Schemer One of the main characters of the play The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams‚ is the most spiteful and least complex character throughout the entire play. She is the villain of the play‚ even more than Parris or Danforth. She is on the lower end of the social hierarchy; the only people below her were slaves like Tituba. Abigail Williams possess wicked character traits that give her a negative perception. She is a jezebel figure who lacks feelings‚ an immoral character who lacks ethics and a manipulative
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Compare and Contrast the Characters and Actions of Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams. Which Of Them Do You Consider to Be More Responsible for John’s Death‚ and why? In Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible"‚ there are two characters that differ in every aspect: Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. This ranges from the way they handle situations‚ their personalities‚ to their social statuses‚ history and so forth. Their social statuses can only be described as very contrasting: Abigail Williams
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Analysis of Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles” The scene of Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles” is set in a gloomy‚ unkempt‚ and now abandoned farm house. The town sheriff‚ the county attorney‚ and Mr. Hale along with the sheriff’s wife and Mrs. Hale‚ a neighbor‚ enter through the kitchen. The men are there to investigate the death of the owner‚ Mr. Wright. The women have come along to gather some things to take to Mrs. Wright who is in jail for the murder of her husband. Susan Glaspell ties the
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Anthony Rodriguez Mr. Milliken English Jun.17.12 THE CRUCIBLE Why does guilt hold from telling the truth? In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ in the early year of 1962 in the small Massachusetts village of Salem‚ many innocent people in the play were hanged during the Salem witch trials. Of course‚ there are many people that may be blamed. Many problems arise that deal with jealousy‚ hypocrisy‚ and hysteria. One may find
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itself a witch hunt like those described in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller was inspired directly by McCarthyism when he was writing The Crucible. The many claims of witchcraft made by characters in The Crucible--lacking sufficient evidence--share great similarities with the “witch hunts” of the McCarthy Era. The first great example of McCarthyism in The Crucible appears in Act One when Reverend Parris first becomes a major character in the tragedy in his confrontational interaction
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The Crucible John Proctor’s Major Change One of the characters in “The Crucible” that undergoes a major change is John Proctor. Proctor is one of the most important characters and he gradually changes throughout the course of the play. At the start of the play John Proctor has a strong willed personality and shows good leadership and authority. Through the changes that he makes‚ Proctor becomes a better person who finds a sense of goodness in himself. John Proctor goes from being someone who
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Puritan Salem‚ Massachusetts is uprooted when a panic surrounding accusations of witchcraft takes over the town. As more people begin to be accused and tried‚ the community begins to disintegrate as the local minister and a reverend from a nearby town lead a witch-hunt to purge the town of accused witches. Children become orphans‚ crops go un-harvested and cows roam the streets. The PlayMaker’s Repertory Company production of The Crucible seeks to illustrate how intolerance
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John Proctor. Honest‚ upright‚ and blunt-spoken‚ Proctor is a good man‚ but has a secret‚ fatal flaw. His lust for Abigail led to their affair‚ and created Abigail’s jealousy of his wife‚ Elizabeth‚ which sets the entire witch mess in motion. Once the trials begin‚ Proctor realizes that he can stop Abigail’s rampage through Salem but only if he confesses to his adultery. Such an admission would ruin his good name‚ and Proctor is a proud man who places great emphasis on his reputation. He eventually
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Descriptive Essay Entry Slip I had a hard time deciding on a topic for my descriptive essay. My first idea was to describe a concert I had recently attended‚ but as I started writing‚ I realized it was not the right topic for me. This essay I compared to lasagna‚ a classic‚ yet complex‚ dish. There are many different lasagna recipes to choose from‚ so I often have to try different recipes to find the right fit. Once I decided on the topic of describing a farmers’ market‚ my writing became much easier
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People are influenced by opinions. It is either their own or societal perspectives that will affect their actions. Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ displays a character that shows the difficulty of extreme scrutiny from societal and personal perspectives. The character‚ John Proctor‚ struggles with opinions from society. He also struggles with the difficulty of his own opinions. He struggles to find himself and what will make him happy throughout the play‚ but with the help of his own opinion‚ he
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