The Crucible The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a novel that portrays the witch trials that took place during the late 1600's. ... Four characters in The Crucible demonstrate this theme in its entirety. ... John Proctor is trying to retaliate against Abigail, because Abigail is the person who has condemned his wife to death. ... In an attempt to discredit Abigail, John reveals to the court that he is an adulterer, and that his affair was committed with Abigail. ... As you have seen, The Crucible provides excellent examples of one of the theme's, retaliation. ...

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In the play "The Crucible," by Arthur Miller there are many villains. ... Abigail is the worst villain in The Crucible because of how crazy she is. ... These are some of the reasons why Abigail Williams is the worst villain in The Crucible. Abigail is out of her mind. ... Abigail is the worst villain in The Crucible....

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The young girls in The Crucible used slander to ruin people's good name for revenge and attention. ... The Crucible is a play that accentuates the consequences caused by jealousy. ... Putnam also shows jealousy in The Crucible. ... Many other characters showed signs of jealousy in The Crucible. ... Within The Crucible, the judgment of many people was clouded by jealousy. ...

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The Crucible", written by Arthur Miller in 1953, is a play set in the time of the Salem Witch Trials. ... Abigail is spotted in the woods with her friends, dancing around a fire naked. ... Immediately Abigail accuses her of witchcraft, showing to those who know just how vengeful she is. Abigail also accuses John Proctor. ... In "The Crucible", mass hysteria is produced by a simple rumor and consequently the townspeople begin to turn on their own neighbors, accusing them of witchcraft. ...

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There are little reasons for telling the truth in The Crucible, but for lying the reasons became infinite. ... In Act Three of The Crucible the greatest act of corruption is seen when many of Abigail's accusations have turned against her original intentions when Danforth states, PROCTOR, sensing her weakening: Mary, God damns all liars! ... Mary utters something unintelligible, staring at Abigail, who keeps watching the "bird" above. ... In The Crucible the religious authority believes it has control over society and the life of the society. ... In Arthur Miller's The Crucible an i...

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The Crucible is a wonderfully written book by Arthur Miller in the 1950's. ... For example, the conflicts that happened with John Proctor and Abigail, Rebecca and Mrs. Putman, Abigail and the girls involved in the witchcraft, Abigail and Reverend Paris, John Proctor and Paris, John Proctor and Elizabeth, and John Proctor and Hale. ... John Proctor hides his sin for the duration of the book with what he had done and how he had felt about Abigail. ... These themes are only a few of the many in the book The Crucible. ...

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Abigail Williams is the vehicle that drives the play. In the Crucible, Abigail Williams represents the main antagonist. ... Ever since Abigail had an affair with John Proctor, Abigail has sought out to get rid of Elizabeth and replace her. Abigail is the exact opposite of Elizabeth. ... The entire play, Abigail's core quest is to gain total control and power. ...

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Film Review of The Crucible Salem was a town in which, perhaps like many others, various people held grievances or grudges against one another. ... After his wife Elizabeth is accused by Abigail "who wants Elizabeth gone so that she can have John, a desperate series of events leads Proctor to be charged. ... The servant girl, after admitting the truth, is then accused by Abigail and the other girls of witchery. ... The movie version of The Crucible, having the advantages of film, conveys the story better than the stage play does. ... But perhaps because the author of the original ha...

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The Crucible was written by a written by Arthur Miller. ... There was an emphasis on braking the Ten Commandments with in the characters of this book The Crucible. ... He committed this with Abigail Williams. ... Another Commandment that Abigail William broke was "you shall not lie". ... Abigail also committed adultery with John Proctor while his wife was sick. ...

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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. ... Quite the opposite of Abigail Williams other people in The Crucible have the best of intentions, but still caused harm and suffering on others by the things they do or say and the things that they do not do and do not say. ... The characters in The Crucible had many different motives for accusin...

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A look at Abigail Williams Abigail Williams is the antagonist character in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. ... Abigail's main motivation is to win John Proctor. ... Abigail has many conflicts in this play. ... Abigail says to John, "It was all sport", (839). ... People like Abigail Williams are not admirable. ...

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Themes and The Crucible The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a historical play, but more importantly a social and psychological drama. ... Ann Putnam's jealousy over Rebecca Nurse and Abigail's jealousy of Elizabeth Proctor, and the ambition of Hale and Parris, both of whom seek public approval; the fear of punishment that initially motivates Abigail and the other girls; then the revealing in power they display during the trial. Above all The Crucible investigates the mass hysteria which infects the whole community. The concept of evil is central to The Crucible. ... The Crucible...

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Annie Yingling 10/22/03 English 2 The Crucible McCarthyism in America was a time of fear and distrust in fellow Americans. ... Through his subtle connections, Arthur Miller's play The Crucible efficiently shows the tyranny of consensus during the Salem Witch Trials, and during the period of McCarthyism. Although The Crucible debuted in 1953 while, McCarthyism was still at large it was not very effective in providing social commentary and promoting change. ... Also, when Proctor admits to lechery with Abigail and Elizabeth Proctor is brought into court to see whether Proct...

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In The Crucible, a lot of conflict was going on about witchcraft. ... This is because Abigail doesn"t like Elizabeth. ... This is because Elizabeth does not like Abigail. ... The Crucible had a lot of conflicts which were mostly related to either witchcraft or harming others. ... As a result, in The Crucible, there were a lot of accusations made of witchery, and it affected the whole town. ...

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The Crucible by Arthur Miller, written in response to the 1950's anti-communist actions, is a play that recollects these famous trials. ... - p 21 (Abigail speaking of Elizabeth.) ... Elizabeth is also very envious of Abigail. ... Abigail is young, beautiful, and unattached. ... 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 society. ...

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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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Like for example, in the book The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, to which the highly manipulative, conniving and mischievous Abigail Williams distinctively chose evil over good, and wrong discarding right . ... "Uncle we did dance; let you tell them I confessed -and I"ll be wiped if I must be," (page 9) displayed Abigail rebelling against the repressed Puritan upbringing, by dancing in the woods. ... ," (page 46) represents Abigail's mendacious disposition as she commences allegations of witch craft. ... ," (page 21) illustrates an intensive tenacious nature of Abi...

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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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In the Crucible, plenty of different stories circulated of people changing, being arrested, and just simply accused. Arthur Miller, the author of the Crucible, shows the transactions that the characters go through using direct and indirect characterization; He shows how Abigail's manipulation, Proctor's withholding, and Elizabeth's loving character develops through out the play. ... As shown with direct characterization, Abigail can come across as wicked. ... Obviously, Mary Warren has shown her loyalty towards the shrewd Abigail. ... The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, sh...

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The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter are two exceptional books that deal with the issue of guilt .The Crucible portrayed to be a modern play written by Arthur Miller based on a true story, of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. ... Elizabeth Proctor was believed to be a witch after Abigail Williams stated her fallacy to the judges of the church. The prolific townspeople then began to consider their own Goody Proctor an outcast, because of Abigail's desire of revenge. ... In The Crucible Proctor despised Abigail and her constant yearning for him. ... Yet, The Crucible was a true story base...

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The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is a great play based on the Salem Witch Trials. ... These additions don't really affect the overall interpretation; they only seem to affect the relationship between Abigail and Proctor. It seems as if Abigail cares more about Proctor in the film than she does in the book. ... Of all the things I could change in the film, the one thing I would do is remove Proctor and Abigail's meeting in the woods. That scene makes the play seem as if it is more about Proctor and Abigail than it is about the witch trials. ...

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The people that stick out to me and that I have painted upon the canvas are of Judge Danforth, Abigail, Tituba, Reverend Hale, John Proctor, and Betty Parris. ... Abigail is one crazy girl. She once served the Proctor's but as Elizabeth, John Proctor's wife, found out about John and Abigail's affair, she ends up firing Abigail. Abigail influences all of the girls during their witch plays out in the woods and during the witch trials. ... I chose an abstract way of expressing what I see in The Crucible because it is my own unique perception of the play. ...

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The Crucible takes place in the Puritan New England town of Salem Massachusetts in 1692. ... His lust for Abigail Williams led to their affair and created Abigail's jealousy of his wife, Elizabeth Proctor. ... - The last crucial character to the play is Abigail Williams, Reverend Parris niece. Abigail is an unmarried orphan who is considered very low on the Puritan social ladder. Abigail is the least complex main character. ...

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Arthur Miller's, The Crucible, first produced in 1953. ... The audience can feel her fear when she says, " I cannot charge murder on Abigail, she"ll kill me for sayin" that! ... Abigail: Uncle, we did dance; let you tell them I confessed it - and I"ll be whipped if I must be. ... Parris: Abigail, I cannot go before the congregation when I know you have not opened with me. ... The Crucible. ...

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What is the mean of crucible? Well the dictionary defines crucible as a severe test or trial,but how does it apply to the play The Crucible It applies to the play because the people during that time that were accused of being witches or having dealings with the devil were put through severe test. ... The word that I would use to describe Abigail is self-centered. Abigail is the type of girl who looks out for herself. ... Hale and Abigail when it comes to changing. ...

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