witchery. Among the grudges that help spur the resentment and hostility in the village is one between Giles Corey and Thomas Putnam‚ who argue about a plot of land and its ownership. Once the accusations begin‚ everyone has a reason to accuse someone else of witchcraft. When Putnam’s daughter accuses George Jacobs of witchery‚ Corey quickly notices a motive and claims that Putnam only wants Jacobs’ land. Additionally‚ even the slightest offhand remark can result in the suspicion of one working with the
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polar opposites to explain away some of the more complex concepts in life. An example of this is shown in this passage when Mrs. Putnam asks‚ “Is it a natural work to lose seven children before they live a day?” (Miller 45). In her lack of understanding the nature of child death Mrs. Putnam begins to blame the Devil for the misfortune that has befallen her. Mrs. Putnam‚ much like the rest of society‚ has used the concept of good and evil‚ in this case God and the Devil‚ in order to explain greater
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and she is poor while the putnams are the richest family in Town. In “The Crucible”‚ the trials take place against a very dominant and pious society‚ the characters of this play think that demolishing the witches from Salem was god’s work. Not ending here‚ there were so many heated up fueds that the people wanted to seek revenge for‚ also took advantage of the situation and put them on trial.. Miller shows the abuse of power through Abigail for sexual desire‚ through putnam for his jealousy of other
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Will immigration and multiculturalism be the end of the United States of America? BLC Essay 2 “How do immigration and multiculturalism affect social cohesion in either the US or the UK?” Will immigration and multiculturalism be the end of the United States? Many people know America as the “land of the free”‚ where the pursuit of happiness – the American Dream – was their utopia. However‚ this American Dream has in the past years been modified by the enforcement of President Obama’s
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Ihan Nur Ali 11FMC Assignment 1 ; Hale ’s letter to Danforth Reverand John Hale 14 Jacobs Road London NW10 9EC Judge Danforth 64 Zoo Lane Witchcraft Street WC7 DEV 09/12/14 Dear Judge Danforth‚ Your Excellency‚ Judge Danforth. You know‚ I have graduated from Harvard College and I am an expert in all things witchcraft and the supernatural. When I first arrived in Salem‚ I was tangled in a web of lies and a sheet of deception. In this trial‚ I believe
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Jealousy: An Explanation By: Katie Jansen Some people know jealousy as "green envy." Some people just know it as plain old jealousy‚ but everyone knows jealousy and the pain it can cause. Jealousy is a nasty emotion‚ causing nice people to act mean‚ calm people to act rash‚ and even the steadiest of tempers to rise. It lashes out with harsh actions and words‚ hurting many innocent victims. Jealousy causes people to act in abnormal ways‚ devious ways of hatred and deception‚ ways that most people
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could express their anger and grievances. The trials gave people power as it allowed them to voice their festering bitterness by accusing people whom they had quietly begrudged for years. An example being the Putnams‚ the Putnams used the trials to gain revenge on the Nurses. Thomas Putnam got Rebecca‚ Francis Nurse’s honourable wife‚ convicted of the supernatural murder of Ann Putnam’s
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hanged. The first person to confess to working with the devil was Tituba‚ Reverend Parris’ black slave from Barbados‚ when she was accused by Abigail Williams. At first‚ she denied it until she was threatened to be hanged by Reverend Parris and Thomas Putnam. John Proctor also showed human weakness when he committed lechery against his wife with Abigail. He tries to ask Elizabeth for forgiveness when he hasn’t accepted himself as a sinner. Abigail and the girls were blaming and accusing other people of
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Therefore‚ this action is an effort to save one’s own life and avoid suspicion. The Putnams do this very thing: Ms. Putnam accuses Betty for having been seen flying over a neighbor’s barn. Before‚ the Putnam’s brother in law was up for the candidacy for reverend‚ but Parris received the job. As a result‚ the Putnams retained a grudge against Parris and therefore against his daughter. Because of this grudge‚ Ms. Putnam accuses Betty of witchcraft without even seeing her do so. This demonstrates one
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community. It is written as an attempt to understand the accusations of witchcraft in 1692. It is believed that the village of Salem is split into two factions: one interested in gaining more of a society based upon political independence and led by the Putnam family‚ and the other‚ interested in the mercantile and political life of the town being led by the Porter family. Boyer and Nissenbaum’s in- depth and imaginative look at past records revealing the common life in the colonial New England lifestyle
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