By: Sela Finau Regardless of time‚ culture‚ or location‚ individuals frequently come in contact with the omnipresent issue of decision making. In order to arrive at a conclusion‚ a person needs a sense of assurance in which to make a decision. One’s failure to take a position due to a lack of security does not necessarily constitute a disadvantage. On the contrary‚ even though one’s certainty in a situation may build confidence‚ the benefits of doubt outweigh those of certainty‚ for
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She fell victim to Abigail’s manipulation‚ which lead to her to go against Proctor‚ and accuse him of witchcraft. Just after telling the court that what the girls were doing was pretend‚ she joins the girls in accusing people of witchcraft once again. This is found in line 1109 in Act 3‚ which says‚ ”You’re the devils man!” (Miller 198) That quote is said by Mary when she is accusing Proctor of writing in the devil’s
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her “child” which can bring nothing but anger and resentment from her. Abigail is convinced that once Elizabeth is out of the photo then her and John can be together. It can be no surprise that not to long after John’s wife Elizabeth is accused of witchcraft‚ and that John is also ultimately accused‚ but John shows his integrity by ending his affair. John throughout the play stands by her especially in the court only to maintain his own integrity. In the court John Proctor admits that he had an affair
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which was powered by paranoia and fear.The Salem Witch Trials were the examinations‚ trials‚ and executions of alleged “Witches” beginning in late February 1692 and ending in late October 1692. Many guiltless individuals were subject to witchcraft‚ that resulted in 19 men and women hung to death‚ 17 that died in contaminated prisons‚ and one man that pressed with death by stones screaming bloody murder. Why did the Salem Witch Trials occur? Were these Trials relevant? Or were they really the devil’s work
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Scarlet Letter Composition The Puritans’ beliefs in the 17th century were different than most of the citizens that live in this modern day society. The Puritan beliefs are based on the of the Church of England‚ but they purified the religion. The Scarlet Letter is based off the Puritans’ beliefs and the story of society that the Puritans lived in; some other critics observe that Nathaniel Hawthorne criticizes the Puritans society and their beliefs. When The Scarlet Letter was written the Author
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made use of the paranoia of the witchcraft trials to her advantage to 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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The Salem Witch Trial In 1692‚ Salem went through a period of witchcraft and unanswered questions. People were experiencing witchcraft left and right and they did not know what to do about it. The people wanted to know why is it happening‚ what was happening and how to stop it. Salem is located in the United States in Massachusetts. This is located in North America. The Puritans thought of North America as the devils territory. Over a period of time Salem girls started experiencing periods
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Parris‚ the 9-year-old daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris‚ and her cousin Abigail Williams started to have violent fits‚ which included convulsions‚ contortions and outbursts of screaming. A local doctor‚ William Griggs‚ was the one who diagnosed witchcraft as he could find not natural cause of the strange behavior (EyeWitness to History‚ 2000). Soon after‚ other young girls also began having similar symptoms. (Starkey‚ 1949‚ p. 3-4; National Geographic‚ n.d.). The girls included Ann Putnam Jr.‚
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they become scared and run off. This is what leads to the uprising in the town. The Puritans are viewed as being very religious they believe in God and everything he did for them. They believe in an unconditional election in which God has no obligation to save anyone‚ no matter how little the problem is. The Puritans use this during the witch trials in which they hanged many people that were innocent of witchcraft. These hangings happened because everyone believed everything the girls said and showed
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SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - The Crucible Act One 1. "So now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom‚ lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong and deceitful ideas." What is the irony in that statement? 2. Explain how the witch-hunt years were a time of "general revenge." 3. Identify Tituba‚ Abigail‚ and Betty. 4. Why does Mrs. Putnam believe there are witches in Salem? 5. Why is Thomas Putnam bitter? 6. Parris says‚ "Oh‚ Abigail
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