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Crucible by Arthur Miller takes place in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. The book starts out with girls dancing around a fire, Abigail one of the girls who drank chicken blood to kill Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctors wife. John and Abby had a past, from there past abby still likes John. Since Abigail is motivated by jealousy, her decisions to kill Elizabeth for John and lies creates tension between them in the end of the play. Jealousy motivates Abigail to do things to get John, her intentions…

The cozy, snowy town of New Brunswick, winter, 1777. Mugs are clinking as several sit around the fire. Folks are bustling around to finish tasks, and Abby, the tavern mistress at the Raritan Tavern, is exiting from the Chandler Mercantile only to hear a tirade of shouting, the booming of cannons, and the cracking of wood. Her life is about to change drastically. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Murder by Karen Swee is a book that ninth graders will enjoy because of its plot, its historical…

Her young age has a lot to do with her actions and even John Proctor refers to Abby as a “child” (Miller 145). By Proctor calling Abby a child, he blatantly acknowledges her immaturity and youth. This is a sign that Proctor took advantage of her for his own selfish reasons, which is another traumatic experience the she is yet unaware of. As a result of Abigail’s…

manufacturer and salesman of furniture and caskets. Three years later, Andrew Borden married Abby Durfee Gray. Lizzie and her elder sister Emma Lenora Borden lived with Andrew and his new wife into adulthood. The girls’ relationship with their stepmother was cold, it seems; Lizzie Borden stated in a police interview that she and her sister addressed their stepmother as “Mrs. Borden,” and Lizzy believed that Abby Borden was after her father’s considerable wealth. The Crime On august 4, 1892,…

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innocent people got hurt because of it. The main conflict is Abby because she makes up ridiculous lies about who did it when she was the one doing witch craft in Salem and innocent people died because of it such as: Giles, Proctor, and Rebecca. Abby, Proctor, and Parris are the main characters in The Crucible. Parris, Proctor, and Abby portray the theme that people will go through extreme measures to preserve their reputation. Firstly, Abby is one of the characters who portrays the theme…

John Proctor dislikes Putnam which causes Putnam to dislike Proctor even though they are both well respected people in the town. They are always arguing over whose land is whose. “Your Grandfather ad a habit of willing that never belonged to him, if I may say it plain.” (Miller 1252) Proctor says this to Putnam because he is telling Giles and Proctor to stop taking his wood or otherwise he will report them to the court and have them hanged. This is just one of many conflicts between land because…

Selfishness Can Lead To Madness One hundred and forty-one people were accused and nineteen were hanged during the Salem witch trials that occurred in 1692. Imagine living in a society that is chaotic and full of lying gossiping people who are quick to discredit others to save their own lives. Image a society that is wrongdoing. Imagine having people lying to get themselves out of trouble, and to get things their way. That pretty much sums up what The Crucible by Arthur Miller is about. In…

characters, power rises while it falls for others. For example in 1692 women did not have any power at all, but as soon as Abby and the other girls accuse upstanding members of the community of witchcraft their power rises above those upstanding members and those people’s power goes down in maelstrom. Abby and the other girls are the people whose power rises throughout most of the play. Abby is the ringleader, who intimidates everyone into going along…

and Christian woman. The affair between Abby and John deeply affects her. Elizabeth opens Act II making soup for her husband, and when John enters and eats the soup, she worries if it is to his liking. She is constantly looking for ways to improve herself, especially in the eyes of John, because of the affair. Her doubt in her capabilities is clear when she says to John, “I thought you’d gone to Salem” (1268). She thinks that John may have gone back to Abby, and that once again, she is no longer…