...Crucible is about the Salem Witch Trials where innocent people were hanged by the accusation of witchcraft. The trials takes place in the late 17th century in Massachusetts, near Boston. During this time, the colonies are still in development of its infrastructure and vulnerable to Indian raids. Salem is a small community of puritans who left england in hope to ‘purify’ the church. The court is the supreme power in all of the provinces in the american continent and under a theocracy. A theocracy is when a religion and the government has a connection which often lead to strict policies, and witchcraft is the worst decision one would make. Out of all the characters in the book, Abigail would be the one most to blame. Each character have different...
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...fictional play that was later converted into a movie written by Arthur Miller. The storyline is a dramatized versions of the Salem Witch Trials that took place in Salem Massachusetts during 1692. Miller magnified the films historical events by showing how quickly paranoia, dishonesty and fear can escalate amongst the characters in the town of Salem. During the17th century time period, Salem was a puritan based community that lived in an extremely restrictive society. The system of the government was a theocracy. They believed they were chosen by God for a special purpose in this world. The puritans viewed the world in terms of good vs evil. They were required to faithfully attend church and study the word of God. If they failed to comply with those terms, they were accused of practicing the devil’s magic. In the film, several of the village girls were caught dancing in the forest outside of Salem in the middle of the night. One of the characters in the film, Betty had lost consciousness during the ritual and remained in a trance ever since. The town’s physician examined Betty and could not determine why she was unconscious. He suggested she was bewitched. In the puritans eyes, dancing and singing chants were frowned upon and viewed as unholy. Many believed if an induvial danced and chanted in the forest they were practicing witch crafts. The people of Salem in the witch trials were swayed by momentary feelings and were falsely accusing innocent people of “witchery”. In a time of...
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...Proctor was the flawed hero of the Salem witch trials, his condemnation of ‘secular’ decisions and frustrating fabrications resulted, in the end of unruly executions and the revealing of concealed truths. Foremost, in most communities the government is the cornerstone which underpins morality and eliminates hysteria; consequently, the theocracy operating in Salem further encouraged the debacle. Judge Danforth’s fear tainted his proceedings; he did not interrogate Abigail, which allowed him to remain ‘unafflicted’ and Abigail to continue her demonstrations. In light of this situation, Proctor’s moral uprightness coerced him to criticise the oppressive regime. Foremost when his wife was incarcerated, Proctor did not remain silenced. He realised, his salacious slip up underpinned her arrest and would cause her execution. Consequently, Proctor summoned courage- but his courage was like a diamond very brilliant and unchanged by fire. He did...
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...do not believe that anyone arguing against the existence of witches in Salem could be telling the truth because they are supposedly corrupted by the Devil. They only listen to the young girls who cry witch and throw blame for witchery because they are "pure". They believe this because witches are a supernatural power and there is no visible evidence of their existence. This relates back to the religious corruption because witches are biblical beings. Therefore, when there is strong religious influence in the law, there will be laws making supernatural and unprovable things illegal and punishable. This shows bias towards those who are considered pure in heart and uncorrupted; namely, those who blame people for these paranormal crimes. This bias is so strong that the judiciaries will incriminate and even hang the innocent if he/she is blamed in the slightest. This situation is seen in...
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...The Crucible Essay The play, The Crucible, takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials. The trials are started by a group of girls who do not want to get in trouble for dancing and conjuring up spirits in the forest. The theme that is brought about in this play is the nature of authority. In The Crucible, many characters present various views of the nature of authority. There are three examples of this theme: The authority of the church over the lives of the villagers, the control Abigail has over the people who are accused of witchcraft and her friends in the trial, and the power of the judge over the trials. The first example of the nature of authority is the church’s power over the villagers’ lives. The church and the everyday lives of its members are controlled by the preachers. Puritans were highly religious people. They had to live under a set of strict religious policies set forth by the church. The Puritans were governed by a theocracy, which is a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler. The Puritans in the late 1600’s believed that the preachers were the purest men on the face of the earth. Unfortunately, that is not so. As evident in the novel, even preachers can become corrupted. John Proctor puts it as “I like it not that Mr. Parris should lay his hand upon my baby. I see no light of God in that man. I’ll not conceal it.” (856). Miller proves that this is so with his depiction of Reverend Parris’s...
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...The Crucible Essay The play, The Crucible, takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials. The trials are started by a group of girls who do not want to get in trouble for dancing and conjuring up spirits in the forest. The theme that is brought about in this play is the nature of authority. In The Crucible, many characters present various views of the nature of authority. There are three examples of this theme: The authority of the church over the lives of the villagers, the control Abigail has over the people who are accused of witchcraft and her friends in the trial, and the power of the judge over the trials. The first example of the nature of authority is the church’s power over the villagers’ lives. The church and the everyday lives of its members are controlled by the preachers. Puritans were highly religious people. They had to live under a set of strict religious policies set forth by the church. The Puritans were governed by a theocracy, which is a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler. The Puritans in the late 1600’s believed that the preachers were the purest men on the face of the earth. Unfortunately, that is not so. As evident in the novel, even preachers can become corrupted. John Proctor puts it as “I like it not that Mr. Parris should lay his hand upon my baby. I see no light of God in that man. I’ll not conceal it.” (856). Miller proves that this is so with his depiction of Reverend Parris’s...
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...The Salem witch trials are notoriously known for the killings of innocent inhabitants of Salem. Some say the cause of their deaths could be traced back to Salem’s strict social order. The structure of 1600’s Salem was very religion-based as it was woven into everyday life. The government was a theocracy, the priests were highly respected, and anyone who went against the government was considered evil. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible unveils the realistic effect of social order on one’s personal freedom. Because religion was so vital in 1600’s Salem’s social order, the inhabitants suffered from a lack of personal freedom. The structure of the Puritan society in colonial Massachusetts served an important role in the setting of The Crucible. The...
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...society in The Crucible had a deep fear of witches, 1950 America had a fear, of equal magnitude, of communists. The town of Salem’s fear of witches was brought upon them by the fact that they were a theocracy. They took everything the bible had to say as the end all be all truth, so why should the bible lie to them when it says “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live” (Exodus 22:18). They honestly believed that the threat of witches was real, and that they were send by the Devil to damn them all to Hell. On the other hand, 1950 America was not all too different. World War Two had just reached its conclusion, and the wartime fear present in American society needed a place to settle. This fear decided to settle upon the communists, as they had both developed nuclear weapons and took over China within the past year. Suddenly, it seemed as though the United States was surrounded by communists, whose objective it was to take over Europe and America. This paranoia, similar to the fear of witches in Salem, led citizens and government officials to seek out any “enemy” communists within the general population of America itself. These similarities open up the perfect opportunity for the Salem Witch Trials to be an allegory for McCarthyism. Moreover, the actual ‘trials’ themselves in Salem were all too similar to the hearings conducted by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC) to be a coincidence made by Miller. In order for the HUAC to issue a subpoena, all that was required...
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...AMH 2041 Comparison Of Two Colonies North American history was believed to have started in 1620 with the discovery of Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts. Seeking religious freedom from the corrupt Church of England, some 100 people departed on a journey from England to find a place where they could practice their beliefs of Calvinism and Lutheranism free from persecution2. They later formed denominations of Christianity called Separatism and Puritanism3. Although, these pilgrims established 13 original colonies in North America, the settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts show some striking similarities and differences. On one hand, religion as the major motivation, and on the other hand a financial venture sponsored by the queen. Massachusetts was given its name from a man named John Smith, an English explorer and was named after the native Massachusetts tribe that resided in the area. Other native tribes in the area were the Nauset, a fishing tribe located on Cape Cod; the Wampanoag in the southeast; the Massachusetts in the northeast; the Nipmuc, centrally; and the Pocumtuc, westward. Without their knowledge, Permanent English settlement would soon drastically impact the lives of the native peoples2. In 1630, Massachusetts Bay Colony was developed and occupied about 1,000 citizens. John Winthrop, the chief figure of the New England Puritans, gave a sermon called “A Model of Christian Charity,” suggesting ideas that the people should find a sense of community...
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...experience in the demonic arts” (Miller Act 1). Reverend Parris reveals that Hale is knowledgeable in this scenario and thus carries importance. This, identified through indirect characterization, shows how he is respected, especially in this field. The second criteria, that all tragic heroes must fit is the principle of Hamartia or the idea that a certain character trait of Reverend Hale’s will eventually lead to his own demise (Pepperdine University 1). Miller points out in his side notes, this would have been the very first time Hale’s work in the demonic arts had been called to the public’s attention (Miller Extended Commentary 1). As he punctuates this, Miller says Hale is very prideful, despite this being his first time working in Salem, with his limited experience. The first two archetypal hero traits are only half of how Hale is an archetypal tragic hero. Proceeding with the archetypal hero traits, the third criteria for an archetypal hero is Peripeteia, or the change of fate for the character, for the remainder of the story (Pepperdine University 1). In the end of Act 3, it becomes apparent that Reverend Hale is tired and exasperated with the court when he exclaims; “I denounce these proceedings!” (Miller Act 3). Miller characterizes Hale as logical through a different and unique form of indirect characterization, what Hale does not do. Hale does not immediately jump to conclusions but instead examines the girls, drawing on his own knowledge to “diagnose” the girls. At...
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...AMH 2010 Homework 1 Mark your response for each item on the scantron and turn in only the scantron after being sure your name is on the form. The completed scantron is due by the date indicated by your instructor. Scantrons turned in late for any reason will be accepted but will be granted only 50% credit. 1. Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait occurred approximately ______ ago. A. 2,000 years B. 5,000 years C. 9,000 years D. 11,000 years E. 18,000 years 2. The first truly complex society in the Americas was that of the A. Maya. B. Aztecs. C. Incas. D. Pueblos. E.Olmec. 3. Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city? A. St. Louis B. Memphis C. New Orleans D. Baton Rouge E. Detroit 4. Regarding knowledge of the Americas prior to the fifteenth century, most Europeans A. were aware of the travels of the Norse seaman Leif Eriksson in the eleventh century. B. believed the Americas to consist of little more than several small islands. C. were entirely unaware of the existence of the Americas. D. assumed that the Americas were largely unpopulated. E. had only heard of America from the travels of Marco Polo. 5. The preeminent European maritime power in the fifteenth century was A. Spain. B. Portugal. C. France. D. the Netherlands. E. England. 6. Christopher Columbus A. was trained as a sailor through his long service to Italy. B. was a man of little ambition. C...
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...Puritans were English people who sought to “purify” the Church of England from within. They came by the thousands to the American colonies, although well after the Pilgrims. Pilgrims came to the colonies in small numbers. 102 Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower after fleeing Holland, and endured a rough winter on the stony coast of New England in the year 1620. Separatist pilgrims were more extremist Puritans who separated completely from the Church of England and moved to the American colonies for religious refuge. The Mayflower Compact was written by the 102 pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. Before disembarking, the pilgrims wrote up the document, which was essentially an agreement to form a government in Plymouth in which the majority rules....
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...Bloodlines of Illuminati by: Fritz Springmeier, 1995 Introduction: I am pleased & honored to present this book to those in the world who love the truth. This is a book for lovers of the Truth. This is a book for those who are already familiar with my past writings. An Illuminati Grand Master once said that the world is a stage and we are all actors. Of course this was not an original thought, but it certainly is a way of describing the Illuminati view of how the world works. The people of the world are an audience to which the Illuminati entertain with propaganda. Just one of the thousands of recent examples of this type of acting done for the public was President Bill Clinton’s 1995 State of the Union address. The speech was designed to push all of the warm fuzzy buttons of his listening audience that he could. All the green lights for acceptance were systematically pushed by the President’s speech with the help of a controlled congressional audience. The truth on the other hand doesn’t always tickle the ear and warm the ego of its listeners. The light of truth in this book will be too bright for some people who will want to return to the safe comfort of their darkness. I am not a conspiracy theorist. I deal with real facts, not theory. Some of the people I write about, I have met. Some of the people I expose are alive and very dangerous. The darkness has never liked the light. Yet, many of the secrets of the Illuminati are locked up tightly simply because secrecy is a way...
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