Jasmine West Mr. Bertelsen English III 3 October 2017 The Crucible The themes of hysteria‚ paranoia‚ falsehood‚ and honesty functions in the play in many characters‚ but in this essay I will be specifically talking about how it is displayed in Mary Warren. In the beginning of the play‚ Mary was freaking out about how she was a godly woman and that there was nothing wrong with her. She kept talking about how she loves God and she wants to come back to God and worship God. For the most part
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The Crucible- Act 1 Page 913 (1a-5b) 1a. The key to maintaining a safe and orderly society was to go to church and stay on the path of God. The government they established was Puritan Theocracy. 1b. The community’s structure and philosophies led to its falling apart because 2a. Reverend Paris is trying to figure out what happened the night in the woods and wants to know if Tituba was talking to the devil and performing witchcraft. Abigail immediately responds saying that no one was performing
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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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you ever wondered if witches were actually real? In the play “The Crucible‚” people thought they were real. In this story the mass hysteria that ensues is comparable to the Red Scare of the 1950s. In these similar conflicts people were scared of one another and falsely accused innocent people. We can learn something from these conflicts though. “The Crucible” has many events and themes that can apply to real life. In “The Crucible‚” there were a large amount of people that were accused. At first
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Humans always want what they do not have‚ they try to deny it but it is inevitable. The crucible by Arthur Miller has many selfish people. First‚ people want thing and act selfishly. Second‚ People do selfish things when they want something. Third‚ others are hurt when people act selfishly. When characters act selfishly to get something they want‚ others are hurt. People who want things act selfishly. Characters act selfishly when they want land. Thomas Putnam wants everyone’s land for himself because
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I was very surprised to learn that my plot selection was the Crucible by Arthur Miller written in 1953. My mind went to some of the modern day issues we face in the twenty first century. I became astonished when I realized what the actual story entailed. The scenario I had in my mind from the plot was so far off from the play the Crucible.
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Honors English-10 19 October 2012 The Crucible Analysis Throughout The Crucible‚ the main character‚ John Proctor‚ had an internal change due to events and people in the story. Proctor was influenced by the Salem witch trials and the people involved in it. He learned lessons along the way and learned to stay true and honest to who he is. Proctor committed adultery with a girl named Abigail and felt terribly guilty. At first Proctor continued to fall into his guilt by lying and not moving
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ the main protagonists are John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and Reverend Hale. They had tolerated and however more struggled with the misunderstood references such as witchcraft that had effected their personal lives with dilemmas. Each character had exhibit a certain sin from the beginning and with their decisions made towards the end of the play it had expressed their true virtues. The play’s tragic hero John Proctor was an outspoken and honest man
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In the play “The Crucible”‚ by Arthur Miller‚ it describes the happenings of the Salem Witchcraft Trials and it symbolizes how The Red Scare‚ After World War Two‚ is so similar as people accused their neighbors and friends for their own personal purpose Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible” to show how Senator McCarthy and the HUAC’s actions of accusing communism is similar to Governor Danforth and the Salem Witchcraft Trials are both being fueled by propaganda and misinformation. In his play he changes
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The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials that happened during the 1600’s. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1952 during the Red Scare‚ “The Red Scare describes the time in American History following World War II when tension between Americans and other Communist countries‚ specifically the Soviet Union‚ were threateningly high” (Allison). During this time period many Americans spoke out about their situation‚ including Arthur Miller. He wrote The Crucible to make
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