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    The Crucible

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    The scene starts off in a New York City Court of law jury room. There’s an empty jury room and a judge is giving a set of final instructions to the Jurors. We learn that this is a murder case and that if found guilty‚ he would be sentenced to death penalty. After these instructions‚ the Jurors enter. All the Jurors presume the obvious guilt of the defendant‚ whom we learn has been accused of killing his father. Eventually‚ the twelve sit down and a vote is taken. All of the Jurors vote “guilty”

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    It’s more difficult to forgive yourself if the person you have hurt doesn’t forgive you. By: Lindsey Littlejohn Well this is somewhat not true‚ it’s kind of a 50/50 situation here .If the person hasn’t forgave you but has moved on from what ever happened it shouldn’t be that difficult to forgive yourself .People make mistakes all the time in the real world and yes some don’t forgive you but you have to go and move on . Really what’s happening is the reason you haven’t forgave yourself

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    Narrative Essay" Act 1(Abigail Williams)- I asked Tituba to go into the woods with a bunch of the girls from our area‚ I asked her to cast spells‚ and we danced. I was hoping that Tituba could put a curse on John Proctors wife since I had an affair with him. I was hoping that they weren’t gonna be together after all so that I could have John Proctor all to myself. It was all my idea but when it came down to telling the truth when I was questioned for witch craft I lied and said it was Tituba

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    The Crucible Narrative

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    Death Redeems Redemption is defined as atoning for a fault or mistake. Therefore‚ the idea of a redemptive character emanates from that character committing a perceived wrong and then overcoming the subsequent consequences with his actions. The Crucible‚ a famous play by Arthur Miller‚ incorporates this idea of redemption into its plot through the personal journeys of major characters in the Salem Witch Trials. One such character that displays these qualities of redemption is John Proctor. In the

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    Honesty in the Crucible

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    The phrase “honesty is the best policy‚” applies to Arthur Miller’s history-based drama‚ The Crucible‚ in a variety of ways. The accusations throughout the story build on lie after lie after lie from those trying to protect their own name‚ thus putting the whole town in a state of confusion and chaos. Nobody in the small town of Salem‚ Massachusetts knows whom to trust anymore‚ after all of the false allegations made. There are three characters in particular in the story that‚ if they had told the

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    The Crucible Analysis

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    The meaning of The Crucible The definition from the dictionary of a “crucible” defines it as being: 1. “A severe test‚ as of patience or belief; a trial” ("cru∙ci∙ble”). It is well represented in the play because the whole story revolves around the witch trials. The witch trials were caused by Salem’s beliefs‚ based on the Christian religion. This religion clearly indicated that witches were not to be accepted in a Christian community. “There shall not be found among you any one that maketh

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    Faith In The Crucible

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    In the play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the Puritans take part of a government that is based solely on the Bible. The good faith of the townspeople is quickly changed as many of the town’s high-standing citizens are accused of witchcraft‚ tried‚ and even hanged. In The Crucible‚ fear and faith relate very closely with the decisions that are made throughout the course of the trials and hangings of the Salem Witch Trials. To have faith in something‚ you must have complete confidence or trust in

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    Hysteria in the Crucible

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    Hysteria in The Crucible               Arthur Miller’s‚ “The Crucible”‚is about the witch trials that occurred in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the spring of 1692. For the people in the town of Salem‚ it was hard to believe that their own neighbors‚ who they thought were good people‚ could be witches. The plot of the play is quite disturbing. The play starts off with these 14 girls who cry out witchcraft. The town fears witchcraft so hysteria begins to take over. Later‚ dozens of people are wrongly accused

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    Many nations around the world have created a national school curriculum. This means that every high school student will read the same texts‚ and learn the same material. Yet‚ high school students in the United States do not follow this trend. American high school classes can read texts that vary significantly to that of others. Some urge the U.S. to adopt the national English curriculum to create a more universal knowledge base. It is this student’s opinion that the United States is founded on the

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