NARRATOR: Once there was a girl named Dorothy. She lived with her Uncle and aunt in the Kansas prairies. One day Dorothy and her dog, Toto, were playing inside the house when a large cyclone appeared. It picked the house right up off its foundation with Dorothy and Toto still inside! It carried them high into the sky. After several miles, the house landed with a crash.
Dorothy walked to the door and found herself in a strange land. Standing before her was a crowd of tiny people. The little people seemed very happy to see Dorothy.
DOROTHY: Who are you?
MAYOR: I’m the Munchkin mayor. We’d like to thank you for killing the Wicked Witch.
DOROTHY: What do you mean? I haven’t killed anyone.
NARRATOR: The mayor pointed to the corner of the house and there, sticking out, were two feet in silver shoes.
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NARRATOR: The Munchkins explained that they had been the Witch’s slaves for years. Today, however, Dorothy had rid them of the Witch and they were free! The leader presented Dorothy with the silver shoes of the Wicked Witch.
MAYOR: These shoes are yours now; they’re magical.
NARRATOR: Dorothy thanked him and put the shoes on. They fitted her perfectly! Then she asked the crowd if they knew how she could
Hook: Crucible is a book filled with mistakes and the outcomes of those mistakes. Every single action that a person commits leads to either a positive or a negative consequence, and this piece of literature provides readers with an opportunity to analyze some causes and effects.
I feel that extremism is dangerous because it can lead to intolerance, lying and hurting others.
How many people have you met in your life that is stronger because of a difficult experience they went through? Most people are because we take these difficult experiences and grow from them and become better people. This is the exact case is expressed in the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. The story begins in Salem, Massachusetts 1692 right in the middle of a period of witchcraft hysteria. During this time many people were accused of being witches and wrongly convicted by judges Danforth and Hathorne. The characters in the story are struggling because of a girl named Abigail who gets caught practicing witchcraft and then starts naming and accusing others so that she doesn’t get in trouble; one of these people being a well-respected farmer, John Proctor’s, wife Elizabeth. The title, The Crucible, refers to a test, trial, ordeal, formation by fire, and vessel baked to resist heat, and the entire story is an allegory meaning it has a hidden meaning. John Proctor symbolizes a crucible by embodying the definition of one, as he went through a test and was formed by fire.
In life there are many people who do not know how to own up to their misfortunes that's caused by their harsh or unintended action. So, through Arthur Miller's perspective we see some of the major characters who have fall under the content of self-pity.
Dorothy and her friends’ journey from east to west represents America’s colonial beginnings on the east coast, to their expansion to California and beyond. When Dorothy arrives in the land of Oz she kills the Wicked Witch of the East inadvertently, and is congratulated by the Munchkins as a savior. This is similar to how early American colonists accidentally spread diseases which were disastrous to the population of Native Americans. Dorothy’s conquering of the first Wicked Witch sets the tone for the rest of story
pull it down and so denounce God and place a whore in God’s place is
In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the witch trials in Salem were a devastating time. The entire community was in disorder and chaos because of personal vengeance. This included accusations of innocent town’s people being called witches, so they hanged and were jailed. Throughout the play certain characters help the rise of witchcraft as well as the disapproval of all the innocent people who were being convicted for no reason. Reverend Hale is a dynamic character whom comes to rid of the evil spirits in Salem, yet he later tries to end the trials. Hale realizes the accusations are false, attempts to postpone the hangings, and persuade the victims to lie conveys that he is a dynamic character and changes throughout the play.
Dorothy is surprised and amazed at what she sees when she steps out into the Land of Oz with all its colorfulness. Even though Dorothy is a little scared at first she is quickly greeted by the beautiful good witch dressed in white. The good
Thank you for coming today. I know you are all aware of what the wicked witches have done to the Winkies and the Munchkins, how they both enslaved and tortured them, how they ruled over their lands with injustice. We, unfortunately, have suffered from the darkest time yet in the Land of Oz. However, although the wicked witches reigned supreme, there was still light in the midst of all the darkness and chaos. The good witches of the North and South ruled their lands fairly, and I can assure you all that your loved ones there are cared for and ruled by kindness and prosperity. They helped the odd company eradicate both wicked witches, bringing peace yet again to the Land of Oz.
In 1692, in Salem Massachusetts a small group of girls joined together to go in the woods at night to meet a slave woman name Tituba. Tituba is a slave of Reverend Parris. During their meeting all the girls are dancing
I was a dark person and anyone could tell you that. How do I know that everyone thinks that about me? Well I’m currently burning my classmates at my school in Salem and the whole town is watching it happen. You are probably wondering why nobody is trying to stop me, but I know magic. I used a spell to possess them into making them obey me and to not move at all. You are also probably wondering how I know magic so I’ll tell you. My ancestors were witches here in Salem, Massachusetts so I have inherited my family's evil witch traits. Turning back to the school after watching the community, I saw half my classmates were struggling to get out but the other half were now ashes.
The witch finally spoke. She said we should go to Bobby Joe and get the golden crown for her to help turn her into a fairy. (I didn’t believe her. . . . Hey, Bobby Joe is a character that my third-grade class made up, not a king? Oh, I get it now, we are soldiers!)
The film is brought to a climax when the Dorothy and her friends return to visit the Wizard after destroying the Wicked Witch of the West, of which he had requested. During this scene it is revealed that the Wizard is in fact a fraud, an ordinary but clever man who although as no powers, still fulfils the expectations of the story. He gives Scarecrow, Tinman and the Cowardly Lion the answers they seek by giving them the self confidence to recognise they had the qualities which they were looking for all along and he presents them with some token external symbols to represent this.
Dorothy and her friends finally got to Emerald City. They finally got to see the Wiz and he told them that he would not grant any of their wishes unless she killed the wicked witch of the West. Dorothy and all of her friends were really disappointed. Eventually, Dorothy and her friends went to see the wicked witch of the West and the witch was very mean to them. The witch really wanted Dorothy’s slippers but she refused to give them to her. Dorothy is starting to get discouraged because the witch seemed to be more powerful than she was.
While she was following the yellow brick road she met up with the tin woodsman, scarecrow, and the cowardly lion and they all became great friends. They all traveled together because they were all trying to find the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. During their trip they did run into some minor complications and the main conflict was introduced when the wicked witch tried everything to stop them from getting to the Emerald City. But then one day they finally made it to the wizard and they told the wizard what they wished for and the wizard said that he couldn’t grant any wished until you get the broom of the wicked witch of the West. Finally, they achieved the Wizards wish, so they got there’s. The most exciting part of the story was when they found the Emerald City and when they each had there wish come true. So when Dorothy gets to go home, Tin man gets his heart, lion gets his courage, and last but not least the scarecrow gets a brain is when the outcome of the plot comes into place. The ending of the story was very happy because everyone got what he or she wished for.