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Jealousy In The Crucible

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The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a dramatic play telling us about the witch craft activity that happened in Massachusetts during 1692. Nineteen men and women and two dogs were hung due to witchcraft (Miller vii). This drama displays three themes: jealousy, reputation, and religion. The first theme I discovered was jealousy. Jealousy was displayed by Abigail when John Proctor denies her love. She wants John Proctor to herself, and is doing things to try and get with him. Abigail and John Proctor once had an affair going on, but his wife Elizabeth found out and fired Abigail from working in their house. Jealousy is also shown when Another theme I found was reputation. In this time period, reputation was everything. A bad reputation

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