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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 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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    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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    very prevalent one is the idea of “power corrupts those who possess it.” with this theme though‚ a question is asked: does it? We of course are shown the deeds of Napoleon and how his actions with new found power turn for the worst‚ but there are also other details in this book that may prove that power doesn’t corrupt; but that the corrupt search for power. Who has power? The people (or animals in this case) who want it. Napoleon is obviously shown to want power too. Even from the beginning chapter

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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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    Cited: Miller‚ Arthur. ”The Crucible.” The American Experience. Compiled. Power‚ Susan‚ et al. Boston: Prentice Hall‚ 2007.

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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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