The Crucible I watched The Crucible starring Daniel Day-Lewis‚ Winona Ryder‚ Joan Allen‚ and Paul Scofield. This movie is a play written by Arthur Miller‚ about the Salem witch trials in 1962 Massachusetts. A group of teenage girls are caught in the woods making love potions and dancing in the early morning. Because Salem was extremely religious the girls were forced to say the devil called upon them. Secrets‚ lies‚ and greed all led to innocent people being accused of witchcraft and executed.
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"The individuals must be purged separately so that the community as a whole may be preserved"(Miller 1223). For instance‚ Abby was snitching on everyone but when she was called out‚ she denied expressively. John Proctor’s wife fired Abby and when Rev Parris‚ Abby’s father‚ asked about it‚ Abby retaliated by saying‚ "My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soiled! Goody Proctor is a gossiping liar‚" (Miller 1221). A lot of the time people that get a taste of power usually
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THE CRUCIBLE Have you ever been accused of something you didn’t do and have been put on trial for it? Well‚ in the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller‚ many people were put on trial‚ and 20 were killed. The Crucible was based on a true story about the belief of witchcraft in Salem‚ Massachusetts. And it all started with a lie from a group of girls. There were 3 big themes in the play: Religion‚ False accusations‚ and Witchcraft. The first theme is Religion. In the story‚ the accusers based
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Abigail and spent time and interest in his wife‚ Elizabeth. Abigail gets jealous because of this and Abigail‚ a few other girls‚ and a servant from the Caribbean named Tituba dance around in a order that they believe it will kill Proctor’s wife. Rev. Parris‚ Abigail’s uncle‚ sees this and reports it. When Abigail is questioned about this‚ she denies everything and doesn’t tell the truth about what really happened. The news of her and the other girl’s strange actions gets around and the hysteria starts
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confident and conceited about his knowledge in witchcraft. Reverend Hale is described as a "tight-skinned‚ eager-eyed intellectual."(1146) This shows that not only does he know he is a smart man but he looks like a intellectual man. When Rev. Paris comes to help Rev. Hale carry his books he tells him that they are heavy. Reverend Hale responds by saying “They must be; they are they weighted with authority.”(1149) To Hale the books aren’t heavy because they are full with pages but because he knows and
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between the two countries; and overtime the colonies grew to posses their own measure of self-government. As seen in document A‚ this graph shows heavy English expansion‚ this shows that when the French and Indian war ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Parris‚ Britain acquired Spanish Florida and all remaining French territories. Therefore this created a more powerful government
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throughout the crucible there were many trials within the salem witch trials‚ these determined the fate and dignity of several citizens in Salem. As always‚ there are many actions that costed innocent lives to be taken away from them.The dramatic effect that deceitfulness has on Salem is costly only to the ones trialed. On a personal viewpoint‚ it can be justified that the following three charachters are responsible: Abigail‚ Danforth and Tituba. The real lesson to be learned even after hundreds
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Witches. Spells. Murder. Parris’ dreams always had a way of seething through the obscene things the world had created. Much to Parris’ disgust‚ one of his fantasies was about to become a reality. The setting: Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ New England‚ 1692. A tale of lies‚ betrayal and witchcraft is etched in history. The tale tells of ten restless girls and one fateful night in the woods. Whilst their parents slept‚ their devious daughters swiftly ran towards the forest. The moonlight danced as they danced
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Ridgeview High School Expository Reading and Writing The Crucible Bennett‚ Jessica. “The Flip Side of Internet Fame.” Newsweek. March 3‚ 2008. Hamilton‚ Anita. “Outsmart Your Haters.” Time. October 6‚ 2008. Miller‚ Arthur. The Crucible. Penguin Group Inc: New York‚ 2003. “Witch Hunts‚ Pledges‚ and Blacklists.” www.borndigital.com/mccart.htm. Rationale: Witch hunts‚ blacklists‚ character‚ reputation‚ defamation‚ public and private identity‚ the dark side of human nature‚ and
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revealed through the corruption of reverend Parris which ultimately leads to devastation of society and reverend Hales good intentions. During 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ the witch trials begin as girls who were caught dancing in the forest pretend that they are under the influence of the devil. When the court is introduced in Salem many innocent people get accused of witchcraft so that the accusers can simply satisfy their own desires. Although both Parris and Hale are spiritual leaders‚ Hale shows
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