SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - The Crucible Act One 1. "So now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom‚ lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong and deceitful ideas." What is the irony in that statement? 2. Explain how the witch-hunt years were a time of "general revenge." 3. Identify Tituba‚ Abigail‚ and Betty. 4. Why does Mrs. Putnam believe there are witches in Salem? 5. Why is Thomas Putnam bitter? 6. Parris says‚ "Oh‚ Abigail
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are‚ the freedom to fully enjoy your religion with your own judgments and consciences‚ you are a good Puritan. The civil government however‚ did not believe in that statement. Roger Williams published his most famous text‚ The Bloody Tenant of Persecution. His book defines many principles that defend the liberty of conscience and portrays a great dialogue between truth and peace. The first principle starts you off with a pretty distinct image‚ “That the blood of so many hundred thousand souls of
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plays an important part in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. It directly affects the actions and emotions of the characters‚ and the mood of the play. Often‚ people get the need to vent personal anger towards someone‚ and they look towards revenge to fulfill their wishes. In the play‚ the characters get revenge on their fellow townspeople by accusing them of being involved with witchcraft. By doing this‚ they use the church as a medium for persecution and aren’t directly involved with the almost certain
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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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A difference in time‚ but a parallel atrocity: The Crucible and the McCarthy hearings I. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and the McCarthy hearings. A. Throughout America’s history‚ suspicion has risen‚ from witch accusations to Soviet Union communists‚ that doubt society’s norm. B. In 1962‚ the Massachusetts puritans engaged in a horrific and hectic hunt for witches. C. In post World War two America‚ the second red scare occurred; Senator Joseph McCarthy sought after communists that
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the audience is supplied with an array of varying characters. Arthur Miller effectively categorizes the characters of the play into two juxtaposing categories; the accusers‚ and the accused. The accusers are led by the antagonist of the play‚ Abigail Williams‚ whereas the accused are led by the protagonist of the play‚ John Proctor. The audience sympathizes with John Proctor not only because he has been falsely accused‚ but also because he is a representation of the
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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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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel the "The Scarlet Letter"‚ the reader is informed that one of the author’s ancestors persecuted the Quakers harshly. The latter’s son was a high judge in the Salem witch trials‚ put into literary form in Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible" (Judge Hawthorne appears there). We learn that Hawthorne feels ashamed for their deeds‚ and that he sees his ancestors and the Puritan society as a whole with critical eyes. Consequently‚ both open and subtle criticism of the Puritans’ practices
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