In The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, many problems arise, some as serious as life or death. Many innocent people in The Crucible were hanged. ... However The Crucible leads the reader to believe that the majority of the guilt could be found in Abigail Williams, Mary Warren, and John Proctor. ... The characters in The Crucible had many different motives for accusing others and letting pride and human weakness sentence innocent people to their deaths. ... In this situation, Abigail's manipulation, Mary Warrens weak-willed character, and Proctors self-motivated silence caused the deat...

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The Crucible shows how the assimilation of church with state government was so dramatic that it became the basis of the Puritan society. ... In The Crucible, the people of the town and court feel that in their quest for social perfection there is no room for one individual who may question the methods that are used to acquire social perfection. ... Reverend Parris, one of characters who seek power within all the hysteria that has swept the town, is a prime example of a Puritan. ... Dimmesdale is another character who plays a great role in the description of the incapability of any standard of ...

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Arthur Millers The crucible, is a play set in the early American establishment of Salem. ... This statement is mostly applicable in the crucible, yet there are still glimpses of good characters. ... Through the play we learn that some characters are more self-serving and destructive than others. Reverend Parris and John Procter are at either ends of the scale, yet even the more pure character shows glimpses of evil. ... Miller depicts Hale as a good character, who's only objective is to bring god back into this troubled community. ...

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In The Crucible, Arthur Miller examines what can happen to a town that believes into their religion and are superstitious of what can happen if you aren't into your religion. ... In The Crucible, religion and superstition runs through the town leading everyone in the town in mass hysteria of the evil that may take over. ... The trials in The Crucible takes place in a deeply religious and superstitious society, and most of the characters in the play believe that witches are the center of community and is God's work. ... The Crucible is story about trying to put the blame on someone...

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The Crucible by Arthur Miller should have been resolved in a different way. The characters in the play could have changed the whole outcome of the witch trials and could have saved a lot of peoples lives. ... The Crucible had many characters that could have caused a different ending in the play. ...

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This is the driving force between the actions of the characters. ... This includes the townspeople, and the general aspects of the characters. The general aspects of characters are also similar in both The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible. ... One other similarity between the characters are the similar town figures in each. ... Both have similar conflicts, settings, and characters. ...

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The Crucible, by Arthur Miller illustrates and demonstrates the extent that personal vengeance can have on a society where townsmen accuse their own. The trials in the Crucible take place against the back drop of a deeply religious and superstitious society, and most of the characters in the play seem to believe that rooting out witches from their community is God's work. ... One of these characters is Reverend Parris. ... He and another character John Proctor have had confrontations before. ... Among the minor characters, the wealthy, ambitious Thomas Putnam has a bitter grudge against F...

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The Salem witch trials caught the interest of playwright Arthur Miller; he saw relevance in the themes and was inspired to write The Crucible. The characters were drawn from a conglomerate of primary accounts, and based on reality. ... Hysteria is the stem of significant events within the trials and influences the thoughts, feelings, and actions of characters. Hysteria in The Crucible is akin to a plague: deadly and contagious. ...

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