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    Reverend Hale of Beverly, trusting his little girl's ailment originates from powerful clarifications. Betty turned out to be sick when her dad found her moving in the forested areas with Abigail, Tituba, which is Parris' slave from Barbados and a few other…

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    Hysteria In The Crucible

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    creates an environment where people act on their grudges and selfishness which is exemplified by Abigail, Tituba, and Marry Warren. The story begins with the young girls in Salem caught dancing in the forest in order to kill Proctors wife so Abigail could have him to herself. After the girls are caught by Reverend Parris, they blame their actions and influence on the devil and that Tituba, Parris’s slave teaches the girls about spirits and made them dance. The girls don’t confess, and…

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    John Proctor Narrative

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    You said this was done with though. Proctor (leaning into Abigail for a kiss). You know me better. Tituba (peeking behind the trees, sees Abigail and Proctor kissing). Abby! What it be going on here! Abigail. (frightened) Oh Tituba please don’t tell anyone. Proctor. (angry) Abigail what did you do! Tituba. (shocked and angry) Abby, you said you not bring no one else here! Abigail. (crying) I just want John to love me as he do Elizabeth. Proctor. I…

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    silence. After a little while Ann says Tituba, Tituba is the witch. And all the girls start chanting Tituba’s name, but then another girls says it is not only Tituba, it is Sarah good and Sarah Osborn. Susanna can’t take it anymore and goes outside, Jonathan follows but makes matters worse by telling her he believes in witches. When Susanna is leaving she sees Abigail who says that all the witches gossip is adding excitement to her life, and also that Tituba was locked up in the reverends…

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    enticing, and extraordinary plot lines and characters. The play takes place in Salem, Massachusetts 1692. At this time Salem, part of Puritan America, religious values shape every aspect of someone’s life. Miller presents strong characters, such as: Tituba, Mary Warren, and Abigail Williams. All accuse people because they are afraid and want to either save or change their lives. Paranoia leads to the “Devil’s” destruction of the town. Everyone begins to accuse each other of witchcraft over the…

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    In “The Crucible” a hysteria started about witchcraft, and the one most to blame is Abigail, because she is a liar, sneaky and evil. First Abigail is a liar, because she lies about doing rituals in the forest. For instance she says, “We did dance, Uncle, and when you leaped In “The Crucible” a hysteria started about witchcraft, and the one most to blame is Abigail, because she is a liar, sneaky and evil. First Abigail is a liar, because she lies about doing rituals in the forest. For…

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    who everyone really is; it takes place during the 1600's in a puritanistic society in which countless people are persecuted. One of the most pivotal contributions to the development of the story are 3 particular characters: Deputy Governor Danforth, Tituba, and Abigail Williams. As we dive deeper into the story we find out that Deputy Governor Danforth, who plays the role of the judge in Salem, has put forth a drastic effort to persecute those accused and bring them to "justice" . His…

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    themselves is emphasized when Abigail Williams, niece of Reverend Parris, blames a servant known as Tituba for forbidden dancing that occurred in the forest. This can be seen on page 42 when Reverend Hale asks Abigail, “Did you call the Devil last night?” Immediately Abigail responds by saying “ I never called him! Tituba, Tituba…” This shows that when Abigail was under duress she blames someone[Tituba] who most people would think would be involved in witchcraft because of her status for what…

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    The Witch Trials of 1692 The year of 1692 was a trying time for the young Salem town. At the time, Massachusetts was awaiting their new governor William Phips arrival, the colony lacked a charter, and the towns of New England were being attacked by French men and Indians. Of the many hardships taken place in that year the most infamous event was — the Salem Witch Trials. This was not the first witch trial to take place in the colonies, in fact, 45 years earlier, or 1647 the first witch…

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    Both The Crucible and Good Night and Good Luck are stories about how fear controled people. Even though to some it seemed that they were doing the right thing. Fear is a useful tool to control people;Abigail used the existing power of the church, to frame people, McCarthy used the fear of communists to control people and the government they both used fear. In New England, of Colonial America, the Puritan Church held lots of power over their citizens. Puritans decided cases only on biblical…

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