[Abigail] is a whore! DANFORTH‚ dumfounded: You charge-? ABIGAIL: Mr. Danforth‚ he is lying! PROCTOR: Mark her! Now she’ll suck a scream to stab me with but- DANFORTH: You will prove this! This will not pass! PROCTOR‚ trembling‚ his life collapsing about him: I have known her‚ sir. I have known her. DANFORTH: You-you are a lecher? FRANCIS‚ horrified: John‚ you cannot say such a – PROCTOR: Oh‚ Francis‚ I wish you had some evil in you that you might know me. To Danforth: A man will not cast
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In The Crucible‚ there are a few differences and many similarities between the book and the movie. The beginning of the movie the girls are in the forest dancing around a fire‚ with a pot above it and swinging a dead bird over it as they dance. Also while there in the woods Abigail drinks blood‚ and they get caught from Mr. Parris. But in the book you don’t find out what really happened in the forest till later in the story‚ we don’t hear about all the conjuring spirits or drinking of the blood till
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young man‚ 34 years of age‚ who has spent the majority of his adulthood bouncing from one job to the next. For this reason‚ his father‚ Willy‚ has much displeasure in his son’s lack of financial stability‚ which is a major factor in his own health complications. Although Biff suggest that there are other reasons leading to Willy’s complications‚ Biff’s brother‚ Happy‚ informs him that his father often has conversations with himself that support the claim that Biff is to blame. The relationship between
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written by William Shakespeare and published in 1597. It is a drama about the death of a young couple who commit suicide. Their families hate each other so it is hard for them to see each other and be together. I believe that fate and the long lasting family feud caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Fate and the family feud are what should be blamed for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Some people blame Tybalt because he started the fight that got Romeo banished in the first place. They are wrong because
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respect is rising for me in the parish‚ you compromise my very character.” He didn’t want witchcraft attached to his name at all. He seemed to worry more about his reputation than the health of his child. Judge Danforth is another character that values his name. He wants to be known as the judge that makes the correct decisions. When put in tough decisions he would rather uphold his reputation by taking a lie than saving one. Those two themes are extremely universal because it is something everyone
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Human Nature vs Personal Gain Growing‚ learning and becoming the best we can be are all positive steps that evolve from life experience. It is human nature that wants to succeed and contribute to society in productive ways. In the play The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ individuals display an ugly side of human nature and are motivated by less than noble goals. Throughout the story‚ justice is often replaced by the desire for personal gain. Perhaps the three best reasons are greed‚ selfishness
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English II 16 May 2014 The Crucible vs. The Crucible Twenty innocent citizens of Salem were devastatingly hanged after being falsely accused of witchcraft. Arthur Miller masks the plot of McCarthyism with the tragic‚ but factual story of the Salem witch trials. He wrote both the play and the screenplay‚ but managed to differentiate between the two. Miller creates a vast amount of similarities and differences between the play and the film‚ both titled The Crucible. Between the play and the film
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The Crucible: Questions Act One 13. What is the function of Rebecca Nurse in the play? The function of Rebecca Nurse within the play is the voice of reason. In many occasions within Act One Rebecca is trying to find other ways to deal with Betty’s behaviour. And when Reverend Hale mentions that they need to execute the devil with in her she excuses herself because she cannot stomach this action. 17. What does Giles Corey reveal to Reverend Hale? Giles Corey reveals to Reverend
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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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ABC NOTES C.) Quotes (10+)- -Danforth - "the pure in heart need no lawyers." -Proctor- "a fire is burning! I hear the boot of Lucifer‚ i see his filthy face!" -Abigail- "oh‚ Mary‚ this is a black art to change your shape. no‚ i cannot‚ I cannot stop my mouth; it’s god’s work I do." -Danforth- "I am amazed to fin you in such uproar. I have only good report of you character." -Danforth- “I have seen marvels in this court. I have seen people choked before my eyes by spirits; i have seen them
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