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    Brian Witkowski English/Communications III 1/8/2015 Sparing the Innocent Throughout the Crucible‚ there were many brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for a greater cause. When being accused of witchcraft‚ many of them denied these accusations because they were not true causing them to be put to death. They all tried to bring light to the fact that they were innocent‚ with no avail. Therefore‚ it is admirable to sacrifice oneself and spare the innocent‚ rather than sacrifice others in

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    interpretations of the word crucible as there is for the theme of Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible. Closely related to the word "crucifixion"‚ The Crucible is about a man put in a crucible situation‚ who is forced to choose between life and morality‚ just as Jesus Christ did. Miller interweaved these scenarios to form the main themes of the play – the problem of making the right moral choice and the necessity of sacrifice as a means of redemption. Both of these themes can be abridged to form one main

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    The Crucible A prime example of someone who has gained power through accusations and manipulation is Abigail Williams. She had the most power throughout the whole book and one person she had power over was Elizabeth Proctor. On page 80‚ Cheever states “… And he goes to save her‚ and‚ stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly‚ he drew a needle out. And demandin’ her of how she come to be so stabbed‚ she testify it were your wife’s familiar spirit pushed it in.” Cheever is explaining to Hale and

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    In Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ Abigail demonstrates the emotions of love‚ determination‚ and cunningness. Abigail expresses a love through power and control over the village of Salem. She infrequently takes desperate measures in order to make sure John Proctor will renounce Elizabeth. Abigail takes advantage of the events taking place in the village. In Arthur Miller ’s 1953 The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams demonstrates the emotions of love‚ determination and cunningness because of her love for

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    Sibling Rivalry: Good or Bad? “Younger siblings often measure their places in the universe against the apparently unbreachable and permanent gap that separates them from their older‚ seemingly more talented and accomplished siblings.” This quote from “Laney High” by David Halberstam describes something very common amongst children in a family: sibling rivalry. Although sibling rivalry is not always a good thing‚ for Michael it definitely was. If it was not for Larry‚ he would not be as successful

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    Evaluation of a live performance draft – The Crucible by Arthur Miller York Theatre Royal – 10th May 2011 The Crucible‚ a 1953 play written by American playwright‚ Arthur Miller‚ was influenced by the Salem witch trials which occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. It is a dramatization of these trials where more than 200 people were accused of conjuring spirits and practising witchcraft and some were executed. Eventually‚ the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated

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    The Crucible Franklin D. Roosevelt once said‚ “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. In other words‚ Roosevelt may be saying that the only thing to be worried of is the feelings or actions that follow that scared feeling. This allegory and play written by Arthur Miller fits this quotation perfectly. Throughout The Crucible‚ Abigail and Mary Warren‚ grow an internal conflict that later turns into the plays external conflict. Abigail is a young girl who uses her imagination and intimidating

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    The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It was initially called "The Chronicles of Sarah Good". It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism‚ when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists.[1] Miller himself was questioned by the House of Representatives’ Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 and

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    Penelope Lively‚ a brother and sister are searching for fossils while their mother waitsaid nearby. Claudia always wants to outdo her brother‚ Gordon‚ at everything he does at their trip to the beach. Lively’s Monday Tiger illustrates that sibling rivalry gets the best out of each person involved. Lively’s use of word choice‚ tone‚ and dialogue shoes readers how the siblings act towards each other and how their mother deals with her children fighting. Claudia’s curiosity gets the best of her throughout

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    In the play "The Crucible" written by Arthur Miller‚ the author displays how easily people can make judgments based on their personal beliefs rather than rational and logical reasoning. Miller elucidates throughout the play that truth has no meaning when men believe only what they want to believe. A situation is created where there are factors capable of forcing characters into making assessments based on what they think is right while disregarding the truth. Three characters in Miller’s play who

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