The Crucible Act 3 Summary

The Crucible Act III Journal Summary: Act III is the climax of the play, with various accusations and pieces of evidence coming to light, both to the characters and to the audience. It begins with the audience listening in to the court proceedings that are occurring off stage; Martha Corey is on trial for witchcraft. Giles Corey is brought on stage for disrupting the court. Giles tells Deputy Governor Danforth that he has evidence proving his wife’s innocence, but Danforth will not hear it without

name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" (Miller, 133) As The Crucible commences, Arthur Mills transports the reader to 17th century Salem, Massachusetts, to reenact the affliction of the Salem Witch Trials, ultimately leading to regret and fatality. Miller utilizes his troubled experience with McCarthyism to advance

The crucible is a play, written by Arthur Miller, of which takes place in the 1600’s. It is based on the search for communists in America from 1950-1956. The Crucible surrounds a town in Massachusetts called, Salem. It shows how easily things can get out of control, as well as how hard it can be to stop. Greed is presented in three major ways lust and vengeance, money, and possessions. To begin, greed for lust as well as vengeance had a large role in the play. The Putnam are a prime example. For

the point that Arthur Miller, author of The Crucible, was trying to make when writing the play. The Crucible, a play about the Salem Witch Trials in the 1600’s, had much more to it than most can see without deep critical reading and understanding of it. Miller’s purpose in writing the Crucible was to highlight human weakness, hypocrisy, and vindictiveness more so than it was to exaggerate the Salem Witch Trials. Human weakness is illuminated in The Crucible in many instances. For example, John Proctor

Summary of The Crucible By, Hannah Collom The play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller is a play that takes place in 1962. During this time, the tragically famous witch trials were taking place. This story starts with a very tight knit Puritan community that falls apart when witches and witchcraft begin to “take place”. Act 1 begins in Reverend Samuel Parris house, in the room of his daughter Betty. Betty lies ill in bed after being discovered by her father in the woods. Five other girls were

Huston 1  Zakary Huston  Mr. Montalbano  AP English Language and Composition  11 August 2014  The Scarlet Crucible    Both Arthur Miller’s ​ The Crucible​  and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ​ The Scarlet Letter​  include  instance of settlers of the New England colonies being affected by Puritan law. Their  commentary on Puritan society is spread throughout their works. Their views on the laws set  forth by Puritanism are easily found within their stories about the various occurrences in a  theocracy

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Stephanie Provenzano 3rd Period 1. Title: The Crucible 2. Author and date of first publication: Arthur Miller, 1953 3. List four main characters with a one-sentence description of each. a. John Proctor, he is a farmer in his mid-thirties living in Salem, as a well respected man in society he sets an example to all of the other citizens; he is married to Elizabeth practice and has 3 sons. b. Abigail, she is a seventeen year old girl who lives with her uncle, Reverend Parris, because her parents

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Crucible: Questions and Answers. Act 1 1. Who is the leader? How would you describe Mary Warren in relation to the other girls? Abigail is the dominant figure in charge of the girls, making her the leader. In relation to the other girls, Marry Warren is very aware of the consequences and would like to avoid getting in trouble with the elders, therefore she tries to pull herself away from the girls. 2. What have the girl done to violate Puritan codes and could explain their behaviour? How does