚ everyone is not loyal. Most time when we think of loyalty we think of being loyal to your boy or girl friend but that is not that case all the time. Loyalty is standing up and acting on what you believe in no matter the circumstance
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