Leading a multitude of people to find the "truth" about a village’s most respected townspeople is Abigail Williams. She was the finger that accused dozens of people‚ who in all likelihood were innocent of the crimes brought against them. Abigail was not the single candle that showed the judges of Salem the way but merely the candle that lit the others. Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible" makes Abigail the conveyance of everything the Puritans would have thought as evil. She had committed sins that
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our two lovers killed themselves to achieve pure happiness in the afterlife for each other; making it quite a tragedy and sorrowful for both families on their part. Who is to blame for such sorrow? Well‚ many people believe it is the holy man himself‚ Friar Laurence. Friar can be blamed for many of the outcomes of these events‚ particularly Romeo and Juliet’s
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gradually becomes self-aware‚ knowledgeable person‚ skilled in the way the culture into which he or she is born. The term socialization is used by sociologists‚ social psychologists and educationalists to refer to the process of learning one’s culture and how to live within it. Socialization is also a way that people learn the norms and value of their
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them. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ the couple died. Who could be the perpetrator(s)? I say it was not only the nurse and Friar Laurence‚ Romeo and Juliet play a part in their own deaths. One reason Romeo and Juliet are to blame is because the couple were so desperate and in a hurry to be with one another. There is a saying that goes something like this: “To rush‚ is to waste”. While rushing to be together‚ they wasted the rest of their young lives. They killed themselves
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The Salem Witch Trial In 1692‚ Salem went through a period of witchcraft and unanswered questions. People were experiencing witchcraft left and right and they did not know what to do about it. The people wanted to know why is it happening‚ what was happening and how to stop it. Salem is located in the United States in Massachusetts. This is located in North America. The Puritans thought of North America as the devils territory. Over a period of time Salem girls started experiencing periods
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School Assemblies - How to Plan a Successful Event! If you are given the task of picking school assemblies for your school‚ the job‚ though exciting‚ may have some questions that may be difficult for you to answer. How do you know which programs and how many presentations to do for your school? This is a question which comes up with any Elementary school or Middle School looking for ideas for school assemblies. Well‚ as famous detective Sherlock Holmes used to say: "Elementary‚ my dear Watson
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occurs when Abigail accuses Tituba of forcing her to do wicked things in order to pass the blame. In Abigail’s lies‚ Tituba becomes her constant torturer‚ day and night‚ sent by the Devil to tempt and attack her: “[Tituba] comes to me while I sleep; she’s always making me dream corruptions” (Miller 41). Even though Abigail herself encourages the girls in the village to dance‚ she understands that the consequence of admitting to doing so would result in her death. As a result Abigail sacrifices Tituba
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Tragic events in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Can a person’s action lead to a tragic consequence for everyone ? There are a lot of situations where humans become involved in certain things and are considered “guilty by association”. In today’s society humans face a lot of situations where they think they’re better than someone or vice versa. An author Victor Hugo states‚ “Society is republic‚ When an individual tries to lift themselves above others‚they are dragged down by the masses‚either by ridicule
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What Caused The Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692? The Salem Witch Trials‚ a hectic and hysteric time of 1600s when 20 innocent people were executed. The Salem Witch Trials began with the Puritans‚ a large group of English Protestant Christians who came to New England in hopes of changing their religion. The Puritans used the Bible as the guide to their life‚ basing decisions on it and taking the Bible literally. The trials in Salem began when Betty Parris and Abigail Williams asked Tituba
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The Blame Game Teen angst is known across the world as just something that most teens have at some point or another. Both boys and girls go through a rebellion stage‚ but they tend to differ slightly based on time‚ place‚ and of course the people around them. It is the time of change‚ a time where parents want to protect their children and those children don’t always agree with their parents. In the teenager’s eyes‚ the parents conspire against them with the help of any authority figure they can
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