Reputations‚ to some they mean the world‚ and to others they don’t matter at all. To me reputations are not that big of a deal they are just what others see and sometimes not based on who you really are. In The Crucible it seems that everyone is worried about their reputation and not too worried about the truth. Having a good name doesn’t mean a thing if you hurt others by not telling the truth. I have no idea what my reputation is and I don’t really care to find out. My reputation does not consume
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The Crucible- Act Four Plot : The final act opens that fall in the Salem jail. Several hangings are scheduled for that morning‚ including of John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse. Danforth‚ Hathorne‚ and Cheever arrive and ask why Reverend Hale has been allowed in the prison. They discover that Parris has allowed it and so they send for him. They discuss how Parris has seemed rather unstable lately. When he enters‚ they discover that Hale has been trying to convince Rebecca Nurse to save herself by confessing
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The Crucible argues that those most concerned with reputation‚ like Parris‚ are dangerous to society: to protect themselves‚ they’re willing to let others be harmed and fuel hysteria in the process. In contrast‚ The Crucible shows that those who favor integrity by admitting mistakes and refusing to lie just to save their own lives help defy hysteria. Willing to die
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vengeance! I’ll not give my wife to vengeance! (Miller‚ 379)". This quote by John Proctor was spoken in response to one of the many motives in the Salem witch trails in The Crucible. The witch trials were seen by some as an opportunity to obtain personal gain through accusing others of witchcraft. There were many motivational goals for the characters in The Crucible such as‚ sexual‚ political‚ and financial. The character‚ in Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible"‚ who holds a sexually motivated goal for accusing
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The Meaning Behind The Crucible Frank Crane once said "Next‚ in importance to books are their titles." The title of The Crucible means more than a ceramic container in which metal can be melted into. Events and ideas throughout The Crucible give insight into why Arthur Miller chose the title and how it relates to his view on America. Through the choosing of dramatizing the Salem Witch Trials‚ the actions of the characters who accuse others for personal gain‚ and the torment and torture or even death
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English Controlled Assessment Draft: Conflict in the Crucible The play I am studying for this essay is called “The Crucible” and I will be focusing on Act 1 of the book. The question I will be answering is what’s the most powerful type of conflict in the opening act of the crucible? The word conflict means a state of disharmony‚ opposition and or fighting. The conflict portrayed in the Crucible is often described as tools used to describe events in Millers time period. For example‚ witchcraft doesn’t exist
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Crucible Essay Have you ever been accused of something you didn’t do? The Crucible by Arthur Miller. This story is about innocent people being accused of witchcraft by a group of girls. These accusations get out of hand and innocent people are being hanged. There are three main themes in The Crucible and they are Guilt‚ Irony and Deception. The first main theme of The Crucible is Guilt. Guilt is shown when John proctor says to Abigail
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One of the common characteristics of Salem society throughout history is fearing the unknown which leads to protect one’s self . In the Crucible‚ three characters who are concerned with their stature affect how they act in different situations‚ thus preserving one’s reputation is a major and common theme. Throughout the play‚ the townspeople like Nurse Rebecca are falsely accused of those saving their names such as Deputy Governor Danforth. Reputation contributes in the novel to the greatest extend
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Arthur Miller produced a play known as “The Crucible” which was performed on January 22‚ 1953. The play betrayed communists as being stereotyped and categorized. The content in the production created and analogy to the historical event in 1945 known as the The Cold War (pbs). Accordingly‚ Arthur Miller wrote the drama play reflecting on culture and political hysteria. The United States government sought to suppress communism and racial activity. To create his play‚ he traced With McCarthyism
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Crucible Meaning Essay Crucible‚ a noun defined as; a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures‚ in the traditional sense but‚ it also means a severe‚ searching test or trial. The latter of the two definitions is exactly what Arthur Miller had in mind when he wrote the play‚ The Crucible. The play set in Salem Massachusetts during the start of the infamous Salem Witch Trials‚ is about the struggle to discover truth within the twisted and brutal
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