people started to argue about why betty was sick in the book the crucible‚ parris says‚” there be no unnatural cause here” this arouses some people in the group and then parris and putnam start to argue about how she lost 7 babies because of witchcraft she thinks. in the book the crucible‚ ms putnam says‚ “ they were murdered‚ mr.parris and mark this proof! mark it!. They then begin to argue about if reverend hale should still come to salem and how people were not attended church when they
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John Proctor fears his name’s identity‚ which is evident near the end of the play when he resists Deputy Danforth and Reverend Hale’s posting his name on the church door‚ accusing him of witchcraft (IV.712-717). John Proctor is Elizabeth Proctor’s husband‚ who involved in an affair with Abigail Williams when she was still working as the Proctor’s maid. Elizabeth fires Abigail‚ once she realizes her maid and her husband’s covert relationship. Elizabeth’s dismissal causes Abigail to become very angry
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ Reverend Hale evolves from a pompous man to a more cynical mad being. He enters Salem with extreme confidence in his belief that witches are present in Salem. As the trials go on‚ Reverend HAle begins to notice just how ridiculous and false the girl’s accusations were. In a short period of time‚ Reverend Hale loses faith in witchcraft and evolves into a more cynical man. In the beginning of the play‚ Reverend Hale is a pompous and knowledgeable man who seeks
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occurred in Salem Massachusetts in 1692‚ though not completely true‚ does follow the basic line of events. This line of events begins with curious young girls who are caught dancing in the forest by the Puritan reverend of the community‚ Reverend Parris. An effort to contain the events by Reverend Parris‚ Parris’s niece‚ Abigail‚ and others backfired and resulted in the bringing in of Puritan priests trained in the topic of witchcraft‚ which quickly led to a mass hysteria of witches in the community. Once
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the story‚ Reverend Parris is looking at his daughter‚ Betty‚ while weeping and praying. She is asleep on her bed and cannot wake up. They know that she is not dead‚ but she does not move or speak. She just lies there. Parris heard that Betty and other girls were dancing in the woods. (This was a very bad thing at the time because that implied they knew the devil.) Reverend Parris’s slave‚ Tituba‚ is from Barbados. Abigail says that she put a spell on Betty so she would not wake up. Parris is angry
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Putnam screamed as Proctor and Elizabeth walked inside their house‚"He is a hypocrite and guile!" "He has only a gaunt layer of trust in this village! I can’t believe we were so credulous!" Betty Parris screamed. "Where are the children?" proctor mumbled to Hale. "I will bring them home as soon as you get settled." Hale replied. As soon as proctor hit the sheets of his bed‚ he became inert. The next day Hale comes by to drop off the Proctor children
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recited. Parris‚ Mercy‚ and the Putnam’s rush into the room and then Mrs. Putnam comes to the conclusion that Betty is bewitched and cannot hear the Lord’s name without pain. I asked if Parris consulted the legal authorities or called a town meeting before he asked Reverend Hale to uncover the demons in Salem. Rebecca feared that a witch-hunt will spark even more disputes. Putnam demanded Parris to have Hale search for signs of witchcraft. I reminded Putnam that he cannot command Parris and that
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black woman from Barbados was brought to Salem‚ Massachusetts by Parris. Tituba is not respected in the community as she is recognized as a slave due to her skin color and her Barbados culture. She is treated like she should not be acknowledged‚ let alone compared to anyone as it is looked at as an insult. Proof: Conversations about Tituba in the play‚ show that she is contrasted to everyone else in Salem. When Abigail tells Parris that The Proctors kicked her out of their house because they wanted
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they admitted guilt‚ and those who did not surrender were punished as witches. “The Crucible” is a play based on the true events of the Salem Witch Trials‚ with some discrepancies. When witches were thought to be present in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ Reverend John Hale was summoned from a nearby town to determine whether a group of teenage girls were truly conjuring witches or just having fun. As Hale tried to unveil all of the lies and resolve the truth‚ he completely changed as a character.
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Reverand Hale a changed man “We shall need hard study if it comes to tracking down the Old Boy.” As Reverend Hale spoke these words he became a dynamic character in The Crucible. He was an intellectual‚ confident man‚ who became a desperate minister in the end. The three strongest characteristics of Reverend Hale’s change are his self-confidence‚ his reliance on knowledge‚ and his desire to save people. “I came into this village like a bridegroom to his beloved‚ baring gift of high religion;
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