Rationale My written task is connected to Part 3 of the course: Literature - texts and context. During this part we read the play‚ The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller in the 1950s which talks about the Salem witch trials that took place in Massachusetts during the early 1690s which will be the primary resource of my written task. My written task will consist of two letters‚ one written by Abigail Williams‚ one of the major characters of the play and one written by Reverend Parris. Abigail’s
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Devil worshipers and witches turn a village against each other. The author who wrote The Crucible is Arthur Miller and was published in 1950 but the play took place in 1692. John Proctor was a good man with great intentions. Proctor is an honorable man because he took the blame for the false lies so the innocent people who were accused wouldn’t die. An honorable man is a man who stands up for something he did or didn’t do and takes the wrath of whatever the punishment is. Proctor is an honorable
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Irony in The Crucible In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible there is a severe amount of irony during the Salem witch trials. The idea of the witch trials was to find peace in Salem but dolefully brought conflict and death to the community. There are numerous events that pertain irony such as Elizabeth lying to the court about her husband committing adultery‚ how the society was supposed to be moral but is very greedy and cold‚ and how the court system is not based on justice but merely about gaining
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present. Everywhere you look stand individuals who differ from the society in their own unique ways. Where as societies or groups of organized people sharing the same beliefs can make the individuals stand out even more if they please. In the Crucible by Arthur Miller the society is a community of Puritans who live in and around Salem Massachusetts. Individuals continually struggle against society due to their will to fight for what is right‚ and the unfairness of the court which leads to society prevailing
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Beauty Behind The Madness “There are all kinds of love in this world‚ but never the same love twice.: Love is a universal emotion. Everyone has felt love towards something or someone in their lives. Love can bring about joy and happiness‚ tears and fears‚ hate and anger‚ anxiety and stress. The emotional roller coaster of love goes on throughout people’s lives and it is given and received in many different ways. There is a saying “ Love makes the world go around”. It is true. Imagine if love
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In the beginning of the story‚ Reverend Parris is looking at his daughter‚ Betty‚ while weeping and praying. She is asleep on her bed and cannot wake up. They know that she is not dead‚ but she does not move or speak. She just lies there. Parris heard that Betty and other girls were dancing in the woods. (This was a very bad thing at the time because that implied they knew the devil.) Reverend Parris’s slave‚ Tituba‚ is from Barbados. Abigail says that she put a spell on Betty so she would not wake
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The Meaning of Truth and Judgment In society‚ truth has no meaning because people in numbers‚ rule and come together‚ only believing what they want to believe. Great strength in numbers is a key factor in The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller. What the townspeople of Salem said‚ always went. There is no arguing and no deciding. If someone was accused or judged as being a witch‚ they were most like condemned for being one. The definition of judgment is the formation of an opinion (Encarta Encyclopedia
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The most admirable character in The Crucible in my opinion was John Proctor. He was admirable because of the way he stood up to his past failures that he had done in his life. He stood up for what was right and didn’t care what the consequences were for his actions. For instance he went and testified to the court to try and free his innocent wife. He also was willing to face the punishment of adultery to help free the innocent. He too was willing to wreak his reputation for the good of the town.
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The Life of Arthur Miller Writing plays was not something Arthur Miller had always done. He started out just like any other average boy in America. His favorite pass times were football and baseball. Playing the piano and singing with his family were also an enjoyable way to pass the time. It was not until the economic crisis of the Depression that his life changed. He and his family moved to Brooklyn to try and escape the economic downfall. The move to Brooklyn was what would the start the change
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resort to preserve their personal beliefs or values by resorting to the use of power. Power can be in a form of using personal might or the use of the combination of power from the community or government bodies. This could be seen in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible which highlights the use of power of the
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