5 Paragraph Essay Outline Paragraph 1 Introduction: (Hook) In every story there is always an interesting character‚ but in the crucible by Arthur Miller‚ there were many. Thesis Statement: Abby is the most interesting character in The Crucible Reason 1- She is a liar Reason 2- She is a home wrecker Reason 3- she is manipulative Paragraph 2 – Reason 1: Abby is a liar Quote 1: "we did dance‚ uncle...and there’s the whole of it." (Miller 11) Quote 2: "She sends her spirit on me in church; she
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At the South Plantation High School production of “The Crucible”‚ the students took a new twist on modern acting. The entire production was done in American Sign Language (ASL) with only two people saying every person’s lines for him or her. Through this interesting interpretation‚ the actors/actresses were extremely talented at portraying emotion without uttering a single word. “The Crucible” is fictional play created in 1953 by Arthur Miller based off of the Salem witch trials in the 1690s.
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Jefferson and Hamilton: A Rivalry that Forged the Nation The book‚ Jefferson and Hamilton: A Rivalry that Forged the Nation‚ written by John E. Ferling was published on October 1‚ 2013. John E. Ferling has written other books in this subject area. Some of his other works include: The Loyalist Mind‚ A Wilderness of Miseries‚ and Almost a Miracle. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton are the main characters. Although‚ John Adams is a secondary characters who play a significant role in this nonfiction literature
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The Holocaust and The Crucible Imagine someone’s parents accusing them of eating their left overs. They know they were not around‚ so they could not have eaten them. But their siblings happen to blame them for it‚ and their parents believe their siblings over them. Since they “took” their parent’s left overs they are now on punishment. That person had to deal with a very similar‚ but nowhere near as severe punishment that the victims of the Salem Witch Trials and the Jews during the Holocaust
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Belonging- Crucible essay It is instinctively assumed that belonging to the group can better protect the individual against external threats; however Arthur Miller’s The Crucible shows that such instinctive assumptions are flawed. The group can destroy itself without the voice of the individual‚ capable of thinking rationally‚ because the herd simply acts instinctively and its members conform out of fear of alienation or the very natural human desire to belong. The importance of the individual
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SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - The Crucible Act One 1. "So now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom‚ lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong and deceitful ideas." What is the irony in that statement? 2. Explain how the witch-hunt years were a time of "general revenge." 3. Identify Tituba‚ Abigail‚ and Betty. 4. Why does Mrs. Putnam believe there are witches in Salem? 5. Why is Thomas Putnam bitter? 6. Parris says‚ "Oh‚ Abigail
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The Crucible Essay Test No matter what relationship that a person is in‚ there will always be times that they have issues. No matter if it is friendships‚ or marriages. For John and Elizabeth Proctor in the play The Crucible they had more apparent issues that they had been working hard on together to solve. In the novel The Crucible we got the personal insight on why Elizabeth and John were always walking on egg shells. Months prior to the incident John exclaimed that he and the families maid
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When bringing up The Crucible to another person‚ most people instantly know what piece of literature you’re talking about‚ and there is a reason for that. Arthur Miller wrote a piece that took place during the Salem witch trials‚ which is filled with accusations‚ drama‚ lust‚ and so much more that caused this play to become widely known. Arthur Miller is the best author because of his excellent use of rhetorical devices such as symbolism‚ foreshadowing‚ and irony. Also his risky personality that
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want and need. The play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller and a narrative poem‚ “Half-Hanged Mary” by Margaret Atwood are perfect examples of represent Dorothy Thompson’s quote. In The Crucible‚ Mary Warren and Elizabeth Proctor represent the people that fear in the beginning and overcome at the end; for “Half-Hanged Mary”‚ Mary Webster did not fear at all and became stronger as a person including her significance in survival after being hanged and cut down. The Crucible is a play about Witchcraft
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