to the leadership authority of Abigail Williams. At first she is in court to admit to the judges that there were no devils. She even says‚ “Never‚ Never!”(116) when Judge Danforth asks her if “[she] compacted with the Devil‚” (116). She even acknowledges Danforth’s power and leadership by telling him the truth. She knows Danforth has the ability to have people killed if they were associated
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millions and created “The Red Scare” that ruined many aspects of people lives‚ putting them into a mass panic. As a result of this‚ Arthur Miller created the character in his play‚ “The Crucible” who is a McCarthy-like character named Judge Thomas Danforth‚ who spread the fear of witchcraft among many people while encouraging his own power in 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials. He announces to the people of Salem that “near to four hundred are in jails from Marblehead to Lynn‚ upon [his] signature”
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audience that is reading the play knows that Abigail is making up these false accusations‚ but some people in the town believe her and are making her into some kind of religious figure. In the Crucible there is an allusion to Good vs. Evil. In Act III Danforth says‚ "a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it"(Miller 1137). The town is religiously and morally based so you are either classified under a believer or someone who believes in evil. The good people are seen as opponents
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The word character means moral qualities distinctive to an individual. Character flaws in the Crucible by author Arthur Miller seem very apparent as a common trait. The characters John Proctor and Reverend John Hale convey the dominant claim that character flaws do not define a person. John Proctor conveys the dominant claim that character flaws do not define a person. In Act I‚ John and Abigail meet several months after a brief affair‚ and Abigail hopes to rekindle their relationship. John flirts
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The whole town is called by Danforth when Mary Warren declares that she wants‚ to tell the truth once and for all. The town goes inside the small‚ brown‚ and cold court. Some sit-down and some stand-up. They are waiting anxiously for Mary Warren. Most of their faces were full of fear of being arrested when Mary Warren is finished with her statement. Mary Warren appears out of the tiny door in the corner. Her face is blank‚ there is no expression. She stands in front of a tall podium and begins.
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JOHN HALE’S CHANGES What would you do if at the sign of your name hundreds of people were thrown in jail or hung? Well that is what Reverend John Hale has to ask himself as he has the heaviest burden to carry. In Arthur Miller’s‚The Crucible‚ John Hale is man so sure of himself at first becomes a very broken man while dealing with the accusations in Salem. When John Hale first arrives in Salem he is very over confident and conceited about his knowledge in witchcraft. Reverend Hale is
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In truth‚ however‚ such an examination is most likely wrong because Miller obviously suggests his belief that‚ in truth‚ a theocratic government is nothing but blind and corrupt. In the drama‚ Reverend Hale tells Danforth that none of the captives will plead guilty and informs him of what’s going on in the town. Reverend Hale states‚ “Excellency‚ there are orphans wandering from house to house; abandoned cattle bellow on the highroads‚ the stink of rotting crops hangs
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The Crucible- Comprehension Study Questions 1. There are many factors that contribute to the initiation and the escalation of the witch hunts in Salem. Partisans truly believed in the existence of witches‚ as it was recognize as a sin against God in the bible. This caused their society to accredit any unnatural happenings to the Devil. When Ruth and Betty cannot wake‚ Ann Putnam blames her daughters unconscious state and the deaths of her unbaptized babies on witchery. Witchcraft in Salem is
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Samuel Parris and John Hale are the two ministers in The Crucible and were initially alike in their attitudes towards witchcraft. However‚ their personalities show some striking dissimilarities. Unlike Hale‚ Reverend Parris is characterized by extreme paranoia and egotism. He is very static- his traits and motives remain consistent from the beginning to the end of the play. Although a religious man and believer in witchcraft like Parris‚ Hale values human life and is motivated by personal beliefs
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land and material possessions. Like Reverend Parris‚ Thomas Putnam is also greedy. Thomas uses his daughter to falsely accuse George Jacob of witchcraft. The accusation leads to the arrest and conviction of George Jacob by Judge Danforth. Giles Corey’s explains to Danforth that Mr. Putnam is dishonest and says “If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property- that’s law! ... This man is killing his neighbors for their land” (Miller 96). Thomas Putnam uses these falsifying witchcraft trails
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