Isaiah Houston Mrs. Dempsey English 3‚ Period4 October 15‚ 2012 The Truth will set You Free “Honesty is the best Policy”- Benjamin Franklin. Ever since we were young our parents‚ teachers and mentors have told us that we should be honest with ourselves and each other. When people lie and act deceitful it will eventually catch up to them. I think that the lies people tell will start to pile up and weigh down your conscience. A prime example of this is in Arthur Miller’s play‚ the Crucible‚ when
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Katie Menzel 11/7/12 Conner Eng. Per. 2 “Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision.” This quote by V.S Niapaul demonstrates the idea that people limit themselves. They limit themselves to there own ideas. They don’t believe in themselves. Mary Warren in The Crucible demonstrates this by not believing in herself and settling for being a “follower”
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is shown on page 1324 when he tells Judge Danforth not to hang the respected accused individuals saying‚ “You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me. I dare not step outside at night!” This quote shows that Parris is not concerned with the hanging of the accused individuals who are not as respected‚ nor is he concerned with his supposed mission to banish all evil from Salem. He is just concerned about his well being. The characters of Judge Danforth and Reverend Parris both symbolize choosing
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Conflicts take time and questioning to unfold the hidden truth behind a problem. In the course of a lifetime‚ confidence in a belief continues to grow until a roadblock stops it and changes the way of thinking. Confronting a problem that contradicts a popular belief is presented in Arthur Miller’s character‚ Reverend Hale‚ from The Crucible. Reverend Hale has been called to Salem to examine Reverend Parris’s daughter‚ Betty‚ for precise signs of the devil. As the play draws out‚ Hale’s stance on
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114315 Mrs. Ingersoll March 19‚ 2014 Salem’s Outbreak Throughout The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the Salem witchcraft trials accidentally become what are known as one of the most controversial events in Massachusetts history. A young woman named Abigail Williams‚ along with several other girls‚ lead accusations of witchcraft against their community in an attempt to deflect repercussions from their own witchcraft encounters. This constant accusing results in the wrongful condemnation of
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Compromising honor‚ decency‚ and faith to protect oneself was normal to most people in The Crucible. People knew they would die without sacrificing‚ so they took the easy way out by giving up their self image and confessing to a sin they never committed. The first to give in to a fake confession was Tituba‚ who happened to be Reverend Parris’ slave‚ so she didn’t have very many rights to begin with. In the play Tituba says‚ “I love God with all my bein’” (Miller 24). Tituba is from Barbados‚ so she
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others talk about you. John Proctors attitude about his reputation is revealed when he is conflicted about lying. In the final scene of the play‚ Proctor’s conflict is he must decide what more important his reputation or his life. His choices are Danforth wants him to confess to witchcraft in order to be removed from prison. (Miller Act 3) When it is explained to him that he must sign a confession‚ Proctor hesitates. (Miller 211) Proctors choices relates to the importance of his reputation
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confessing the afflicted girls have been lying. “We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment” (Miller 179). Danforth would rather protects his reputation as an enforcer than actually believe John’s attempts to inform that there was never witchcraft in Salem. Unfortunately Mary betrays John after the afflicted girls mimic Mary’s speech causing her to appear guilty; Danforth takes advantage of by arresting John. Proctor’s intentions fail‚ leaving him with a choice to be made involving his
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In The Crucible‚ many individuals and institutions face moral tests. Characters such as John and Elizabeth Proctor‚ along with Giles Corey‚ faced such tests. During the time of the trials‚ Giles Corey was called by the court to release names of those suspected of witchcraft. Rather than reveal the names of the people significantly he was pressed to death and took the names of the people to his grave. As the claims of witchcraft troubled the town‚ John had hopes of ending the problem by revealing
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Brianna Chapman Mr. Horan Honors English II 10/28/14 Tragic Decision Making Alter the Witch Hunt Decision making can either make or break someone. The Salem Witch Trials consisted of many false accusations and unnecessary deaths. Arthur Miller portrayed the symptoms of “groupthink”‚ written by Irvin Janis‚ during the course of The Crucible. Janis’ article explores the psychology of decision making among a group. The major symptoms that seem to manifest The Crucible are self-censorship‚ pressure
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