Nurse want to speak to the court? What does Giles Corey mean when he says that he “broke charity with the women (his wife)”? What does Danforth say is the reason that the court (“the state”) accepts what the girls are saying? What is Reverend Parris’ argument against John Proctor? How is Elizabeth Proctor’s current condition a benefit to her? Why has Mary Warren come to court? Danforth states “a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it‚ there be no road
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we can see how dramatic tension is created by Miller. These aspects are to be explored for each act. <br> <br>Act One begins with Reverend Parris praying fervently over his daughter‚ Betty Parris‚ who lies unconscious on her bed. The stage directions indicate that the room is quite dark with only a candle burning and sunlight through the window lighting the room. Parris is frightened‚ confused and angered by Betty’s illness‚ perhaps wondering what he has done wrong to be inflicted with such misery
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have begun to simmer beneath the theocratic surface. These tensions‚ combined with the paranoia about supernatural forces‚ pervade the town’s religious sensibility and provide the raw materials for the hysteria of the witch trials. On the surface‚ Parris appears to be an anxious‚ worried father. However‚ if we pay close
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The Crucible‚ people are accused of an act they did not commit and have to go against their religion and sin or face being hanged which leads to mass hysteria and paranoia. Even though Reverend Hale sins according to the
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First‚ John becomes ostracized by so many when people find out that he has lots of hatred for the town’s Reverend; Reverend Parris. John says‚ “I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him preach only hellfire and bloody damnation…There are many others who stay away from church these days because you hardly ever mention God anymore” (Page 28. Line 28).
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Salem began when a group of young girls‚ Betty Parris‚ Abigail Williams‚ and Ann Putnam Jr.‚ began to throw their “fits”; hiding under furniture making odd noises‚ contorting in pain and unnatural bodily movements. Without a doubt the girls had to be examined. When doctors couldn’t find a physical explanation to what had been occurring‚ they were diagnosed as being bewitched. They later named three women as those who had been hurting them; Tituba‚ the Parris’ slave‚ Sarah Good‚ a poor beggar‚ and Sarah
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make people like them and respect them. This insecurity of social judgment leads to jealousy and consequently‚ the actions that come with it. In The Crucible‚ Reverend Parris is jealous of John Proctor’s good name. He is jealous of the respect that Proctor gets from others and the weight of his word in Salem. Because of this jealousy‚ Parris isn’t too fond of Proctor. He has a feeling of
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in Act III‚ Proctor and Mary Warren are being questioned in relation to Elizabeth’s possession of poppets. Parris is trying to prove the fact that maybe they were unaware of her possession of these‚ that she could have hidden her poppets. In a response to Proctor‚ Parris sites that “We are here‚ Your Honor‚ precisely to discover what no one has ever seen.” Parris’ meaning is very simple; he is simply commenting that the court is trying to discover the poppets that supposedly
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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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think that the girls acted out of simple boredom or that they suffered from a mental illness. In January of 1692‚ the daughter and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris‚ Elizabeth (Betty) Parris and Abigail Williams‚ fell ill. At first‚ they began to act slightly off‚ but then began to suffer from symptoms that included convulsions and screaming fits. Reverend Parris called in the local doctor‚ William
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