People are influenced by opinions. It is either their own or societal perspectives that will affect their actions. Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ displays a character that shows the difficulty of extreme scrutiny from societal and personal perspectives. The character‚ John Proctor‚ struggles with opinions from society. He also struggles with the difficulty of his own opinions. He struggles to find himself and what will make him happy throughout the play‚ but with the help of his own opinion‚ he
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Miller uses Mary Warren to show the logical fallacy when she tries to prove Goody Osburn practices witchcraft: “Whenever I turned her away empty‚ she mumbled… Last month – a Monday I think – she walked away‚ and I thought my guts would burst for two days after…” (II. 57-58)
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within the small town made it nearly impossible for anyone to know what really happened. These gaps in knowledge made people’s minds open to any kind of explanation. The dishonesty‚ brainwashing and manipulation exhibited by Abigail Williams‚ Mary Warren and the court is ultimately what allowed the witch trials to occur and to continue. Although Abigail wasn’t the only girl to make that initial cry of witchcraft‚ she was the leader of the girls who did. When Betty Parris and Ruth Putnam had faked
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The Crucible was a controversial piece of literature by Arthur Miller. The main character Abigail Williams demonstrates that Unjust people or pride will attempt to break them down by pointing fingers‚ turning Salem people against each other‚ running away‚ and stealing money from her Uncle “Reverend Parris” to defend her mistakes. Abigail is in love with John Proctor‚ whom she has an affair with. John is married to Elizabeth and when she finds out that John is sleeping with another woman‚ Abigail
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Most people hate normal things‚ such as traffic or cleaning. Other people‚ upon reading The Crucible‚ develop a sense of hatred towards Abigail Williams. Arthur Miller writes Abigail as manipulative‚ selfish‚ and an effective liar. This hatred towards Abigail is inevitable and present throughout the play‚ but Miller suggests that hatred towards an evil person is warranted. In the first act‚ Abigail immediately starts by lying‚ which becomes her first introduction to every reader. Rumors are spreading
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wife but instead he confesses his sin of lechery. The judge and many others were very astonished when John Proctor confessed. This is because John Proctor was known as a respectful man. When he confessed he lost his pride and his reputation. Mary Warren‚ John and Elizabeth Proctor’s maid‚ accuses John of being a witch. John Proctor is given the opportunity to save himself. He could only save himself by confessing and giving up other people. Although‚ this would mean he would have to live‚ he could
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Sinner to Saint: Is Abigail truly malicious or is she simply misrepresented? Abigail Williams is one of the most contradictory figures within The Crucible. She is charismatic‚ bright and persuasive yet lacks any sense of morals or fairness. She is vindictive‚ selfish and reckless in her pursuit for power and affection. Such actions are seen in Act one when Betty briefly wakes up from her coma like state and begins yelling at Abigail‚ “You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm
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In The Crucible‚ the author displays the power that fear and suspicion have over people through the divine will of the main characters as it spreads throughout the community. During act three of The Crucible‚ Mary Warren was taken in front of the court to confess the lies and suspicion that the young girls were spreading throughout the town. While trying to confess‚ Mary was pressured into irrational fear of being convicted of being a witch‚ because of this Mary turned against Mr.Proctor‚ accusing
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is that they heard only one shot‚ followed by silence‚ with the second and third shots bunched together; for example‚ Lee Bowers‚ one of the witnesses‚ testified‚ "I heard three shots‚ one‚ then a slight pause‚ then two very close together." Also‚ Warren W. Taylor‚ a Secret Service agent‚ said‚ "As a matter of course‚ I opened the door and prepared to get out of the car. In the instant that my left foot touched the ground‚ I heard two more bangs and realized that they must be gun shots." Lastly‚ when
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