The hypocrisy of the characters in this play shows that they only care about the selves‚ and not about what they preach. For example‚ early in the play‚ there is a scene where Parris taking to Abigail about seeing girls dancing in the forest‚ and his worried about losing his job if people of the village find out. Parris tells Abigail "But if you trafficked with spirits in the forest
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that even those who are thought to be respectable and right‚ like people of government or community leaders can bring death to innocent people if they are driven by something wrong. II. Plot: The plot begins with the inciting incident where Rev. Parris finds his niece Abigail Williams and his daughter Betty along with his slave Tituba doing some dance in the forest. Right when he finds them‚ Betty becomes sick and won’t talk or open her eyes‚ about this time other people’s daughters become sick
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but at what cost? To clear everything up‚ Abigail Williams is a character in the play called “The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller. Within the play’s first scene‚ Abigail is caught “dancing” in the forest by Reverend Parris‚ causing her cousin‚ Betty‚ to faint. As the scene continues‚ Rev. Parris starts to question Abigail about what she and Betty were doing‚ and she lies‚ saying that they were dancing for sport; the action that night resulted in her going to court to testify her innocence. Abigail‚ instead
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Who are Reverend Parris‚ Betty‚ and Abigail? What is their relationship? Rev. Parris is the minister of Salem‚ Betty is his daughter‚ and Abigail is his niece. Who is Tituba? What is her relationship to the family? Tituba is the Parris’s slave from Barbados. What is wrong with Betty? Betty is unconscious after being caught by her father dancing in the woods with other girls from Salem. Why does Parris suggest calling in Reverend Hale? Rev. Parris thinks the Devil has entered
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MASSACHUSETTS APRIL 11th‚ 1692 WITCHCRAFT IN SALEM! REVEREND PARRIS CLUTCHES HIS BEWITCHED DAUGHTER BETTY. DEMONS ON THE LOOSE• BEtty Parris‚ daughter to Reverend Parris‚ fell ill last night with symptoms that speak to witchcraft. Betty lay inert in her bed‚ only to wake screaming for her late mother and attempting to fly out of her bedroom window. Doctor Griggs evaluation was witchcraft to the dismay of Rev. Parris. It is believed that he spotted Betty‚ her cousin Abigail‚ and many
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to the time period it was released. In the play‚ the character Abigail Williams is in love with John Proctor‚ a married man‚ who she had an affair with. Abigail tries to win John over by using witchcraft. When she is caught by her uncle‚ Reverend Parris she is afraid of being punished‚ so she blames their slave‚ Tituba. This accusation sparks a time of fear and accusation of witches in Salem. When the witch-hunt begins‚ Abigail realizes that she can use her lies to gain power in Salem. She thinks
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Williams‚ born July 12‚ 1680‚ was one of the initial accusers in the Salem witch trials of 1692‚ which led to the arrest and imprisonment of over 150 innocent people. Growing up she lived with her uncle Rev. Samuel Parris‚ and it is unknown who her parents were or how she was directly related to the Rev. of Salem. It is portrayed that Abigail was a dark haired‚ lovely looking lady‚ which often led her to trouble with older men. She was also a kind girl‚ whose personality was often mistaken for flirtatious
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ Reverend Hale’s attitude and beliefs are changed completely as the play progresses. After Reverend Parris is a witness to girls dancing in the woods and also when his daughter becomes very ill‚ he calls Rev. Hale to Salem. Hale’s job is to find any form of witchcraft and to get rid of it. Over the course of the play‚ Rev. Hale experiences a transformation in his beliefs from the beginning of the play to the end. Reverend Hale has three different emotions throughout
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divided into two main groups…the residents that wanted to separate consisted mainly of Farmers”. Salem was separated into two different groups‚ the people who wanted to stay and the people who wanted to leave. The farmers‚ like John Proctor‚ disliked Parris and wanted to leave. They thought that the economy was too individualistic and went against Puritan law. The Puritans were only caring about themselves even though the Bible says to put others before yourself. The political situation led to many strained
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Reverend Parris‚ praying and weeping over his daughter‚ Betty‚ who has taken sick. Parris is a grim‚ stern man suffering from paranoia. He believes that the members of his congregation have formed a faction and are trying to get rid of him. PARRIS: Child. Sit you down. Now look you‚ child - if you trafficked with spirits in the forest‚ I must know it‚ for surely my enemies will‚ and they’ll ruin me with it… Abigail‚ do you understand that I have many enemies? ABIGAIL: I know it‚ Uncle. PARRIS: There
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