Thomas Putnam plays a major role in the Salem witch hunt in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Inheriting a handsome amount of property makes Putnam a wealthy person; however‚ it doesn’t seem to satisfy his ambition. After the town terribly rejected Putnam’s brother-in-law‚ Bayley‚ Putnam’s bitterness has increased. Finally his prodigious involvement in the relentless accusations places him in the center of the spot light‚ making him a salient character in both the play and the
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During The Crucible‚ a wealthy and influential man named Thomas Putnam took advantage of the witch trials by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying their land. Even though all the issues occurring were terrible‚ his greed for money and power overtook. In this case‚ he literally used the sins of others‚ even though many of the accusations were false‚ to benefit him directly. Similarly‚ to the unnamed woman from The Scarlet Letter‚ Putnam was a hypocrite because he too committed one of the seven
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The Crucible: Try to distinguish as carefully as possible what motives each of the ‘pro-witchcraft’ group: Parris‚ Mr and Mrs Putnam and Hale. How does each contribute to the web of supposition? In what way or ways does each lay claim to the “the clean white hand of moral duty”? Are they justified in doing so? Act one reserves no unknown agenda’s in the sudden hysteria of Satanism plagued by the community of Salem. With this‚ the audience is introduced to certain characters that retain the
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In the opening of the play how does Miller seek to create an atmosphere of hysteria and tension? Do you find the opening effective? The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller written in the 1950’s. It was set in the 1690’s in Massachusetts. The play is about the witch trials and how something like a group of girls in the woods could lead to about 200 people being hanged and accused of witchcraft. The people of Salem were new to Massachusetts as they were puritans who went off to America to set up
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(Abigail to Parris about why she is being discharged by the Proctors) 4. "How high did she fly‚ how high?" (Mrs. Putnam to Parris) 5. "I’d not call it sick; the Devil’s touch is heavier than sick. It’s death‚ y’know‚ it’s death drivin’ into them‚ forked and hoofed." (Mrs. Putnam to Parris) 6. "Thomas‚ Thomas‚ I pray you‚ leap not to witchcraft. I know that you - you least of all‚ Thomas‚ would ever wish so disastrous a charge laid upon me. We cannot leap to witchcraft. They will howl me out of Salem
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Ben O’Connor Mr. Richards English 10 January 11th‚ 2009 -Crucible Essay- The Crucible written by Arthur Miller was a story in which takes place in a town called Salem‚ Massachusets. This story was directed towards the topic of the witch trials of 1692 and how the people were effected by the deaths and horrific torture treatments. The Crucible portrayed the perfect description of how the time of witch trials were so curropt and unfair. In this time if someone were to blame another person
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How do Act 1 and Act 2 develop the various characters in the play? The play ‘The Crucible’ written by Arthur Miller is an allegorical reference to the McCarthyism of the 1950s. Set in the historical context of the 17th century Salem‚ this play explores several themes to point out how politics‚ greed and imaginative hysteria can tear a community apart. To further emphasize this‚ Miller uses different characters and develops them as the play progresses. In addition‚ his use of effective language intensifies
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When analyzed‚ Ann Putnam can be represented as suspicious‚ distressed‚ and manipulative. She is seen as suspicious because she is constantly analyzing other people’s actions. In The Crucible‚ Mrs. Putnam accuses Sarah Good of being a witch when she says‚ "I knew it! Goody Osburn were midwife to me three times. I begged you‚ Thomas‚ did I not? I begged him not to call Osburn because I feared her. My babies always shriveled in her hands." (Act 1.Page 47). Another explanation of her suspicion is
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The greed of Mr. Putnam When an inidiviudal has done something wrong‚ he will give himself a reason to excuse his wrongdoings. He will not think about what motivated the course of his action or the consequence of his action. He will not think about how it affects the innocent people. As time passes‚ his goodness will be gone‚ and he will feel as if his crimes were ordinary. In "The Crucible‚" one of the influential character that directly related to this situation is Thomas Putnam. In order revenge
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The older generation has always feared and suspects the younger generation. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ the knowledge of the older people has always suspected the younger people and most of the time they are right. In the Puritan New England town of Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. A married man(John Proctor) have an affair with a young girl named Abigail Williams. Abigail still desires John but he doesn’t want anything to do with her anymore. Elizabeth Proctor wants John to denounce that
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