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    The Crucible Bandwagone

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    know why they were going crazy. But because everyone around them were‚ they did too. So to sum it up‚ they bandwagoned. Which is what a lot of people in The Crucible did. Everyone in that play were accusing everyone of witchcraft simply because everyone else was. Pretty stupid‚ but aye that’s bandwagoning. However‚ not everyone in The Crucible bandwagoned. An example of one of those

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    Injustice everywhere‚ is a threat to justice anywhere.” –Martin Luther King. When reading this quote what comes to your mind? It tells an obvious point which many people fail to recognize. When injustice is done to one person‚ another has to consider what would it take for him‚ or her to have the same injustice happen to them. People may say that injustice towards someone is a shame‚ but they don’t generally ponder on the possibility that it could happen to them at any given time. We see racial

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    Braxton Bailey English Mrs. Jenson The crucible How the crucible is a tragic comedy I don’t think The Crucible is a tragic comedy. The book may contain a few comical parts in it; but it should not be considered a comedy. The only funny character would be Giles Corey‚ because he is elderly and sincere. He is vary grouchy‚ which makes him a laughable character‚ (for example when he used the word “fart”‚ and is often outrageous reactions when he hears something wrong‚ and takes offence.) Some other

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    accusations of disloyalty‚ subversion‚ or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques‚ especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller draws a parallel between the Salem Witch trials of 1692 and McCarthyism of the 1950s‚ when communism became the devil and a community of people used “evil” as an excuse to take out their personal spite on those they had always wished

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    Hypocrisy In The Crucible

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    because of Arthur Miller‚ a man who believes that past events are connected to present realities through a strong moral logic. The trial’s motives and themes seemed to parallel those of a major movement in the late 1950s—McCarthyism. In his play‚ The Crucible‚ Miller retells the story of the witch trials and relates themes that were prominent in Salem to those prominent during McCarthyism. In doing so‚ he creates a character who nearly exemplifies Joseph McCarthy himself—Deputy Governor Danforth. As the

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    Aesha Masood Ms.Smith Period 9 12/12/12 The Crucible Time from time ‚ the way women are portrayed and seen in society has been changing. According‚ to the society and time women are either considered suprerior or inferior to men. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ there are many sterotypes regarding women; women are only seen as either wives‚ mothers‚ daughters or sisters in the patrioarchal society in Salem. They cannot do anything on their own and are only bound to their homes and

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    Themes of the Crucible

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    be sanctioned by Heaven. This meant that any attempt to resist any of the government’s actions‚ was considered an attempt to overthrow God. Governments fueled by such rigid convictions often fall into corruption without even realizing it. In The Crucible‚ Deputy Governor Danforth and Judge Hathorne believe that they’re messengers of God‚ and therefore that everything they believe must be true and everything they do must be right. They never see a reason to reassess their thoughts and actions‚ which

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    Huston 1  Zakary Huston  Mr. Montalbano  AP English Language and Composition  11 August 2014  The Scarlet Crucible    Both Arthur Miller’s ​ The Crucible​  and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ​ The Scarlet Letter​  include  instance of settlers of the New England colonies being affected by Puritan law. Their  commentary on Puritan society is spread throughout their works. Their views on the laws set  forth by Puritanism are easily found within their stories about the various occurrences in a  theocracy

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    Irony in the Crucible

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    Irony In The Crucible Irony in The Crucible In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ irony is used a number of times throughout the play. One of the examples in which irony is demonstrated is when Elizabeth Proctor lies in court about John Proctor’s affair with Abigail Williams. This technique is also found when the reader finds out that Abigail‚ Betty‚ and Tituba live in the minister’s house. Finally‚ irony is shown when John Proctor forgets one of the Ten Commandments when Hale comes to his house

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    My Crucible

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    In order to know what my crucible is the word needs to be understood. A crucible is a literary device in which a character is put through a series of trials. The character is pushed to their very limits. Their mettle is strengthened to become even stronger. My crucible is my first year of band camp when I was in 8th grade. As I tell the story‚ why this is my crucible will become very clear. Being in the high school band is something I take pride in. My first year being involved with the high

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