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    Desire In “The Crucible” by Author Miller‚ several characters feel the seduction of power leading to absorbing it and taking over all that needed to be free. Through out the entire story‚ Abligail becomes insanely infatuated with stringing along power that she once had‚ continuous affairs with John Proctor so she can be see as someone much more superior then all other villagers in the village. Abigails uncle‚ an old merchant in Barbandos who was very successful‚ also has a desire to control the

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    Maria Blanco The Crucible Essay Draft Fear and loathing can overpower all senses of reason. A doctor conducted that the children were suffering from the effects of witchcraft. Some people were actually innocent and they still hanged them because they thought that they were witches. Salem Reverend Parris attempted to capitalize on fear when he preached about the witches that abounded in Salem. Arthur Miller‚ in his drama “The Crucible”‚illustrates fear through the actions and reactions of

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    Christian Ruiz Period. 2 The Crucible We all lie but to what point do the lies just go too far? In The Crucible by Arthur Miller Abigail Williams tells lies to the city of Salem‚ she speaks of witches. At first she told a small lie so she would not get it trouble but the lies soon escalated. Now she was lying for her own gain‚ to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor so she can have John Proctor all to herself. Arthur Miller teaches that lying is harmful through characters developed by the usage of dialogue

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    Sebastian Jacques English 11: Honors Closing the Door on the Crucible This is exactly what you as readers have been waiting for‚ the final and most exciting scene from the play the Crucible. When John Proctor is dealing with is mind boggling internal conflict‚ something happens to him‚ earlier in the play‚ all Proctor though about what was at stake that would affect him like his name‚ his soul and even his life‚ but now the tables have turned. Proctor is experiencing and epiphany‚ a sudden realization

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    2013010103 ENG4USJ Mr. Sheridan Columbia International College Tuesday April 8th‚ 2013 In the contemporary world‚ it might be common for men to have affairs with other women‚ but in the 1690s‚ America‚ it was unforgivable for men to do it and they would be punished. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor has an affair with Abigail‚ which is condemned in that society‚ so it is reasonable for John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth to marginalize Abigail to safeguard their reputation and

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    manlier. However‚ when she tried to change her activities she quickly realized that feminine activities such knitting or sewing were not for her. I think Gwen’s experience really highlights that in our world society there are still very specific gender roles for female and males. For example‚ one of the counselors talked about how he wasn’t allowed to play with Barbie’s‚ even though he asked his mother for them (Queer Theory in Action‚ 2011). Eventually

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    The Crucible In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ I found three of the several themes shown throughout the play to be important. In Salem‚ fear rules the lives of the villagers‚ causing irrational actions. Also‚ the Salem Villagers are very manipulative people and will coerce others into doing what they want. Finally‚ the officials tend to follow either the letter of the law‚ or the spirit of the law‚ affecting the choices that are made in court. These themes are shown periodically throughout the

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    The trials in The Crucible take place against the backdrop of a deeply religious and superstitious society‚ and most of the characters in the play seem to believe that rooting out witches from their community is God’s work. However‚ there are plenty of simmering feuds and rivalries in the small town that have nothing to do with religion‚ and many Salem residents take advantage of the trials to express long-held grudges and exact revenge on their enemies. Abigail‚ the original source of the hysteria

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    East and Southern Africa. 1. Merchant kingdoms on the coast. 2. Inland kingdoms. 3. Great Zimbabwe and Shona kingdoms. 4. Zulu kingdoms. E. The internal kingdom: Kingdom Worship in ATR. 1. Kingship and kingship. 2. Priestly role of king. 3. Divine character of the king. F. Conclusions: Islam‚ ATR‚ and the Kingdom of Christ. III. Crumbling kingdoms IV. Nubia collapse and Ethiopian Survival. A.

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    The Crucible: Who is to blame? In the play‚ The Crucible‚ who is to blame for the 1692 witchcraft trials of Salem‚ Massachusetts? Abigail Williams is to blame; she is a mean and vindictive person. She always wants her way‚ no matter who she hurts in the process. Throughout the play her accusations and lies cause many people pain and suffering‚ costing nineteen people their life’s. She led a group of twelve girls and made them lie to save herself from getting in trouble. Since Abigail would do anything

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