If only Reverend Jonathan Hale knew what he was getting himself into as he stepped into Salem on a dark gloomy day. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ it seems that the characters all care about getting rid of witchcraft. But in the end‚ their actions go too far‚ and their accusing become unethical. Since Reverend Hale is motivated by finding and ending witchcraft‚ his decision to stop retaliating against the court creates many tragedies in the ending of the play. Many things motivate Reverend
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The HUAC‚ or the House of Un-American Activities and Committee‚ started their investigations to find the party of the left wing. In the beginning they investigated 41 people in Hollywood who could be potential left wing members‚ they narrowed down their search to 19 people. In those 19 people 10 of them refused to say anything and pleaded to the fifth amendment. When accused and were blacklisted‚ they often had to accuse other people that were affiliated with the left party to get out of being accused
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14 year old African-American boy‚ Emmett Till was brutally murdered while visiting his uncle in Money‚Mississippi. When Emmett went to visit his uncle he went into a small store‚ but none really knows what happened. As a child Emmett was diagnosed with polio. Polios effect on Emmett was making have a hard time talking. That made Emmett stutter a lot. Emmett whistled when he couldn’t pronounce something. When Emmett made aggressive advances as the clerk‚ Carolyn Bryant‚ said in her side of the story
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Society has been affected by religion ever since mankind existed. People’s values and morals could be altered from the belief of any religion because religion sets rules for one who chooses to believes it. If a rule were to be broken‚ a sin is presented upon the person. Society back in Salem Massachusetts of 1692 believes there are witches among the town. Anyone who doesn’t believe there are any is automatically assumed to be working with the devil or is a witch. Religion may or may not be a big
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Downfall due to Pride Several leading characters in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible exhibit qualities of pride and arrogance. Hale and Danforth‚ two men of considerable authority‚ convey Miller’s message‚ and criticism of pride. These two characters show that pride does not shine light on the truth‚ but rather turns just judgment away from it. Their pride ultimately dictates the decisions of the Salem witch trials‚ which leads to the deaths of hundreds of innocents. When Hale first arrives at Salem
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The Crucible‚ John Proctor Vs. Abigale Williams I think the best case scenario for John Proctor is he is a man and for a long time his wife was sick‚ and could’nt give him what he desired so their love grew apart and he had to look elsewhere and he did’nt have to look very far and he looked toward his maid Abigale Williams for she was attracted to him and it made the whole incedent all the more harder to refuse and and then he realized the mistake he had made as his wife was getting
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Have you ever put others first before yourself? In the play The Crucible‚ there are a variety of people who have inner strength. Inner strength is when you can keep certain things under control that others can’t. In other words‚ inner strength could be addressed as courage. Having inner strength is when someone takes ascendancy of their own actions and feels good about themselves when they act on it. Elizabeth Proctor shows the most inner strength in The Crucible. First to point out‚ John Proctor
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Compare and contrast the characters of Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor John Proctor is a person‚ a citizen‚ a spouse‚ and very well- respected member of the community. All of this is represented by his name. The name of John Proctor could be considered his most prized possession that he would never let anything happen to it. It is his most priceless asset. Proctor does not set out with any intentions of hurting someone he is very strong-willed and caring. Rebecca Nurse is the wife of Francis Nurse
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Seham Mohammed English 11 F December 7th‚ 2010 Character analysis: John Proctor John Proctor John Proctor is the leading role‚ also known as the protagonist‚ in The crucible by Arthur Miller. John Proctor is the play’s tragic hero; a good man with one fatal flaw that eventually leads to his fall. John Proctor is honest‚ resolute‚ & upright. He is a man with pride. At the opening of the play‚ the narrator portrays the real direct characterization of John‚ "The steady manner he
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The animosity shared between the Proctor family and Abigail williams‚ a typical man vs man conflict‚ develops the significance of The Crucible through the influence that Abigail’s actions have on the downfall of her relationship with the Proctors. Most notably‚ Abigail’s affair with John Proctor‚ her boss of the time‚ sparks a major change that shapes the rest of the play. Suspicions from Elizabeth about this affair result in Abigail’s termination as the Proctor servant. Resentful of Elizabeth‚ Abigail
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