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    literature by Arthur Miller. The main character Abigail Williams demonstrates that Unjust people or pride will attempt to break them down by pointing fingers‚ turning Salem people against each other‚ running away‚ and stealing money from her Uncle “Reverend Parris” to defend her mistakes. Abigail is in love with John Proctor‚ whom she has an affair with. John is married to Elizabeth and when she finds out that John is sleeping with another woman‚ Abigail‚ she fires her from being their maid. Abigail’s hates

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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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    wrong and turn into the problems they tried to avoid. Rev. Parris is the epitome of worrying too much about his public image. Parris is first introduced while sitting next to his sick daughter’s bed worrying about her well being‚ but as Miller states‚ “he believed he was being persecuted wherever he went…” (3). This paranoia causes him to refuse the doctor’s suggestion that he bring in a priest that specializes in works of the devil. Parris declines because he fears that if word gets out that there

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    Tituba description of how Reverend Parris extracted her confession is depicted in Robert Calef’s book‚ More Wonders of the Invisible World‚ and proceeds as follows‚ “…her master did beat her … to make her confess and accuse (such as he called) her sister witches‚ and that whatsoever said

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    MRS. PUTNAM: Reverend Parris‚ I have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth. Believe me‚ sir‚ you never saw more hearty babies born. And yet‚ each would wither in my arms the very night of their birth. I have spoke nothin’‚ but my heart has clamored intimations. And now‚ this year‚ my Ruth‚ my only – I see her turning strange. A secret child she has become this year‚ and shrivels like a sucking mouth were pullin’ on her life too. And so I thought to send her to your Tituba- PARRIS: To Tituba!

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    The play “The Crucible” was published in 1953 by Arthur Miller and takes place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692 during the Salem witch trials. The night before the actual action begins‚ Reverend Parris had discovered his daughter Betty‚ his niece Abigail Williams‚ his slave Tituba and some other girls in the woods‚ where they were performing an occult blood ritual and casting spells. Soon the rumor that something supernatural is going on in the village spreads and puts the village in turmoil. Abigail

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    rather prefer believing propaganda shoved by the religious figures of the community‚ Reverend Parris and Reverend Hale. These men of priesthood are considered to be completely holy‚ and they were exempt of any accusations of witchcraft‚ unlike almost everyone else in Salem. For example‚ Reverend Hale states that “The man’s ordained; therefore the light of God is in him.” (Hale‚ 66) Hale is referring to Reverend Parris‚ who in his eyes‚ was allowed to be overlooked as a victim of witchcraft because of

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    The Crucible play takes place in Salem‚ Massachusetts set around the mid to late 1600’s. Inside this peculiar little town most people are very religious and believe in the Puritan religion. For a little background Puritans do not believe or participate in activities like dancing and reading novels. Growing up as a little kid in the Puritan religion could seem like you are being hidden or kept away from activities that would alter your beliefs towards how your religion teaches them. Throughout

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    rivalry for power with Parris. This is demonstrated when Mr Putman is seen as attempting to stir drama over Parris’s daughters situation “No witchcraft! Now look you Mr Parris”. As Parris is so plainly defiant in his denial of “witchcraft” affecting his daughter‚ this portrays Mr Putman as deliberately trying to annoy Parris to most likely make him look like a loose cannon in the eyes of Salem to steal his job. Which makes sense as Miller tells us that the Putnam’s resent Parris and Mr Putnam wanted

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    A morally ambiguous character who I thought played a pivotal role in the Salem witch hunt was Reverend John Hale. At first‚ Hale was completely convinced that the witchcraft occurring in Salem was in fact reality and was determined to get rid of it whatever way possible. He was constantly researching the source of witchcraft itself and how to destroy it. He investigated Betty Parris and the Putnam’s daughter to gather clues and evidence as to why these events are happening. He also talks with

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