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    The Crucible Essay

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    Possible Essay Topics for The Crucible 1. Which character in the play best exemplifies courage and integrity‚ and in what ways? 2. The causes of the witch-craft hysterias include many things: vengeance‚ jealousy‚ greed‚ power (the formerly powerless accusers suddenly gained total power)‚ sexual repression‚ guilt and shame and the need to confess one’s sins‚ the need to blame others for one’s own misfortunes ... pick a character who sees and recognizes all these true motives and argue that

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    A Friends Crucible I walk into the dull atmosphere classroom‚ pictures of present and past high school baseball players stare back at me. The marker board covered in scribbles of math and assignments that will soon be issued to us by the teacher. One look at the teacher and you can tell he wasn’t in the best of health. Starting with his overweight physic to his white‚ pasty skin‚ almost a bit discolored in some areas. It was soon discovered early in the year that he suffered from a heart deficiency

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    Abigail In The Crucible

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    The book The Crucible by Arthur Miller was successful in warning the citizens of America against McCarthyism during the 1950’s. McCarthyism began because of a man named McCarthy and in the story The Crucible‚ a young girl named Abigail started the madness which lead to the witch trials. Abigail was galvanized by love‚ creating a duplicitous version of herself and sparked conflict between herself‚ Proctor‚ and Elizabeth. Deceitfulness and lies is constant throughout the story‚ and Abigail is the

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    Jealousy In The Crucible

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    arise from mixed feelings and the perdu of the so-called “witchcraft.” Occurring in Salem’s rigid Puritan community‚ these witch trials were a perfect example of injustice spurred from vengeance. During the era of McCarthyism‚ in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ not all is lost when the race for John Proctor’s heart is between Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. The town experiences witch trials due to the unexplainable events from the town citizens. Miller utilizes the characters Abigail Williams‚

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    The Crucible Analysis

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    characters of Parris and Danforth illustrate the moral corruption at the heart of Salem’s society and witch trials. Parris embodies self-absorption through his constant evaluation of every development in terms of how it affects his power and status. The Crucible opens with Parris‚ anxious over the unknown illness of his daughter Betty‚ viciously questioning Abigail on what might have caused Betty’s sudden ailment. Parris discovers that the girls were “dancing like heathen in the forest” (Miller 7). He interrogates

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    In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ lies and accusations of witchcraft drive the puritan village of Salem to uncover what each character values the most: reputation. Abigail Williams‚ accused of being seen dancing with the devil‚ confesses her friends names to the court in order to save herself from being deemed a witch: “I want to open myself! . . . I want the light of God‚ I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him‚ I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand

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    Abigail The Crucible

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    fairy tale as it sounds like‚ this event actually happened in Salem Massachusetts. It was deemed the Salem Witch trials and left a lasting impression on history of what paranoia can do to people. The tragedy is now a play called “the Crucible by: Arthur Miller in the Crucible the most accountable person for the trials in the play is shown to be Abigail Williams. Abigail’s lying and acting is what began the witch trials not only that she is the ringleader for the so called “bewitched girls of Salem”.

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    In the text‚ The Crucible‚ a Puritan writing by Arthur Miller‚ said that‚ “in the record that Mr. Parris keeps‚ [he] notes that [John Proctor] is rarely in the church on Sabbath Day” (1129). This shows that going to church is a very important thing to do in the Puritan world

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    said that‚ “The Crucible is essentially courage‚ weakness‚ and truth.” All three of these elements appear throughout the play. These elements are portrayed through the characters. For most characters they have to have the courage to accept their weaknesses which will eventually reveal the truth. These qualities are shown through Rebecca Nurse‚ Deputy Governor Danforth‚ and John Proctor. If a reader looks close enough‚ there are many examples of courage throughout The Crucible. Courage is not

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    Crucible Quotations

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    1.) In the play “The Crucible” the quote “You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor” was stated by Betty Parris. Betty was saying this to Abigail Williams in Betty’s room. The quote is being said under the circumstances of Abigail and Betty arguing about what happened in the forest the night before. This quote is very important to the play because it shows that Abigail is not truthful and it raises suspicion as to why she really got fired from Goody Proctor’s. 2.) On page 146 John

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