soon as Reverend Parris is appointed to the church in Salem John Proctor begins to resent his superior attitude and greed. Proctor takes every opportunity to criticize Reverend Parris and the now corrupt church. This dislike leads John to use Elizabeth’s illness as an excuse to stay away from Sunday services‚ a decision that will hurt Proctor in the future. On the very first day that the town starts buzzing about witches‚ John questions Reverend Parris’ motives when he learns that Parris has sent
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injustice? It can be because people have pride‚ greed‚ and hypocrisy driving them against others. Reverend Parris from the The Crucible had all the previous factors when he dealt with the Salem Witch Trials. Parris had was a very greedy man. He let greed lead him to his malpractice as a reverend. When Reverend Hale was talking to John Proctor on why he did not go to church Proctor revealed Parris’ request. “ Proctor: … It tells me that a minister may pray to God without he have golden candlesticks
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Explain How Arthur Miller Uses Act Three As A Dramatic Device To Expose The Rivalries Which Exist In Salem. In 1952‚ Arthur Miller wrote a play entitled‚ ‘The Crucible’. The play is centred on the witch trials that actually took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote about the event as an allegory for McCarthyism which occurred in the United States in the 1950s. McCarthyism was a time of great anti-communist suspicion in the late 1940s and 1950s. The key connections
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ironies‚ conflict‚ and often‚ hypocrisy between the two characters in question. The use of dramatic foils also magnifies the distinction between the two characters‚ notably between Proctor and Parris‚ Elizabeth and Abigail‚ Hale and Danforth‚ Hale and Parris‚ and Salem and Andover. John Proctor Versus Reverend Parris: Proctor regards himself as morally self-righteous and sees himself as an honest Christian man‚ however in all his true honesty and good nature‚ Proctor is bound by a tragic flaw of having
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Betty’s Illness Cynthia Preciado Period. 1 I am Cynthia Preciado and I am going to be interviewing Abigail Parris. Abigail Parris is the niece of Reverend Parris and the cousin of Betty Parris. We are going to find out about Betty’s illness. Is Abigail the cause of all this trouble? We’ll find out. Q1: Hello Abigail‚ I am going to be asking you a couple of questions about Betty’s illness and the event that occurred in the forest. So
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The play begins with the initial reports of witchcraft and witchcraft-related afflictions‚ like in the cases of Betty Parris and Ruth Putnam. It sets the stage for the build up of the plot‚ which delves deeper into the Salem Witch Trials that resulted in numerous convictions and executions of Salem residents. What is interesting about The Crucible is the development of the "love" or lust of Abigail Williams for John Proctor‚ which took place prior to the first act. What was initially young forbidden
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innocent people. Reverend Parris highly regards his reputation more than standing up to a corrupt authority. Judge Danforth wrongly condemns and hangs townspeople‚ yet refuses to admit his faults. By contrast‚ John Proctor is an ashamed lecher and prioritizes saving his wife and saving the unjustly convicted people who are still alive with the truth. Throughout The Crucible‚ Miller utilizes corrupt male authority figures to show that falsely
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wrong with Betty Paris when the play opens? Describe her condition. 2. What is the true reason why Reverend Parris is upset over Betty’s condition? Explain. 3. What does Reverend Parris insinuate about Abigail’s loss of employment with the Proctor’s? How is his insinuation later proved to be true later in Act 1? 4. What conflict seems to exist between Mr. Putnam and Reverend Parris? Explain the nature of their dispute. 5. What does Betty reveal about Abigail and their activities
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up for what is right. This is the feeling most of The Crucible characters probably felt. Reverend Parris‚ Abigail Williams‚ and John Proctor are good examples of how fear and hysteria can destroy good judgment. Reverend Parris had one of the most difficult times with keeping his good judgment‚ especially since he was supposed to be leading the church in Salem. Since nobody in the town really liked Parris anyways‚ when rumors started spreading about his daughter and niece using witchcraft‚ he came
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Reverend John Hale A scholar from Beverly‚ Reverend Hale comes to Salem on Reverend Parris ’ request to investigate supernatural causes for Betty Parris ’ suspicious illness and thus instigates the rumors of witchcraft. Hale approaches the situation precisely and intellectually‚ believing that he can define the supernatural in definitive terms. Despite his early enthusiasm for discerning the presence of witchcraft in Salem‚ Hale soon grows disillusioned with the witchcraft accusations that abound
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