Salem. It all started when Parris saw several girls dancing naked in the forest one night around a fire. Parris also found a pot over a fire with several ingredients in it. Parris assumed that combined with the unusual behavior and the burning cauldron‚ the devil had to have been involved in the situation. His daughter‚ Betty‚ was also in a sort of deep sleep and she would awaken‚ this led Parris to believe that the girls that were in the forest were conjuring spirits. Parris asked Abigail‚ who was
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against Goody Proctor. This is due to Goody Proctor firing Abigail from her job after she had found out Abigail had had an affair with her husband. This seventeen-year-old girl also has an endless capacity for dissembling. John Proctor‚ Reverend Parris‚ and the Putnam’s are also characters in the play that are out to seek revenge for their own reasons. It could through the theme of revenge‚ be said that Miller tries to enhance your application of the play. Miller wrote the Crucible as a response
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QUOTATIONS 1. "Now look you‚ child‚ your punishment will come in its time." (Parris to Abigail) 2. "Your name in the town - it is entirely white‚ is it not?" (Parris to Abigail) 3. "They want slaves‚ not such as I. Let them send to Barbados for that. I will not black my face for any of them!" (Abigail to Parris about why she is being discharged by the Proctors) 4. "How high did she fly‚ how high?" (Mrs. Putnam to Parris) 5. "I’d not call it sick; the Devil’s touch is heavier than sick. It’s
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people. Reverend Parris highly regards his reputation more than standing up to a corrupt authority. Judge Danforth wrongly condemns and hangs townspeople‚ yet refuses to admit his faults. By contrast‚ John Proctor is an ashamed lecher and prioritizes saving his wife and saving the unjustly convicted people who are still alive with the truth. Throughout The Crucible‚ Miller utilizes corrupt male authority figures to show that falsely
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“He believed he was being persecuted wherever he went‚ despite his best efforts to win people and God to his side” Miller about Parris and how he doesn’t belong to the community but belongs to religion pg13 “To the European world the whole province was a barbaric frontier inhabited by a sect of fanatics” Belonging to a place – Miller says this about Salem 13 “Their creed forbade anything resembling a theatre or ‘vain enjoyment’.” Miller says what belonging to a community/group can lead
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The Crucible Summary _________________________________________________ Act 1 Portrayed in Massachusetts - 1962‚ the play begins with the prayers of Reverend Samuel Parris in his house‚ next to his daughter’s bed. His ten-year old daughter - Betty‚ who became ill and unconscious ever since Parris found her dancing in the woods with Abigail – his seventeen-year old niece – and Tituba – his slave from Barbados – with some of other girls in the village. Worried about Betty and her
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asks why Herrick let him in. Herrick responds and says that Parris commanded him to. Danforth wants to know that if Herrick is drunk‚ he asks him but Herrick lies and says no. Danforth aggravated knowing that he is lying‚ tells him to fetch Parris and then
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Abigail Williams: Misfit Archetype Abigail Williams‚ a character from The Crucible‚ is a misfit archetype. A misfit archetype describes a character who doesn’t fit in with their community and surroundings. These types of characters can often display an attitude of freedom. I chose the misfit archetype for Abigail Williams because she fits into it very well. To begin with‚ Abigail was found conjugating with Tituba and other girls in the woods. She is also a misfit because she starts accusing fellow
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the beliefs of the girls in the town who are trying to cover up that they danced. Choosing to live and ruin their reputations‚ or choosing to hang with dignity is a problem many face. Throughout the play John Proctor‚ Judge Danforth‚ and Reverend Parris are concerned with their reputations and will stop at nothing to try and protect themselves. The protagonist‚ John Proctor is concerned for his reputation‚ but more so for his family and friends’ well-being. He withholds information from the court
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this situation. Parris also is losing control against his niece because he found her‚ his daughter‚ and a few other girls dancing in the forest the in the night. Parris also saw someone naked running around when they were dancing‚ whom he figured to be Betty or Abigail‚ his niece. I found it interesting that they were dancing with their slave considering she was not accepted in the this period of time. Abigail states that Betty fainted only because of being shocked to have Parris see her in the
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