Abigail is the main catalyst of Millers play The Crucible. She is presented by Milller in a powerful‚ "strikingly beautiful girl" yet malicious with an "endless capacity for dissembling" which is stated in Act 1 when she is first introduced to the play. This portrays and gives the reader an indication immediately‚ that Abigail has an everchanging personality and can manipulate people in such a way that they "fall apart". As the play progresses this is brought to light‚ especially with characters
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Novemeber 3‚2008 Modern Version of The Crucible Abigail Williams- Regina George Mary warren- Katy Betty- Gretchen The Girls – The plastics John Proctor- John Tucker Elizabeth Proctor- Ellie Giles Corey- Mclovin Martha Corey-rachel. Reverend Hale- Sister fanny Principle-Shane Setting- A high school in A small town in Michigan Plot- The Plastics are the head of the school. They run it and know exactly what to say and how far they need to go in order to get what they want. They have
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example Arthur Millers “The Crucible” is debated as either being art because it is a play or propaganda because it is a political statement. Yes it is an art‚ but it is also a political statement simultaneously. Because whether or not something is art depends on the viewer. Although it is both‚ Yes‚ Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” should be considered an art. Arthur Miller was being questioned as a communist sympathizer during the red scare. He wrote the crucible as an allegory to explain
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The Crucible Guided Viewing Questions KEY Who are Reverend Parris‚ Betty‚ and Abigail? What is their relationship? Rev. Parris is the minister of Salem‚ Betty is his daughter‚ and Abigail is his niece. Who is Tituba? What is her relationship to the family? Tituba is the Parris’s slave from Barbados. What is wrong with Betty? Betty is unconscious after being caught by her father dancing in the woods with other girls from Salem. Why does Parris suggest calling in Reverend
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The Crucible Discussion Questions ACT ONE 1.) The irony in this statement is purely the fact that the very corruption that the church was trying to avoid is exactly what is became overcome with. The wrong and deceitful lies that the church wanted to evade became the basis for many accusations and convictions of innocent peoples. 2.) Mrs. Putnam’s 7 babies died very soon after birth except for one‚ Ruth Putnam. According to her‚ the devil (and those working with the devil) are the reasons
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In the early morning hours of March 24th 1692; long before the tales of the Brothers Grimm‚ stood 71 year old Rebecca Nurse. A simple woman from Salem Massachusetts who was accused of witchcraft by the prominent wife of a local official‚ Ann Putnam While she pleaded her innocence‚ the courtroom was apparently under her spell‚ and with every motion of her body the audience rolled on the floor in pain. While in today?s society we would rule this type of behavior ?mass hysteria? or ?mob mentality?‚
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The Crucible showed the injustices faced by the Salem society‚ while also showing the injustices faced by the society of the one he lived in. The Crucible has character John Proctor who is a aware of the unlawful accusations of witchcraft. John Proctor has a very close friend‚ Giles Corey who is very against the accusations as his wife has been accused and he knows the only reason for the witch trials is vengeance from the town girls. Giles Corey represents Arthur Miller’s role in McCarthyism‚ the
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on October 17‚ 1915. Miller composed The Crucible in the early 1950’s and it used the Salem Witchcraft trials of 1692 as a response to the anti-communist "witch hunts" to which miller was accused of. Miller believed that the madness surrounding the witchcraft trials was similar to McCarthy’s mission to terminate communism. The Crucible is set in a government ruled by a religious authority‚ in which the church and state are one. The major theme of The Crucible is reputation because various characters
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To what extent did McCarthyism rather than Nationalism be considered for the negative effects on United States society and culture? Though the McCarthyism Era began during the early to late 1950’s the phenomenon excited way before being labeled McCarthyism‚ campaigning while pushing false accusations to get ahead of the race was nothing new but was popularized by Joseph McCarthy during the middle of the Cold War when he began accusing groups people of being communists. Anti-Communists views mixed
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“The Crucible‚” a play by Arthur Miller later turned into a major Hollywood movie‚ explores the politics of fear‚ social norms‚ and the fight to recapture a man’s moral compass. Miller paints his story using the small tight knit community of Salem circa 1692 as his canvass‚ brilliantly weaving historical fact and fiction to portray a scenario not unlike events seen since. The infamous witch hunts of 1692 and wild accusations of a subversive culture that threatened to tear away at the fabric of
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