The title of the play being The Crucible, the term "crucible" is never actually mentioned. ... Many of the characters in The Crucible face difficult decisions, or crucibles, piecing together the story. ... When she enters the court, Abigail and John both have their backs turned to her. Danforth asks her why she dispersed Abigail from her home and it is here that Elizabeth faces her biggest crucible. ... He has conquered his final crucible. ...

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Abigail worked as a servant to the Proctors", and during that time Abigail and John have an affair. Elizabeth Proctor suspects that something was going on and let Abigail go. Abigail is in love with John and is willing to do anything to get him back, even leading to witchcraft. 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 Crucible is story about trying to put the blame on someone else so that there will be no punishment or blame put on the one who started it. ...

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The Crucible People often do things in their life that they generally regret. ... In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, John Proctor has great remorse about a feat he committed in the past. ... John Proctor's past actions with Abigail Williams causes jealousy. ... This was an action taken out of a hate and jealous filled heart of young Abigail. ... Abigail's selfishness drives her to her own banishment. ...

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The Crucible depicts a society in which justice is under attack. ... In the play, The Crucible there are many factors working against justice which are as follow. ... The character who plays a vital role in this section of the play is Abigail Williams. Without Abigail's longing for vengeance against Elizabeth Proctor, she would not have a motive for accusing innocent Salemites of witchcraft. ... Therefore, false accusations are a factor working against justice in The Crucible. ...

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His book, the crucible, was both entertaining, and a good satire of the communist scare. (his original purpose for writing the book) Nicholas Hytner, the director of The Crucible, did a good job of both creating an entertaining movie, and following the original storyline of the book. ... This adds drama to the movie, and shows a lighter side of Abigail. ... Abigail leaves by her self at the end of the book. ...

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In The Crucible the character that displays most significant signs of mob mentality would be Abigail, who is Parris's niece. ... She speaks of Abigail, and I thought she were a saint, to hear her. Abigail brings the other girls into the court, and where she walks the crowd will part like the sea for Israel. ... Mob mentality can destroy communities and is in the case of The Crucible. ... In conclusion The Crucible relates to mob mentality in a way that Abigail scapegoats her victims and tries desperately to abolish the memories of Elizabeth in John Proctor's heart. ...

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In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, John Proctor's dealing with the devil eventually leads him to confessing much like Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth. ... In The Crucible, John Proctor is a man that does not go to church regularly. ... When the trials get under way, many people are accused of being seen with the devil by Abigail and her group. ... They say that she is a witch because they found a needle in the abdomen of Abigail, the woman John had an affair with. ... John believes that Abigail is doing this because she is trying to get back with John. ...

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In The Crucible, people conform under pressure in the town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. ... When Elizabeth Proctor finds out that John, her husband, is having an affair with their house keeper, Abigail, she fires abigail immeditly. ... When the witch trials begin, Abigail sees an oportunity to move Elizabeth out of the way. ... Abigail sticks a needle into herself and tells the people she saw Elizabeth with the devil. This would frame Elizabeth as performing witchcraft on Abigail. ...

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In the play The Crucible, playwright Arthur Miller demonstrates how revenge can spread faster than wildfire. ... Because Elizabeth had kicked Abigail out of their house, she had made it worse for the hatred towards her that came from Abigail, which made Abigail want to accuse her for murder and witch craft even more. While Hale is visiting the Proctor's, Cheever walks in the door looking for Elizabeth saying quietly "I have a warrant for your wife... why Abigail Williams charged her "(1125). Abigail is proving that she will do anything she can to get Elizabeth gone. ... Abigail is getting...

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The Crucible Essay In 1692, Salem, Mass. was a train wreck. People had the opportunity to express all sorts of emotions such as sin, guilt, hatred, vengeance, and jealousy. All the characters in the play have their own foils, but there are a few who possess more than one. The play was written in ...

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Through Elizabeth, Miller explains how power can be used morally and without too much harm, contrasting majorly with the actions of the girls; she is only trying to protect her family and even the town, whilst Abigail makes her best effort to destroy both. ... This is shown by Miller through Abigail Williams and the girls of Salem as prior to the witch hunt, they were nothing but slaves working for the adults of Salem. ... Abigail is evidently capable of controlling large congregations and handling such power, yet it is men such as Parris who are given these roles, causing Abigail to resort to...

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Dear Diary. It is 1662 in the town of Salem; I have committed sins worthy of the Devil. Throughout my treacherous lies, many people have lost their lives, suffered and confessed to lies. I have run off because this guilt brings me too much pain to bear. I leave this diary in those hands I trust in m...

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