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The Crucible in 1953 during the McCarthy Era, when Americans were accusing each other of Pro-Communist beliefs. Many of Miller’s friends were being attacked as communists and Miller himself was brought up guilty of beliefs in communism. Miller was getting sick of this so he put his writing techniques in action and wrote a play called The Crucible to show the injustices. This playwright uses the Salem Witch trials as an allegory to the US injustices toward suspected Communists. The Crucible is set
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The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller. He stated that “the real story” of the Salem witch trials is to be found in “the breaking of charity” within a human community. In the play, John Proctor and Giles Corey had both broken charity. Initially, by being noncommittal, John Proctor had broken charity with his wife. By the prologue, he had an affair with Abigail, one of the despicable accusers. Proctor declares, “God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat” (1259). By committing
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The Crucible Act Three Questions Short Response Answer the following questions based on your knowledge of the drama. Write a response on a separate sheet of paper. 1. Describe one piece of evidence that Giles, Francis, or Proctor bring before the court to show that the girls are lying. 2. What does Abigail do to distract Danforth from Hale’s accusations that she is lying? 3. How does Hale show that he believes that the court is not doing the right thing? Use three details from the
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The Crucible - Act 4 Scene 1 Question 2 We see a worried, distraught Reverend Parris. In the previous act he was a firm supporter of the trials and willing to charge anyone who didn't support them as being against the trials, him, and even God. However, as Act 4 begins, Parris has changed (also like the town). He comes to the court shaking and upset and tells Danforth that his niece Abigail Williams and Mercy Lewis have run away. Parris isn't worried about the girl's well being. Things are made
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[pic] The Crucible, Act III Questions [pic] Part I. Answer the questions below 1. Why is Giles Corey initially arrested? 2. Why doesn’t Parris want John Proctor to talk to Judge Danforth? 3. What do Abigail and the other girls pretend they see in the courtroom? 4. According to Judge Danforth, why is Mary Warren in trouble with the court no matter what? 5. Why does Elizabeth lie about her husband in court? 6. Why does John Proctor finally admit to his affair
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The Crucible Critical Analysis Shakespeare believes that a tragic hero has potential for greatness, but is ultimately destined to fail. The character falls from greatness because of their ‘tragic flaw’. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, the protagonist John Proctor is portrayed as the tragic hero. He fits this description for a number of reasons. His tragic flaw or Achilles heel, like many other tragic heroes is his pride. Compounded with conflicts with circumstances, this tragic flaw
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this party until the party got busted. We were taken into the police station for a good hour. I was so scared to tell my mom knowing how she would react. So much fear was built inside of me. This incident reminded me of John Proctor from “The Crucible” when he had to admit to doing witchcraft. He had fear into confessing to his wrongdoings. I had fear into confessing to my mom about lying and getting in trouble with the police. His consequences were dangerous unlike mine. We both had that same
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How is the theme of blame and motive established in Act One? In Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ the theme of blame and motive is apparent in Act One of the play. In this Act, we see the drama and hysteria of witchcraft begin to unfold, and during this blame is a dominant theme. In Act One we see Abigail Williams blame Tituba for the cause of Betty’s sudden illness. Abigail begins to accuse Tituba when she exclaims ‘I never called him! Tituba, Tituba’. Her claims are more believable due to her race
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The Crucible The Crucible A story where people get accused of witchcraft for no apparent reason but just bad luck or bad timing. Ever wonder Who John Proctor Really Is? Was he a good man or a man of Guilt? The Crucible, a twisted tale filled with innocent lives wronged from the town court in Salem, Massachusetts’s was written by Arthur Miller. John Proctor was a farmer in his mid-thirties. John Proctor was a man of many ways, people of Salem feared him, and he wanted to be an even-tempered
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