arise from mixed feelings and the perdu of the so-called “witchcraft.” Occurring in Salem’s rigid Puritan community‚ these witch trials were a perfect example of injustice spurred from vengeance. During the era of McCarthyism‚ in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ not all is lost when the race for John Proctor’s heart is between Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. The town experiences witch trials due to the unexplainable events from the town citizens. Miller utilizes the characters Abigail Williams‚
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characters of Parris and Danforth illustrate the moral corruption at the heart of Salem’s society and witch trials. Parris embodies self-absorption through his constant evaluation of every development in terms of how it affects his power and status. The Crucible opens with Parris‚ anxious over the unknown illness of his daughter Betty‚ viciously questioning Abigail on what might have caused Betty’s sudden ailment. Parris discovers that the girls were “dancing like heathen in the forest” (Miller 7). He interrogates
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ lies and accusations of witchcraft drive the puritan village of Salem to uncover what each character values the most: reputation. Abigail Williams‚ accused of being seen dancing with the devil‚ confesses her friends names to the court in order to save herself from being deemed a witch: “I want to open myself! . . . I want the light of God‚ I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him‚ I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand
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Title- The Crucible Author- Arthur Miller Date of First Publication- 1953 John Proctor-summary of his role in the book * John Proctor as the play’s tragic hero. Honest‚ upright‚ and blunt-spoken * Proctor is a good man‚ but one with a secret‚ fatal flaw. His lust for Abigail Williams led to their affair (which occurs before the play begins)‚ and created Abigail’s jealousy of his wife‚ Elizabeth‚ which sets the entire witch hysteria in motion. * Realizes that he can only stop the
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In the text‚ The Crucible‚ a Puritan writing by Arthur Miller‚ said that‚ “in the record that Mr. Parris keeps‚ [he] notes that [John Proctor] is rarely in the church on Sabbath Day” (1129). This shows that going to church is a very important thing to do in the Puritan world
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1.) In the play “The Crucible” the quote “You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor” was stated by Betty Parris. Betty was saying this to Abigail Williams in Betty’s room. The quote is being said under the circumstances of Abigail and Betty arguing about what happened in the forest the night before. This quote is very important to the play because it shows that Abigail is not truthful and it raises suspicion as to why she really got fired from Goody Proctor’s. 2.) On page 146 John
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IRONY in The Crucible | |Occurs when someone states one thing and means another; often recognized as sarcasm | |Verbal irony |i.e. narrator refers to honesty as an “incumbrance” or “burden” | | |A contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen | |Situational
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of his famous plays known as‚ “The Crucible” which elaborated upon what had occurred during the time period in which details were key in preserving any logic that was seemingly opted away due to certain characters within the story. With that‚ it would lead towards a series of illogical accusations that could be proven to other individuals if the individuals who is accusing another individual that they can see a spectral figure of sorts. A quote from “The Crucible” that relates to this idea was when
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Things like jealousy‚ selfishness or peer pressure often lead to faulty situations. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller you can see how even in the play‚ they get into these mishaps.Victor Hugo says “Society is a republic. WHen an individual tries to lift themselves above others‚ they are dragged down by the masses‚ either by ridicule or slander.” This quote is referring to everyday situations where you feel as if you must feel higher than someone else. Weather it be selfishness‚ jealousy or peer pressure
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