it.” True to this statement, hundreds of years before The American Civil War and World War II were the Salem Witch Trials where people were segregated simply on suspicion of witchcraft. Two eye-opening, fictional retellings of this tragedy are The Crucible
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Good morning/ afternoon, I am Christine Aquino, the character I have portrayed in my physical representation is Abigail Williams in the classic play ‘The Crucible’. Arthur Miller depicts Abigail Williams as a villain. Abigail is seventeen years old, the niece of Reverend Parris, she has been working as a household help for Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail was fired for having an affair with Elizabeth’s husband, John Proctor. Abigail’s was a manipulative young girl. I have represented Abigail as a spider
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Many of the characters in the play, The Crucible, all have a lot of pride. Most of them are considered good citizens who would all like to keep and maintain their good name. Reverend Parris is known for living by the bible and its teachings. Judge Danforth is known as a persistent judge who always make the right decisions. When put between the option of life or death, all of these characters chose to keep their reputations by doing the right thing and saving their lives. The importance of having
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play where the town of Salem conducts witch trials and exhibits extreme behavior resulting from dark desires. One notable character, Abigail Williams, was the cause of the mishaps within Salem and displayed an erratic behavior to the townspeople. Her distinct personality and persona have stood out within the plot and ruined John Proctor’s reputation. Abigail Williams actions and dialogue portray her, not only as manipulative but bossy and selfish. Abigail’s physical
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In the play, “The Crucible”, Preserving one’s reputation is a prevalent theme. Some characters tell the truth and others lie to protect themselves or for the people they care about. Three characters from the play that lied to preserve their’s or someone else’s reputation was Thomas Putnam, John Proctor, and Reverend Parris. John Proctor told the truth but didn’t want his name soiled. After he told the truth, he refused to sign his name on a confession paper. The paper would have been hung on a public
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“He plows on Sunday” this quote was said by Cheever refering to John Proctor during the Salem which trials. Cheever was proving to the court John was commiting a sin. John Proctor was a hard working man in Salem. John is a sinner and a example is he plows fields on Sunday. He has an afair with a 17 year old girl named Abigail Williams. John Proctor and I are alike in multiple ways such as we both commited sins, are both outcast (or not like everyone eles), and very hard working. The first trait John
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In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, everyone seemed fine in the beginning, but then tales become to unfold and lies are spilled. Deputy Governor Danforth oversees the witchcraft trials in Salem, as well as in other parts of Massachusetts. He likes to think of himself as fair-minded, so it disturbs and angers him to discover that people fear the court. Though Danforth initially demonstrates that he is all high and mighty and all knowing, he reveals that he would listen and consider what the
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Now, there is no question that these two stories are similar, the setting is very similar, they have the same basic plot, and the protagonists both share similar personalities and qualities. It is important to note the difference between the story being told by the novel and the film. There are just as many differences as there are similarities. Fistful of Dollars is not a direct adaptation of Red Harvest. There are differences in character motivations, storytelling style, and the overall messages
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To start, as if learning about witchcraft isn't already interesting enough, the author of The Crucible, made some minor adjustments to the story will have more twists and turns that will grab the reader and show important aspects of the time period. The most drastic change in the crucible vs real life is that John Proctor, one of the main characters and Abigail did infact never have an affair. This kind of "love interest" or "forbidden love" is the juicy hook that a play evidently needs to grab theater
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“The Ultimate Value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival” (Aristotle). The Crucible was about the Salem witch trials which took place in 1692. Several young girls Cried that they were afflicted by witchcraft/ The devil, starting with Reverend Paris's daughter Betty. The afflicted girls accused people in the town of witchcraft, often choosing victims that were too poor to defend themselves or, wealth to take their land, livestock. Arthur miller
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