will usually act on whatever desire this is for their own personal gain. Be it greed for lust and love as represented by Abigail Williams‚ greed for power and authority as represented by Reverend Parris‚ or greed for land‚ wealth and power as represented by Thomas Putnam. Arthur Miller points out all of these in his play “The Crucible.” He shows how it leads to the corruption of a once good community. The greed and quest for power blurs the truth of many in the town of Salem‚ and causes great
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soul. People will usually act on whatever desire this is for their own personal gain. Be it greed for lust/love as represented by Abigail Williams‚ greed for power/authority as represented by Reverend Parris‚ or greed for land/wealth/power as represented by Thomas Putnam. Arthur Miller points out all of these in his play “The Crucible.” He shows how it leads to the corruption of a once good community. The greed and quest for power blurs the truth of many in the town of Salem‚ and causes great destruction
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ambition for wealth and power feeds into the witch hunt. This greed drove Putnam to allow people to be killed for crimes that they weren’t committing and were being accused of things that weren’t really happening. Thomas Putnam’s actions led to innocent people dying just so he could have land. “If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property that’s law and there is none but Putnam with the coin to buy.” This shows how Putnam took advantage of the witch hysteria to gain more land and
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written by Arthur Miller‚ individuals display an ugly side of human nature and are motivated by less than noble goals. Throughout the story‚ justice is often replaced by the desire for personal gain. Perhaps the three best reasons are greed‚ selfishness and betrayal. Greed is a motivating factor among many individuals in the play. At many times‚ John Proctor talks with Hale about Parris’s need to become rich‚ by gathering valuable golden candlesticks. He says‚ “He preach nothin’ but golden candlesticks
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motivated by other reasons. In the play people are motivated by greed‚ jealousy‚ and hysteria to accuse others of witchcraft. In the play greed motivates Putnam to accuse his neighbor. In the play many people have been accused for witchcraft‚ and for many reasons. Giles Corey tries to bring evidence to the court the Putnam got his daughter to falsely accuse Jacobs of witchcraft for their land. “I have it from an honest man who heard Putnam say it! The day his daughter cried out on Jacobs‚ he said she’d
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miserable and self-preservation. Thomas Putnam establishes conflict by vying for land with other characters. From the outset‚ he is bitter and quarrelsome over his boundaries. He shouts to Giles Corey‚ "I’ll have my men on you‚ Corey! I’ll clap a writ on you!" (Miller‚ ) Greediness does not play a role in a time of close-knit societies and in seeking the salvation of God. Putnam displays a threatening tone towards Giles over land. By threatening Giles‚ Putnam begins a cause to get what he believes
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to take root. Mrs. Putnam‚ the grieving wife of Thomas Putnam‚ firmly believes that a witch is responsible for the deaths of her seven infant children. Mrs. Putnam questions Rebecca Nurse as to whether or not she believes that it is God’s choice as to why Rebecca would never lose a child or grandchild‚ and yet the Putnams have lost all but one. Mrs. Putnam wonders why God would punish her so cruelly; so if not God‚ it must be the devil. In the beginning of the play‚ Mrs. Putnam explains to Rebecca
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the community in Salem is portrayed as being motivated by fear‚ greed‚ and revenge‚ as shown by the witch trials. Some people of the community fear for their lives of being condemned a witch‚ while others take advantage of those fears. Consequentially‚ people will resort to anything to avert such shame‚ including betrayal. In The Crucible‚ three types of betrayals are evident: betrayal of oneself‚ religion‚ and community. Betrayal of community is the most evident
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begin to lie and blame those innocent. People like Abigail Williams and Judge Danforth begin to accuse the innocent‚ and subsequently‚ the convicted are hanged due to their lack of confession. The people of Salem‚ whose inherent human qualities of greed and lying become evident over the course of the executions‚ indirectly create a monstrosity of violence. Under the pressure of court officials and high profile society members‚ many of the accused save themselves by lying and blaming others. The
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agenda. Similarly‚ Arthur Miller’s The Crucible delves into the inner workings that motivate people to lie. To illustrate this‚ Miller uses the various characters of the play to represent the different motives to lie which include fear‚ lust‚ and greed. As the play progresses‚ it becomes clear that all of these motives occur mainly due to self-interest and desire. The initial accusations and labeling of people as “witches” during the era of the Salem Witch trials was a product of fear. When Abigail
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