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    Brian Witkowski English/Communications III 1/8/2015 Sparing the Innocent Throughout the Crucible‚ there were many brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for a greater cause. When being accused of witchcraft‚ many of them denied these accusations because they were not true causing them to be put to death. They all tried to bring light to the fact that they were innocent‚ with no avail. Therefore‚ it is admirable to sacrifice oneself and spare the innocent‚ rather than sacrifice others in

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    The Crucible A prime example of someone who has gained power through accusations and manipulation is Abigail Williams. She had the most power throughout the whole book and one person she had power over was Elizabeth Proctor. On page 80‚ Cheever states “… And he goes to save her‚ and‚ stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly‚ he drew a needle out. And demandin’ her of how she come to be so stabbed‚ she testify it were your wife’s familiar spirit pushed it in.” Cheever is explaining to Hale and

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    In Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ Abigail demonstrates the emotions of love‚ determination‚ and cunningness. Abigail expresses a love through power and control over the village of Salem. She infrequently takes desperate measures in order to make sure John Proctor will renounce Elizabeth. Abigail takes advantage of the events taking place in the village. In Arthur Miller ’s 1953 The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams demonstrates the emotions of love‚ determination and cunningness because of her love for

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    Evaluation of a live performance draft – The Crucible by Arthur Miller York Theatre Royal – 10th May 2011 The Crucible‚ a 1953 play written by American playwright‚ Arthur Miller‚ was influenced by the Salem witch trials which occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. It is a dramatization of these trials where more than 200 people were accused of conjuring spirits and practising witchcraft and some were executed. Eventually‚ the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated

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    The Crucible Franklin D. Roosevelt once said‚ “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. In other words‚ Roosevelt may be saying that the only thing to be worried of is the feelings or actions that follow that scared feeling. This allegory and play written by Arthur Miller fits this quotation perfectly. Throughout The Crucible‚ Abigail and Mary Warren‚ grow an internal conflict that later turns into the plays external conflict. Abigail is a young girl who uses her imagination and intimidating

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    The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It was initially called "The Chronicles of Sarah Good". It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism‚ when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists.[1] Miller himself was questioned by the House of Representatives’ Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 and

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    In The Crucible‚ there are a few differences and many similarities between the book and the movie. The beginning of the movie the girls are in the forest dancing around a fire‚ with a pot above it and swinging a dead bird over it as they dance. Also while there in the woods Abigail drinks blood‚ and they get caught from Mr. Parris. But in the book you don’t find out what really happened in the forest till later in the story‚ we don’t hear about all the conjuring spirits or drinking of the blood till

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    In the play "The Crucible" written by Arthur Miller‚ the author displays how easily people can make judgments based on their personal beliefs rather than rational and logical reasoning. Miller elucidates throughout the play that truth has no meaning when men believe only what they want to believe. A situation is created where there are factors capable of forcing characters into making assessments based on what they think is right while disregarding the truth. Three characters in Miller’s play who

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    OMarah Page 1 Sadie OMarah Parsons Expo 20 Sep 12 The Crucible In the third act of “The Crucible‚” Elizabeth Proctor makes a choice where she lies in order to save her husbands reputation. As this affects both her and her husband‚ it also affects the rest of the play. In order to save her husband‚ John Proctor‚ from lechery she lies to the court. Elizabeth didn’t know what was at risk; she also didn’t know what there was at risk. She didn’t know what there was to come with her words‚ in which

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    Justice is meant to be administered with the upmost fairness and equality‚ although Aurther Millers play The Crucible demonstrates that this does not always prevail‚ and in numerous circumstances the forces of injustices are exposed. Those appointed to administer justice often misuse their power resulting in a lack of justice. The judges in the court of Salam do not deliver justice fairly and accuse those who are innocent without any tangible evidence. In addition‚ Justice failed to protect the

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