A good theme in the crucible is the hunger for power because it shows you can get actual power in the town of Salem. ... It also points to Judge Danforth because he was the one who sentenced John Proctor to hang, even though he knew he was innocent. He couldn't stop the sentencing because he thought it was too late to go back and if he did go back that the people in the town might start a rebellion and he wouldn't be as powerful as he was. ... I will not receive a single plea for pardon or postponement Twelve are already executed; the names of the seven are given out, and the villag...

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During the witch trials he told his daughter to accuse George Jacobs of witchery so he could get his land after he was hung, because he was the only one with enough money to buy it(Miller 96). ... He was a very powerful man and he would do anything to keep that power even if it meant sentencing innocent people to death. ... He believed the evidence presented to him, and innocently sentenced people to death. ... There were many people that paid the ultimate price of death because of Danforth's greed. ... She alone was responsible for starting the whole mess, because it ...

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It all started off when Rev. ... Betty started to feel ill and not long after the other girls in the village started to feel the same way and started to see things that weren't there. " Its hard to say whether the girls believed they were possessed or whether the whole thing started as an act which got out of control." ... She came to America with her father, stepmother, and at least one sister. ... In October 1669, Christopher Bartlett sued George Martin because Susanna had called him a liar and a thief. ... If not she or he was sentenced to die. ...

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In 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy started a massive anti-communist campaign. The threat of communism was real because of the Cold War. ... In The Crucible, John Procter and his friends refused to sign the confession, as a result they were sentenced to hang. ... Both of them started from nobody, with little control over anyone but themselves, to someone who could control anyone's fate. ... Each was sentenced from six months to a year in prison. ...

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Reverend Hale is slowly becoming enraged with the courts because of their blindness to the reality of the situation. ... Giles refuses to give up his witness's name, and is sentenced to torture. ... From the start of all the witchcraft nonsense John Proctor knows it is all fake. Abigail Williams secretly told John the girls made the lies of witchcraft to cover themselves, but because John once had an affair with Abigail he is not sure if he should confess the truth. ... Instead the chose to die with honor. ...

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So to get themselves out of a potential death sentence, they started accusing innocent people. ... Her life was on the line because people believed the words of Abigail. ... Now, he knew the only way he could really save Elizabeth was by confessing that he had a romance with Abigail, and that Elizabeth had fired her because of it. ... Yet, her life was almost saved because of it. ... She knew that she should not have judged him to begin with. ...

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Mc Carthy alleged that the United States government departments were infiltrated by the communists and this made him start a campaign against them. ... Initially they fined him and gave a suspended prison sentence, which he appealed to and was later acquitted of. ... He tries to force Winston to believe that two plus two equals five because that is what the Party says. ... The last sentence, he cries out "Five! ... His purpose was to show the one with true power was the one in control and therefore with the ability to say a greater deal than the ones with less power. ...

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Nonetheless the Salem hysteria began with Betty Parris. ... Her sentence was death, as were the nineteen others convicted. ... This comes to a surprise to many, because it is commonly known that only women were put to death. ... A lot of the town people were starting to be against all the trials and mayhem. ... People today have learned to be calm and realistic when faced with tribulations. ...

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The events described in The Crucible and the actual Salem Witch Trial events are closely related in that both portray the reasons for the start and end of the hysteria. The historical Salem Witch Trials all began because of childhood fantasies and jealousies. ... Soon after, she was sentenced to death for the practice of witchcraft and working with the devil. ... These two siblings were most likely not mentioned because they had no relevance in the Witch Trials and added no drama to the play. ... Miller probably changed her age because people could understand that a 17 year old would hav...

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Woman were seen as a secretive sex with something to hide. ... Either tortured into admitting or found guilty on the basis of fact, the people were labeled as a witch and sentenced to their punishment. ... It gave a pressure to women to get married too because if they were seen as a good housewife with a good man by her side she wouldn't be accused. ... There has been a lot of deaths because of others accusing people of being witches. There has been approximately 400 deaths in England, 90 percent of them being women.12 Just because we live in a modern age with knowledge and technology tha...

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As time progressed a lot more girls started participating in the fun. ... Anyone could accuse anyone and some started using greed and vanity to get what they wanted. ... People believe she was accused because several dolls with pins stuck in them were found in her house. ... The weak and suffering accused were forced to walk up a huge hill because the cart could go no further. ... Each case ended with a death sentence against the accused. ...

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The town went into a panic when there were witches found and weird things started to happen. ... There are more and more pagans in this world because of all the wars we have been fighting. ... Witches have been thought to be advocates of the devil because they have demon like rituals that they follow. ... She was presumed guilty from the start. ... Rebecca came to Salem with her family in 1640. ...

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The accusations are started by Tituba when she accuses Sarah Good of being possessed by the devil. ... Each charge is met with a subsequent denial and more accusations. ... Following this is a shot of Abigail with blood flowing from her mouth. ... She is later abused and forced to start the accusations. ... In the film many lines of dialog are often combined to create a longer speech rather than using shorter sentences as the play does. ...

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The play begins with a flustered Reverend Parris praying for Betty, his daughter, who is in a state of comatose. ... Paranoia starts to creep in, and Goody Putnam is the first to be seized by hysteria. ... Putnam enters with Tituba, and instantly Abigail points at Tituba Abigail: She made me do it! ... Only a few lines of dialogue later, Tituba is weeping and rocking, recounting her supposed experience with the devil and calling out names of people who had compacted with the Devil as well. ... Abigail starts a domino effect of hysteria, and it ultimately leads to the victim's death; this...

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(Woloch, 30) Lets start with the political problems of Salem. ... The farmers refused to worship with the merchants. ... Hysteria escalated because people could now use the trials as a means to control others. ... They were then found guilty and sentenced to jail or execution by hanging. ... (Hysteria) Because Bishop dared to go against the strict Puritan philosophy she was put on trial as a witch. ...

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Then, she attempted to shift all blame onto Sarah Osborne who in turn responded with disbelief. ... Even Dorcas Good, the four-year-old daughter of Sarah Good was accused and thrown into jail; a four-year-old child who was barely old enough to make coherent sentences, was convicted of being a witch and "taking supernatural revenge on the possessed for taking away her parents." ... Afterwards, many of Elizabeth Proctor's children were named along with her sister and sister-in-law. ... Most ministers of Salem warned the government against accepting these testimonies from the very start of t...

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Then, she attempted to shift all blame onto Sarah Osborne who in turn responded with disbelief. ... Even Dorcas Good, the four-year-old daughter of Sarah Good was accused and thrown into jail; a four-year-old child who was barely old enough to make coherent sentences, was convicted of being a witch and "taking supernatural revenge on the possessed for taking away her parents." ... Afterwards, many of Elizabeth Proctor's children were named along with her sister and sister-in-law. ... Most ministers of Salem warned the government against accepting these testimonies from the very start of t...

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The young girls soon became fascinated with these stories of tricks and spells and began dabbling with their own "white magic". ... Along with Tituba came a couple of the townspeople. "According to the law, those who refused to testify in court came under the sentence of peine forte eidure (a punishment hard and severe)" (Sutler 45). ... I am falsy accused" " (What started it?) ... There was a brief delay following her trial because some of the judges were skeptical about the validity of supernatural evidence. ...

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The young girls soon became fascinated with these stories of tricks and spells and began dabbling with their own "white magic". ... Along with Tituba came a couple of the townspeople. "According to the law, those who refused to testify in court came under the sentence of peine forte eidure (a punishment hard and severe)" (Sutler 45). ... I am falsy accused" " (What started it?) ... There was a brief delay following her trial because some of the judges were skeptical about the validity of supernatural evidence. ...

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His plays deal with issues common to every society. ... Manny ended his own life because he failed at business. ... Miller was fined and given a thirty day s pended jail sentence because he spoke out like John Proctor in The Crucible (Griffin 7). ... The Puritans believed that a person became a witch by entering into an agreement with the Devil. ... It is a complex story b Miller makes it easier because he starts each new act telling us of the dreadful possibilities and ending each act with the possibilities happening. ...

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