Due to our nature‚ the human race will do astonishing things in the name of love and fear. Abigail Williams in “The Crucible” is a fantastic example of this. Not only are her actions absurd to try and gain John Proctor’s whole hearted affection‚ who was her lover‚ but also to gain submission of an ample portion of Salem due to fear. A large part of the submissiveness was gained by her ability to manipulate others‚ especially those she knows well. She starts the fire of hatred‚ for witches and the
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How does Shakespeare create tension in act 3 scene 1? Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about “two star crossed lovers‚” each from a family with an ancient grudge against each other. After a party at the Capulet mansion Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love. However‚ Juliet is being forced to marry Paris who is desperately in love with her as the play was written in a patriarchal time. With conflict between the Capulets and Montagues it becomes difficult for Romeo and Juliet to see each other. After
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Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953. He wrote it because he wanted to get his message across. In the 1950’s Arthur Miller was summoned by the House of Committee on un-american activities. He was accused of being a communist. Miller was trying to get his message that the society has turned into a hypocritical society. During the 1950’s the U.S senator John McCarthy was accusing everyone who would be a threat as a communist. Since Arthur Miller was a political advocate who was against the inequalities
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full of tensions" Explore the ways that Golding achieves these tensions and what they bring to the novel The Spire’ revolves around Jocelin and his quest to have a spire built on the cathedral. Through his blind faith‚ Jocelin accepts the cost that this building is having on the cathedral and the people that inhabit the cathedral. Tension is built throughout this novel in a number of ways‚ most notably in the impact that the building of the spire has on the people around Jocelin. Tension is achieved
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Massachusetts. Abigail Williams is one of the young girls who was found dancing in the woods by her uncle‚ Reverend Parris. Along with her good qualities comes a few certain flaws as well. Abigail gets very jealous when it comes to Elizabeth‚ spiteful when she has a lot of anger built up and untruthful when it comes to admitting that she danced in the woods. Abigail is a main factor when it comes to the blaming of the events that have happened in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail Williams is very jealous
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The Crucible Even though not all puritans were bad Christians‚ those who broke the puritan beliefs were. In the Crucible‚ two main characters name Abigail Williams‚ and John Proctor broke the three puritan beliefs: Plainness‚ Grace‚ and Divine Mission. Plainness follows the 10 commandments for example‚ “Thou Shall Not Kill‚ and Thou shall not bear false witness against its neighbor”. Grace represents the cleansing of the soul. For instance if you envy someone‚ you would have to be cleansed of
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The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller who was born on 17th October 1915 in New York City. The Crucible is based on a small group of teen girls in 1692 Salem‚ Massachusetts caught in an innocent conjuring of love potions to catch young men who are forced to tell lies that Satan had invaded them and forced them to participate in the rites and are then forced to name those involved. Thrown into the mix are greedy preachers and other major landowners trying to steal others’ land and one young woman
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Abigail Williams: The Crucible The Crucible is a drama that is exciting and intriguing with unforgettable characters. One of the main characters from the play is Abigail Williams‚ she is complex and at times the reader wonders why she does the things she does. The three adjectives that the reader may use to describe Abigail are selfish‚ a liar‚ and a leader. Abigail is one of many interesting characters‚ and perhaps the most interesting one in The Crucible. The first adjective that describes Abigail
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams is a stingy person who causes people to suffer because of her many lies. Abigail Williams was one of the main accusers in the Salem Witch trials. Everything started in a small Puritan Community in 1692 where there were tons of rumors and a tremendous number of people accused of being witches and being hanged when innocent. The Salem Witch Trials is about hearings and prosecutions of people who were accused of witchcraft. Abigail and other girls were
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when you don’t study!” I was frustrated that she accused me of not studying. Accusations are exactly what occurred in the play The Crucible and the article “The West Memphis Three.” False accusations lead to danger in both instances. In the play‚ The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams and the Putnam family accuse many who are innocent of the crime of witchery. Abigail wants to have John Proctor all to herself‚ so she accuses his wife of sending her spirit out to stab her. This false accusation leads
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