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    the afflicted children to look upon her and see if this was the person that had hurt them so. They all gazed at Goody Good and said that this was the person that tormented them—presently they were all tormented.<br><br>Puritanical beliefs had all of Salem truly believing that witches rode on broomsticks across the sky every night alongside the devil himself. They believed that these mere humans could send their "specter" out and haunt the children of their town. Proof of their belief follows‚ in an

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    during the Salem Witch Trials‚ a series of hearings over a witchcraft scare that took place from June through September of 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts. The writer shall include a brief history of the events‚ explain the judicial system of the Trials‚ and give detail to what methods were used to determine fate of a victim. Additionally‚ the writer will explain how the Trials were based on false views that were not supported. The Trials began soon after a few young girls living in Salem began throwing

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    Gainor  The Crucible: ​ Salem‚ Massachusetts 1692  Act I:  Graphic Organizer: Identify and describe each character.  Song  Character/ Theme/ Idea  Lyrics  Quotes    Death and abnormality        Elizabeth’s reaction to  John Proctor cheating on  her with Abigail      The only thing worse than not  knowing  Is you thinking that I don’t  know  I’m having another episode  I just need a stronger dose...  I’m sitting out dances on the  wall  “Here is all the invisible world‚ caught‚  defined

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    time of the Salem Witch Trials and written by Arthur Miller. The film and play‚ though inaccurate in some specific details‚ has some incredible accuracy for a story that was meant to symbolize McCarthyism. It accurately displays the tension that resulted from land arguments as well as their possible effects on the SalemWitch Trials. There are some inconsistencies relating to individual character‚ but the major historical inaccuracy comes in the form of the cause of the Salem Witch Trials along with

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    The Salem Witch Trials will forever be a historical phenomenon that countless writers are drawn to; therefore‚ why did Arthur Miller desire to dramatize such events? Arthur Miller’s fascination with the Salem Witch Trials‚ in addition to the communist conflict of the 1960s‚ contributed to the creation of The Crucible. Miller alters each character to make their personalities more potent than the factual documentation suggests. The Crucible is a play that directly references Miller’s experience of

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    tragedies & sentences that befell people during the McCarthyism trials; he uses the ‘Salem Witch Trials’ as a metaphor to draw national attention towards the doings and executioners of the McCarthyism propaganda. Arthur Miller uses allegory in his play‚ The Crucible‚ to show the similarities between the Salem witch trials and the Red Scare. During the McCarthy era‚ freedom was a very important aspect in life; during the Salem witch trials‚ religion was a very important aspect of life. In both of these

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    response to the communist Salem Witch Trials of the 1690s. The trials were held for the many men and women who were accused of performing witchcraft; those who did not confess to witchery were hung while those who did confess faced only jail time. Almost 300 years later‚ three teenage boys‚ Damien Echols‚ Jessie Misskelley‚ and Jason Baldwin‚ were accused for murdering three eight-year old boys as part of a satanic sacrifice in 1993 (Source E). Although the Salem Witch Trials took place many years before

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    to the Salem Witch Trials during the 1950’s. Communism‚ McCarthyism‚ Puritanism‚ and the Salem Witch trials are all relevant in some form or another to Miller’s play “The Crucible”. “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller is based on real events that happened in Salem‚ Massachusetts where the antagonist Abigal Williams accuses people in her village being involved with witch craft. Anyone who is accused of these crimes is to be sentenced to be hung. The people who lived in Salem came to

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    witchcraft hysteria‚ of 1692 in Salem‚ was a horrific event because people lost sight of their common sense and their rational judgement. Fear‚ anxiety‚ and terror boiled up within the small town of Salem largely due to the rigid theocracy. This event in history has shown how the connection between the government and church led to the loss of justice and a mass slaughter. It was believed

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    happened during the Salem witch trials. He states how Abigail’s age had been raised and how the number of girls involved in the ‘crying out’ had been reduced to make for a more tragic love story. Miller probably wanted to make sure it be would much easier for the reader to follow with the use of just the most important subjects of the Salem witch trials. Also‚ Burns believes that in this playwright Miller seemingly captures the essence of the chaos of the Salem witch trials and what was probably

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