Title- The Crucible Author- Arthur Miller Date of First Publication- 1953 John Proctor-summary of his role in the book * John Proctor as the play’s tragic hero. Honest‚ upright‚ and blunt-spoken * Proctor is a good man‚ but one with a secret‚ fatal flaw. His lust for Abigail Williams led to their affair (which occurs before the play begins)‚ and created Abigail’s jealousy of his wife‚ Elizabeth‚ which sets the entire witch hysteria in motion. * Realizes that he can only stop the
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The Crucible - Quotations Characters: Abigail Williams • Stage directions: an endless capacity for dissembling • “…and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.” • “I’d almost forgot how strong you are‚ John Proctor!” • Stage directions: Winningly she comes a little closer‚ with a confidential‚ wicked air. • “I want to open myself! I want the light of God… I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the
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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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would’ve been comrades in arms (maybe no gun for bell hooks!) if they were contemporaries. I can’t help but wonder if hooks studied Ida B. Wells as she developed her feminist theories. There are many‚ many similarities between these two women in terms of feminist theory and their work against ideologies of oppression and domination. As I read through Wells’ autobiography‚ I was constantly reminded of bell hooks. For example‚ when bell hooks talks about her feminist theory‚ she places emphasis
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important for women to express their idea and their feeling. Being a woman from different culture‚ I should think about the meaning of feminist and how to explain my opinion and to know that I am equal to man. I read Feminism for everybody Written by Bell hook‚ she tries to explain the definition of feminism which is a movement to end the oppression of sexism which is the discrimination‚ and how men usually use force against women‚ not as many people believed that it is anti-male. Both males and females
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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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thinking and negative cultural portrayal are the downfall of this economic status. hooks‚ herself‚ came from a background of poverty and thus‚ through her study‚ sets out to battle the stigma that is associated with being poor. I believe that hooks has a valid point and that within my lifetime‚ we can change the way the poor are viewed. I will talk about her audience‚ her claims‚ and her purpose in my essay. hooks did not just focus on a single audience in her piece‚ but rather started by addressing
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Lying‚ being a hypocrite‚ betraying people‚ and judging others are all things that fear can make people do. In Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ in 1692‚ witch hunts took place. According to The Crucible‚ during this time a lot of bizarre things were occurring. Knowing that during this time many Salem people were paranoid and greedy is important to know to help understand why these events were occurring. The people in Salem were Puritans who believed everything happened as either a result of God’s happiness
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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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