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    the witch trials were a result of hysteria, the accusations were caused by social feuds and class conflicts, the puritan worldview, the role of women in the settlement, and wars and anxiety. The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller attempted to demonstrate these themes, but there was some parts that were not depicted to the truth. One of the main factors of the Salem witch trials was class conflicts and social feuds. There was a lot of tension in the settlement because people were accusing others

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    The plot of The Crucible unfolds over four Acts. Act one of the play introduces many conflicts and situations between the characters in the town. Conflicts in Act I of the play include Reverend Parris and the village and Abigail Williams and the Proctor family. As the story begins, there are several girls that have danced in the woods with the black slave, Tituba, and had started to experience irrational behaviors. The girls try to make the dancing of something innocent and was referred to as a “sport”

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    Arthur Miller´s 1952 play, The Crucible displays the struggle for an individual going against their society. It shows the colonial community of Salem, Massachusetts disaster of witchcraft accusations caused by the selfishness of a single individual Abigail Williams in 1692 which is similar to The Red Scare of the 1950’s. This theme is also brought through the setting and plot. The play's setting provides a suitable environment for the events that take place. The world of Salem is confined by strict

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    Throughout history many ideologies have been established to handle social and economic conflicts. Since there are always two sides to every conflict, there are commonly disagreements about ideologies and the best way to handle certain problems. In The Crucible Arthur Miller explains how these conflicts snowballed into the Salem Witch Trials witch lead to the mass execution of convicted witches. Miller voices his opinion on social division in the story by showing how social division creates many disagreements

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    The Crucible is a play that takes place in Salem, Massachusetts, during the height of the fear of witchcraft. The play begins with a group of young girls dancing in the woods in the middle of the night, lead by an African American slave named Tibuta. Reverend Parris sees what his daughter Betty and her friends are up to, and fears that they are practicing witchcraft. After, Betty becomes ill and falls into a coma-like state, which introduces the main plot and conflict of the story. Many townspeople

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    The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is a movie that focuses on the conflict and resolution that occurred during the Salem witch trials during 17th century Puritan New England. After a group of young girls are found dancing and chanting during the night in the middle of the woods, strange things begin to happen within the small town. Conflict arises when Reverend Parris, the local minister, discovers the girls in the forest being led by a black slave named Tituba. Two girls out of the group

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    The crucible, a timeless play written by Arthur Miller, features many conflicts. Abigail Williams is the main source of conflict in the Crucible. Abigail's motivation for bringing hardship to Salem is jealousy and later on a need for revenge. Abigail controls people, molding their thoughts into her own. Abigails’ actions destroy many people, the town, her family, and eventually her own life. Abigail Williams was orphaned at a young age when her parents were killed by Indians. She then goes to live

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    The Crucible American playwright Arthur Miller, in his play The Crucible (1952) displays to us that which hunt still exists in American society. Miller supports this claim by drawing parallels between the Salem Witch trials and the senator Joseph McCarthy. His purpose is to warn his readers of the dangers of mass hysteria. He uses emotional appeals and logic to convince the readers that mass “hunts” are still a danger to Americans today. The crucial way however, that Miller achieves his supreme

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    Throughout history, social pariahs have served as scapegoats for the privileged; perhaps the most notorious--and treacherous--example of this were the Salem Witch Trials, where vengeance forced blame and death upon usually low-tiered citizens. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Parris’ slave Tituba confesses to witchcraft in order to escape death, while also recognizing the immense power she previously could never dream of having. It is undeniable that Tituba’s accusations and lies perpetuated the hysteria:

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    A story’s characters is what makes the story what it is. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, he uses a variety of characters to portray his story of the Salem Witch Trials. What the characters go through and who they are shapes the story. John Proctor is a well respected farmer during the Salem Witch Trials. In The Crucible, Proctor faces many conflicts. An external conflict that Proctor faces is when he gets caught having an affair with Abigail Williams and he loses all of his wife’s trust. When Elizabeth

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