The Crucible The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a drama about a small group of teen girls in 1692 Salem‚ Massachusetts caught in an innocent conjuring of love potions to catch young men are forced to tell lies that Satan had invaded them and forced them to participate in the rites and are then forced to name those involved. Thrown into the mix are greedy preachers and other major landowners trying to steal others’ land and one young woman infatuated with a married man and determined to get rid
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The Conference of the Birds Facets of Persian literature‚ namely their poetry‚ resonate in the writings from nearby regions such as India and Central Asia. Even more remarkable though‚ elements of Persian works are even found in Western literature‚ specifically English‚ German‚ and Swedish. Considering the influence Persian literature has had on literature around the world‚ it is worth examining these works in a World Literature English class. In particular‚ this paper will give reasons as
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Journal Topics for The Crucible As you read the play over the next few days‚ choose any 3 of the following topics and respond to them in a google document or on paper. Each response must be at least 250 words. You must include references to the text and provide support for all of your claims. Please use your best writing- no grammatical/spelling/capitalization errors- divide ideas using paragraphs etc. Each journal entry is 20 pts. You may do one more extra credit. Again‚ we are working on
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“The Crucible” Ignorance is bliss is a common saying that relates to Salem‚ Massachusetts during the witch trials. Arthur Miller‚ a player writer of “The Crucible” portrays what it was like during this time period. A young Puritan girl‚ Betty Parris‚ spreads rumors throughout the town causing innocent peoples death. By the end of this time people would have been better off not knowing what happened; Betty Parris is to blame for the tragedies of Salem‚ Massachusetts. For example‚ after Betty
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Who evokes the most sympathy in the play? Arthur Miller’s famous 1952 court room drama ‘The Crucible’‚ based on the 1692 Salem Tragedy‚ explores the hysteria‚ strong theocracy and the importance of reputation in the town Salem. Many characters in ‘The Crucible’ generate empathy‚ but many do not. Sympathy does form for Abigail Williams the most‚ despite the fact she is seen as the play’s “evil villain”. Other characters however‚ also evoke condolence and concern like the honourable hero of the
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McKenna Elliott Mr. Jahnke English 10 3A 10 November 2013 Crucible paper Weakness‚ Jealousy and Manipulation In the 1950’s people were imprisoned for being accused as communists. Many lost their jobs and family. Many were afraid to stand up for themselves‚ therefore people just accused them even if they were innocent. How would innocent people feel if they were used as everyone’s scapegoat? Imagine if they had to accuse other people of witchcraft just to save there job‚ and social
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How do we know which season the poet describes? A. The season is spring‚ seen in the springing grass‚ first bird‚ first bud. Note the simile here‚ which helps us picture the pastoral scene which the bird so desperately wishes to join. What figure of speech describes the flower? A. The poet refers to the fragrance of a flower as it opens. He uses a metaphor to compare the flower to a goblet. What type of figurative language is used here? A. The poet uses personification‚ “cruel bars‚” attributing
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The Crucible‚ a play by Arthur Miller‚ is a story where many people had been accused of witchcraft and a lot of innocent victims faced a difficult decision. They could either confess to being guilty and is punished and put into jail or deny any relationship with the devil and be hanged and killed. The Crucible is not only a dramatization of witchcraft‚ but also shows through many series of events that it’s a mirror of human weakness‚ hypocrisy‚ and jealousy. This story illustrates a lot of human
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Davion Mandeville Mrs. Hostetler English 11 8 November 2012 The Crucible: #3 In the book The Crucible‚ there were many displays of courage‚ weakness‚ and truth. Many characters showed these signs‚ but only a few stood out to me. I believe John Proctor showed the most courage. As of weakness‚ I think that I would have to say that both John and Elizabeth Proctor showed a lot of this. Finally for truth‚ I would give it to Danforth. One way John Proctor showed courage was by speaking up to Reverend
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Essay on The Crucible The role that grudges and personal rivalries play in The Crucible are a major part of the theatrical production. It is one of the main themes of the play‚ along with: revenge‚ witchcraft‚ deception‚ and religion. Of all the motives and justifications of the characters‚ grudge and personal rivalry is probably the most prevalent. For example‚ Abigail Williams‚ a lowly servant‚ used her own personal grudge against Elizabeth Proctor (her former employer) as an motive for accusing
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