12. The Putnam’s don't like the Nurse’s because of a piece of land. Also, Ann Putnam accused Rebecca of bewitching her newborn babies saying she was responsible for their deaths. 13. Rebecca stood over Betty and silenced her. 14. That they made the story up just for attention. 15. People are being accused in every direction because many people are holding grudges. 16. Proctor doesn’t like Parris who’s the minister. 17. A raise in his salary and the deed to his house. 18. He says that literally
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haunted America. During the McCarthy era and the Salem Witch Trials, people became so scared of accusations of witchery or Communism that they proceeded to try almost anything to keep themselves out of harm. The Crucible shows a symbolism of McCarthyism in the 1950’s In the beginning of The Crucible, flaws in the Puritan religion shine through Parris. Parris, too drawn up in himself, worried only about his reputation, so when Abigail won’t tell him what happened he yells to her, “I have sought here three
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The term mass hysteria is defined as a situation in which many people are affected by similar hysterical symptoms. In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller a situation of mass hysteria is perfectly portrayed. The play takes place during the Salem witch trials, at the peak of the witch hysteria. The hysteria, which sent the village into a frenzy was set into motion by the niece of Reverend Samuel Parris. His niece, Abigail Williams, is portrayed as a person who lies to get out of her own punishments
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In a situation where reputation, and social standings are closely linked to religion, and an overall foundation of a society, morality tends to take a vital role. In the book, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the author is able to show a distinction of personal ideals, and/or moral standards of two men with high reputations amongst their town. Although initially protagonist John Proctor is portrayed as unethical, and Parris as a man who is moreso respected, the author is able to manipulate Parris
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Karen Hesse the author of a book Witness Karen uses multiple point a view to show how the Ku Klux Klan is bad and how people thought they were good.The Ku Klux Klan (K.K.K) is bad because they scare people, they hurt people, and they destroy stuff. My first reason that the K.K.K is bad is that they scare people. In a book Witness by Karen Hesse on page 52 they lit a cross on fire, and on page 54 it says that Leonora got scared when she woke up and she hid in a closet. Also on page 55 it says “Only
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1954, playwright Arthur Miller was questioned by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) as part of a series of trials remarkably similar to the witch trials portrayed in his play The Crucible, written two years previously. Just over forty years later, with HUAC long out of power, The Crucible became a film with a budget of $25 million, produced by the well-known Twentieth-Century Fox Film Corporation (IMDb). The perseverance of this story is a testament to its intriguing portrayal of
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score for old and new grudges only leaves chaos and waste in its wake. Throughout the ages vengeance has played an important role in history and literature. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller the theme vengeance is portrayed as neighbor turns on neighbor. First, as the theme vengeance reoccurs throughout the play The Crucible many people end up turning on each other to exact their revenge. For example, Hale is in the home of the Proctors when he brings up how Rebecca Nurse’s and others names
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“I cannot sleep for dreamin’; I cannot dream but I wake and walk about the house as though I’ll find you comin’ through some door” (Miller, Act 1, pg 23). The Crucible by Arthur Miller holds a description of the Salem Witch trials. Arthur Miller lived in the “McCarthyism” era, in which people had accusations thrown at them that they might possibly be communists in the way that the accusations of being witches could be thrown at innocents in 1672 Salem. Miller himself carried the accusation of being
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Frightening Witches Yes, Halloween is fast coming. Soon those broom riding ladies with the pointed hats will be filling the skies. They are the most lasting symbols of this time through the years. Always considered ugly or evil they have always been feared. The main things which symbolize witches are broomsticks, cauldrons, and black cats. One of the witches which has always given me goose bumps is the Wicked Witch of the West in the classic “The Wizard of Oz”. I still can picture Dorothy and her
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McCarthy was doing and decided that it needed to stop” (Carpentier). The Supreme Court decided to prohibit the Committee’s investigation; then again, an American playwright, Arthur Miller, brought back the attention of McCarthyism with a play called The Crucible. The following year McCarthy accused the armed services of trying to overthrow the United States Government, which started the “Army-McCarthy” hearings. McCarthy blamed witches, but there was no real evidence; even though the Senator lost his allies
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