talk about is jealousy that exists in the play and how most of the characters are motivated by jealousy. Many of the characters are motivated by jealousy and greed in The Crucible. Abigail is motivated by jealousy of Elizabeth Proctor; she wants Elizabeth to die so that she can marry John‚ Elizabeth’s husband. Thomas Putnam is motivated by
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his Negro slave‚ Tituba‚ whom he brought with him from the island of Barbados. Parris is frightened and furious‚ for he discovered his daughter Betty‚ Tituba‚ and some of the village girls dancing in the woods. Now two of the girls‚ Betty and Ruth Putnam‚ are ill‚ and witchcraft is rumored about the village. His daughter Betty and his ward and niece‚ Abigail Williams‚ were been participants in a secret and sinful act. Parris feels his position as minister to the community of Salem is threatened. Moreover
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It was a play with tremendous feelings with many inside twists hidd en in the archives of the true story. It was a play with emotional feelings; feelings of anger ‚ hate‚ and evil‚ yet feelings of manipulation‚ good‚ and pureness. It was the Crucible. A fireball of guilt‚ evil‚ and good compiled into one magnification. The Crucible: Good versus Evil. The play contained many scenarios of good versus evil‚ and the characters who generally possessed these feelings and intentions. But it must be understood
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place at‚ during the life at Salem‚ there have some account of witchery within it and when the time came for the trials law‚ it strike salem and other towns very hard‚ accusing the innocents and others using the law to seek revenge of other for either greed/lust of items/land. while the corrupted ones use the law to it’s advantage by accusing others‚ jails and hangings were high by this‚ leaving others to think “who can i trust?” thinking that there are very few still innocent‚ some those innocents who
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The character of Abigail is often accused of being one-dimensional. She doesn’t express one shred of remorse the entire time‚ making her seem almost inhumanly diabolical. However‚ even though Abigail’s actions are ruthless‚ they are in some ways understandable. Miller slips in an interesting detail about Abigail’s childhood that gives us a clue as to where her mercilessness might stem from. When she was younger‚ Abigail witnessed both of her parents murder. She tells the other girls‚ "I saw Indians
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The Crucible Study Guide with Answers Act I 1. What purpose does the Overture serve? Miller uses the first act to introduce not only the characters but also his comparison between the Puritans and 1950s America. He accomplishes both of these in his lengthy sidebars as characters come into Ruth’s bedroom. 2. What does the “sparseness” of the Puritan setting reveal about the lives of the townspeople of Salem? The setting mirrors the Puritans’ beliefs. The lack of ornamentation demonstrates
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It is inevitable for one to avoid conflicts when it affects them personally. It is ordinary for one to conform to betrayal‚ deceit‚ false accusations and many other various ways in an attempt to fulfil their desires and objectivity. Although people may engage in conflict for personal reasons‚ some do not engage in conflict deliberately but were instead drawn in because of the conflict occurring between others. With this‚ people who are trapped in the middle must force themselves to take a side or
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Putnam’s motivations for his actions in Salem? 11. Explain the dramatic irony when Parris says‚ “I know that you—you least of all‚ Thomas‚ would ever wish so disastrous a charge laid upon me.” 12. What role did Ann Putnam play in the dancing in the forest? 13. Explain briefly how Putnam coerces Parris to declare witchcraft. 14. What does Betty’s information about dancing in the forest reveal about Abigail’s true motivation? 15. What does the threat of a “pointy reckoning” reveal about Abigail’s true
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Samuel Parris and John Hale are the two ministers in The Crucible and were initially alike in their attitudes towards witchcraft. However‚ their personalities show some striking dissimilarities. Unlike Hale‚ Reverend Parris is characterized by extreme paranoia and egotism. He is very static- his traits and motives remain consistent from the beginning to the end of the play. Although a religious man and believer in witchcraft like Parris‚ Hale values human life and is motivated by personal beliefs
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may be I have been too quick to bring the man to book‚ but you cannot think we ever desired the destruction of religion. I think that’s in your mind‚ is it not?” (Page 380) Instead of conforming to the outward signs of religion‚ Proctor can’t stand greed and hypocrisy of the Reverend Parris and so he stays home. Abigail Williams‚ her jealously and wanting to replace Elizabeth leads to the affair with John Proctor. As the witchcraft times end‚ Abigail fears the town will figure out her intentions during
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