Quotes From The Crucible

Abigail is a victim of society because the court gave her power which influenced her to continue in her games instead of the court questioning and looking into her theories. The fact that she had an awful uncle who “may [not] pray to God without [his] golden candlesticks upon the altar” (Miller 62) and would only care about himself especially when people start questioning witchcraft because “for surely [his] enemies will, and they will ruin [him] with it” (10). Her actions were also influenced because of the lack of authority from parents because “[she] saw Indians smash [her] dear parents heads on the pillow next to [hers]” (19) and has had to live with her selfish uncle. Along having no guidance from parents and especially not from her self-absorbed uncle, Abigail was heartbroken because the love of

Stone, after stone, after stone. As I watch my mothers corpse being torn apart from head to toe by stones I feel nothing, I cant feel anything, thats how this game works. Its a sick, sadistic game, but its tradition.

“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who its for or against” Malcolm X. This quotes shows that Governor Danforth, judge of the Salem witch-hunt trials, was for the truth and justice, or least he was. In the play, “The Crucible,” Arthur Miller demonstrates that Governor Danforth is the most responsible for the tragedy of the witch-hunt in Salem by his illogical thinking, power-hungry, lust for authority, and his infatuation for pride.

One key part of The Crucible is the accusations that are made. Everybody points fingers at another person and claims that they are something that they are not. Most of the time people are getting classified as witches. Proctor didn’t seem to care until it was his wife that got accused. Arbigail Williams accused Elizabeth as a witch saying that she had made a pact with the Devil himself.

“You were supposed to destroy the Sith, not join them! You were supposed to bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness!” This is what Obi-Wan screamed at Anakin before leaving him to burn almost to death on Mustafar. While this accusation makes sense from a Jedi point of view, from the Buddhist point of view, it is entirely unfounded. The Jedi, through their millennia of non-virtuous actions, earned the non-virtuous actions that happened to them. In fact, Anakin was just used as the instrument of karma in Revenge of the Sith.

9. What happened between Abigail and John Proctor prior to the opening of the play?

The Puritan experiment administered in New England was a failure. the explanation for this was that the individuals merely lost faith. The contradictions within the religion and also the general feeling of betrayal caused the individuals to reject the ideals that were once control as sacred and ideal. The puritan faith was based on many tenants that, for a most half, contradict one another. Man's fate was said to be pre determined and salvation was out of his control, however at identical time, man was expected to measure a close to perfect life-style for no truly even reason. The Puritans additionally lived during a theocracy since man was fallible, yet, God's will was understood by the preacher man who was a person and was as weak and vulnerable

The veil becomes a topic of great concern,and femininity is a major theme in the book.Marji mother could have been sexually assaulted for going against society’s expectations for being a proper women.The quote is saying that a women cannot express herself as she would like because she is forced to remain hidden behind clothing and veils.Marji thinks this is an issue that her country only tells women that they are properly feminine when they abide the rules.The next quote is about how Marji mother wants Marji to defend her rights as a women.”She should start learning how to defend her rights as a woman right now”(Satrapi,76).As Marji gets older she learns and gets most of her feminist nature from her mother.I think that Marji mother just wants

Eva is an important role in the novel. To contribute to the novel, Eva likes sunshine kindles the world of slavery. She thought everyone in the world is equality.

“ABIGAIL, grasping his hand before he can release her: John-I am waitin’ for you every night.” (Arthur 32) A married couples trust in each other is a sacred bond that should never be lost, however John crossed a line that can never be repaired. John does reject Abigail bluntly, but he cannot shake the fact of what was done. “ABIGAIL: I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near!”

In this scene the point about civilization Huxley is trying to make is the newer and cleaner the more civilized. An example is "they've been doing this for the last five or six thousand years. So i suppose they must be used to it by now" pg. 105 he's showing that the uncivilized group of people are still stuck in the old times and haven't adapted any new ideas therefore they are uncivilized. Two other quotes that caught my attention are "cleanliness is next to fordliness" pg. 105 and "civilization is sterilization" pg. 105 and these two quotes show what they're idea of civilization

He had big wing and he was reddish blackish with three green glowing eyes. He began to fly towards me, then stopped and ask”You know who i am do you?” I answered saying” Your Orix the King The leader of darkness and you will stop at nothing till your son's murder was revenged.”

“A friend, as it were, is a second self.” Marcus Tullius Cicero in De Amicitia. While reading this quotation, my first thought was one of the Torah’s mitzvot. This quote is fairly similar to “You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may surely reprove your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.” Leviticus 19:18.

Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank every one of you that could make it here today especially the P&C, it has come to my attention that recently the P&C has been trying to make a decision as to whether the play the crucibles should still be taught in the senior English curriculum ,today I’m here to give you my point of view as to why the crucibles should still be taught in senior English and how some of the issues in the play still occur today in our society as of today.

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