located in Massachusetts in 1692. Abigail Williams is the main person who is accusing all these other people of practicing witchcraft and pressures a group of girls into believing what she says. She also had affair with John Proctor‚ whose wife has been accused of witchcraft. John proctor pressures one of Abigail’s minions‚ Mary Warren‚ to tell the court about how Abigail has been deceiving them‚ in order to try and save his wife’s life. The Crucible is an allegory for McCarthyism. McCarthyism is the
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How does fear and hysteria play a significant role in creating and driving the conflict and the chaotic events that take place in Arthur Miller’s ‘ The Crucible’? Fear is a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger‚ evil or pain‚ whether the threat is real or imagined.1 It causes feelings of dread and apprehension. Fear can lead to hysteria- a condition where community wide fear overwhelms logic and ends up justifying its own existence. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ fear and hysteria
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Nathaniel Hawthorne are two separate writing pieces that have two characters that are connected by one act that they committed. John Proctor from The Crucible and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale from The Scarlet Letter have both committed adultery. Also‚ both men cannot live with committing adultery; therefore they cannot live with the crime. Before the beginning of the writings John and Arthur both committed the sin. However‚ the men both hide it from society for as long as long as they can. In The Scarlet
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a character named Abigail; she is the antagonist of the play. She had an affair with John Proctor. (married man and protagonist of the play). Throughout the play Abigail has her mind focused on getting John Proctor to marry her. She lies and manipulates the town people into believing that certain people are witches and gets them hung in order for her to get closer to her ultimate goal which is to have John Proctor to herself. I don’t agree with the things she does but I do applaud her for going after
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The mock witch trial which our class ran was a perfect representation of the crucible. Proctor says “Damn this village” pg 142‚ and “Damn the Deputy Governor” pg 77 The Crucible. These are two good ways of describing our experience. The charges against the accused were nonsense‚ but what was more ridiculous was when the judges believed it. The Salem witch trials were similar to our experience in the way that people were falsely accused‚ false confessions were made to save lives‚ and there was little
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the main characters‚ John Proctor‚ has pride in his beliefs of purifying the Church of England. His wife‚ Elizabeth‚ has pride in her ability to use the trials as an ultimate revenge against Abigail Williams. John Hale is the "expert" on witches his pride springs from his extensive knowledge‚ but later in the play he recants and loses all his respect. Hale is the chemical that cause the conflict to come into full swing between Elizabeth and John Proctor. Elizabeth Proctor is first founds singing
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The Crucible - John Proctor‚ a man with pride In the dramatic piece of literature‚ The Crucible‚ By Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor demonstrates pride because he wants to keep his reputation. John Proctor fought bravely for his wife’s freedom‚ his own freedom‚ as well as for the freedom of many others. In the end‚ however‚ Proctor let the want of what was left of his good name to be kept clean to be his downfall. Even in the face of death though‚ John Proctor showed courage and confessed to witchcraft
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Reputation was a key part of society during the time period of the witch trials. Women weren’t seen equal to men‚ and they had to be held accountable to high standards. In a conversation between Proctor and Parris‚ Proctor says‚ “...so many of these women have lived so long with such upright reputation.” (84). Proctor recognizes the reputation‚ not by rebuking its importance‚ but by reminding Parris of what is at stake
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women lacked power‚ they were the main rock in their families. In Arthur Millerś‚ The Crucible‚ Elizabeth Proctor is one of those women. Through the play she stays very faithful and trustworthy towards her family. In The Crucible‚ Elizabeth Proctor is the hero opposed to John Proctor because she lied for good‚ she was humble about Proctor cheating on her‚ and she was accepting with Proctor dying for what he believed in. In The Crucible‚ women were a big part of the play‚ ¨Women who wielded any
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truth and lies. One character in The Crucible‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ remains honest throughout the entire situation that surrounds her. However‚ as an honest and loving Christian wife who passionately loves her husband‚ Elizabeth hides the truth when a dire situation arises‚ evidently leading to the demise of her husband. She realizes that the truth is something that must be continuously followed and one should never stray from it. Elizabeth Proctor is a symbol of truth because she values it as her most
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