secret was his affair with Abigail Williams‚ who was once a servant to the Proctors and was the niece of Reverend Parris. John Proctor transforms from being minding his own business to becoming the center of the witchcraft trials in Salem. This dilemma started when Reverend Parris stumbled upon Abigail Williams‚ Betty Parris‚ his daughter‚ and his slave Tituba in the forest. Reverend Parris believed that they were practicing witchcraft. Witchcraft was not tolerated under any circumstances in Puritan
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small town‚ it’s easier to get a fair hearing. However‚ when people started getting accused of witchcraft their reputation was destroyed. This made people more cautious of their own reputations. The characters in “The Crucible” John Proctor‚ Reverend Parris‚ and Judge Danforth all want to be known for something good to have a good reputation. All of the characters in “The Crucible” will make a bad choice in order to keep a good reputation.
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united states. During the play there are many conflicts with characters and with one self. The author throughout the play demonstrates the theme of respect and reputation. The author represents this theme through John Proctor ‚ Tituba and reverend Parris. The author presents this theme at the beginning of the play when tituba and the girls were caught dancing in the forest. They soon tried to accuse tituba of witchcraft and they beat her. Although she was innocent she confessed to witchcraft to stop
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I. Authorial Background Titilola Mark/3rd Author Miller was an American playwright‚ essayist and prominent figure in twentieth-century American theatre. Born on October 17‚ 1915‚ in Harlem‚ New York City‚ he was the second of three children of Polish Jewish immigrants. At the University of Michigan‚ Miller first majored in journalism and worked as a reporter and night editor for the student paper‚ the Michigan Daily. It was during this time that he wrote his first play‚ “No Villain” which won the
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for refusing to submit to a trial on witchcraft charges. Hundreds of other persons faced accusations of witchcraft and dozens more languished in jail without trials. As the play describes‚ the witchcraft trials began because of the illness of Betty Parris‚ the daughter of the
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spots. They are Recruit Training Depot at Parris Island‚ South Carolina‚ and Recruit Training Depot at San Diego‚ California. Male Recruits who enlist west of the Mississippi go to San Diego. Those who enlist east of it go to Parris Island. Females who enlist all go to Parris Island. The training is pretty much identical at both locations. The San Diego recruits are sometimes referred to as "Hollywood Marines" because the weather is much nicer there. Parris Island graduates more than 17‚000 a year
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because it gives them a chance to express kept feelings and to act on long-held grudges‚ claim other’s land‚ and settle old scores. The most obvious case is Abigail‚ who accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft and have her sent to jail. Reverend Parris
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In the play‚ The Crucible‚ one of the major themes shows that fear and suspicion are infectious and can produce a state of general hysteria that results in the destruction of public order and rationality. Miller conveys this theme through the characters’ actions. He uses numerous situations as a metaphor of the pressure on society to conform. This play also showed that one’s actions‚ no matter how innocent his intent‚ can have negative consequences on those around him. The characters exist in a
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Knowledge is power‚ which can give an individual the ability to persuade others. In the Play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the characters are accused of witchcraft. They tell the truth to who they choose‚ giving that person the ability to persuade the judge’s thoughts to their advantage‚ because‚ they know what actually happened in the woods. Power in the form of truth is passed between the characters as the witch trial progresses. Power is obtained when secrets or knowledge about others are revealed
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The Crucible has such a title‚ meaning severe trial‚ because puritans believe that life is a test. They lived a very strict style and understood that if you do anything wrong in life‚ god would harshly punish you for it. This puts a lot of stress on the characters to live up to the expectations of living perfectly and faithful. People are willing to do anything to make themselves look good. For instance in the play Abigail lies about several things to save herself. One of the things she lies about
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