gift from god that is not worth losing over proper principles‚ such as reputation. mOne of the biggest examples of this is shown in the character John Proctor. Women confessing to witchcraft or not confessing affects their reputation both ways. Reverend Hale risks others reputations to save his own reputation. Many have pride in their good well known name‚ but as the tension progresses between characters they become more concerned that their good name will vanish. John Proctor is a very happy‚ confident
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where an individual’s reputation plays such an influence in society and in maintaining ones reputation individuals can become pernicious. Various characters in ‘The Crucible’ base their actions on their desire to maintain a respectful reputation. Reverend Parris fears that Abigail will threaten and tarnish his good name. He preserves his reputation by not testifying against Abigail and her claims of ‘witch-craft’. John Proctor on the other hand protects his reputation by making a heroic choice not to
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gullible. The Crucible is based on a true story so the setting is real. Act 1 The Crucible starts out in the bedroom of Betty Parris‚ the sick daughter of the towns preacher Samuel Parris. The village people began to spread the rumor that witchcraft is the cause of Bettys illness. The Reverend John Hale is sent for by Mr. Parris to find out what is happening‚ because Hale is a investigator on strange events involving witchcraft. Samuel accuses and questions Abigail Williams‚ his niece‚ of dancing
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John Proctor -Proctor is an individual who has not put a high priority on ’Belonging’ in his life. The fact that he hates and distrusts Parris adds to this sense of not belonging: “I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him preach only hellfire and bloody damnation. (visual imagery related to hell) Take it to heart Mr Parris. There are many others who stay away from church these days because you hardly ever mention God anymore.” -Proctor chooses not to belong to Salem society
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witch craft. “Proctor. I nailed the roof upon the church‚ I hung the door.” “Hale. Oh‚ did you! That’s a good sign‚ then.” “Proctor. It may be I have been too quick to bring the man to book‚ but you cannot think we ever desired the destruction of religion. I think that’s in your mind‚ is it not?” (Page 380) Instead of conforming to the outward signs of religion‚ Proctor can’t stand greed and hypocrisy of the Reverend Parris and so he stays home. Abigail Williams‚ her jealously and wanting to replace
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good name ruined. Abigail Williams - Reverend Parris’s niece. Abigail was once the servant for the Proctor household‚ but Elizabeth Proctor fired her after she discovered that Abigail was having an affair with her husband‚ John Proctor. Abigail is smart‚ wily‚ a good liar‚ and vindictive when crossed. Reverend John Hale - A young minister reputed to be an expert on witchcraft. Reverend Hale is called in to Salem to examine Parris’s daughter Betty. Hale is a committed Christian and hater of witchcraft
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events of the Salem witchcraft trials‚ which took place in a tiny Puritan village in the settlement of Massachusetts in 1692. The play commences in the home of Reverend Samuel Parris‚ whose daughter‚ Betty‚ lays ill. Main characters are: John Proctor‚ Rev. Parris‚ Rev. Hale‚ and Abigail Williams. Those are the most relevant‚ anyways. Reverend Hale shows excessive pride by saying: “Let you not mistake your duty as I mistook my own. I came into this village like a bridegroom to his beloved‚ bearing gifts
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Sundstrand‚ David. "The Crucible." Masterplots‚ Fourth Edition (2010): 1-3. Literary Reference Center. Web. 24 Jan. 2013. The Story: The Reverend Samuel Parris prays over his daughter‚ who lies stricken with a nameless malady. As he prays‚ he is angered by the interruption of his Negro slave‚ Tituba‚ whom he brought with him from the island of Barbados. Parris is frightened and furious‚ for he discovered his daughter Betty‚ Tituba‚ and some of the village girls dancing in the woods. Now two of the
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Hundreds dead or imprisoned‚ all caused by a single teenage girl and her followers. This story sounds like it is straight out of the twilight zone‚ as much of a fairy tale as it sounds like‚ this event actually happened in Salem Massachusetts. It was deemed the Salem Witch trials and left a lasting impression on history of what paranoia can do to people. The tragedy is now a play called “the Crucible by: Arthur Miller in the Crucible the most accountable person for the trials in the play is shown
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to Danforth to persuade him that their wives are not witches. They bring Mary Warren and a petition with 91 signatures as evidence. We learn that Rebecca Nurse has been sentenced to hang. Hale is starting to believe that these trials are getting out of hand and that maybe the girls are pretending. Reverend Parris accuses Proctor of trying to overthrow the court. Two pieces of evidence that are brought out against Proctor in regards to his Christian nature are he doesn’t go to church and he plows
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