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The Crucible
In act 2, Reverend Hale visits the Proctor home on his own accord to do some investigating regarding the background of various citizens. Reverend Hale seems suspicious of John Proctor after he...
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Abigail Williams has broken a Puritan law by dancing in the forest and participating in the dark arts by drinking blood in an attempt to put an evil spell on Elizabeth Proctor. In addition to...
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Many people in real life as well as literature have sacrificed their life or liberty rather than lie or betray their principles. We can find other examples of individuals who made such sacrifices...
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The Crucible
Because he has more power than the teenage girls, Deputy Governor Danforth is in the best position to abuse it. As the presiding judge over the witchcraft trials, Danforth’s abusive actions are...
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In The Crucible, Deputy Governor Danforth is heavily invested in the outcome of the proceedings. By the time Giles Corey and John Proctor are brought before the court, many people have already been...
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Rebecca enters the room where Betty lies on the bed, apparently in the grip of some kind of weird trance. No one knows for sure what's wrong with her. But whatever it is that's gotten into Betty,...
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Elizabeth treats her servant Mary Warren with kindness and consideration. As well as being an example of Elizabeth's caring personality, her solicitation toward Mary comes from a recognition that,...
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When discussing Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, the character of Abigail Williams is frequently blamed for many of the turns in plot and for the perpetuation of the accusations of and punishment...
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Act 2 would be a good location to look for a quote that shows that Reverend John Hale trusts Abigail. The reason that he comes to the Proctor household in the first place is because Elizabeth...
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I think it is John Proctor, hands down, who best depicts the meaning of the play and its title. He is exposed to intense pressure and is tested in a very extreme situation: he has been unfaithful...
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In Act III of The Crucible, John Proctor presents Danforth with a paper signed by ninety-one farmers who are members of the church. The signatories all bear witness to the good character of...
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Goody Osburn is described by Mary Warren as a poor drunken old woman who sometimes begs for food and drink from the more prosperous householders of Salem. She is a social outcast with no family or...
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The character of Ezekiel Cheever represents the unquestioning obedience to authority that Salem’s people largely exhibit. Arthur Miller describes him during some courtroom proceedings: Cheever...
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Parris has sent for the Reverend Hale from Beverly because he has already handled a suspected case of witchcraft in his parish (though he eventually determined that the woman in question was...
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Early in Act I, we see how quickly rumors have spread. Goody Ann (Putnam), having lost seven babies, is brooding with negativity and is quick to buy into any notion of evil spirits. Reverend Parris...
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In act 1, when Reverend Parris is questioning Abigail, he asks why she was dismissed from Elizabeth Proctor's service, saying he has heard "that she comes so rarely to the church this year for she...
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At the beginning of Act II of The Crucible, John and Elizabeth Proctor are alone at home. Their conversation is strained and careful. Seven months after the end of his affair with Abigail, John is...
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In act 2, Reverend Hale begins investigating notable citizens on his own and arrives at John Proctor's home to question him. Reverend Hale proceeds to question Proctor's poor church attendance, and...
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An ultimatum is a final demand in which, if the demand is not met, some kind of direct action will result. Usually the consequence is not favorable. I believe that this question is asking about the...
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The dangers of mob mentality are clearly depicted in Arthur Miller's The Crucible and Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery." Both feature a cast of characters who, instead of functioning as individuals,...
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Right from the start, it's clear that the Reverend Parris is prepared to put all the blame for the strange cavortings that happened in the forest that night squarely on the shoulders of his...
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We only really get to see a few Puritans' responses to Tituba, an enslaved woman who belongs to the Reverend Samuel Parris. Despite the fact that she seems to care for Betty Parris, the reverend's...
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The word "crucible" has a number of definitions: it can refer to the vessel in which very high temperatures are used to melt a substance down; it can refer to a severe test; and it can refer to a...
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The Crucible
In act two, Ezekiel Cheever and several court officials arrive at John Proctor's home with a warrant for Elizabeth's arrest. Initially, both John and Elizabeth are shocked by this news and Cheever...
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In act 1, the adults leave Betty's room and Abigail Williams proceeds to threaten the girls to corroborate her story regarding their questionable activities in the woods. After Abigail prevents...
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In act 2, Reverend Hale does some investigating on his own and visits John Proctor's home to examine his Christian character. When Reverend Hale arrives at John's home, he questions his poor church...
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Abigail is one of the most malicious and duplicitous characters in a society remarkable for its hypocrisy and lack of sophistication. It is scarcely to be expected that many of her character traits...
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Act I of Arthur Miller’s tragedy The Crucible ends in excitement and shouting as Tituba and the girls call out names of people they have seen with the devil, but act II, which begins eight days...
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I think the filmmakers included the forest dancing scene in order to make it undeniably clear that the girls know they are doing something wrong and that they are intentionally, maliciously, and...
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The change of setting from people's homes to the court, from the private to the public realm, is significant, as it highlights the seriousness of the Salem witch-trials. Once the action has shifted...
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The principal reason for John and Elizabeth Proctor's absence from church is that neither of them wants to be near Abigail after John's affair with her. Another reason however, and one that is...
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Arthur Miller’s book The Crucible is a classic tale of persecution and overzealousness that explores some of the more radical tendencies in human nature. Being in general a good novel and a glimpse...
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Mary Warren says she has to go to Salem to attend the court of which she is now an official. John Proctor has forbidden Mary to go to Salem and is angry when Elizabeth says that she has gone there...
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is set in a Puritan community in which people are expected to devote their lives to religion and community. John Proctor is a member of the community, so he is...
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Towards the end of act 4, Elizabeth apologizes to John for her cold nature and asks forgiveness for how she treated him following his affair with Abigail Williams. Elizabeth desperately wants John...
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People in Salem seem to automatically assume that a good man would never be unfaithful in his marriage, and so it is a shocking revelation when John Proctor calls Abigail a whore and confesses that...
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When we first encounter Elizabeth Proctor in act II of The Crucible, she has ceased to trust her husband. It appears that for seven months, since John's affair with Abigail ended and they sent her...
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The Crucible examines the concept of justice by displaying the process and results of a juridical principle which will be completely alien to most modern audience members, whatever their religious...
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When we read The Crucible it’s important to know about Senator Joseph McCarthy. Even though he is not a character in the play, his role in history is important to Miller’s story. McCarthy was an...
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The Crucible
John Proctor is the protagonist of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. Reverend Hale arrives to investigate the potential threat of witchcraft in Salem. He is summoned because of his apparent...
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At the beginning of the play, Elizabeth and John Proctor's relationship seems somewhat chilly. He cheated on her with their former employee, Abigail Williams, and Elizabeth found out and fired...
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After what seems like an eternity, Mary Warren finally plucks up the courage to tell the truth about what really happened in the woods that night. She also tells Judge Danforth that Abigail has...
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From the beginning of the play, we see that Abigail Williams's grasp on power is tenuous. When Reverend Parris's daughter, Betty, comes out of her "coma," she says to Abigail, You drank blood...
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Act 2 of The Crucible takes place in spring. John Proctor has been hard at work planting crops and asks Elizabeth to pray for a fair summer. A few moments later, he says, I think we’ll see green...
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In act three, John Proctor forces Mary Warren to travel with him into Salem to address the court and admit that Abigail Williams and the other girls have been lying during the proceedings. Giles...
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Arthur Miller provides information about the characters and setting in the extensive stage directions and through the characters’ dialogue. In the beginning of act 1, there are several pages of...
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Early in The Crucible, Arthur Miller's classic American drama about the Salem witch trials, Miller subtly introduces a small note of conflict between Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor (Goody...
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In act 3, John Proctor, Giles Corey, and Francis Nurse travel to Salem in order to prove that Abigail Williams and the other girls are lying. The men hope that by doing so, they can free their...
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John and Elizabeth Proctor have a pretty rocky relationship these days. Seven months prior to the beginning of the play, Elizabeth Proctor began to suspect that her husband, John, was having a...
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In act 4, Elizabeth Proctor visits John in jail and he asks her if any citizens have confessed. Elizabeth informs John that many have confessed, and he proceeds to asks if Giles Corey is among...
