The type play The Crucible is, is a tragedy. ... A few more characters in The Crucible are Reverend Parris, Thomas Putnam, Rebecca Nurse, Francis Nurse, Judge Danforth, Giles Corey, and Titbuta. ... Thomas Putnam is a wealthy man. ... I would consider Putnam a cheater. ... Thomas Putnam accuses her of witchcraft but she refuses to confess. ...
In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, this is the dilemma that faces Salem. ... The characters of Thomas Putnam, Reverend Parris and Abigail Williams display this vindictiveness and narcissistic behavior through Putnam's land-lust, Parris' fixation with his reputation, and Abigail's obsession over John Proctor. ... This new contention is only further fueled by the accusations of witchcraft spilling from the lips of Thomas and Ann Putnam and the girls. ... It is implied that Thomas Putnam is the most influential man in the village, due to Reverend Parris' slight deference when ...
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. ... Among the minor characters, the wealthy, ambitious Thomas Putnam has a bitter grudge against Francis Nurse for a number of reasons: Nurse prevented Putnam's brother-in-law from being elected to the Salem ministr...
Themes and The Crucible The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a historical play, but more importantly a social and psychological drama. ... We see the greed of Thomas Putnam; the quest for revenge on those who have persecuted them, which is carried out by Martha Corey and Abigail Williams. ... Above all The Crucible investigates the mass hysteria which infects the whole community. The concept of evil is central to The Crucible. ... By this false model, Parris, the Putnams, and the girls are all pure. ...
"The Crucible" Arthur Miller's use of passionate, human emotions-greed, jealousy, and vengeance-helps the audience better understand the characters' personality and motivations. ... Thomas Putnam was greedy because he wanted he wanted all the land for himself and he wanted to be the richest man in the town and he would accuse people of being witches to get what he wanted. ... Schibanoff-pg.2 If Thomas Putnam's greed wasn't so strong then many people would not be in jail for his accusations. ... Thomas Putnam was jealous of Giles because he had land and he was rich. Th...
Uncontrollable Madness in a Small town Throughout The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, it is evident that fear and suspicion of witchcraft rapidly spread producing chaos and hysteria and destroying basic organization in the town of Salem. ... In the crucible, Abigail Williams, Francis Parris, and Thomas Putnam help populate hysteria throughout Salem by continuously making false accusations and hiding under righteousness. ... The wealthy Thomas Putnam gains revenge on Francis Nurse by getting Rebecca, Francis's highly respected wife, convicted of the supernatural murders of Ann Putnam...
I have come to reason that the three people most to blame for the witch hysteria and the subsequent death of innocent people are Abagail Williams, Ruth, Thomas Putnam and Reverend Parris. ... Says Betty Putnam to Abagail when she awakes from her trance. ... I believe Thomas Putnam wanted and did blame Proctor because he wanted to get more wood and hand off proctor, and the only way he could do this was by accusing Proctor of being an acquaintance of the devil. Putnam was also one of the people to be pushing Parris to continue the hunt for people who had communicated with the devil. ... These ...
In 1953 Arthur Miller wrote a novel called The Crucible. ... Thomas Putnam was the richest man in the village and probably the greediest. ... Thomas Putnam's greed for money ruined the lives of many other people. Thomas Putnam and Rev Parris's greed for money caused a lot of problems between them and the people of the village. ... Giles Cory was constantly in dispute with Thomas Putnam over land and money matters. ...
The Crucible by Arthur Miller, written in response to the 1950's anti-communist actions, is a play that recollects these famous trials. ... Ann Putnam has given birth to eight children, only one of whom has survived. As a result of this tragedy, the Putnams are very envious of the Nurses. ... At one point, when Proctor is discussing some trees that he gathered wood from, Thomas Putnam claims that the property being spoken of belongs to him. ... The citizens represented in the work of Historical Drama, The Crucible, fail to live up to the Puritan ideals that are imposed on them by their ...
Nurse is well respected by most people in Salem, but is an enemy of Thomas Putnam and his wife. ... Thomas Putnam A wealthy, influential citizen of Salem, Putnam holds a grudge against Francis Nurse for preventing Putnam's brother-in-law from being elected to the office of minister. ... Ann Putnam Thomas Putnam's wife. Ann Putnam has given birth to eight children, but only Ruth Putnam survived. ... Ruth Putnam The Putnams' lone surviving child out of eight. ...
The Crucible highlights the tendency in America to witch-hunt. ... The Crucible starts after the girls in the village have been caught dancing in the woods. ... He inadvertently gives out information that is later used against his wife, when he wonders what it means that she reads strange books at night. he stands with Proctor in challenging the girls' accusations, having heard that Thomas Putnam is using charges of witchcraft to secure land. . ... Goody Nurse is a pious old woman who has often acted as a midwife for women of the town, including Ann Putnam. She is accused of witchcraft by...
Abigail admits that one of the girls was dancing naked, she also admits the girls dancing in the forest, but she says that the event had nothing to do with witchcraft, and they were only trying to conjure up spirits of Thomas and Ann Putnam's seven dead children in order to find out who is responsible for their deaths - they all died in infancy, and their sister Ruth Putnam was one of the girls in the forest with the Abigail and Betty. Thomas and Ann Putnam show up soon after words and tells Reverends Hale and Parris that their daughter, Ruth, is also sick. ... Putnam. ... Putnam tr...
The first definition of a crucible is a vessel in which various metals are purified of contaminants. ... A crucible is also a time period of stress upon a society. ... In retrospect, people such as Abigail Williams and Thomas Putnam exemplify a person's innate tendency to be greedy and selfish. Lastly, a crucible can be related to the crucifixion of Christ. ...
The most obvious and prominent character in The Crucible with revenge as their primary motivation was Abigail Williams. Thomas and Ruth Putnam are also driven by the need for vengeance. ... Putnam knew no one would be able to outbid him for the auctioned land. Little Ruthy was the perfect weapon against the Putnam neighbors. ... Thomas wielded her better than he wielded has scythe. ...
In the play The Crucible a lot of people lost their lives because they had pride. ... One thing is he would not give Danforth the name of the person who told him that Thomas Putnam was trying to get rid of the people in the town so that he could buy their land when they are gone. ... In conclusion the people who were hanged in The Crucible that I have named in this paper could have prevented their own death if it were not for their pride. ...
In The Crucible, people conform under pressure in the town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. ... Thomas Putnam holds a couple grudges against Francis Nurse. ... Putnam's brother-in-law from becomming minister of Salem. As a result of these disputes, Putnam hates Francis Nurse. ... Putnam remains dissatisfied. ...
The Crucible, a very eccentric drama, is based on the death dwelling minds and lies of people in the town of Salem. ... In Arthur Miller's drama, The Crucible, the tragic hero, John Proctor, suffers at the hand of the Puritan theocracy because of the lies and selfish behaviors in Salem; however he redeems himself at the end of the drama. ... This is shown when he was talking to Thomas Putnam about the girls' actions in the woods, "In my house? In my house, Thomas! ... The Crucible is a great drama that teaches readers how the world's justice system today is not unjust....
McCarthyism in The Crucible In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, the madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. ... The Crucible was composed during a time when a similar hysteria was sweeping through America. ... The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in the spring of 1692 in a village shrouded with chaos. ... When writting The Crucible, Arthur Miller chose to speak through John Proctor on of the Salem witch trials victims. ... One can see Proctor's lack of interest in the community when Thomas putnam states: I never heard you worried so on this societ...
The Crucible The Salem Witch trials of 1692, was a time in American history that portrayed how unstable society could be. ... Arthur Miller's play The Crucible is another example. ... The Parris family also included two other children- an older brother, Thomas and a younger sister Susannah. ... Ann Putnam was not one of the first to become "afflicted" but rather Abigail Williams along with Elizabeth Parris was. ... Among the children was the Putnam's daughter. ...
Fear plays a major role in The Crucible and is the main reason why the village of Salem dealt with the witchcraft incidents so badly. ... This is the focal point of The Crucible and it is from Abigail Williams" inability to tell the truth or respect authority that the fear of others develops. ... One character in The Crucible who always seems to be afraid and whom fear and paranoia drive his every action is Revd. ... One of his enemies was Thomas Putnam who according to the plays commentaries had a brother that challenged Parris for the title of reverend and achieved "two thirds of the vote...
