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    Todd Closson English 8/24/14 The Crucible Society trusts those that conform‚ and distrusts those that don’t. One advantage of conforming to societies expectations is that you gain trust from the society. People who don’t conform aren’t trusted. One disadvantage is that you join the group‚ so you’re not technically an individual anymore in your own right. In the novel The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller explains the causes of hysteria‚ mob mentality‚ scapegoating by showing the conflicts within a society

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    11-period 7 24 September 2012 In The Crucible‚ Arthur miller dramatizes the Salem witch trial‚ which people are falsely accusing of witchcraft because people were tempted to lie for their own benefit. Puritan societies were concern how they looked in other people eyes and judge each other based on their reputation. The ultimate goals of the puritans was to gain salvation because in order to look good in front of god eyes. The prideful character in The Crucible‚ defend their reputation by lying which

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    A tragedy is said to be "a representation of serious people"(Aristotle 94) . I n The Crucible‚ tragedy was used all throughout the story. For example‚ the characters lost dozens of their neighbors all because of one group of girl’s ability to lie. Through Aristotle’s definition of what a tragedy is; The Crucible can be easily defined as being a one with its tragic hero being portrayed through John Proctor and the seriousness of the overall play. John comes from a high position in society because

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    The Crucible: Act One 1. Where and when is the opening scene of the play set? * The opening scene was held in the Salem in the Spring of year 1692 2. Why has Parris sent for Reverend Hale from Beverly? * Parris sent for Reverend Hale to see what is going on with his sick daughter‚ Betty. 3. What do we learn about the events in the forest and Abigail Williams’ connections with the Proctor family? * Abigail is in love with John Proctor and drank some charm to

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    The Crucible: Themes In Arthur Miller’s play‚ “The Crucible”‚ Miller’s main focuses were the witch trials‚ behaviors and actions as a result of the hidden deeds believed to be done by the people of Salem. This book includes religious beliefs and revolves around witch trials to go into depth of the accusations and the lies for the outcomes. The play is wonderfully worded with much context for a reader to fully understand the idea and the concept. There were many themes in the play‚ those explained

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    McKenna Elliott Mr. Jahnke English 10 3A 10 November 2013 Crucible paper Weakness‚ Jealousy and Manipulation In the 1950’s people were imprisoned for being accused as communists. Many lost their jobs and family. Many were afraid to stand up for themselves‚ therefore people just accused them even if they were innocent. How would innocent people feel if they were used as everyone’s scapegoat? Imagine if they had to accuse other people of witchcraft just to save there job‚ and social

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    Ryan McKeithan English III Prd. 1 10 – 17 – 12 “The Crucible” by Author Miller: Crucible [kroo-suh-buhl] noun: A severe‚ searching test or trial. Author Miller titled the play “The Crucible” because it has to do with witchcraft trails in Salem. Witchcraft [wich-kraft‚ krahft] noun: The art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic. McCarthyism [muh-kahr-thee-iz-uhm] noun: The practice of making accusations of disloyalty; the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigating techniques

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    The Sinful Three In Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ the Salem Witch Trials were filled with the same sins that were also shown in modern-day McCarthyism. In comparison‚ McCarthyism was a post-WWII investigation of Communists in the United States Government that involved blatant lies given by Joseph McCarthy that can relate to the lies shown by the townspeople of Salem during the Witch Trials. Specifically‚ three of the townspeople showed their sins the most; Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and

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    Journal Topics for The Crucible As you read the play over the next few days‚ choose any 3 of the following topics and respond to them in a google document or on paper. Each response must be at least 250 words. You must include references to the text and provide support for all of your claims. Please use your best writing- no grammatical/spelling/capitalization errors- divide ideas using paragraphs etc. Each journal entry is 20 pts. You may do one more extra credit. Again‚ we are working on

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    I think the movie‚ The Crucible‚ reflects what I’ve learned about the Puritans. I honestly think that the Puritans were very hypocritical. The movie and the literature both show how hypocritical the Puritans actually were. Puritans were extremely strict and very religious also. There was no separation in church and state‚ therefore the people didn’t really stand a chance in court if the church shunned them. The Puritans‚ in the movie The Crucible and in the literature‚ thought that you were damned

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