which had shocked John Proctor. Elizabeth said to John, “It is a mouse no more. I forbid her go, and she raises up her chin like the daughter of a prince and says to me, ‘I must go to Salem, Goody Proctor; I am an official of the court!’” (Miller 1163). Before Mary gained this boldness from the witchcraft trials starting, she was described by Elizabeth as a mouse, quiet and
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character confident in himself and the law, and the existence of witches in Salem, to doubtful and cautious, thus making him the most dynamic character in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”. When he first enters the play, Rev. Hale seems to believe characters who have done nothing prove their trustworthiness. As more and more people are convicted he is less tolerant of the accusations and stands up for those who are being put on trial. It is almost undeniable that Reverend Hale is the most dynamic character
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them to go against the masses and pursue moral truth and justice always. This describes the theme of personal integrity: a theme which is present in the play The Crucible, historical events such as the McCarthyism era, and religion. In the Salem witch trials of the play The Crucible, the theme of personal integrity plays a huge role. Many townspeople are falsely accused of trafficking with the devil. If they admit to this horrific crime, their lives will be spared. However, if they refuse to admit
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righteous man who is doing what needs to be done. He has a lot of pride in himself and doesn’t want to lose the respect he has gained. Throughout the story, you can tell he doesn’t really care about the people that are being affected by the Salem Witch Trials. He is a selfish man who only cares about his reputation. “Come, then, sign your
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Taylor Paschal Mrs. Sills English II B4 Date due Title In the late 1690’s, Salem had been flipped upside down. Between the witch trials and false accusations, this town made a hate-filled lasting impression on these people and history forever. An example of someone who has been through all of these hearings and prosecutions, is a man named John Proctor. John Proctor is a young man who made a huge mistake. Early in his life he had an affair with a young girl named Abigail. He also had a
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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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different techniques to save themselves from a situation they don’t feel comfortable in and feel as though their life is threatened. In The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, the whole plot in the story was about the people in Salem using 2 during the Salem Witch Trials. The people in the play thought that they were in danger because of the ‘witches’ roaming around their homes. They believed that the ‘witches’ would cast spells on them to harm them and kill them so that resulted in them trying to
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In Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, I believe that the main character, Abigail Williams, is to blame. Abigail is a very mean person who always wants everything her way, no matter who gets hurt. Many events from the past might have influenced her behavior, but she is a woman of her own actions. Throughout the play her lies cause many people pain and suffering, but she never really cared unless their name was John Proctor. I feel like she is a victim, not because of the society she is in, but a
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For example, Rev. Parris fear was mainly about losing status in Salem and that fear consumed him and it was shown when he accused John Proctor of witchcraft(Pg.110). Also in the book his fear of witchcraft is not just about witchcraft it’s about his job as the Rev. and how his status will be destroyed(Pg.119). Also Mary Warren is consumed by fear when all of the Girls are imitating here and accusing here of being the witch that possessed them and finally giving up on trying to fight the accusation
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Abigail Williams: The witch trials in Salem occurred because of Abigail. Abigail Williams is a character from the play “The Crucible”. She was raised by the village she grew up in. It was her fault that the trials had even occurred. She started something she could not finish and by starting it she killed many innocent people. Abigail is at blame because she did all of this just to get with John Proctor (Elizabeth Proctor’s husband), who drank the chicken blood charm to kill Elizabeth. The entire
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