The Crucible Act 4 Analysis

A theme in The Crucible is that a society ruled by theocracy and status based on religion is bound to fall apart. Salem 's strict adherence to the Christian shurch is evident in everything the citizens do. They use measures of a person 's knowledge and adherence to the religion as a means of judging their character and also their status in society. They believe "God [was] provoked so grandly by such a petty cause" (121), which is why the "jails are packed" (121). If the citizen did anything to make God angry, they were punished. This is why the judges were so relentless and naïve in putting the accused women to trial and convicting them. They believed "the law, based upon the Bible, and the Bible, writ by the Almighty God,

Body 4: In act four Hale is Humble, and he wants to help those who have been convicted come over to god and not be hung, he is trying to convince them to confess instead of dying. Hale’s willingness to help the convicted individuals is exemplified through the quote “You must pardon them. They will not budge” in which he is talking about the people he is trying to get to confess, who will not, and he later says he needs more time, showing his dedication to helping them. Hale spends act four trying to right himself in the eyes of the lord, and he admits that he was wrong in the beginning by saying “Let you not mistake your duty as I mistook my own. I came into this village like a bridegroom to his beloved, bearing gifts of high religion; the

Grace Miyamoto Journal Act 1 The first impression of someone, even a character in a play, is what you will always remember. About half of the characters are in the first act including: Mama (Lena) Younger, Walter Lee Younger, Ruth Younger, Beneatha Younger, Travis Younger and Asagai. In the first act, there isn’t as much development of the character, only introduction.

1. “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.” (James 1:5-6, ESV) James calls upon the people of God to pray for wisdom. But not to just pray for wisdom, but to do so in faith. James calls the unfaithful man “double-minded” as he is still has not fully trusted in Christ. James also condemns the Jews for praying only for their passions. The world James is fighting against is that of superiority-complexes and careless living. “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.” (James 5:13, ESV) Christ is the solution to the problem. It is our duty to ask him in time of need and praise him in times of joy.

Betty wakes up screaming, and argument about witchcraft breaks out. An unrelated argument between Proctor, Parris, Giles Corey, and Thomas Putnam starts over land rights. Hale interviews Abigail, and requests to talk to Tituba, who admits that she saw the Devil. Next, Abigail confesses, revealing that she also saw the Devil, but she tries to repent. Betty wakes up and together, she and Abigail name the people they have seen with the

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Aunt Reed, takes him to a special church meeting when he is twelve, “to bring the young lambs to the fold.” The singing, preaching and praying in the crowded church makes for a highly charged religious environment. All the children who “have not yet been brought to Jesus” are made to sit in the front row so that the rest of the congregation can pray for them. Young Hughes and another little boy, Westley, are left after all the other children get saved. Westley eventually decides to get saved because he is tired of sitting at the center of attention. Hughes takes a while longer because he expects to physically see Jesus – to see a light and feel something inside, just like Aunt Reed had described to him. Nothing happens. The pressure on Hughes to get saved intensifies as the preacher and his aunt urge him on. He realizes that he is holding up the whole service and feels ashamed of himself. He conforms to mob psychology by pretending to go to Jesus even though he is convinced that the other children are lying about it.

This chapter is about more of the funeral. It starts by Henrik leaving for an unknown reason. Kirsti went to bed and the other two girls didn’t want to go to bed yet they were exhausted. The peacefulness of the room was disturbed by Nazi soldiers. They were suspicious why the lights were on. Mma describes that they were having a pre funeral gathering. They were asking why the coffin was closed. Mama said that it was because she was very sick when she died so there were a lot of germs, of course she was lying though.Mama got slapped as they said to open it when they leave. Everyone was stunned but had to act normal. Peter started to read something from the bible which was usual at funerals. The part was called number the stars like the title. This went on for a long time until the casket was opened.

The chosen scenes for this essay is first scene 10, where Tom and Elizabeth have one of the most head turning arguments in the play. The second is the beginning of scene 11 (pg 62-63 only) where Jack and Tom are having a conversation that finished with Gail's entrance. The reason these scenes were chosen for this analysis was because it really defines Tom and Elizabeth’s relationship, Tom’s continuous acts of defense to his family, and Tom’s extreme violation of relation through his monologue about killing. Tom and Elizabeth are most likely the largest driving characters through the play, being that they are the ones that take the most action of their family and each other.

Act III begins with trials taking place after the arrest of Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and Martha Corey. There is a brief interruption made by Giles Corey in which he claims that Thomas Putnam plotted to kill George Jacobs, but because he does not confess to revealing the identity of the man who provided this information, he is held in contempt of the court. Next, Mary Warren enters the court to testify to Judge Hawthorne that the girls and she were pretending to be bewitched. However, Parris claims that he saw Abigail dancing in the woods and she is brought in to be questioned, but denies all claims made against her. Mary Warren is asked to reenact fainting, but this is a request in which she cannot satisfy. Abigail and the girls then

The First Act in The Crucible introduces us to Characters that are highly considerate of a family’s reputation. We see this through the Putnam family who has an eye out for the nurse-family because they are responsible for the "Honor of the family" being "Smirched by the village." Thomas Putnam's brother-in-law failed to become Salem's minister because the Nurse family voted for the other guy, thus creating a grudge for Thomas Putnam to hold on to. Later on in the scene it is revealed that the married John Proctor has an affair with Abigail Williams who was younger than seventeen years old at the time. (Spoiler alert) This account drives the main plot of The Crucible. Through discovering these accounts we find part by part, bit by bit, and

1.In the beginning of the play, what is the state of the community in Salem?

This paper explores the plays, movies, books, and awards that have been accomplished around the world over Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Crucible is a fictionalized story written by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials that took place in Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692 through 1693. From France to the broadway theaters in New York the The Crucible appears conveying its message to all who witness this piece of work. The Crucible is still one of Arthur Miller’s most produced plays today.

February 16, 2018 I experienced the play called “The Crucible” made by Arthur Miller, but directed by Hugh H. Davis. It was performed uptown Ahoskie at 117 W. Main St. It was a major turnout as many kids, including myself missed the majority of the school day to see this hyped play. Norman Askew plays as Ezekial Cheever did a great job. I liked his character better because his appearance fit his characters personality and much more. Another great performance came from Steve Harders who played the role of John Proctor. I say this because his character kept me guessing , and he seemed to of had the most drama in his life. The scenery reminded me so much of old times. I feel as if you all did an outstanding job when it came to props and a great

The Crucible is a play by American author Arthur Miller. The play starts out with ten year old Betty Parris laying on her bed unconscious. Rumors begin to circulate that Betty fell victim to witchcraft. This drives the whole town insane and trust between peers has been lost. The accusations of witchcraft lead to a trial in which the whole town is involved in. John Proctor, a farmer, is having an affair with Abigail Williams, who is Parris’ niece. Betty eventually wakes up screaming and alerts the whole town. Reverend Hale arrives to examine Betty and her friends and tries to solve the dispute. After many hours of interrogation from Hale and Parris, Tituba finally admits to conspiring with the devil and she accuses everyone else of letting it happen. Abigail and Betty soon join in making the three of them witches in the town’s view. Though ostensibly a play about witchcraft, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is actually a play about greed and jealousy and how quickly it can turn people against one another.