people who were accused is in Act II: ELIZABETH. I would to God she were. There be fourteen people in the jail now‚ she says. Proctor simply looks at her‚ unable to grasp it. And they’ll be tried‚ and the court have power to hang them too‚ she says… MARY WARREN. No‚ sir. There be thirty-nine now-- She suddenly breaks off and sobs and sits down‚ exhausted. (Miller 54-56) The storyline and characters don’t have to represent crucible‚ though. The title The Crucible is not significant to the play because
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Static and Dynamic Characters of The Crucible The Crucible is a play about the Salem witch trials. Its main characters are richly developed and varied. They consist of a Reverend and his niece; a married couple with their share of problems‚ along with their servant; and a minister called to the town because of his experience in the field of witchcraft. Each of these characters mentioned have their own traits that they bring to the plot of the story. When examined closely they can each be classified
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court that Proctor worshipped the Devil and committed perjury. When Proctor tore the warrant issued for the arrest of Elizabeth showed his ability to defy the court and in a way his religion because the court was controlled by religion. Keeping Mary Warren from court was extreme because he was keeping her from doing her duty and from feeling important for the first time. Even if one is brave or extreme‚ doesn’t mean that they cannot be dignified too. Proctor acted dignified when he tries to please
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Crucible can be defined as a severe test or a searching trial. The witch trials were a grueling and unnecessary process. The trials were finally kicked off when Reverend Parris found Abby‚ Betty‚ Ruth‚ Mary Warren‚ Mercy Lewis‚ and Tituba dancing in the woods and trying to conjure spirits. Betty fell ill the next day‚ almost all of Salem thought that the devil was in their small‚ conservative‚ intolerant town. To avoid being prosecuted as witches‚ the girls‚ with Abigail as their leader‚ would
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Elizabeth Proctor was probably one of the characters faced with the most stress and problem throughout the duration of "The Crucible" After a long period of illness‚ she try to live life as normal‚ despite having found out her husband committed adultery and‚ later‚ that she has been accused of witchcraft. Although she proves brave and strong and endures the experience‚ when the most important decision in the fiasco comes‚ she makes a controversial choice. Before the play takes place‚ Abigail Williams
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devil. Knowing anyone is bound for danger in this play having people freak out and even lie isn’t probably the best situation to be in. Having the devil seem to be in Abigail isn’t what exactly we picture being the happiest person in the play. When Mary Warren says‚ “‘Abby‚ we’ve got to tell. Witchery’s a hanging error‚ a hangin’ like they done in Boston two year ago’” meaning for Abby’s bad behavior they’ll be punishments for her consequences (Miller
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Sinner to Saint: Is Abigail truly malicious or is she simply misrepresented? Abigail Williams is one of the most contradictory figures within The Crucible. She is charismatic‚ bright and persuasive yet lacks any sense of morals or fairness. She is vindictive‚ selfish and reckless in her pursuit for power and affection. Such actions are seen in Act one when Betty briefly wakes up from her coma like state and begins yelling at Abigail‚ “You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm
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carry out personal vengeance against Elizabeth Proctor. She starts by playing on the towns people’s fear of the witch craft by pretending she was being attacked by witches. She pretended she was being attacked by an invisible bird sent out by Mary Warren (“why do you come‚ yellow bird?”) to show that she was going to tell the truth and then she changed her mind‚ accused countless people of witchcraft‚ Abigail shows
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to use her authority to scare and make the girls do what she wants them to do. In this case‚ it is to hide the fact that she is guilty of witchcraft from everyone else. She even resorts to physical means to do this‚ using violence against Betty and Mary
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and make threats towards others further showing her lunacy‚ and therefore her ties to the Devil through sins. Abigail’s accusations begin to go too far when she turns on the judge of Salem and infers that he‚ too‚ is controlled by the Devil. When Mary Warren suggested that they should confess to dancing in the woods.
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