The Crucible is a riveting play written by Arthur Miller detailing the sorrowful event known as the Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Trials took place 1692 in the colonial town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. The horrendous trials took place after allegations of witchcraft (which the Puritans considered an offense worthy of execution) began circulating through the town; after which mass hysteria ensued within the town’s people. Consequently‚ two hundred people were accused of witchcraft because of this
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new church‚ but the people who didn’t join were called Puritans. Jonathan Edwards lived during the Puritism time. He was an American Calvinistic theologian and philosopher. He attended in Yale college and later became a pastor at Northampton‚ Massachusetts in 1724. His outstanding preaching there led to the ’Great Awakening’ in 1734–5. Another famous person at that time was an English woman named Anne Bradstreet. She was the first woman to publish her poetry. She wrote two edition
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Drew Lippman is a man who wants to be the best in whatever he does. He is a very determined person‚ always working hard to achieve what he wants in life. Drew is currently working at the YMCA in Worcester as a customer service specialist. Drew has been working there for 5 years and enjoys his job very much. He enjoys the experiences he has had working with kids from all different backgrounds at all different ages. It is at the YMCA‚ that he gets to not only help kids stay out of trouble but experiences
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Have you ever wondered what it was like during the events that lead up to the Revolutionary War? So many events occurred during this period in time. Some of these events were the Navigation Acts of 1660‚ the French and Indian War: 1754-1763‚ Pontiac’s Rebellion and Proclamation of 1763‚ the Sugar Act: 1764‚ the Stamp Act: 1765‚ the Declaratory Act: 1766‚ the Townsend Act: 1767‚ the Boston Massacre: 1770‚ the Boston Tea Party: 1773‚ and last but not least the Intolerable Acts: 1774. All of these events
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Nejatifar Ms. Graff English 11H October 11‚ 2012 Colonization in America Some of the first Europeans to explore and settle in the New World were the English Puritans. In the 17th century‚ a man called John Winthrop traveled to Massachusetts Bay along with many other Puritans. With troubles with the Church of England‚ this group of people wanted to launch new lives on a new continent. To support their desires‚ John Winthrop offered several reasons and arguments to support moving
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a “New England”. Separatists created the Plymouth Colony because they wanted to completely separate from the Church of England. Also they wanted a haven to live peacefully as English subjects and purified Protestants. Moderate Puritans create Massachusetts Bay‚ because they felt reform was too slow. Persecuted by Charles II and James I previously who felt resentment towards Puritans. “We shall be that city upon a hill” – Winthrop‚ founded to be a model religious society. Great Migration of Puritans
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The witchcraft trials of Salem was a hysteria that swept through the state of Massachusetts; that would change the whole demeanor of the town. It all began when a group of girl; once friends‚ turned delinquents accused a number of women of performing the devils magic causing them to be possessed. Over the time of a year there was an overwhelming amount of accusation of witchcraft. The governor sought out to create a new court‚ calling it the "court of oyer and terminer". In this court is where
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According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary‚ a Puritan is a member of a Protestant group in England and New England in the 16th and 17th centuries that opposed many customs of the Church of England. These Puritans broke off from the Church of England and started a new church after the Church of England disagreed to the Puritans’ requests. The Puritans held multiple beliefs and were very serious about religion. Puritans believed the community had a responsibility to punish sinners harshly for the good
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Within Arthur Miller’s drama‚ The Crucible‚ the motivation of the many different characters is very conspicuous‚ as there are many hints throughout the text. The play is a fictionalized and dramatized version of the story of witchcraft in Salem‚ Massachusetts that took place during 1692. The drama was allegedly a representation of McCarthyism‚ the practice of making accusations without having proper evidence. Joseph McCarthy produced a series of investigations in order to uncover a communist penetration
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692? The year 1692 marked a major event in history in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. During the year 1692‚ Salem‚ a colony filled with Puritans who believe in religion very strongly‚ but as their beliefs grow‚ the more the people were starting to die. The problem or question is what caused the Salem witch crisis hysteria of 1692? There were many causes for the Salem witch trial hysteria but the possible three main reasons were the conflicts between
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