farmers, urban craftsmen, deep blue mariners, female camp followers and food rioters”(Nash 123). A commonly overlooked part of the American revolution was the women; Abigail Adams wrote to her husband saying “I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. ” (Abigail to John). Abigail Adams wanted to remove the “unlimited power”(Nash 128) that husbands had over their wives. Naturally, Adams also supported the abolition of slavery and after she
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turned the town into a place of madness and doubt, as seen when John Proctor is put on the stand to testify for his wife. He says he “rung the doom of [his] good name”(111) for his wife in hopes that the court would trust his statement and see that Abigail still lives in a utopia of hope. Miller creates the mood of stress through the fear John feels for his wife. Miller portrays the importance reputation has on the town, by the fact that in order
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The Major Impact of Minor Characters The smallest things can have the greatest impact. In “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller minor characters impact the plot of the play significantly. In situations of mass hysteria such as the Salem witch trials every word on the topic is believed to be the truth. Giles Corey says that he is worried because his wife is reading books everyone immediately assumes it is witchcraft. When Mary Warren is being set up to look like a witch and confesses that she works with
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Arthur Miller wrote”The Crucible” so he could shed light on the fact Joseph McCarthy was doing the same thing as the judges in salem. In both cases people were accused and they were guilty until proven innocent. Also the courts had no proof that anybody was guilty. They say history repeats itself and looking back it shows exactly that. McCarthyism and “The Crucible” are very much alike in the fact they both made big deals out of nothing just to get head in their lives with no regard no how it would
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In "The Crucible" one of the major themes Arthur Miller present are Respect and Reputation, Arthur Miller stated that Reputation is extremely important in the town, he also stated that following religious rules are important. Reputations wasn't very important when we come up with the witchcraft staring you in the face. Reverend Hale was made of reputation because the Reverend Hale begin to doubt when he was accusing individuals who were guilty by the way John Proctor refused to sign a false confession
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One of the rhetorical tools that A. Adams uses is Allusion. Allusion helps her by pointing to the fact that without adversity most people will struggle in life when they are challenged to handle something. Abigail recalls Cicero the roman politician, she goes on to say “would Cicero have shown so distinguished an orator if he had not roused , kindled, and inflamed the tyranny of Catiline, Verres, and Mark Anthony?.... habits of vigorous minds are formed in contending with difficulties.” This example
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change there point of view in this situation. For example Mary Warren she changed. Also brought shocking news in the court house and she was good for lying. I will get into her weakness and courage and where she told truth. Mary Warren's weakness was Abigail. She put fear into Mary's eye without even looking at her. She knew Abigail's plan and Mary was scared of so she played along about the witchcraft. Together with other girls they caused a serious problem in Salem. These girls don't realize that doing
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became fearful for their own safety. In Miller’s essay, he explains that the “underlying fear of being displaced” is what drives a tragic hero, and fear is a distinct theme in his play (Miller, “Tragedy”, 2). Once Elizabeth Proctor is accused by Abigail Williams, the fear sets in for Proctor as he asserts, “I’ll not give my wife to vengeance” (Miller, Crucible, 77). Furthermore, the people of Salem condemned those who did not fit in, and to be accused of witchcraft would have displaced Proctor and
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Crucible Essay John Proctor, remains an honest and honorable man. He has a great deal of integrity. He believes in always doing the right thing or standing up for what is right. With John’s personality he was able to make a name for himself by gaining respect from others. In The Crucible, John Proctor, is able to escape if he signs his name on a document saying he is an ally of the devil; the document would be hung up in the church. He found it difficult to lie, “Because it is my name! Because I
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During the Salem Witch trials many disastrous events occurred. The “mass hysteria” of the people during those times can be logically explained scientifically. One may be a symptoms may be “ergot” which causes hallucinations. Another, is that the girls just simply wanted attention. Last, is that the stories they read could have influenced the girls to believe in something that isn’t true. Every actions can be explain logically and factual. The events in Salem Witch Trial may be unnatural and weird
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