Arthur Miller’s masterpiece‚ The Crucible‚ is a work of art inspired by actual events as a response to political and moral issues. Although the play provides an accurate account of the Salem witch-hunts and trials of 1692‚ its real achievement lies in the many important issues of Miller’s time that it deals with. The Crucible is a searing parable of conformity and the imbalance of power of the 1950s. In The Crucible‚ the need to conform to the church’s views is quite apparent. Characters find
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------------------------------------------------- The Crucible: Act I Characters Reverend Parris Abigail Williams Mary Warren Betty John Proctor Thomas Putnam Mrs. Putnam Rebecca Nurse Reverend Hale Tituba A small upper bedroom in the home of Reverend Samuel Parris‚ Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ in the spring of they year 1692. There is a narrow window a the left. Through its leaded panes the morning sunlight streams> A candle still burns near the bed‚ which is at the right. A chest
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Matriarchy and Patriarchy Prepared by Paul A. MacAry and Greg D. Petersen Patriarchy is simply "rule of the father‚" matriarchy the "rule of the mother." In a true patriarchal or matriarchal society‚ this applies only to the family or an extended family or tribe. Unfortunately‚ there is much this ambiguity and miss-use of the two words. Perhaps the best way to address these two is to look specifically into the animal kingdom. We have already compared the Common and Bonobo Chimpanzees‚ and both
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Hobbes describes the need for a social contract in order to achieve a peaceful society. He defines this social contract as an unwritten pledge where a person promises to respect others‚ refrain from unnecessarily attacking‚ and live peacefully within a community. The person agrees to this pledge under the condition that all members of society give one and other the same treatment (Hobbes). Hobbes describes his ideal society as employing a
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today ‘s advanced society is drastic contrast to the views portrayed in the crucible written by Arthur Miller depicts women as weak . None of the females in crucible posses extreme power but the truthful pre-hearted and family oriented women seemed to be even less powerful than the others . Therefore‚ Miller has also shown women sufferance In crucible through interpretive evidence on how tituba was being accused for all witchcraft and how she demolished the puritan society rules. According
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The Crucible Questions 1. The tragic hero in the Crucible would be John Proctor since he was able to stand for who we was. He stood for an honorable cause‚ even though he had some minor flaws – not forgiving himself and his affair with Abigail. Proctor was able to lead the book with his heroic characteristics and traits by standing up to what he believed in and choosing the righteous decisions in the appropriate situations. Through the many downfalls Proctor faced‚ he was able to regain himself
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have “flown away.” They ask for Hale’s help saying they think it’s a sign of witchcraft. When he makes the statement he is saying that the devil marks his victims and if she has turned to the devil he will find a marking. Response: In Puritan society people believed that the devil marked his followers‚ and that it usually looked like a mole or birthmark‚ so they often inspected the entire body of a suspected witch for such a mark. Most of the time they often found one too because everyone has
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“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller talks about a time where people felt conflicted between what the church stated and what was happening in society. Miller states‚ “The Salem tragedy…developed from a paradox….Simply it was this: for good purposes‚ even high purposes‚ the people of Salem developed a theocracy‚ a combination of state and religious power whose function was to keep the community together‚ and to prevent any kind of disunity that might open it to destruction by material or ideological enemies”(I
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The Crucible “I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria‚ who were frightened of life‚ who were desperate to reach out to another person…These seemingly fragile people are the strong people really (Williams: Twenty Years after Glass Menagerie).” Tennessee here captured the very essence of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Crucible is all about the desperation‚ hysteria‚ and fear of Salem’s people. The main theme of The Crucible is fear. Hysteria and fear are
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The Scarlet Letter are exile and the effects of this embarrassing and horrific punishment. Hester Prynne‚ the main character of this novel‚ was indeed exiled and considered an outcast by the Puritan society of New England‚ which she called her home. As a result of Hester’s punishment by society‚ her experience with exile was both alienating and enriching. First and foremost‚ Hester Prynne’s exile was brought upon herself. She committed the sin of adultery in a very strict and Biblical community
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