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    separated by males and females.Single sex schools help kids that struggle with self-esteem and even attention disabilities. Single-sex schools helps the child pay attention better and less distraction from the people around them(opposite sex).According to John Adams of University of South Carolina says"single-sex schools give children a whole new world of learning‚and new opportunities".Single-sex schools are important in today’s society because it helps kids learn and be themselves without any distractions

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    A powerful character in The Crucible is Reverend Hale. Reverend John Hale of Beverly‚ first appears answering the call of witchcraft at the Parris household. Hale is considered to be one of the good characters in The Crucible‚ and the most developed. He is a very kind man who feels himself allied with some of the best intellectuals. Reverend Hale often is portrayed as a well groomed young man‚ this might have to do with symbolism‚ as the youth are usually the ones that are able to change their ways

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    dancing like heathen in the forest?" The fact that he refers to them as "my daughter and my niece" shows that it is his reputation that he is worried about. This obsession with keeping his name clean is shown again towards the end of the play when John Proctor tells the court of the girls dancing in the woods. Parris immediately says‚ "Excellency‚ since I come to Salem this man is blackening my name." This proves that over the course of most of the story‚ he keeps the same values (or lack there of).

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    These elements are portrayed through the characters. For most characters they have to have the courage to accept their weaknesses which will eventually reveal the truth. These qualities are shown through Rebecca Nurse‚ Deputy Governor Danforth‚ and John Proctor. If a reader looks close enough‚ there are many examples of courage throughout The Crucible. Courage is not the first word that comes to mind when analyzing most of the characters. However‚ there are several characters that display an amazing

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    "You are combined with anti-Christ‚are you not?"--Danforth. Within Miller’s book The Crucible he portrays and explains how Puritan life was and how the people responded to it on a daily basis. Within The Crucible there is a horrific village known as Salem and in it everything runs off of the bible and the people’s thought and if they think you are a witch you will be accused and have to either confess or be brought to death. By closely looking at how Puritanism caused such havoc and destruction

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    demonstrate the tension between the people about the lies of witchcraft in Salem. I. The author creates tension in the story by using Abigail who accuses innocent people of witchery. 1.) Abigail wants Elizabeth to get hanged so she can be back with John again. 2.) Abigail turns herself against Mary Warren after she confessed in court. II. The author creates anxiety in the story by making the court so powerful. 1.) If the court thinks you are a witch‚ you can’t defend yourself. 2.) The court

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    The Crucible Text Analysis John Proctor compromised the reputation of his name‚ and values that he cherishes by having an affair with Abigail Williams. This flaw will forever haunt him. Arthur Miller uses symbolism and irony to support the central idea that Proctor can either die honorably or live a lie. When Proctor is asked by Danforth to sign a confession‚ he hesitatingly signs it. After the confession is signed‚ Proctor says “ No‚ no. I have signed it. You have seen me. It’s done!” (143)

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    stay true? Can even the good be twisted? This is a theme that is represented throughout The Crucible many times. Characters such as Elizabeth ProctorJohn Proctor‚ and Reverend Hale had good intentions or morals in the beginning but were soon marred by protecting a lover‚ temptation‚ or the questioning of all that one stood on. To begin‚ Elizabeth Proctor was twisted in a way that was out of love for her husband and his keeping safe. In the beginning‚ Elizabeth was a character that was known for

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    Mary Warren

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    Mary Warren The Crucible is a play about the Salem witch trials and all the people involved with the deaths and he people that actually died. The play explains the trigger to thee trials and the events that lead to the first and last people that were hanged. Mary Warren‚ a character in the play‚ was the cause of a lot of the deaths in the play‚ even though in was pretty much all a mistake. The Crucible really makes you thing about how even innocent people are the most guilty. Arthur Miller was

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    Abigail Williams is a dominant figure in The Crucible. She is both malicious and manipulative. She is astute and knows how to use power to her own advantage. She is a marvellous antagonist with vengeful desires and she is ruthless for the mass hysteria and death which happens later in the play. Throughout the first act‚ we learn that Abigail is dominant and has authority over other characters within the play. “(Betty doesn’t move. She shakes her.) Now stop this! Betty! Sit up now!” The use of the

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