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    Jealousy In The Crucible

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    arise from mixed feelings and the perdu of the so-called “witchcraft.” Occurring in Salem’s rigid Puritan community‚ these witch trials were a perfect example of injustice spurred from vengeance. During the era of McCarthyism‚ in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ not all is lost when the race for John Proctor’s heart is between Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. The town experiences witch trials due to the unexplainable events from the town citizens. Miller utilizes the characters Abigail Williams‚

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    The Crucible Analysis

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    characters of Parris and Danforth illustrate the moral corruption at the heart of Salem’s society and witch trials. Parris embodies self-absorption through his constant evaluation of every development in terms of how it affects his power and status. The Crucible opens with Parris‚ anxious over the unknown illness of his daughter Betty‚ viciously questioning Abigail on what might have caused Betty’s sudden ailment. Parris discovers that the girls were “dancing like heathen in the forest” (Miller 7). He interrogates

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    In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ lies and accusations of witchcraft drive the puritan village of Salem to uncover what each character values the most: reputation. Abigail Williams‚ accused of being seen dancing with the devil‚ confesses her friends names to the court in order to save herself from being deemed a witch: “I want to open myself! . . . I want the light of God‚ I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him‚ I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand

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    Abigail The Crucible

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    fairy tale as it sounds like‚ this event actually happened in Salem Massachusetts. It was deemed the Salem Witch trials and left a lasting impression on history of what paranoia can do to people. The tragedy is now a play called “the Crucible by: Arthur Miller in the Crucible the most accountable person for the trials in the play is shown to be Abigail Williams. Abigail’s lying and acting is what began the witch trials not only that she is the ringleader for the so called “bewitched girls of Salem”.

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    The Crucible Notes

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    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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    In the text‚ The Crucible‚ a Puritan writing by Arthur Miller‚ said that‚ “in the record that Mr. Parris keeps‚ [he] notes that [John Proctor] is rarely in the church on Sabbath Day” (1129). This shows that going to church is a very important thing to do in the Puritan world

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    Crucible Quotations

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    1.) In the play “The Crucible” the quote “You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor” was stated by Betty Parris. Betty was saying this to Abigail Williams in Betty’s room. The quote is being said under the circumstances of Abigail and Betty arguing about what happened in the forest the night before. This quote is very important to the play because it shows that Abigail is not truthful and it raises suspicion as to why she really got fired from Goody Proctor’s. 2.) On page 146 John

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    Literature

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    cane (this was known as cannes bruleés‚ anglicised as Canboulay or Camboulay). For each group‚ masks and mimicry were an essential part of the ritual. After the emancipation of slaves in 1838‚ Canboulay became a symbol of freedom and defiance. In response‚ the British colonial government outlawed drumming‚ stickfighting‚ masquerading‚ African-derived religions (like those of the Orisa faith and the Spiritual Shouter Baptists or Shango Baptists)‚ and even tried to suppress the steel pan – but was never

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    literature

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    JUVENILE JUSTICE IN THE CARIBBEAN - A Rights Approach to Children in the Juvenile Justice System CONTENTS About the Consultant i Introduction 1 The Juvenile 3 Diversion from Court 6 The Juvenile Court/Family Court 11 Juvenile Court/Family Court Operations 11 Sentencing Options 15 Remand 18 Detention 20 References 29 Synthesis of Juvenile Justice Studies in: Antigua and Barbuda‚ Barbados‚ Belize‚ Commonwealth of Dominica‚ Grenada‚ Guyana

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    Crucible Effects

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    want and need. The play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller and a narrative poem‚ “Half-Hanged Mary” by Margaret Atwood are perfect examples of represent Dorothy Thompson’s quote. In The Crucible‚ Mary Warren and Elizabeth Proctor represent the people that fear in the beginning and overcome at the end; for “Half-Hanged Mary”‚ Mary Webster did not fear at all and became stronger as a person including her significance in survival after being hanged and cut down. The Crucible is a play about Witchcraft

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