characters have very strong feelings about their reputations, simply because the time era and where it takes place, in Salem. One character in particular that shows integrity is john Proctor. Proctor thinks very highly of his reputation, but when he made a decision to confess to having an affair he completely ruined his reputation. After he was accused of being a witch, and began his trials, he said “A man will not cast away huis good name.” He didn’t want to ruin his name around town. He at least wanted
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In the Crucible there were a lot of darkness in people and secretive things going on throughout the story. With all of these things happening it allowed the witch trials to happen. If a person gets caught dancing in Salem Massachusetts then they get punished. In different ways the person can get punished, hung, pressed, and drowned. There is also no reading other books, besides the bible. If someone tells on one another or gets caught reading a book besides the bible, they get into a lot of trouble
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Throughout time, there's been this saying that it's called "woman" because she is made from "man." This basic belief appeared since the beginning of mankind (or at least since the written bible. Consequently, this created the superstition that women are inferior to men. Taking a look at basic world history and it's sociology, there's a consistent pattern that appears against women. For instance, "Female Hysteria" used to be a medical term for women who showed any type of abnormal behavior. In fact
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something worthwhile, to such an extreme level, that it leaves to them doing horrible things to maintain it. The Crucible and Swing Kids share many commonalities that make them examples of mass hysteria. The Crucible is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials and they show a number of teenage and preteen girls feeling (or at least claiming they feel) as though they are being cursed by witches, so they seek to root them out. In Swing Kids, we follow a group of boys who like to dance to swing music
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The Crucible is a play about the Salem Witch Trials, which takes place is a small Christian village. This small community is rocked to the very core due lies upon lies. The first of the lies come from a young girl and a married man who at first is unwilling to divulge his unfaithfulness. The young girl, named Abigale was dismissed from her position as a servant within the Procter household, because her employer, Elizabeth, knew about the affair between her husband and Abigale. Elizabeth
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information drawn from readings and class discussions. 1. Despite the widespread nature of witchcraft beliefs in colonial New England, the outbreak of accusations and trials in Salem Village in 1692 was highly unusual. What three factors do you think most likely account for that outbreak? How did those factors combine to make the situation in Salem unusual? 2. You have a time machine and a
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In the story, The Crucible, Abigail Williams accused many of the people in the town of being witches. Abigail Williams is not a victim of her society. People of Salem in the 1600’s believed anything they heard about someone being possessed by the devil. If someone accused you of being a witch, you would most likely be taken to trial and questioned. How it usually worked is if you admitted to being involved with the devil and told on someone else, you would not be hanged but your reputation is no
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limitations. In Salem, Massachusetts around 1692, the suspicion of witchcraft arises throughout the town, creating problems and chaos. In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, the effect of hysteria led to disorder and complete mayhem in Salem from the sudden spread of witchcraft, exemplified by Abigail Williams, Tituba and Danforth. Once the accusations and stories arose in the plot, it was almost impossible to restore order and peace in Salem. The beginning of the hysteria influence in Salem began
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John Procter’s Struggles in The Crucible The witch trial in Salem was caused by twelve girls claiming that witches were doing witchcraft on them. John Procter, the main character believes they’re lying, and tries to prove them wrong. Although, while doing so, his house maid betrays him and asserts everyone that he was the which. The court gives him a chance to live in return of confessing, to which he disagrees. Why didn’t John Procter confess and save his own life? I believe he acted way because
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way to the gallows to accept his fate. Although Miller states Proctor is a tragic hero, he failed to bring justice to Salem; therefore, he is a failure. No matter how much proof he tries to bring to the table, the girls find a way to make Cheever believe them. Proctor failed because since he had the affair with Abigail, she wanted to be with him so badly that she caused this trial to become something so much worse than what it should’ve been. He also had the chance to change his fate and not be hung
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