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    The Crucible Essay In the Crucible‚ Arthur Miller writes of the hysteria during Salem Witch Trials‚ hoping that the world will never do anything stupid again because of hysteria. During the Salem Witch Trials there were many people that chose to act as individuals‚ rather than a community. Judge Danforth‚ Reverend Parris ‚ and Abigail Williams had the power to stop‚ and even prevent the trials‚ but chose not to because they did not care for anyone except themselves. Judge Danforth could have stopped

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    Comparison Between the Salem witch trials and the McCarthyism period In today’s world‚ there are many ridiculous happenings that people blow out of proportion. Everything as frivolous as celebrities from anything as serious as 9/11 many go overboard in any given situations. Like in the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller which is a comparison the ridiculous social paranoia of the McCarthy period in the 50’s and the salem witch trials. The play written by Arthur Miller shows how many has

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    about what the minority groups of the time were thinking or feeling. In 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts the town

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    The Salem Witch Trials were among some of the most horrendous‚ irrational‚ and imprudent‚ events of the 17th century. Not only were numerous people imprisoned‚ based on false testimonies and lack of judicial intelligence‚ but hung‚ or in one case‚ pressed to death. The claims of witchery caused calamity throughout the village‚ neighbors turning on one another; friends accusing each other just to salvage their own lives. In The Crucible‚ Puritan way of life revolves around the church. If you announce

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    order is a fragile concept; the most extraneous of details can cause it to spiral into chaos. In The Crucible‚ the inhabitants of Salem‚ Massachusetts experience the unforgiving disruptance of social order. Many attempted to end the witch trials promptly to the start of them‚ but their sacrifices rendered futile. John Proctor‚ a farmer‚ was the only citizen of Salem whose sacrifice made a significant‚ positive‚ impact on the restoration of social order. In Act I‚ John Proctor and Abigail Williams

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    APUSH RRQs Chapter 3 4. How did King Philip’s war‚ Bacon Rebellion‚ and the Salem witch trials illustrate a widespread crisis in British North American in the late seventeenth century? Towards the end of the seventeenth century‚ series of crises rocked the European colonies of North America. Both Social and political issues and crisis’s emerged such as King Philip’s war‚ Bacon Rebellion‚ and the Salem witch trails. King Philip’s war was one of the bloodiest and bitter wars in the New England

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    Imagine being sentenced to death‚ solely because one person doesn’t like you. Throughout The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller has portrayed many personal rivalries. A very important role that is shown everywhere during the witch hunt is jealousy. The towns people of Salem have taken advantage of the witch hunt‚ in order to manifest their grudges held towards one another. For instance‚ Abigail has a grudge against Elizabeth because she has fired Abigail after discovering John’s affair with her. Abigail‚ angry

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    during the Salem Witch Trails where multiple citizens were hanged and accused of witchcraft. The Crucible discusses an affair between a married man named John Proctor and a young girl‚ Abigail Williams. Even when John denies his relations with Abigail‚ she continues to believe he still has feelings for her. Ultimately‚ Abigail wants John to herself and goes to extreme measures to try to eliminate John’s wife‚ Elizabeth‚ as a threat. Abigail should have been held accountable for the trails because she

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    on in the play‚ with the Salem Witch Trials—people who were presumed to be guilty of witchcraft were forced to confess. Mccarthy ensured that any actors/directors that were found guilty would never work in Hollywood again. There are still difficulties found when interpreting The Crucible as a strict allegorical representation of the 1950’s McCarthyism. There were definitely Communists in 1950’s America‚ especially in the Massachusetts bay Area of New England where Salem would have been found‚ but

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    for innocent people. Discussing the trails of witches in the 1500’s and 1600’s. In the series three literary terms are used Prologue‚ Foreshadowing‚ and flashback. Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb tells us about how the witch-hunts began in Europe with a book written by a monk. She also explained how the fear of satan palyed a hand in the murders and torture of many people. In the beginning Dr. Lipscomb used to the line “This is the British Isles 400 years ago‚ Mass trails and execution erupted across the country

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