She was a servant in the house of Reverend Parris. Tituba was a dark woman from Barbados‚ and could have quite possibly been the cause of the horrible events in Salem Village starting up. Many girls from Salem Village were caught by Reverend Parris as they were dancing in woods while Tituba stirred a stew in a crucible‚ and chanted words in her Barbados tongue. Supposedly‚ Ann Putnam sent
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Arthur Miller’s historical play‚ “The Crucible” follows the story of the Salem witch trials. One of the main conflicts of the play was John Proctor’s affair with Abigail Williams‚ an affair which set off the witch trials. While Abigail has many obvious flaws and may be defended‚ her role and the severity of her actions cannot be overlooked. Abigail may not deserve the entirety of the blame‚ she most certainly deserves the consequences of her actions. Abigail fell in love with John during their
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killed. In The Crucible Reverend Hale‚ Mary Warren‚ and John Proctor are all severely tested which brings out who they really are. In the beginning Reverend Hale is on the side of the court and believes the girls. However‚ Hale starts to protest that the girls are frauds and are convicting innocent townspeople of witchcraft. “Excellency‚I have signed seventy-two death warrants; I am a minister of the lord‚ and I dare not take a life without there be a proof so
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of the “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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instability is to blame for her actions. For example‚ she saw her parents murdered as a child and this seems to have lead to her being mentally unstable. John Proctor‚ a much older man‚ also basically sexually abused her. And her being raised by Reverend Parris‚ the paranoid‚ power-hungry man‚ is sure to be messing Abigail up in some way or another. As a young girl‚ Abigail witnessed both her mother and father murdered by Native Americans. Surely witnessing such a violent act had some effect on Abigail’s
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	Arthur Miller ’s play‚ The Crucible‚ and the movie with the same name have many differences and similarities‚ all of which contribute to the individual effectiveness of each in conveying their central message. 	There are several additions and variances in the movie. First of all‚ the scene where the children and Tituba are dancing in the forest is never seen in the forest; we simply learn of it from dialogue. This scene was most probably added in the movie for a dramatic effect: foreshadowing
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vibe of generosity but of selfishness. A society that was expected to be moral failed to do so because of pure greed. Abigail Williams is an example for her bogus witch trials to protect herself she kills innocent people. Also characters such as Reverend Parris‚ Governor Danforth and Mary Warren show they are very weak and unrighteous. Many people in the play are ironically iniquitous for such a just lifestyle. The court system in Salem was very corrupt. In the Puritan religion it was said that you
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There are some things worth dying for‚ and in The Crucible that is just what John Proctor did. Proctor’s wife was sent to prison because his mistress Abigail convicted his wife of witchcraft. The Crucible is based in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692 through 1693 during the Salem Witch Trials. This was a very strict and troubled time for not only women‚ but men also. People had to beware of who they crossed‚ because anyone would throw them under the bus. Today‚ we face some of the same situations they
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Miller’s play‚ the person who holds the most power in Salem during the Witch Trials is Abigail Williams. Despite being a child and an orphan‚ for her parents had died and she was sent to live her uncle Mr. Parris‚ she was able to gain unlimited power during this short span of time. When Mr. Parris caught her and other local girls out dancing at night‚ she threatened the others‚ “Let either of you breathe a word‚ or the edge of a word‚ about the other things‚ or I will come to you in the black of some
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action at times. Some people let their greed get out of control‚ which was exactlywhat happened in Salem during the witch trials. Three people’s greed brought up this whole tragedy of the trials‚ convictions and hangings. These three people are Reverend Parris‚ Thomas Putnam and Abigail Williams. Thomas Putnam was a "well-to-do‚ hard-handed‚ landowner." He valued his land probably more than his marriage‚ his other possessions or his anything else that he had. He used his land as a power source to get
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