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    with little evidence‚ and it was in itself a witch hunt like those described in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller was inspired directly by McCarthyism when he was writing The Crucible. The many claims of witchcraft made by characters in The Crucible--lacking sufficient evidence--share great similarities with the “witch hunts” of the McCarthy Era. The first great example of McCarthyism in The Crucible appears in Act One when Reverend Parris first becomes a major character in the tragedy

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    The Crucible According to the Encarta® World English Dictionary‚ a definition for the word crucible is a place or set of circumstances where people or things are subjected to forces that test them and often make them change. In the drama The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ various citizens of Salem‚ Massachusetts face the witch trials. Victims were tried and convicted based on only spectral evidence. John Proctor‚ Giles Corey‚ and Reverend Hale were a few among the many that went through these severe

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    The Crucible: Air of Hysteria and Paranoia The Crucible (1996) is a drama-film adaptation directed by Nicholas Hytner. The cast of the movie involves a myriad of performers such as Daniel Day Lewis and Winona Ryder. Derived from the play by American playwright Arthur Miller‚ many plots and concepts from the film are identical to the original work. The Crucible is based on true stories about the witch trials held in Salem‚ Massachusetts. During this time period‚ witchcraft was socially unacceptable

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    McCarthyism took place in 1948 between 1956‚ the mid twentieth century. These two proceedings are known as two of the greatest mass tragedies in America. The Crucible is an allegory of McCarthyism or in other words the second Red Scare. During McCarthyism the United States was petrified of Communists influence. Many people in both the Crucible and McCarthyism who feared the court provided names of suspects in an attempt to save themselves. Throughout these two proceedings‚ there is the concept

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    Arthur Millers ‘The Crucible’ is an extended metaphor representing the parallels between the Salem witch-hunts and accusations of communism during the McCarthyism era. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in response to the unwarranted persecution of many Americans‚ who were accused of communist ties or associating with Communist governments. Two of the themes presented throughout The Crucible are Witchcraft and Personal Integrity. Miller sets up the parallel between The Crucible and McCarthyism by presenting

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    Name: Milon Makhmud ID: 072124118 Course: SES213 Professor: Peter Austin Due Date: Feb 22/2013 THE TRAGEDY OF LUST The tragedy of lust In the play Anne Pedersdotter the author describes the Middle Ages period where the witchcraft is severely punished by inquisition and there is belief that the evil forces in the face of Satan and his powers are present. The play presents a very exciting and tragic fate of the priest Absalon who is widower and takes young beautiful woman

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    Title- The Crucible Author- Arthur Miller Date of First Publication- 1953 John Proctor-summary of his role in the book * John Proctor as the play’s tragic hero. Honest‚ upright‚ and blunt-spoken * Proctor is a good man‚ but one with a secret‚ fatal flaw. His lust for Abigail Williams led to their affair (which occurs before the play begins)‚ and created Abigail’s jealousy of his wife‚ Elizabeth‚ which sets the entire witch hysteria in motion. * Realizes that he can only stop the

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    Lauren Macfarlane Cesar Chavez Project Cesar Chavez 1st slide: (Title): Cesar Chavez 2nd slide: Picture of Cesar Chavez 3nd slide: Cesar Chavez’s Early Life 4th slide: Cesar Estrada Chavez was born on March 31‚ 1927 in San Luis‚ Arizona. His family had lived there ever since his grandfather immigrated from Mexico. 5th slide: Chavez’s parents Librado and Juana Chavez owned a ranch which was lost when Cesar was 10 years old during the Great Depression. The family was forced to leave and

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    Abigail lies throughout the entire play. She has Tituba cast a spell to kill Elizabeth but in order to avoid detection of this she lies saying she saw all these people with the devil; "I saw Sarah Good with the devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil!" She also states before these lies "I want to open myself!" The word ’open’ means ’entirely honest; Ironically‚ nothing thatshe says is actually truthful. She lies in court by pretending she see’s things that aren’t actually there in hope to get others

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    To Kill A Mocking Bird Courage is a characteristic that all great heroes need. However‚ real courage takes more than showing off or overcoming of a fear; there are several meanings of the word. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the idea of courage can be seen in many forms‚ which are demonstrated through different characters. The book is set in the early 1930s‚ a time of racial segregation and the Great Depression in a small Alabama town called Maycomb. The main characters‚ Scout

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