Love was all she did; she fell in love with the wrong person. Abigail Williams was sadly never desired by anyone; she was known as the towns whore. In this essay you will come to know Abigail Williams as a sweet girl who’s is love or a manipulative girl who is evil. In mostly everyone’s opinion and based on The Crucible Ms. Williams was despised by most women in the town of Salem. She was known to have slept with goody proctors husband Mr. Proctor they had an affair as she was working for the family
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The Crucible In Class Essay (Revision) In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller is about pride, and reveals that when people have too much pride it can cause suffering to not only them, but to other people around them. John proctor is a tragic hero because he is neither entirely virtuous nor evil, his tragic flaw is his pride, or hubris. John learns that his pride causes himself and other people around him to suffer. His pride is a big problem in this play because it leads to his own and other
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After studying Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, it is clear that the three people most to blame for the witch hysteria and the subsequent death of innocent people are Titube, Judge Danforth, and Abigail Williams. Each of these people, in some way, caused harm to blameless people, and this essay will explain what these people, knowingly or unknowingly did to contribute to the death of the innocent people hanged as witches in Salem Village in 1692. Tituba was the most responsible for the Salem
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A relaxed temperament replaced the once hectic atmosphere on the Proctors new Flagship. Progress still dominated the daily business, albeit, at a slower pace. They had met the deadlines, not because of hard work, but because the Proctor threatened to cut their electrode rationing to zero. Space races became the norm, with small runner crafts zooming around fixed-positioned space markers set in pre-determined space tracks. This allowed the political aid, placed as Head of Construction by the
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Joshua Smelser Professor Lee Hinds Composition 2 September, 10, 2012 Fear As a Living Person In the movie, The Crucible, inspired by Aurther Miller and directed by Nicholas Hytner, fear is a subtle but important aspect in the movie. In fact, if fear was an actor in the film, it would be the lead character, leading to deaths, lies, and betrayal. Now the movie starts off with the towns teenage girls dancing in the woods, conjuring up spells to make boys like them. As they dance around, some
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Explore the relationships between John and Elizabeth and explain how it contributes to the tragic structure of the play and to our understanding of the community of Salem itself The relationship of John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth Proctor is a strong bond. Even though John Proctor had cheated on her with Abigail, Elizabeth still forgives him. But there are a few rough patches in the relationship; like the lack of trust. But Elizabeth loves John Proctor so much that she lies in court to prevent
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The Crucible Research Paper Assignment During 1692, mass hysteria emerged in Massachusetts over the growing beliefs of witchcraft. People who believed in witchcraft had the notion that that the Devil could give certain people known as witches the power to harm others in exchange for their loyalty. This craze was probably inspired by a similar incident in Europe that just recently ended at the time. Within one year in Salem, over 200 people were accused of being witches and 19 men and women were
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The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, depicts the story of the Salem witch hunt and the chaos it caused. One of the main characters is John Proctor. Proctor is put through many life-changing decisions. In many cases, a decision he made in one situation led to another problem. John Proctor is the tragic hero of this story. If John Proctor was not such an admirable character, he probably would not have been in the massive mess he was. Proctor made a very humanly mistake in the beginning. In considering
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Biography on Giles Corey Giles Corey was a successful farmer and an active member of the Salem church. Born in England in 1611. Giles was one of the six men to be executed during the Salem witch trials. He moved from England to Salem . There he owned an many acres of land, which resulted in the appearance of his being a rich farmer. In 1675, Giles pummeled and killed a farm worker named Jacob Goodale. He was found guilty of the murder and ordered to pay a substantial fine. This model citizen was
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Estephania Castillo Mrs.Rodebaugh English 5 December 10, 2012 The character I choose to write about Elizabeth Proctor. She’s the wife of John. Her husband cheated on her with Abby the servant. She’s a beautiful young lady. Abby dislikes Elizabeth. Elizabeth Is guilty by the courtroom of witchcraft because Abby accuses her. When the girls knew they had the power in the village and knew everyone believed them when they named people as witches and wizards. They took advantage of that and Abby
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