character‚ with or without power‚ reacts to the situation at hand. Power is to have the ability to determine people’s actions and behaviours to determine the outcomes. In The Crucible‚ people use‚ gain and lose their power throughout the play. Reverend John Hale enters the play having being summoned by Reverend Parris‚ a main character‚ to Salem. Parris was in need of his intelligence as his daughter‚ Betty Parris‚ did not move or speak no matter what. Hale possesses legitimate and expert types of power
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Statement of intention This creative writing piece is in the form of an additional scene to Arthur Millers The Crucible. This scene takes place two months after the end of the Salem witch trials. It is a conversation between Mr Hale and Elizabeth Proctor. It explores and evaluates the long term devastation caused by greed and self-interest. This piece displays how dramatic the effects of greed and selfishness can be. Mr Hale reveals his own inner turmoil since the trials‚ and how his own pride and
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took a short time before Abigail Williams began to manipulate Mary in the court house. For instance‚ Abigail and the other girls in the court house began to pretend that Mary’s spirit was attacking them‚ Mary then gives into Abigail’s trap accuses John Proctor of witchcraft and a devil whisperer (Miller‚ Act 4). As Mary gives in her words were‚ “No‚ I love God! I go
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Often times‚ people who were too critical of the events taking place ended up being the next ones accused. This is exemplified during a conversation between Reverend Hale and John Proctor‚ where Reverend Hale is questioning John Proctor about his
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doing the wrong things proving she is spineless and cowardly. She even risks her life to keep her place as Abigail’s friend when John Proctor wants Mary to tell the court how the doll came into the Proctor house and who stuck a needle in it. Mary Warren knows
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Crucible”‚ Abigail Williams played the psycho in the play. Abigail was Reverend Parris’ niece‚ and also the woman John Proctor cheated on his wife‚ Elizabeth with. In the beginning of the play‚ Abigail acts as the innocent‚ not all knowing‚ towns girl. Much later on in the play‚ she reveals herself as the suspicious‚ smart and vindictive character. She was once a servant of John and Elizabeth Proctor‚ but was fired once Elizabeth found out she had an affair with her husband. She will then be one of the main
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the witchcraft incident in its entirety on Tituba although numerous others were involved‚ including Abigail herself. Another incident in which scapegoating is apparent within the play is in Act II when John Proctor continuously holds Elizabeth Proctor at blame for her untrusting behavior toward John‚ even though he knows that he is untrustworthy due to his past covert behavior involving Abigail. Surprisingly enough‚ scapegoating is extremely apparent in today’s society. As an example‚ most individuals
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trials were beginning to grow. While reading The Crucible‚ the term “breaking” charity was often seen in the dialogue. Its meaning is to treat wrongfully or betray. Some of the characters in the play “break” charity throughout the acts such Abigail‚ John Proctor‚ and Corey Giles. Abigail is the first to be the one to “break” charity. You could say she is the main reason for the Salem Witch Trials to have even begun. Her compulsive lying and backstabbing of many of her friends shows that she has broken
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and accusations have caused multiple people pain‚ and they have suffered due to the lack of her maturity. Unfortunately‚ there was only one person who Abigail really cared for‚ and that was John Proctor. Firstly‚ she had an affair with him for several months‚ even though he was a married man. Eventually‚ John ended the affair‚ but Abigail
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resulted was Macbeth’s rise to power‚ ruling‚ and downfall. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible illustrates a tragedy due to intense emotional suffering brought on by the accusations of former friends‚ manipulation‚ infidelity‚ and ultimately the death of John Proctor. In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Jay‚ the American romantic hero‚ devotes his life to proving himself worthy of Daisy. He would have sacrificed his freedom and his life for her‚ yet she couldn’t spare the time to go to his funeral and pay her
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