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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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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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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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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1. The nature of hysteria presents itself in the novel in a distinct way. The people of Salem become paranoid as word of “the Devil’s presence” spreads through the town. This paranoia unfortunately results in many innocent towns’ people being unjustly accused of witch craft by the group of young girls lead by Abigail Williams. Soon enough, the fear of the Devil takes over the lives of the people of Salem and slowly tears the town apart. While Goody Proctor keeps to her home on the farm, she is informed
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portrayed when he criticized the witch trials even after he becomes convicted of the crime himself. The self inflicted pressures that Abigail places upon herself due to her selfish love of John Procter, result in complex and uncontrollable lies that eventually leads to the social destruction of Salem in Arthur Millers The Crucible. Abigail desires to have power in the court, in this way she can sway the decisions of the Judges and make anyone appear as a threat to Salem. This empowerment causes Abigail
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Relationships in the crucible looked as if they were acceptable but many of the relationships and things that went on was not alright. John and Abigail’s relationship majorly affected the Crucible because this is how the witch trials began. John is known as a good man in the town ,but his good name changes when he has an affair with Abigail. This affair made Abigail become obsessed with John Proctor which made Abigail think that Procter and her were going to be together. Abigail misunderstands John
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