The most important word in The Crucible is God because the word is used to defend and prosecute others and has an ironic meaning throughout the play. The word God is more important than other words because God is used to defend and prosecute others. To the villagers‚ all of their actions are judged by God and all sins are irredeemable. Although this is a large burden‚ it also holds the community together and prevents any form of disunity. However at the start of the story‚ this community begins
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Samantha Mathews Samantha Mathews In my opinion the death penalty violates the right to life. What is capital punishment? In its simplest form it is defined as the State‚ or Government of the time‚ legislating that premeditated murder is punishable by death. Capital punishment has not been proven to function as a deterrent. In this argument‚ I will put forward my case that the death penalty is immoral and has no place in civilised society. Historically there is no clear evidence that the death
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streets‚ he silently stalks every town‚ however he doesn’t always show himself to people‚ especially not here in Salem. People in this town are out to gain their own benefits by spreading the suspicion of Lucifer being present in Salem. Due to these greedy people‚ good Christian men and women have died in the name of God. What hurts the most though‚ [Pause] is that my own pride and confidence may have started this whole mess and caused all this innocent‚ Christian blood to be shed in the name of God
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tell on each other and many of the characters are greedy throughout the entire play which is considered to be wrong to society‚ and the author aims for the reader or audience to see what the problem was throughout the play so that they can see the lesson or the good that they trying to teach you. As you can see‚ when Giles Corey accuses other people for taking the land that he “rightfully” owns‚ but in reality he did not own the land he was just greedy and wanted the land all to himself. Giles Corey
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vengeance of the girls about to befall her. People develop traits causing the immature to lose dignity while giving them a false impression they are making themselves better‚ but in reality they are only making themselves worse. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible takes place in Salem Massachusetts 1662‚ in a time of struggle. Vengeance rules the hearts of the people‚ cowardliness clouds their thoughts‚ and deceit rules their‚ as the people lash out against each other in a period known as the “witch trials
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Thompsen IB Junior English 23 January 2013 In The Crucible‚ Author Arthur Miller creates tension within the characters in order to show the readers that the characters are conflicting. Tension is shown when characters cut each other off in mid-sentence‚ “why‚ that’s not necessary” (40). Also when they get cut off while talking they get frustrated and over whelmed with each other. Tension between the characters is also developed through lies. When Abigal willingly drinks the blood she blames it on Tituba
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Greedy people are the Lifeline of our Society/ world! What if I say greed is good- greed to lend a hand to the poor‚ greed to accomplish the best for our society‚ community‚ nation and entire human race‚ greed to empower the susceptible‚ frail and marginalized sections of our society‚ greed to fortify the downtrodden‚ oppressed and underprivileged‚ greed to serve the sick‚ ailing‚ and elderly and the disabled? Greed to emancipate- the wounded souls! Greed to accumulate pain
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about the irrational fear that can take over society. These are the issues expressed in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Crucible is paralleled directly to the Salem Witch Trials and indirectly to the McCarthy hearings of the 1950’s. The story of The Crucible takes place against the background of the Salem Witch‚ trials but the themes lie much deeper. The main themes expressed in The Crucible relate to the events that occurred at both the Salem Witch Trials and during the McCarthy era. At the Salem
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“It is better to die with integrity than it is to compromise a principle in order to live.” There are several characters in Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible”‚ that despite their accusation of witchcraft‚ choose the truth before lying and going against their morals‚ knowing it would claim their lives. The quote can relate to characters like Rebecca Nurse‚ Giles Corey‚ and to some extent‚ John Proctor. They believe that honesty should come before conformity and that you should never betray your
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to hide. Therefore the discovery of secrets also induces fear. Fear‚ whether it be fear of life‚ or reputation‚ can heavily influence the actions of society. It possess the ability to impair the judgement and actions of people. Similarly‚ in The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the townspeople are completely ruled by fear. This fear is mainly caused by the strict punishments given to those who violate Puritan morals. It also brings along a sense that one must protect his own life and interests. This need
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