The Crucible Abigail Williams: "I am but God ’s finger‚ John. If he would condemn Elizabeth‚ she will be condemned." This quote is from the mouth of Abigail‚ the leader of the girls involved at the center of the plot. She is talking with John‚ and trying to rationalize the things that the girls are doing. Proctor knows what is at the heart of the matter as Abigail is merely trying to get rid of his wife so that they can be together‚ something that he no longer wants. This situation
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trying to find other ways to deal with Betty’s behaviour. And when Reverend Hale mentions that they need to execute the devil with in her she excuses herself because she cannot stomach this action. 17. What does Giles Corey reveal to Reverend Hale? Giles Corey reveals to Reverend Hale that his wife Martha is reading books and that whenever she reads them in the room he cannot pray to God. 18. When Abigail is questioned by Reverend Hale‚ whom does she blame? What proof does she offer? Abigail
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25). In Salem Village in 1692‚ Betty Parris and her cousin Abigail Williams‚ the daughter and niece of the Reverend Samuel Parris‚ began to have fits described as "beyond the power of Epileptic Fits or natural disease to effect" by John Hale‚ minister in nearby Beverly. The girls screamed‚ threw things about the room‚ uttered strange sounds‚ crawled under furniture‚ and contorted themselves into peculiar positions‚ according to the eyewitness account of Reverend Deodat Lawson‚ a former minister in
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learn things about themselves as well as others. Discuss the insight gained by the characters of Elizabeth Proctor‚ Reverend Hale‚ and John Proctor. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ Elizabeth Procter‚ learns about the character and morality of other people‚ her own actions of the people around them‚ and most importantly how to admit and deal with her own mistakes. Reverend Hale’s insight into himself reveals his new perspective on people in general‚ this leads him to realize that his reasons
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Michelle Spremulli Mrs. Petitbon English III HAT 8 December 2014 Title: The Crucible Significance of Title: Crucible a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures Salem became a “crucible” for many people living there when they were brought before the court and falsely accused of being witches. Most people turned against others accusing them of being associated with the devil and were the cause of their own
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Parris‚ Elizabeth‚ Hale and Rebecca are being tested unintentionally by the court system‚ they are being pulled apart on whether or not to choose what they think could be the right choice. “Goody Proctor‚ I have gone this three month like our Lord into the wilderness. I have sought a Christian way‚ for damnation’s double on a minister counsels men to lie.” (Hale 132). Reverend Hale makes a great decision to go against god’s commandments to save innocent Christian lives. Hale is priest and came to
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with Betty Parris laid “inertly on a bed” and Reverend Parris knelt weeping and praying‚ instantly creates tension and suspense for the audience who are unaware of the situations‚ which have led to this strange occurrence now portrayed before them on the Stage. Parris’s concern and fear of what is happening to his daughter alerts the audience to the seriousness of Betty’s condition and so causes for a sense of drama and tension to further grow in the audience’s minds. Reverend Parris is powerless
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affair with Abigail. Elizabeth knows of the affair and doesn’t forgive him. 3. Reverend Hale vs. himself‚ Judge Danforth‚ and Judge Hawthorne- Hale knows there is no God present in witch-hunting and he questions his motives as well. 4. Abigail vs. other girls- Abigail threatens the other girls to go along with her lies and false accusations. 5. Abigail vs. Mary Warren 6. Abigail vs. Mary Parris 7. Parris vs. himself- He knows he is not a Godly man in his thoughts
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This war caused many refugees in Salem and the county of Essex. This aggravated the people of Salem‚ and the refugees were taking supplies and using everything they had. The people of Salem were also very strong in disliking their Reverend soon to be minister Samuel Parris for his greedy and rigid ways.(A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials) They believed that all of this going on was the work of
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place you have in society and is also based on education and sometimes wealth. It seems that whenever there is a figure of authority‚ there is always someone abusing the power designated to them. Back in the Puritan times‚ religious leaders like reverends and people skilled in the teachings of the Bible were the authority figures; and even with attempting to do good by following the word of God like they were supposed to‚ there were many occurrences where they smuggled in some law or did something
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