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    eye‚ emphasises the relationship between some sort of attack and their race. In relation to the play ‘The Crucible’ written by Arthur Miller‚ the people who have the authority around the village are what influences the rest of the population to think the way that they do. They constantly talk about their religion and focus on witches who they are deeply frightened by. We can see in the play‚ Fear is

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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 Thesis

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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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    The world at the present is always the inspiration of a work. This idea is manifested in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. He incorporates the political drama of the era into the play about the Salem Witch Trials. Therefore‚ The Crucible is a mirror image of the McCarthyism that occurred during the 1950s. This fact is reflected through the various connections in characters‚ themes. First‚ there are characters in the play which represent the actual people involved and affected by the McCarthy era.

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    Weakness In The Crucible

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    In this essay I am going to talk about how weakness‚ courage‚ and truth play a role in the Crucible. The first concept I am going to talk about is weakness and how it affected the Crucible. Mary Warren shows a lot of weakness because of how she got John and Elizabeth proctor in trouble with the court. Mary Warren wouldn’t fess up that she made the poppet and put the needle in its belly. Elizabeth got blamed for it because the poppet was in her house and Elizabeth said she didn’t have any dolls but

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    Pride in the Crucible

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    The Presence of Pride in Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible" In Miller’s "The Crucible" the pride of the people of Salem leads to a massacre of innocent lives. Pride is delight or elation arising from some act‚ possession‚ or relationship. One of the main characters‚ John Proctor‚ has pride in his beliefs of purifying the Church of England. His wife‚ Elizabeth‚ has pride in her ability to use the trials as an ultimate revenge against Abigail Williams. John Hale is the "expert" on witches his pride

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    Crucible - Summary

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    of the back of Tituba. To get even more praise and to become even more absolved she starts naming random names. Abigail with or without realising it starts something‚ that she may think she can control‚ but as the lies gather momentum and as the crucible burns hotter‚ she cannot and she has completely gone too far with the lying and cannot turn back. Abigail Williams’ lies and deceit is done to maintain her sense of control over the group and to ensure that what she covets or desires is what will

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    Breaking Crucible

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    7/13/13 The Breaking Crucible‚ by James W. Alexander TePoetGtnegEoko TeBekn Cuil‚b Vros h rjc uebr Bo f h raig rcbe y aiu Ti eoki frteueo ayn ayhr a n cs adwt hs Bo s o h s f noe nwee t o ot n ih ams n rsrcin wasee. Yumycp i‚gv i aa o lot o etitos htovr o a oy t ie t wy r r-s i udrtetrso tePoetGtnegLcneicue eue t ne h em f h rjc uebr ies nldd wt ti eoko oln a wwgtnegog ih hs Bo r nie t w.uebr.r Tte TeBekn Cuil il: h raig rcbe adohrtasain o Gra Hms n te rnltos f emn yn Ato:Vros uhr aiu Tasao:JmsWdelAeadr

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    Abigail: the Crucible

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    Abigail Williams: Evil or Damned? Jacqueline Wong English 12 W. McGee 28 April 2013 Abigail Williams: Evil or Damned? Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ is a controversial piece of literature for many reasons‚ particularly the portrayal of female characters – specifically Abigail Williams. In the play‚ Abigail is portrayed as a villainous character that appears to be driven by a deeply rooted grudge towards the Proctor family‚ as her love for John Proctor is unattainable. As the play progresses

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    Fear of Terrorism

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    FEAR OF TERRORISM Fear of Terrorism Lindsy Vickers Eng122 Composition 2 James Meetze 1-14-2013 Introduction Since September 11th‚ 2001‚ the world has witnessed a radical change in the world order. Fear‚ anxiety‚ sentiments of repugnancy and hate‚ and‚ mostly‚ a deep sentiment of great uncertainty took their place and dominated‚ and still dominate‚ problematic‚ issue. There has been much discussions and debates about the events that has taken place in the fatal date and consequent repercussion acts

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