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    Hysteria In The Crucible

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    play is a good choice because it has a double meaning. A crucible is a situation in which someone or something is severely tested. It also is a container used in the process of heating and melting metals to separate the valuable metals from the not so valuable. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ Abigail is most responsible for the chaotic witchcraft situation by the end of act 1 in Salem‚ Massachusetts. In act 1 of Arthur Miller’s The crucible‚ Abigail is the most responsible for the witchcraft hysteria

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    The Crucible Assessment The Crucible takes place during one of the several dark periods of American history. In The Crucible‚ the justice system of the time was inaccurately portrayed. In Act III‚ Reverend Hale claims that he has signed seventy-two death warrants close to the end of the Salem Witch Trials: “Excellency‚ I have signed seventy-two death warrants; I am a minister of the Lord‚ and I dare not take a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of conscience may doubt

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    Fear stimulates a plethora characters within the play. A few of the characters within the play whose judgments are influenced by fear are John Proctor‚ Abigail Williams‚ and Mary Warren. Fear is a major driving force for the characters. It forces the characters to act upon emotions rather than logical thinking. Franklin Delano Roosevelt the 32nd President of the United States said “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” in his inauguration on March 4‚ 1933. John Proctor is a well-respected

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    The Crucible

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    “Archetypes” Paragraph The myths share four main archetypes‚ while “Woman Who Fell..” has a fifth‚ different archetype. Archetypes are universal understood symbols that appears repeatedly in stories from different cultures and across time. The first archetype that they share is a world covered in water‚ the earth is flooded and has no land. This part relates to the Bible story “Noah’s Ark” when the whole earth flooded and was covered in water. The second archetype that the share is a Life-Giving

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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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