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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Santosh K. Bhatia‚” Bhatia explains that “conflict is the soul of tragedy… [and] it invariably results from a struggle between the individual and the society.” A tragedy cannot be possible without some form of a conflict. The main conflict in the crucible was the reasoning of the human mind and the irrational fear of hysteria. Had there have not been any of the girls’ absurd accusations of witchcraft‚ no event in the entire play would have been considered to be a tragedy. According to Bhatia‚ the
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Spielberg brought these questions to the forefronts of the minds of millions of people. Through their combined works of 1984 and A.I. they present the question of humanity and our ability to love with the use of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and situational irony. George Orwell’s depiction of Party members as animalistic‚ subhuman creatures paints a chilling portrait of our regression back to simple primates. Throughout 1984 a society where individual thought and emotions are smothered and annihilated to
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Things like jealousy‚ selfishness or peer pressure often lead to faulty situations. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller you can see how even in the play‚ they get into these mishaps.Victor Hugo says “Society is a republic. WHen an individual tries to lift themselves above others‚ they are dragged down by the masses‚ either by ridicule or slander.” This quote is referring to everyday situations where you feel as if you must feel higher than someone else. Weather it be selfishness‚ jealousy or peer pressure
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of his famous plays known as‚ “The Crucible” which elaborated upon what had occurred during the time period in which details were key in preserving any logic that was seemingly opted away due to certain characters within the story. With that‚ it would lead towards a series of illogical accusations that could be proven to other individuals if the individuals who is accusing another individual that they can see a spectral figure of sorts. A quote from “The Crucible” that relates to this idea was when
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What methods does Arthur Miller use to establish the character of Proctor in Act 1 of the Crucible? Proctor’s character is established initially through stage directions‚ and the initial view is not a beaming beacon of warmth as Mary Warren ‘leaps in fright’ at the mere sight of him‚ however we discover this is due to the fact that she is not where she should be‚ not because he is a man of evil actions. Then the stage direction that Miller uses merely for the actor and director to get a true sense
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In ’The Crucible’‚ Acts Three and Four‚ Arthur Miller has demonstrated female roles and dominance through the use of the themes: prejudice‚ paranoia and power. Moreover‚ Miller also utilises poetic and language devices to express the female roles in the times of the Salem witch-hunts and trials in the 1600s‚ as well as the ‘McCarthyist’ era in the 1950s. Firstly‚ Act Three leads on and constructs female dominance as a follow on from Act Two‚ the playwright than ‘morphs’ female dominance into female
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Cambria Anderson Petersen AP English III/Period 3 11 November 2012 Avarice and Vengeance in The Crucible The play The Crucible takes place during the Salem Witch Trials of the 1800s. Yet Arthur Miller does not reveal the tragedy of the witch trials in the manner expected. Miller expresses the underlying causes of the accusations made as those stemming from personal greed and the feeling of revenge. Abigail Williams‚ Mr. and Mrs. Putnam‚ and Reverend Samuel Parris all have their own agendas
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Though many people fear someone more superior than them‚ fear is just the devil’s way of devouring negative emotion and manipulating them back to frighten the weak. Mary Warren displays these actions when Abby frightens her into not mentioning the truth of what really took place in the courtroom‚ and becomes intimidated with terror. When Mary is arguing with John on whether to tell the truth Mary’s fear starts to take over "in terror: I cannot‚ they’ll turn on me"(Miller‚Arthur 80). Marry Warren
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childish things‚ despite being sensible? Blame shifting is done as a result of people being unable to handle negative repercussions of a situation. A old but well analyzed example is the Salem witch hunts‚ which are highlighted in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”. In the book‚ Tituba gets accused of witchcraft‚ so to lessen her punishment‚ she claims that two others are also witches (Miller 47). Tituba cared for those around her and didn’t want people to be hurt‚ but when she was to be hung‚ things changed
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