“What consumes your mind, controls your life.” (Anon.) This quote is applied to Arthur Miller’s book, The Crucible. In this book there is a group of mysterious and troublesome teenage girls. Abigail Williams is looked at as the leader of this group. Abby is obsessed with John Proctor, who is married to Elizabeth Proctor. He consumes her mind and most of her decisions revolve around him. Since Abby is motivated by her love for John, her decisions to send Elizabeth to jail creates many complicated
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The Crucible “How do you call Heaven! Whore! Whore!” This quote explains John Proctor’s loyalty to Elizabeth Proctor. Although he says he committed adultery, he attempts to throw Abigail out of power. This shows that he is still trying to help Elizabeth Proctor from hanging. The common traits that I share with John Proctor are loyalty, determination, and leadership. One common trait that I share with John Proctor is that we are both loyal people, and we are very trustworthy. John Proctor is loyal
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also portrays brilliant characteristics for his children to look up to because he put up a fight for his family until his last breath. John Proctor’s dedication and trust in people make him a tragic hero because if John didn’t truly believe that Abigail would spare him and his family he probably would have stayed quiet.Proctor believes at the
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world of turmoil was nothing as he expected. Salem was a Godly community that was seeped with religion and strict societal norms. When fear and change hit the town, nothing rational happened. John attempted at making things right by ending it with Abigail but this only drove her to manipulation. She exploited the town’s weaknesses and managed to turn everyone to falsely accusing innocent people. These allegations brought helpless Elizabeth down with them. John rightfully blamed himself for the entire
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The definition of crucible is a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new. John Proctor had several incidents where he would have to make very important decisions that would be based on his morals and he managed to stay above and do the right thing. He can easily be identified as the character that defines the word “crucible” because he realizes the most important decision is to fight for one’s moral truth, no matter how harsh the
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However, Abigail disagreed and threatened to kill her and, consequently, fear overtook Mary until she was Abigail’s slave, or rather, a slave to fear (Miller, pg.19). Mary knew the truth, the truth that could have saved lives, but withheld it. She lied and became dishonest, for the reason that she was afraid of being hung as a witch herself. Therefore, she accused John Proctor, an upstanding man, and in doing so, she put him to death (Miller, pg.118). She was terrified of death, and Abigail made that
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Dylan Gates Mr. Woody 4 November 2012 Accelerated English 2 Crucible Essay Straying from Puritanism The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, was produced in 1953. To this day, the play remains very popular. In this play, Miller talks about a witch-hunt that took place in 1962 which compares to the “Red Scare” that went on in Washington, D.C. in the 1950s. Miller writes about a Puritan village with a Christian religion that seems to be forgotten when under pressure. Puritans are taught to stick to
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The Revolutionary War was very revolutionary, as people became more destructive, independent, and some equal. In document one, it shows mostly slaves tearing down the Royal Statue in New York. The statue is of King George III, which shows that some slaves wanted nothing to do with the British King, which then could lead to African Americans fighting for America. In document two, it says all men are created equal with certain unalienable rights and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit
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Hazelwood v. Kulmeier I, Abigail Dennis write this opinion to support the majority opinion on the case of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier. In the case of Hazelwood vs Kulmeier the major opinion which is the primary ruling in the case held the censorship stating that it did not violate the student rights based on the first Amendment. In this case my opinion reflect the majority opinion due to the fact that I believe the principal acted reasonable based on the safeness and fairness of both the school and
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and I bury all but one? There are wheels within wheels in this village and fires within fires!” (Miller). The only reason Goody Putnam believes the death of her babies is due to witchcraft is because of Abigail’s lies. The original lie created by Abigail allowed for the Putnams’ to justify blaming someone else for the death of their children. Even though she is trying to explain how her miscarriages are because of supernatural causes that nobody understands, her metaphor about wheels and fires can
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