witch’s ruin lives your next in line. Mobs are usually labeled as large group or crowd of people who are angry or violent or difficult to control. in salem there are larger and larger groups forming and we are going to prove this with a statement. We also prove that there is arguing an unorganization going on during this play. the people of salem are beginning to act as a mob by using characters of mobs do to this. We find out one of the characteristics of a mob in this summary of how they formed
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“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller talks about a time where people felt conflicted between what the church stated and what was happening in society. Miller states‚ “The Salem tragedy…developed from a paradox….Simply it was this: for good purposes‚ even high purposes‚ the people of Salem developed a theocracy‚ a combination of state and religious power whose function was to keep the community together‚ and to prevent any kind of disunity that might open it to destruction by material or ideological enemies”(I
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Quote #1 The parochial snobbery of these people was partly responsible for their failure to convert the Indians. Probably they also preferred to take land from heathens rather than from fellow Christians. At any rate‚ very few Indians were converted‚ and the Salem folk believed that the virgin forest was the Devil’s last preserve‚ his home base and the citadel of his final stand. To the best of their knowledge the American forest was the last place on earth that was not paying homage to God. (I
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Abigail lies throughout the entire play. She has Tituba cast a spell to kill Elizabeth but in order to avoid detection of this she lies saying she saw all these people with the devil; "I saw Sarah Good with the devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil!" She also states before these lies "I want to open myself!" The word ’open’ means ’entirely honest; Ironically‚ nothing thatshe says is actually truthful. She lies in court by pretending she see’s things that aren’t actually there in hope to get others
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The Crucible was written by Arthur MIller in the 1950’s when communist hunts were on going. Arthur Miller was a political advocate against the inequalities of race in America‚ and was very supportive to the labor unions. Because of this he was a target Senator Joseph McCarthy and others who wanted to rid the country of communists. Miller was called to court and he refused to say anyone’s name then he was fined and sent to jail for 30 days with no evidence‚ only on suspicion. The same thing happened
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The most important word in The Crucible is God because the word is used to defend and prosecute others and has an ironic meaning throughout the play. The word God is more important than other words because God is used to defend and prosecute others. To the villagers‚ all of their actions are judged by God and all sins are irredeemable. Although this is a large burden‚ it also holds the community together and prevents any form of disunity. However at the start of the story‚ this community begins
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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 stuck by pins and slashed by daggers" -Hathorne- how do you know‚ then‚ that you are not a witch? -Giles Corey- They’ll be hangin’ my wife! Francis Nurse- Excellency‚ we have proof for your eyes;
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Braxton Bailey English Mrs. Jenson The crucible How the crucible is a tragic comedy I don’t think The Crucible is a tragic comedy. The book may contain a few comical parts in it; but it should not be considered a comedy. The only funny character would be Giles Corey‚ because he is elderly and sincere. He is vary grouchy‚ which makes him a laughable character‚ (for example when he used the word “fart”‚ and is often outrageous reactions when he hears something wrong‚ and takes offence.) Some other
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Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692‚ the town serve‚ Reverend Parris‚ finds his little girl Betty‚ niece Abigail‚ and different young ladies moving in the backwoods with his slave Tituba. Betty swoons in trepidation at being found‚ and won’t wake. In the crucible‚ a play composed by author miler‚ is composed in a third individual‚ omniscient perspective. An omniscient storyteller knows insights about the majority of the characters in the story or play. Author miller utilizes this perspective to tell us how
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if witches were actually real? In the play “The Crucible‚” people thought they were real. In this story the mass hysteria that ensues is comparable to the Red Scare of the 1950s. In these similar conflicts people were scared of one another and falsely accused innocent people. We can learn something from these conflicts though. “The Crucible” has many events and themes that can apply to real life. In “The Crucible‚” there were a large amount of people that were accused. At first there weren’t that
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