was a Puritan village outside of Boston. The puritan teachings and beliefs were deeply revered and a way of life for the followers. The preacher of the church was Reverend Samuel Parris. His sermons were fiery‚ emphasizing on spiritual warfare between the saved and the dammed. (Norton 18) Before the trials began‚ Parris preached a series of sermons about the first verse of Psalm 110: “Sit thou at my right hand‚ till I make thine enemies thy footstool.” (Norton 18) His particular style of teaching
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life style of the Puritan. Then we go into discussion of the town of Salem at the time‚ being owned by mainly the Putman family. The pastor there‚ Samuel Parris‚ has lived there in Salem since 1689. He resides with his wife‚ his children‚ niece (Abigail Williams)‚ and two Caribbean Indian slaves‚ Tituba and John Indian. The Parris family also had two other children with them which was common during this time. Then Abigail and one of Parris’s daughters‚ Betty‚ began to have odd tantrums
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“techniques” back then still remain. In “The Crucible”‚ as the play opens up in act 1‚ Reverend Parris kneels down next to his “ill” daughter‚ Betty Parris. Rumor has it that Betty has been involved in some witchcraft. Because of Reverends paranoia‚ he had asked to keep Bettys “situation” undercover as he was scared that it may have an effect on his reputation. In my personal opinion‚ Reverend Parris’ responsibility should be his daughter. No one for sure knows that his daughter has been strictly
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In his play‚ The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller describes the events that took place in Salem during the Salem Witch Trials. He describes several of the deadly conflicts that occur between the townspeople‚ but not all the conflicts were external ones. One such conflict occurred within the expert in all things supernatural‚ Reverend Hale. Hale’s internal conflict happened because he realized fear causes people to make rash decisions‚ so he began to doubt all the work he had been doing in Salem and the Witch
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and defends her name and her life. Abigail Williams is defending her reputation and herself to get out of trouble. Abigail was an orphan‚ her uncle Parris feeds and clothes her. In Act I‚ She was also expelled from the house by Goody Proctor; therefore she has little standing in village. After she was caught dancing in the woods‚ Parris questioned her and she replied angrily “Be no blush my name.”(Pg.37) Later‚ when Hale was questioning Abigail about dancing in the woods‚ Abigail defends herself
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good reputation‚ while the other makes sure this is not his main priority‚ as his name is more important. Fighting to “have a name”‚ and not a reputation‚ should be ones main aspiration‚ as it usually leads to a satisfying reputation. Reverend Parris never found out how to get himself a good reputation. His main goal was to find himself in a position where no harm can be said about him‚ and for people to only know him for the good person he thinks himself to be. But his selfishness to become powerful
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“Hook”. Arthur Miller gives us insight through his novel‚ The Crucible. Set in 1692‚ Massachusetts‚ the characters in the story are put through trials to prove their integrity‚ loyalty‚ and conspicuously‚ what is valuable to them; their name. Also‚ Arthur Miller establish the characters in a society where the law bounds to the bible‚ and in which‚ the society drastically takes a turn into chaos when people commence‚ and accuse others of witchery. This not merely puts the villager’s viability at
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Miller cleverly wrote John Proctor‚ one of the main character’s‚ death scene to symbolize the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Many people in The Holy Bible represent characters in The Crucible. For example‚ the Jews crucified Jesus just as Reverend Parris and Danforth killed John Proctor. Jesus had threatened their religion by claiming he was God. In the Testimony of John in The Holy Bible‚ a woman said to Jesus “I know that messias cometh‚ which is called Christ: when he
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puts herself out there as the opposition. Abigail is 17-year-old niece of Reverend Parris. She is unmarried‚ and an orphan‚ meaning her position on the social ladder is fairly low. Abigail Williams is a young lady with a vicious and unpredictable nature. She is deceiving‚ violent and untrustworthy. However in Act 1‚ we see an array of her personalities. She acts as the authority‚ focusing on manipulating Parris as it suits her. When she says‚ “Uncle‚ we did dance; let you tell them I confessed
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witch-craft when Betty Parris‚ the daughter of the local minister Reverend Parris‚ lay in bed one morning not being able to wake. Caught up in the whole talk and suspicion of witch-craft‚ Reverend Parris sends for help from a man more familiar on the subject‚ Reverend John Hale of Beverly. It brings out on page 842 of the play that "Mr. Hale is nearing forty." Even though Hale is not young‚ his wisdom has helped him become a very intellectual man‚ one of the reasons Parris calls to him for help.
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