THE CRUCIBLE Why does guilt hold from telling the truth? In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ in the early year of 1962 in the small Massachusetts village of Salem‚ many innocent people in the play were hanged during the Salem witch trials. Of course‚ there are many people that may be blamed. Many problems arise that deal with jealousy‚ hypocrisy‚ and hysteria. One may find Abigail Williams‚ The Putnams‚ and Mary Warren to blame. Abigail was manipulative‚ The Putnams were very jealous
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than to lie to save your own life. Many people have died for their beliefs. There are martyrs from all over the world‚ and they were not afraid to stand up for what they believed in‚ even if it meant losing their lives. Those people have gone down in history‚ and are respected by many. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake at the age of 19 for believing that her visions were from God. The English leaders tried to force her to deny that God had spoken to her‚ but she refused. She went down in history
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justice for my client‚ the young Prince Hamlet who is accused of murdering our Principal Secretary of State‚ Polonius‚ in cold blood. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury‚ the prosecution have presented a flimsy case against the prince; most significantly they failed to mention the fact that my client‚ Hamlet‚ may indeed have been clinically insane at the time of the Principal Secretary of State’s murder. If my client is found to be unable to stand trial on the grounds of insanity‚ then he should be cleared
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Braxton Bailey English Mrs. Jenson The crucible How the crucible is a tragic comedy I don’t think The Crucible is a tragic comedy. The book may contain a few comical parts in it; but it should not be considered a comedy. The only funny character would be Giles Corey‚ because he is elderly and sincere. He is vary grouchy‚ which makes him a laughable character‚ (for example when he used the word “fart”‚ and is often outrageous reactions when he hears something wrong‚ and takes offence.) Some other
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events. Powerlessness seems to possess no place‚ but how can you abuse nothing? However‚ it is the act of feeling powerless that is the real form of trouble.
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Rough draft Community in Trouble The opening remarks for this literary analysis of community in the crucible are of the following. Theme‚ with the topic of community expanded .The setting is in the old puritans’ community. And allusions’ to other events in real life‚ that were encrypted in the text. Furthermore‚ how the story outlines what still happens in modern day communities. The theme of community is portrayed through the setting‚ and the characters. The characters are placed in a very
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Possible Essay Topics for The Crucible 1. Which character in the play best exemplifies courage and integrity‚ and in what ways? 2. The causes of the witch-craft hysterias include many things: vengeance‚ jealousy‚ greed‚ power (the formerly powerless accusers suddenly gained total power)‚ sexual repression‚ guilt and shame and the need to confess one’s sins‚ the need to blame others for one’s own misfortunes ... pick a character who sees and recognizes all these true motives and argue that
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Throughout ‘The Crucible’ the theme of fear is used to show how much society’s behaviour is dictated by fear. Within the play‚ it becomes clear that most of the girls are afraid of being alone and will do anything to fit in‚ even if it goes against their beliefs. Similarly‚ in society this same behaviour occurs due to the fact that most people won’t speak out about an injustice they’ve witnessed if it means potential damage to their social status. Furthermore‚ some characters are afraid of their
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How Do People Come To Believe They Were Abducted By Aliens? In the last decades‚ the notion about paranormal‚ aliens‚ extraterrestrial life‚ and federal complots has become fairly common. Since the first well promulgated case of alien abduction in the 1960s (that of Betty and Barney Hill) in North America‚ more than 1‚200 people have reported to the police cases of abduction by some kinds of creatures from the outer space. I don’t believe in any of this‚ so it’s hard for me to understand how someone
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Jeremy Harper Witch FRQ Account for the decline and growth of Witch hunts in Europe between 1500 1650 During this period witchcraft was considered a serious crime throughout much of Europe‚ in both catholic and protestant areas. Starting in 1500 there was a dramatic increase in the number of accusations and convictions of witchcraft which persisted through much of the 16th and 17th century before declining towards the latter portion of this period. The rise of witch hunts was spurred on by misogynistic
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