The Crucible Notes Background: * Based on purity of religion * People are fearful of witches * They have their own unique vocabulary * H. L. Mencken’s definition: “the haunting fear that someone‚ somewhere‚ is having fun.” * Their life is based on religion‚ prayer‚ God and work Puritan Legacy Pros and Cons: * Pros: They have a strong work ethic * Cons: They are harsh and judgmental They have strong discipline including public shame and twisted morality Theocracy (n.) a form
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country’s professed democratic values and the reality of racism at home. American racism suddenly took international significance as an effective propaganda weapon of the Communists” (Skrentny 2). This observation acted as a call to action‚ as the hypocrisy added pressure to the growing Civil Rights tension. The Civil Rights Movement comprised many keystone figures fighting for racial justice and equality. Rosa Parks’ most noticeable action of refusing to give her bus seat to a white man evolved into
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And indeed nothing is easier for a man who has‚ as the phrase goes‚ "followed the sea" with reverence and affection‚ than to evoke the great spirit of the past upon the lower reaches of the Thames...It had known and served all the men of whom the nation is proud‚ from Sir Francis Drake to Sir John Franklin‚ knights all‚ titled and untitled--the great knights-errant of the sea. (302) The unnamed narrator sits aboard a pleasure ship called the Nellie‚ along with four other men‚ including Marlow. The
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IB English Crucible Commentary by Kim Le Select 2/3 sequential pages of significant thematic and literary value Pages Chosen: 124‚125‚ 126 The crucible is a play written by American playwright‚ Arthur Miller and is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials‚ in the late 1600’s. In the final 3 pages of the novel (124-126)‚ Proctor (the protagonists) of the novel faces the prospect of a hanging unless he confesses to his alleged crimes of witchery. The passage is of high literary value‚ cleverly
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strict beliefs on religion. The Salem Witch Trials could have been prevented if the Puritans were not so dependent on religion. The Salem Witch Trials took place in the small town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. The town was a very prosperous port‚ engaging in commerce‚ shipbuilding‚ and other activities. Salem was mainly occupied by European immigrants who came looking for a new beginning on American land. Many of those immigrants settled in New England‚ but later fled to Salem due to the two wars between
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If I were to grade Thomas Jefferson based upon his words and actions regarding slavery I would give him an C+ because of his hypocrisy‚ his decisions‚ and his inability to do the right thing. Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the united states earning the title after defeating the 2nd president John Adams in an electoral vote. He was a founding father of the United States and and the main author of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743 in Virginia and
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may be truth‚ and truth may be lies John Proctor and every innocent person knew the truth while Abigail insisted that they were working with the devil. So who is going to believe who? -When good men do nothing‚ evil can triumph. If people in Salem said that Abigail and the other girls were lying‚ there could have been a chance for the innocent to live. But only one person stood up for himself (Proctor) and he got hanged. -One error can lead up to many errors. It was because of Abigail
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Cruicible Essay Pride is a becoming or dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one’s position or character; self-respect; self-esteem‚ but once your pride becomes overbearing and arrogant‚ it turns into hubris The crucible is a historical play that is based on events of the Salem witchcraft trials‚ which took place in a tiny Puritan village in the settlement of Massachusetts in 1692. The play commences in the home of Reverend Samuel Parris‚ whose daughter‚ Betty‚ lays ill. Main characters are:
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The Crucible The title of the play is called the Crucible By: Arthur Miller. This play is basically about how a couple of people is accused of witchcraft in a little town called Salem. People where very religious in this town and got rid of anything they though was connected to the devil. The most admirable character is Mary Warren she is very honest and innocent. Mary went to the trials‚ she made the doll that basically put Elizabeth in jail‚ When proctor made her lie she still came out and told
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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”. The first and most important
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