24 September 2012 Abigail and Reverend Hale: The Characters of the “Devil” During the time of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692‚ there were people with manipulative and equivocal personalities who drastically altered the aspects of Massachusetts. Consequently‚ chaos caused an intractable problem in the government of Salem‚ and its principles ruined. Thus‚ in Miller’s The Crucible‚ Miller shows‚ through fictional characters‚ how and who the Salem Witch Trials affected and how or by whom it was caused
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“Abigail Williams is the most wicked of them all.” In the play The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams is believed to be the most wicked character of them all. Abigail plays a 16 year old‚ liar – vindictive‚ who believes in witchcraft. Abigail makes wide accusations towards other characters throughout the play to deflect her own flaws. Abigail is the so called “bully‚” bossing all of the other girls around‚ who should have just as much say in what they do as Abby. Without Abigail in this play‚ there really
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How does Faulks create an increasing sense of foreboding during Act One? Faulks conveys an increasingly strong sense of foreboding throughout Part One of Birdsong. Although Faulks makes use of various portentous motifs‚ the ‘water-gardens’ scene‚ and ‘cathedral’ scene‚ are two clear examples of Faulks foreshadowing the turbulence of the future. Notably‚ prior to the ‘water-gardens’ scene‚ and ‘cathedral’ scene‚ as Stephen ‘emptied his pocket of items he no longer needed’‚ Faulks provides the reader
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How does Shakespeare present conflict in act 3 scene 1? In William Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ there is alot of conflict particularly in act 3 scene 1. The audience find conflict interesting to watch because it creates drama and tension. Shakespeare uses many dramatic devices to present this; some of these techniques include foreshadowing‚ puns and irony to add to this effect. Another reason why Shakespeare uses conflict in the play is so that the audience are able to get attached to it
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In the opening of the play‚ how does Miller seek to create an atmosphere of hysteria and tension? Do you find the opening effective? Premiering in 1953‚ Arthur Miller’s the crucible was a scathing attack on the Communist scare of the era in the guise of a dramatization of the witch hunts that took place in Salem in the 1960’s. Throughout the beginning the play follows how fear of death‚ The Devil and the unknown causes people to submit to madness and how the sense of guilt could cause them
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of those old people. Besides‚ John Proctor deserved it! How dare he use me just because he was lonely and having marital problems! I had all the rights to destroy his marriage. However‚ I can’t help but feeling awful when I think about those two boys that have no father anymore. Its all my fault! I started this nonsense of witchcraft just because I was scared after our little game in the forest! And now hundredths of persons have died! How can I be so self centered! I always new I had no self control
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Throughout The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ a series on witch trials occur that creates mass hysteria in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail Williams‚ one of the main characters‚ fabricates the lies that begin the witch hunt in her attempt to divert everyone’s attention towards her including the attention of John Proctor. In the play‚ Proctor has an affair with young Abigail while his wife goes through postpartum depression causing Abigail to fall in love with him but John returns to his wife
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Year 10 – ‘The Crucible’ Project Each activity has a value. Your minimum amount of credits to reach is 90‚ but the more the merrier! This is a fun but serious project to help you understand the play‚ themes‚ context and characters‚ so I am expecting the highest of standards in presentation and effort. Your project must include a title page about ‘The Crucible’ AND be presented in a folder of some sort. Even if you do anything on a computer‚ it must be printed out and stuck in. Create a quiz on ‘The
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by William Shakespeare‚ and The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller. Abigail Williams is a main character in The Crucible who seems to follow the advice that Lady Macbeth gave his husband regarding how to lie. Abigail actually look[s] like the innocent flower‚ for she is a young girl whom nobody seems to mistrust‚ and everybody refers to her and her friends as the girls‚ something which adds to her the power of innocence. However‚ she is the serpent under [the flower]‚ for she takes advantage of how people
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In book eleven of the Odyssey‚ Odysseus travels to the realms of the dead where he encounters many ghosts‚ including a vision of Hercules. This brief moment portrays the tension between the ghosts--anguishing in Hades’ underworld--and Hercules who had the fortune to live with the gods on Mount Olympus in his afterlife. The tension Odysseus witnesses represents the polarity between heaven--symbolized by Hercules--and hell--symbolized by the ghosts. Death is a frequent motif throughout The Odyssey and
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