confusion and the altering of morals. During a time of large-scale panic, many aspects of society are affected and changed. In Arthur Miller’s drama, The Crucible, the court becomes flawed and operates under faulty logic by accepting flimsy evidence, performing unfair tests, and taking automatic proof of guilt. During the time period of The Crucible, religion played a major part in society. When religion is not strictly followed, the court automatically assumes guilt. When Proctor was asked if he
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Reverend Hale Reverend Hale had one of the saddest stories in The Crucible. He went to help during the Salem witch trials with good intentions but ended up hurting more people than he could help. That is why Hale is directly relatable to the song “Starting Over”, by Macklemore. Both Hale and the song are sad and miserable. In The Crucible Hale was a sad, gullible, minister who did not know who was speaking the truth. The song itself is about a sad man who relapsed with his drinking
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During the Crucible there were many different, complex ideas and questioning of the characters’ own ethical values. Of these, I have chosen to write about the topic of recovery of the charcter and reputation of somebody and how it was seen and used in the Crucible. Within the Crucible, several people hope to be redeemed. The forward most would have to be John Proctor. Proctor wanted to recover himself from a couple of different things, one of which was to renew himself in the eyes of his wife
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In this article it talks about a type or related disease to the one in the tales of the Salem witch trials displayed in the “Crucible”. This disorder affects mainly adolescent girls although there has been shown symptoms in a couple boys it is attracted to the fragile youth of young women. Spreading contagiously to surrounding girls. These symptoms are said to be contracted from mental insecurities leaking out through physical disfunction. As the adolescent years for girls is scarey for that is the
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In the 1700’s and earlier, God and the spirits were the only explanation for everything in this world; science was not understood or believed in. As the word spreads about Betty’s illness, Mr. and Mrs. Putnam go to Parris’s house in order to witness the illness themselves. By studying Betty’s illness and the actions of many other young girls, Mr. Putnam believes that “there is a murdering witch among [them], bound to keep herself in the dark,” (Act I pg 16). Mrs. Putnam has become desperate to understand
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Context: Right now, at this precise moment, Offred is fulfilling her duties of getting the groceries for the Commander’s household, but with an addition of having to go with another assigned handmaid, Ofglen. Long story short, because the handmaids can cause trouble to those in power, they are subjected to have “watchers”; watchers, whom are hidden as other handmaids. This constant intimidation spooks Offred into being extremely wary of Ofglen’s true intentions, so much as that she decides in the
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Steinbeck is implying that american society is slow to change because they didn’t understand disabilities. In our world today we have the special olympics. This is where people with disabilities can come and participate in olympic sports as athletes. An example is Dan Cowdery he is apart of the volunteer group that use most of their time teaching the athletes how to ski. Dan has been skiing for 25 years. He originally started skiing by joining 5 ski clubs. Dan joined the Special Olympics because
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play written about the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. The story shows how people were accused of witchcraft through the corrupt society and killed for their supposed crimes. The time that Arthur Miller lived was filled with fear of communist infiltration into the government and accusations of people who were thought to be communists. Through his use of the Salem witch trials in The Crucible, Arthur Miller effectively illustrates the lives ruined from accusations
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Lindsey Sibille Ms. Gonzales AP English III, 1 16 October 2015 The Crucible Book Card Assignment Authorial Background Arthur Miller is the award-winning playwright of The Crucible along with many other famous plays such as Death Of a Salesman and All My Sons. Born in Manhattan in 1915, Miller experienced the pressing and devastating times of the Great Depression and both World Wars. His first two plays were The Man Who Had All the Luck and All My Sons, with the latter being performed
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shared a lot of the same characteristics. In the Crucible, Elizabeth plays a nice Christian woman who is married to John Proctor. She is accused of witchcraft but does not confess because of her beliefs. After reading the Crucible I am most like Elizabeth Proctor because I am religious, loyal, and forgiving. Being religious is a characteristic that I found Elizabeth and I had in common. One way Elizabeth shows her religious side in the Crucible is when she told John in Act lV that if he lies and
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