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    follow her, between they Mary Warren, are responsible for falsely accusing the vast majority of people in the town of alleged relationships with the Devil, an act that the highest authorities believe. In this occasion, Miller treats topics such as integrity, revenge, guilt, and intolerance among others, issues that are related to the context of paranoia because of communism in which the play was written and which in fact can still be seen today. In the play, Mary Warren is one of the girls who…

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    is standing before the court, mentally gathering himself before he is asked to present his defense. Confidence is definitely present: Williams knows that he is in the right. However, a hint of nervousness stills wisps about inside of him, for he knows how consistently stubborn and close-minded these Puritan judges can be. Still, though, he is determined: justice will be brought to this court. Danforth, who sits upon his throne with a blind confidence, looks about the court room, seemingly…

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    In the “Crucible”, Danforth and Mary Warren have done many things to corrupt their society. Danforth was the Deputy Governor and a judge. Mary Warren was a servant in Proctor's house hold. Judge danforth is more to blame than Mary Warren because he was bias, full of fear and worried about themselves. Judge Danforth is more to blame for his accusation that the defendant was guilty and was bias to Abigail Williams. First, Danforth is on Abigail Williams side. When Judge Danforth says, “ Child I…

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    Abigail Williams Blame

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    tragedy of the witch-hunt in Salem. Abigail shows dishonesty almost throughout the whole play to get she wants and does not receive the repercussions afterward. Reverend Hale stated to Mary Warren, the Proctors servant, “Mary – you charge a cold and cruel murder on Abigail (Miller 501)”. Abigail saw Mary Warren make a doll…

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    most control of the situation and used it it to her own advantage. While others may blame the court, which also had a leading role in witch hunt, without Abigail they would not have been able to pursue the court’s convictions. Abigail’s claims were the primary evidence used by the court to justify the hangings. It shows how heavily they relied on Abigail’s word when Cheever and Hale were sent by the court to investigate Proctor’s and Elizabeth’s home for poppets, solely on Abigail’s claims.…

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    both parties. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Abigail's jealousy of Goody Proctor is definitely affecting both parties because it is the cause of John Proctor's death, Goody Proctor's jail time, and even the anger between both parties within the court. Abigail is most at fault for the accusations and trials. Some may think that Danforth could partially be at fault for this. They may say this because as a judge Danforth had made a somewhat poor decision for believing Abigail in the courtroom.…

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    The times she is talked about are very important to her as a Character and how this act plays out. The action that sticks out the most is the poppet or doll that Mary Warren gave to Elizabeth Proctor. This poppet was made by Mary in the court, and when Ezekiel Cheever came to the Proctor house to take Elizabeth to jail for witchcraft. The one person to accuse her was Abigail Williams after she was stabbed by a needle 2 inches into her stomach. This is…

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    stood out that either showed the qualities of a crucible, or was a complete opposite. Abigail Williams displayed the characteristics of a crucible as a noun when she wouldn’t succumb to the pressure opponents were giving her. On the other hand, Mary Warren exposed herself as the complete opposite of a crucible…

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    Massachusetts. Many people were accused of calling to Lucifer, the devil, all because of a group of girl servants who showed signs of being bewitched and to add on, Abigail William’s uncle Mr. Parris was a witness of the girls dancing in the woods. Mary Warren was one of the main characters in the story and in the beginning she showed characteristics that made her meticulous, ambitious in the middle, and at the end she became skeptical towards the people she trusted. The change of her traits…

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    In “The Crucible”, some of the characters are worried more about their reputation than the truth. Them being worried about how others view them affects the way that they act. Reverend Parris, Abigail Williams, and Mary Warren show these traits the most. Reverend Parris, who gets “ possessed” but Reverend Parris doesn't want anyone to know. In the play, Reverend Parris found the girls dancing and chanting in the woods. Because Parris would hate for his reputation to be ruined, he never…

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