The most important word in The Crucible is God because the word is used to defend and prosecute others and has an ironic meaning throughout the play. The word God is more important than other words because God is used to defend and prosecute others. To the villagers‚ all of their actions are judged by God and all sins are irredeemable. Although this is a large burden‚ it also holds the community together and prevents any form of disunity. However at the start of the story‚ this community begins
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What methods does Arthur Miller use to establish the character of Proctor in Act 1 of the Crucible? Proctor’s character is established initially through stage directions‚ and the initial view is not a beaming beacon of warmth as Mary Warren ‘leaps in fright’ at the mere sight of him‚ however we discover this is due to the fact that she is not where she should be‚ not because he is a man of evil actions. Then the stage direction that Miller uses merely for the actor and director to get a true sense
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childish things‚ despite being sensible? Blame shifting is done as a result of people being unable to handle negative repercussions of a situation. A old but well analyzed example is the Salem witch hunts‚ which are highlighted in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”. In the book‚ Tituba gets accused of witchcraft‚ so to lessen her punishment‚ she claims that two others are also witches (Miller 47). Tituba cared for those around her and didn’t want people to be hurt‚ but when she was to be hung‚ things changed
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Cambria Anderson Petersen AP English III/Period 3 11 November 2012 Avarice and Vengeance in The Crucible The play The Crucible takes place during the Salem Witch Trials of the 1800s. Yet Arthur Miller does not reveal the tragedy of the witch trials in the manner expected. Miller expresses the underlying causes of the accusations made as those stemming from personal greed and the feeling of revenge. Abigail Williams‚ Mr. and Mrs. Putnam‚ and Reverend Samuel Parris all have their own agendas
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Though many people fear someone more superior than them‚ fear is just the devil’s way of devouring negative emotion and manipulating them back to frighten the weak. Mary Warren displays these actions when Abby frightens her into not mentioning the truth of what really took place in the courtroom‚ and becomes intimidated with terror. When Mary is arguing with John on whether to tell the truth Mary’s fear starts to take over "in terror: I cannot‚ they’ll turn on me"(Miller‚Arthur 80). Marry Warren
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of the back of Tituba. To get even more praise and to become even more absolved she starts naming random names. Abigail with or without realising it starts something‚ that she may think she can control‚ but as the lies gather momentum and as the crucible burns hotter‚ she cannot and she has completely gone too far with the lying and cannot turn back. Abigail Williams’ lies and deceit is done to maintain her sense of control over the group and to ensure that what she covets or desires is what will
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Jasmine West Mr. Bertelsen English III 3 October 2017 The Crucible The themes of hysteria‚ paranoia‚ falsehood‚ and honesty functions in the play in many characters‚ but in this essay I will be specifically talking about how it is displayed in Mary Warren. In the beginning of the play‚ Mary was freaking out about how she was a godly woman and that there was nothing wrong with her. She kept talking about how she loves God and she wants to come back to God and worship God. For the most part
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Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible is a tale of hysteria and tragedy. According to Bonnet‚ The Crucible is a complex story with dual emphasis on the individual and on society. The article “Society vs. The Individual in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible” explains that constant shift between two very different ideas. The play is constantly switching between the two poles. Both society and the individual play distinct important roles in the play‚ but the two are also very intertwined‚ and to pull them apart
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The Crucible Connection The worst words to hear when friends are fighting are “who said it” or “name names”. I was in a problematic situation a couple of weeks ago and I was asked that question and instead of naming names I lied and took the blame. The whole fight started because when I was hanging out with my two friends while waiting for my other two friends to come and meet us. My one friend said that one of the girls had a “big mouth and that you couldn’t trust her with any personal details”
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In the book The Crucible the girls portrayed a very demonic way of acting. They all claimed to be seeing spirits and they were controlled by Satan. Each girl followed the rest of the girls almost as if they were commanded to. They accused others for being witches and said that they were controlling them. This continues to go on until 19 people were dead by hanging and one pressed to stone. The girls presented their demonic ways of acting because they wanted revenge. The girls in Salem weren’t
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