During the last act in the Crucible Rebecca is very loyal to her faith. She was accused of being a witch for killing Ann Putnam’s babies, but Rebecca says she is not a witch. Rebecca denies being a witch and for her faith she does not lie. Rebecca is sentenced to be hung for being
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Abigail is usually seen as the originator of most of the accusations of witchcraft. Some readers have seen her character as a victim of the Puritan society against which she rebels. I do not think that she is a victim of the Puritan society. She puts on all the attention on herself. She causes trouble and does not take responsibility for her actions. Abigail plans all of these plots and they work out in her favor. She is an evil genius when it comes to planning something that she wants. In
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believe I may do only good work in the world, and yet to be secretly bound to Satan, then I must tell you sir, I cannot believe it. This quote shows that Elizabeth Proctor is a good and caring woman. She is secretly worried about her trial during the crucible, and about her husband John Proctor. Elizabeth and I have many similar traits. We are both caring, loyal, and even worried sometimes. Being kind and caring are good traits that Elizabeth and I share. One way that Elizabeth is caring is when she
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The Major Impact of Minor Characters The smallest things can have the greatest impact. In “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller minor characters impact the plot of the play significantly. In situations of mass hysteria such as the Salem witch trials every word on the topic is believed to be the truth. Giles Corey says that he is worried because his wife is reading books everyone immediately assumes it is witchcraft. When Mary Warren is being set up to look like a witch and confesses that she works with
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Through the evolution of Revered John Hale, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible shows that people must use real support and evidence and not an unfair and biased opinion based blindly on religion or faith. During Act III, Mary Warren denounces that Proctor is working with the devil and is forcing her to come to the court. Upon hearing this Judge Hathorn calls for the arrest of John Proctor, based entirely off of his religious belief in witches, and not by any other evidence. Responding to Hathorn’s
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which adhere to a code of ethics. None of these groups engage in the infamous practices of some modern "cults," such as isolating and brainwashing impressionable, lonely young people. Genuine Wiccans welcome sisters and brothers, but not disciples, victims or followers. Coven meetings include rituals, celebrations and magick (the "k" is to differentiate it from stage illusions). Wiccan magick is not at all like the immediate "effects" of fantasy novels, medieval demonology. It operates in the harmony
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when he was convicted for contempt of Congress. Miller utilizes appeal to fear and parallelism within The Crucible to achieve his purpose of addressing that history repeats itself. Both the Red Scare and the Salem Witch Trials caused citizens to fear for their reputations and for their lives. With one simple accusation, all could be at stake. Miller incorporates this fear into The Crucible in a scene where Danforth and Francis are speaking of all of the accused: Danforth: And do you know that near
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In Act three of “The Crucible,” during the altercation between Judge Danforth and Reverend Hale, Judge Danforth’s argument was extremely flawed. There were many instances when Danforth was talking, where he used logical fallacies. Compared to Reverend Hale, who used almost none, and had very sound reasoning. The first example of Judge Danforth’s erroneous argument came across when Hale challenged the credibility of the court system, saying there was “a prodigious fear” of the court in Salem. Furious
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The word “crucible” is defined as a severe test or trial, or a vessel that can withstand intense heat and is used for melting substances. In the play written by Arthur Miller called the “Crucible”, the word applies to many characters as they progress and attempt to resolve their conflicts. During the play, we watch as the town of Salem has a witch hunt hysteria in which many Puritans are falsely accused by teenage girls. The word crucible is significant to the consequences that Mary Warren, Giles
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power which kept everything in order and control, or else the world was thought to be chaotic. Religion is something that was essential in one’s life and unfortunately some people began to take advantage of that idea, such as Reverend Parris in “The Crucible.” Reverend Parris, the Prime Minister of Salem used God to give himself more power and was willing to do anything in order to maintain his status in society, which didn’t portray such
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