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    The conflict created when the will of an individual opposes the will of the majority is the recurring theme in the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller. John Proctor is an example of an opposition to his society because he doesn’t go to church as much as he is expected to, he cheated on his wife with Abigail Williams, and he tries to speak out against the court and church to get them to believe what is true. John Proctor didn’t show up to church as much as he should have in the past because of varying

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    The word “crucible” is used to describe purification or truest essence; in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible this definition is appropriate because throughout the trials John Proctor’s true nature is shown. For example in act 3 John admits to his affair with Abigail. He intended to keep the affair a secret, but when he needs to have leverage against Abigail he admits to his sin. His act of admitting lechery shows how much he wants to take down Abigail and save the people accused of “witchcraft”.

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    The Crucible Analysis

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    The Crucible Timed Writing - Sebastian Pardo In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, he examines in depth the way people respond to intense trials, like the title suggests, and specifically trials of morality and righteousness. Each character undergoes great tribulations, and they don’t all handle it the same way, but the one thing that affects most if not all of their actions, and in turn the story, is pride, and the negative effect it has. It is not only the driving force behind many actions, but also

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    "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller follows the town of Salem throughout the infamous Salem Witch Trials. The story follows this town led by a theocracy of corruption that leads to a town filled with fear and terror. One of the most important themes of "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller is the human nature of intolerance in the theocratic society which ends up leading to the ultimate form of cruelty, murder, multiple times. The cruelty in the book, which stems from the theme of intolerance, ends up becoming

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    Guilt In The Crucible

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    The theme of my crucible , I think it is wrong vs. guilt. What I’m trying to say by that is that there's two sides to every story. In the town of Salem if you give an opinion it goes against you and people start saying that you are guilty of it. For example Elizabeth talked in the story and she got blame has a witchcraft and went to jail for just give her opinion of what she thought of it. That’s why everyone in the town stays quiet because afterwards they get blame for it . In the first chapter

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    The Crucible Theme

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    The Crucible How would you feel if you got blamed for something you didn't do. The Cruciblie by Auther Miller is about a town and it start with a group of girls that get caught in the woods doing witchcraft. Then the group of girls starts to blame the townspeople to get them in trouble and to get them out of it and the people that were blamed got exicuted or went to jail if they admit to it. Guilt and power are the two main themes in the story. Guilt is the first main theme in the crucible

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    The Crucible Conflicts

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    The Crucible There are many conflicts between Rebecca Nurse, Reverend Parris, and the Putnams. Not all of the conflicts around Tituba and the girls in the woods. Goody Putnam doesn’t like Rebecca Nurse because all of her children and Reverend Parris is more worried about himself then his own children. Some of the characters in the Crucible aren’t focused on the real problems and just focused on the surface, not deep down where there are events unfolding which would take the blame elsewhere, Goody

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    The Crucible Conflicts

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    The Crucible Conflicts In his play The Crucible, published in 1953, writer Arthur Miller used the time period of the Puritans to convey his warning about the McCarthy era. Through his dramatization of various conflicts within the Salem community, Miller opened the Twentieth Century eyes to the witch hunt conducted by Senator Joe McCarthy. Using the motifs of power struggles, accusations, and confessions depicted the conflicts between Abigail and Mary Warren, John Proctor and himself, Reverend Hale

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    quote during the time of the 1600s. Puritans were a group of christian people that lived based off of what they believe in. Until in the mid 1600s, an unfortunate event cause them to fall part; accusations of witchcraft. Arthur Miller who wrote “The Crucibles” uses the theme of how fear can motivate you to make different kind of actions to compare to MCcarthyism that occurred in 1950s. In the 1950s, Joseph McCarthy was accusing citizens of communists with no proof, which is what Danforth the judge did

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    Pride In The Crucible

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    The Crucible Pride is a normal emotion that every human carries with them. Parents can be Prideful of their child graduating or their daughter achieving her dream job, this pride is normal to have, but there is a limit on how much Pride we own. In the play “The Crucible” by Arthur MIller conveys his dak message warning us that pride can blind people to the truth. Pride makes betrayal easier in order to protect names, social status and the opinions other people have on them. Compliments and a

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