The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller who was born on 17th October 1915 in New York City. The Crucible is based on a small group of teen girls in 1692 Salem‚ Massachusetts caught in an innocent conjuring of love potions to catch young men who are forced to tell lies that Satan had invaded them and forced them to participate in the rites and are then forced to name those involved. Thrown into the mix are greedy preachers and other major landowners trying to steal others’ land and one young woman
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suggest? 7. When Susanna exits‚ Abigail makes a confession to Parris‚ which she recants near the end of the act. What is the confession‚ and why does she change her mind? 8. Based on his words‚ what seems to be Parris’s motivation for inadvertently causing the hysteria? 9. Explain the relationship between Abigail and Goody (Elizabeth) Proctor. 10. What are Putnam’s motivations for his actions in Salem? 11. Explain the dramatic irony when Parris says‚ “I know that you—you least of all‚ Thomas‚ would ever
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power somewhat differently in his play The Crucible. Because The Crucible is a play‚ it can be expected that Miller will use dialogue and characterisation to show the reader power. Miller created Rev Parris‚ who believes that the church is the authority of all people in the town. Since he is a Reverend‚ he considers himself an authoritative figure. He believes that "people are not following their obligations to the church". He comments about the authority of the church. He demands that the people of
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Hathorne‚ and Cheever arrive and ask why Reverend Hale has been allowed in the prison. They discover that Parris has allowed it and so they send for him. They discuss how Parris has seemed rather unstable lately. When he enters‚ they discover that Hale has been trying to convince Rebecca Nurse to save herself by confessing. They ask Parris why he has been troubled and it is revealed that Abigail has vanished with Mercy Lewis having taken every cent he had. Parris attempts to convince the men to stop
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“Aye‚ and well instructed in arithmetic.” This sarcastic quote is from Giles Corey when he was talking to Reverend Parris about his earnings per year in the story The Crucible. Giles Corey was an 83 year old man. He was married to Martha Corey who was accused of witchcraft and was his third wife. When she got accused he tried to help and was later held in contempt of court‚ accused of witchcraft and pressed to death. Giles Corey and I are very similar because we are both sarcastic‚ instigators and
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known reverend discovered his daughter‚ niece‚ slave‚ and a couple of girls from town dancing and singing in the woods‚ his first instinct was to rush over and confront the girls. When he got there the girls faked fainting to try and avoid getting in trouble‚ by doing so they made the reverend thing witchcraft was among them. He eminently falsely accused his salve for the girls odd behavior‚ he also summoned reverend Hale who was an “expert” in the field of witchcraft. By doing this reverend parris
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fanatical religious beliefs were the cause of the two societies failure. In Salem‚ anything unusual or different from the norm was seen as alien and sinful. When Parris saw the girls dancing in the woods‚ he became afraid the other townspeople would blame him for letting the sacrilegious acts take place. Since he was the reverend‚ he was supposed to make sure everyone in town was following their religious paths. To avoid punishment‚ he blamed Tituba and her culture’s use of Voodoo. This was
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Abigail‚ the girls‚ Hathorne and Danforth‚ Reverend Parris‚ the Putnams‚ and even Hale played a role in spreading the mass hysteria. Each one of them were highly respected individuals. Among the list were land owners‚ judges‚ and two preachers. The Crucible is set in the year 1962. If you were a preacher‚ you were
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Quote Blending: the Crucible John Proctor is a very dynamic character in the Crucible. He is someone who appears to be righteous to the general public/townspeople but is actually someone who harbors a deep secret: he has committed adultery with Abigail. Proctor is one of the few in the play who firmly believes that Abigail and the girls are frauds and he is strongly against the witch trials. He knows that once he confesses to committing adultery‚ Abigail’s testimonies will be questioned and that
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into contact with many different types of people‚ good and evil. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ he shows us how the good can result and how the one rotten apple can spoil a whole bunch. Abigail Williams is the niece of the town’s preacher‚ Reverend Parris. She was also a servant for John and Elizabeth Proctor. After an affair with John‚ she was then kicked out by Elizabeth. Since the affair‚ Abigail still has feelings for John and she will do anything to get him back. She tries to take down Elizabeth
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