People’s Lost Dignity As the girls screamed hysterically‚ Mary Warren‚ helpless‚ realizes that she is trapped: the vengeance of the girls about to befall her. People develop traits causing the immature to lose dignity while giving them a false impression they are making themselves better‚ but in reality they are only making themselves worse. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible takes place in Salem Massachusetts 1662‚ in a time of struggle. Vengeance rules the hearts of the people‚ cowardliness clouds
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One may find Abigail Williams‚ The Putnams‚ and Mary Warren to blame. Abigail was manipulative‚ The Putnams were very jealous‚ and Mary Warren was weak-will. Society can be destroyed by powerful forces of jealousy‚ hypocrisy and hysteria. Jealousy can lead you to do terrible things. Jealousy played a big role in who was to blame for the deaths in Salem. The Putnams were a small family‚ they had seven out of eight children and none survived but one. Mrs. Putnam was a very jealous person when it came
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Abigail Williams and Putnam started the first accusations which led to widespread fear of witchcraft in the village. This same fear was exploited by Williams and Putnam in order to achieve their selfish motives. Without these characters‚ the Salem Witch Trials might have never occurred which brings us to realize how much damage vengeance and wealth
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Arthur Miller’s characterization of Thomas Putnam‚ Mary Warren‚ and John Proctor exemplify their purpose‚ motivation‚ and character traits. In the beginning of the play‚ Thomas Putnam is introduced as an arrogant landowner. His superciliousness is evident when the narrator explains that he describes himself as “the intellectual superior of most people around him.” (172: all references from class text‚ Language of American Literature‚ McDougal Littel‚ 2000). Putnam is influential because of his wealth
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Putnam’s daughter accused Jacobs of witchcraft. The reason for this was so Putnam could get Jacob’s land. Jealousy and greed played a role in Putnam’s life. Putnam only wanted more land. Guilt is defined as the fact of having committed a specified or implied offense or crime. Guilt overwhelms two of the main characters Proctor and Hale. Proctor feels guilty throughout
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The issues of power‚ that Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ portrays are concerned with‚ who has the power‚ the shifts of power that take place and how power can consume people and try to abuse it‚ for either vengeance‚ jealously‚ material gain or sexual desire. Who has the Power Salem is an isolated village in Massachusetts where power is one of the main driving forces that contribute to the dynamics of the community and how people interact with each other. Authority and power is dominant in
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Act I 1. What does the “spareness” of the Puritan setting reveal about the lives of the townspeople of Salem? The setting mirrors the Puritans’ beliefs. The lack of ornamentation demonstrates the Puritan aversion to vanity and frivolous pursuits. 2. Explain the significance of the forest to the Puritans. It was the epitome of evil. As far as the Puritans were concerned‚ the Native Americans were murderous heathens. The animals periodically attacked. There was no wilderness in England‚ so the
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Betrayals in The Crucible In The Crucible‚ the community of Salem was depicted as motivated by fear‚ greed‚ and revenge shown by the witch trials. Some people of the community are afraid for their lives of being condemned a witch‚ while others take advantage of those fears. As a result‚ people will do anything to satisfy the motivation including betrayal. In The Crucible‚ three types of betrayal are evident which are the betrayal of oneself‚ theocracy‚ and community. In Salem‚ the puritan society
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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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thrive. If you do not understand someone or their beliefs or someone does not understand you or your beliefs it is not likely you will feel like you completely belong with them. In Arthur Millers The Crucible intolerance‚ hysteria and suspicion‚ greed (for wealth‚ land‚ power)and corruption of power turns a town against each other and highlights the different groups in the town and how they are linked or exiled from the rest of the town and how better understanding of each group could effect this
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