partly due to the fact that John Proctor forced her into doing it and also because she feels partially guilty as she was the main reason Elizabeth got put in Jail and is being tried as a witch. Reverend Hale also goes against the society by saying “I denounce these proceedings‚ I quit this court!” (120). Reverend Hale stands up against society to free himself from his own guilt. He returns after John
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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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distributing laws. Because of their position‚ the laws are based from the bible. Parris knew this and abused his power as the Reverend of Salem. “He cut a villainous path‚ and there is very little good to be said for him. He believed he was being persecuted wherever he went‚ despite his best efforts to win people and God to his side…He felt insulted if someone rose to shut the door without first asking his permission” (Miller 1). Parris‚ as the
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small town‚ it’s easier to get a fair hearing. However‚ when people started getting accused of witchcraft their reputation was destroyed. This made people more cautious of their own reputations. The characters in “The Crucible” John Proctor‚ Reverend Parris‚ and Judge Danforth all want to be known for something good to have a good reputation. All of the characters in “The Crucible” will make a bad choice in order to keep a good reputation.
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ultimate fall more devastating. The characters of Parris and Danforth illustrate the moral corruption at the heart of Salem’s society and witch trials. Parris embodies self-absorption through his constant evaluation of every development in terms of how it affects his power and status. The Crucible opens with Parris‚ anxious over the unknown illness of his daughter Betty‚ viciously questioning Abigail on what might have caused Betty’s sudden ailment. Parris discovers that the girls were “dancing like heathen
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Quote # 1: "Is the accuser always holy now?" John Proctor says this to Reverend John Hail in act II. This is when they have come to Proctors house with a warrant for his wife. Reverend Hail starts to say that if she is innocent then the court will prove it. Proctor cuts him off and says‚"If she is innocent! Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent‚ or Abigail?" It means that he thinks that they should be looking at the people pointing the finger and see if they are so innocent themselves. They
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Proctor and Abigail Williams‚ and the towns’ relationship with the Putnam’s. In January of 1962 several adolescent girls became fascinated by Tituba’s‚ the servant of Reverend Samuel Parris of Salem Village‚ stories of natural magic and island culture. Two of the girls were related to Samuel Parris‚ Abigail Williams and Betty Parris‚ while others were children of his supporters. It is said that the girls were conjuring spirits and fell ill. William Griggs‚ the village doctor‚ was called in when they
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power over the court and over the accused. Since the girls‚ Abigail Williams‚ Betty Parris‚ Mary Warren‚ and Mercy Lewis started the accusations they went from having no power to being the most powerful characters. The witch trials empower individuals who were previously powerless. The most powerful character‚ Abigail Williams started out powerless. At only seventeen‚ she lived under her Uncle‚ Reverend Parris roof after released from her job of serving the Proctor household. She didn’t have an
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that they are not. In real life people have higher grades than me and show it off so I do is prove that i am equally as smart and get good grades aswell and there won’t be any differences. You can also see it in The Crucible with Abigail and Reverend Parris. When someone thinks they are better than others they don’t realize that others get hurt.There are four student athletic trainers that help with football’s needs and there is this one girl who doesn’t get along with us. She says that she is better
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John Proctor John Proctor is an honorable and righteous man in The Crucible‚ but he’s guilty of an unforgivable sin. He’s the voice of reason and justice in Salem but no one knows about he’s dirty little secret. He’s characterized for being an intelligent man but his lust for Abigail led to his affair‚ destroying completely trust between his relationship with his wife Elizabeth. Because of his affair with Abigail‚ Proctor questions whether or not he is a moral man‚ yet this adultery is the only
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