The Predicament of Justice Standing by one’s beliefs during a time of arising chaos‚ especially when they go against the majority of society‚ could result in one’s inevitable death. This message‚ along with many others‚ is conveyed throughout Arthur Miller’s brilliant play‚ The Crucible. His script focuses on the universal ideas of justice and witchcraft‚ both known to have existed during the Salem Witch Trials. Throughout the play‚ many characters’ moral strength is tested‚ and the local inhabitants
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virtue that has always been around and it is an important characteristic to have. In the play‚ The Crucible‚ Tituba finally confesses to who all saw the devil. When she fessed up‚ Betty‚ Abigail and Parris all joined in and were being honest to Mr. Putnam. This started a whole other issue in now punishing those who encountered the devil. The virtue of integrity is still so present today in society. Integrity is to be honest about something even though it may hurt you. It is also doing the right thing
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extremely high‚ the mediocre‚ and the substantially low reputation characters. The characters‚ whose reputations are mediocre (Mr. Nurse‚ Cheever‚ Herrick)‚ do not make a difference. People of the town such as Hale‚ Abigail‚ Proctor‚ Danforth‚ and Putnam have reputations
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Many researches recognize the importance of social capital‚ but statistics shows that American population have experience an erosion of social capital in the past decades. As a result‚ Americans lost “the ties that bind us to communities and neighborhood” (McPherson‚ 4). Generally‚ where there is declining social capital‚ there is worsening social isolation. However‚ new studies have contradicted findings toward the previous researchers. According to Rankin and Quane’s experiment in ghetto community
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the long run‚ conformity restricts both individualistic desires and values. This restriction is displayed through the literary works of Robert D. Putnam‚ Thornton Wilder‚ and Andrew Ross. In Bowling Alone‚ Putnam places factual stress on the point that high social capital can lead to pressures of conformity within a community. In accordance with Putnam‚ Our Town‚ by Thornton Wilder is set within a town that demands routine and traditional values. The Celebration Chronicles‚ by Andrew Ross discusses
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material possessions. Like Reverend Parris‚ Thomas Putnam is also greedy. Thomas uses his daughter to falsely accuse George Jacob of witchcraft. The accusation leads to the arrest and conviction of George Jacob by Judge Danforth. Giles Corey’s explains to Danforth that Mr. Putnam is dishonest and says “If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property- that’s law! ... This man is killing his neighbors for their land” (Miller 96). Thomas Putnam uses these falsifying witchcraft trails to increase
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office because of the situations going on. Mr. Putnam and his wife come along and explain how they have had a similar situation with their daughter. Goody Putnam also states that someone saw Betty flying around a barn. Mrs. Putnam is evidently convinced that witchcraft has taken place in the death of her seven babies at birth. Parris claims that Abigail and his daughter were engaging in witchcraft when he caught them dancing in the woods. Putnam wants Reverend Parris to confess and inform everyone
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characters begin taking advantage of the situation. Particularly‚ greed drives Putnam to use the Salem Witch Trials to accuse Jacobs in order to expand his own wealth and social standing. Giles Corey reveals Putnam’s true intentions by claiming “if Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property…and there is none but Putnam with the coin to buy so great a piece. This man is killing his neighbors for his land!” (96). Putnam planned to have Jacobs accused so that he could seize Jacobs’ land for himself
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Discuss Putnam’s response to skepticism This essay aim to critically discuss Putnam’s response to the Brain in a vat argument.Based on the required reading by DeRose‚I will start by explaining a specific form of skeptical argument and what is “BIV”‚a skeptical hyphothesis which is famous in philosophy.Then I’ll explain Putnam’s response to BIV from the perspective of semantic externalism and analyse it.Finally‚I’ll reach a conclusion both on Putnam’s response and my understanding of BIV arument
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The Crucible The playwright‚ Arthur Miller‚ uses the character construction in the play to position the audience to accept the dominant reading of the play‚ which is the concern and dangers of religious fanaticism. The play‚ The Crucible‚ is set in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. It is based upon the actual events which led to the ‘Salem witch trials’‚ a series of hearings to determine which individuals were in fact practicing witchcraft. The play also conveys parallels to the McCarthyist era‚ during
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