People often say that a tragic hero will have to sacrifice themselves due to their weakness. In the play The Crucible, John Proctor fits this description very well. Although Aristotle’s qualifications for a tragic hero include being of noble birth, John proctor is best described as a tragic hero because he ends up dying to save his name due to his flaw. In The Crucible, John Proctor is a common man and known throughout his community. Towards the beginning of the novel, he has an affair with a girl
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The novel The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller about the Salem Witch Trials dating back to 1692. During that time many people, specifically young girls became sick with an unknown illness, and many accusers blamed the illnesses on the work of the devil. The Salem Witch Trials was a series of accusations and prosecutions of many people who were believed to be involved in witchcraft. There were at least 20 people, innocent or guilty, executed for the claim of being a witch. Although the
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Crucible Analytic Essay “The Crucible” is a play written by Arthur Miller and is based off the Salem Witch Trials which happened in Massachusetts. There are many themes in this play but one specific theme stands out and that’s jealousy. Jealousy is a cruel feeling that can lead to many awful events if it is uncontrolled and this play has many of those events. Jealousy leads to many things in this play which even includes death. In “The Crucible”, the character Abagail Williams is a very jealous 17
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One decision can lead to a chain reaction, it’s simple cause and effect. During Act 1 you will understand how the simple decisions of Abigail created an unprecedented amount of commotion in Salem. She began by telling one lie which avalanched into a whole conspiracy against the women of her town, whoever she deemed a witch would have their reputation tarnished and questioned. It’s easy to point to finger at Tituba since she was the one who was leading the rituals in the wood, but it was Abigail's
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Uncontrolled Excitement in an Authoritative Society The 1600s in New England represented a time of fear and suspicion that culminated in the persecution of those considered blasphemous as witches. Through The Crucible, Arthur Miller describes the irrational behaviour of people in “all classes”(Miller 7) from Salem, Massachusetts during this time of misdemeanor. Many characters throughout the play incriminate others due to bitterness and jealousy. For instance, Abigail indicted her former lover,
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1.Abigail is not a victim of her society because she inflicts pain on others and causes problems. Aware of her own actions and the way she chooses to communicate "I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!" (Miller 19) She comes across as a violent angry teenage girl which could in fact be caused by the outside forces. Abigail's parents death had a major impact "I saw Indians smash my dear parents' heads on the pillow next to mine,…" (Miller 19) With seeing the death of her parents not
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Abigail plays a very large part in the play; she is the main person starting all of the drama that occurred in The Crucible. She, first of all, was the main one included in the situation that happen with her cousin. She was also one of the main people who was involved in the scandalous affair. She not only tore down a beautiful relationship, but also was the person who put all of so many people into the witchcraft trials; men and women. This story is compacted with love, hate and lies. You will soon
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While the use of evidence is an important factor in the criminal justice system, The Crucible shines a light on the situation of mass “witch hunts” in history.The Crucible is an allegory to McCarthyism because they both use hysteria to put fear into society.The Crucible was a play written by Arthur Miller ; he wrote the play after he was affected personally and his close friend, Elia Kazan, who testified in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee and the mass cultural and political hysteria
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music and dance were not allowed, as they were believed to be satanical practices. Some people convicted each other because of personal agendas and without evidence. Because of this, honor and respect were considered the value of each citizen. In The Crucible, Reverend Hale, John Proctor, and the people of Salem show that the value of life, and conscience are factors affected by the Salem witch trials. This kind of restates the prompt be more specific. Reverend Hale, a minister sent from a nearby village
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Reverend Parris, John Proctor and Abigail Williams demonstrated their priorities in not damaging their reputation through threatening those close to them and trying to make the best decision for their future in the community due to a fear of the sin tainting their names. During a conversation written by Miller, Parris says “Abigail, I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff-necked people to me, and now, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my
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