Mercy Otis Warren

In Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible,” John Proctor, husband of Elizabeth Proctor, and a middle-aged farming man struggles with his sense of goodness. Many events test his goodness and sense of kindness towards friends. This play proves he does regain his sense of goodness at the end of the play leading to his iconic character’s death. Proctor, gains his sense of goodness towards the end of the play. Different quotes from this play do in fact show he does in quite a few ways, regain the…

Foremost, Rebecca was a woman of utmost prestige in following God’s path. Through the restless evil in people’s heart, a town blinded by the devil created a suitable environment for my wife to be hanged. Although Rebecca was accused by Goody Putnam, Abigail William’s selfish and mindless actions released the devil’s curtain onto the stage of Salem. With jealously and hate in her heart, Abigail created a setting to impose her motivation as well as allowing others to do the same. Based on my…

Treachery and horror ran rampant in the year of 1692. In a small town, the frightening words of a small teenage girl would terrify and haunt many God loving people. By following blindly, many of the townspeople caused fear and death. This is exemplified in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Arthur Miller warns to not have blind faith in people, when they are intentionally harming others. One can have a great amount of faith and trust in someone but it’s not right if that person has bad intentions and…

In the story, “The Crucible”, there are many strong and meaningful quotes in the story.”The Crucible” takes place in Massachusetts Bay in 1692. The story is about the Salem witch trials and and how it affected the town and the people who lived there. It was a very crazed town at the time this was happening. In this essay I'm going to go over a few quotes that are strong or even changed the story in any way. Parris, the father of Abigail Williams, saw women in the forest dancing naked. This is…

Jessica Wilson Comparative Analysis January 27, 2016 Mr. McKalip Comparative Analysis Throughout generations of debate, argument, and conflict concerning racial prejudices and those issues which surround their practice, there has regularly existed a certain historical unfairness based on a prejudice mental picture for those things which people cannot understand or explain intelligently or sensibly. While more modern examples of such facts or conditions that surround someone include ideas such…

Good versus Evil, a struggle that has been known to world for thousands of years. A common example, God versus The Devil, a conflict prominent in Christian churches. The Puritans were such a group, their strong belief in God led to an even stronger fear in The Devil. The Puritans left Europe in the 17th century to escape religious persecution and forge a calm community in the New World. The Devil threatened their peaceful society and The Puritans would stop at nothing to rid their town of…

“How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” John Proctor pleaded this as he was denied of his confession, and condemned to hang. John Proctor wa a middle aged farmers in Salem during the Salem Witch Trials. He was accused of witchcraft due to his minuscule attendance at church, and he tried to tell the court the truth, that the group of girls were lying and fking their visions and fits. He was hanged at the tail end of the trials because the court would not take…

Throughout The Crucible, many examples of lying are shown. These lies are shown in situations with Proctor and Abigail. All of it has to lead to a sort of lesson to learn in the end. Most of these situations have to do with lying, which leads to a dominant claim. The major dominant claim, in The Crucible, is lying. Lying is usually caused by selfishness or jealousy; it will lead to major consequences ranging from somebody getting grounded, to someone's innocent death. An example is when…

“The power of the individual is as powerful as the universe is infinite.” This quote comes from Tom Hanks; it explains how an individual has infinite power. One of the main characters in The Crucible is John Proctor. John Proctor possessed an abundant power in Salem. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor used his power to stop the witchcraft hysteria; causing him to put himself in a paradox. The act of sacrificing can be undoubtedly difficult for someone to do. John Proctor sacrifices…

The Crucible V.S. The Holocaust Arthur Miller's depiction of Salem, Massachusetts can be parallel with Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany amid the Holocaust time. While the mtotivations contrast, societal likenesses exist and both show us that when an entire society of individuals have a dread so incredible that it can be utilized against them, the general public will endeavor to do everything without exception in their energy to keep this from happening. Notwithstanding when the methods for aversion…