He was so sorry, he even tried to apologize to his wife but in fact he was a very bad man for doing what he did with Abigail Williams. ... He would convict people even though he knew they were innocent to get their land to make money off their land. ... He lied so that his name would not be looked upon as a bad person. ... He like the land his friend's land said they were his. He always tried to take land even though it wasn't his. ...

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This seemed logical people to be involved with witchcraft because they already had a record of being bad. ... Without men to support them or to claim their land there was nothing they could do to prove their innocence. ... When a witch was convicted their land was put up for auction. That's why women were mostly accused, so their land would be taken. The rich were also targets of the accusations, because they had a lot of land, and Salem was a town/village of very greedy people. ...

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Characters in The Crucible were accused of witchcraft for their land. ... If they confessed after they were convicted they will be able to live, but they"ll loose their land. If they didn't confess than they keep their land and are hung. ... If she tells the truth then his husbands" name will be bad in town, but they will be saved from hanging. ... Even though he already has a bad name in town he decided he doesn't want to make it worse for his kids. ...

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One of these reasons is the the beginning of a land war. ... Then there was always a war with the Indians over land disputes and attacks on villages. ... Many colonists had bad harvests because of weather conditions and not knowing how to plant in this new land. ... The third reason and possibly the most thought of reason were disputes with neighbors over land and money. Some neighbors fought because they thought they should have some of their neighbors land. ...

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One of these reasons is the the beginning of a land war. ... Then there was always a war with the Indians over land disputes and attacks on villages. ... Many colonists had bad harvests because of weather conditions and not knowing how to plant in this new land. ... The third reason and possibly the most thought of reason were disputes with neighbors over land and money. Some neighbors fought because they thought they should have some of their neighbors land. ...

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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. ... Thomas Putnam was jealous of Giles because he had land and he was rich. ... He did that so he could get all this land for himself and he wanted it no matter what. ... She wanted something bad to happen to Elizabeth so she antagonized her for Elizabeth to wind up hating her so she would get caught. ...

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Engaging in a lie reflected a bad credibility of Elizabeth and John Proctors reputation, which led the judges to believe that they were ungodly. ... Thomas Putnam used the confusion to his advantage, by falsely accusing Rebecca Nurse of witchcraft, he was able to by their land. ...

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Throughout 2 the trials John is thought of to undermine the court which would make Parris look bad, because he has been slowly losing respect between the townsman. ... (110) The Reverend further instigates and gets the judges to think the way they want them to so John Proctor looks bad. 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 ministry, and Nurse is also engaged in a bitter land dispute with one of Putna...

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An alternate theory guesses that the girls may have had ergot poisoning from bad rye bread (a plausible explanation if Rev. ... In a few cases girls may have been manipulated into accusing those with more valuable land, such as Sarah Osburn, a rich heiress. However, this is unlikely as women (who made up the majority of the accused) seldom held land. Besides, their relatives or husbands would inherit any land they did possess. ...

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The first is their dispute over land. ... They look for a scape goat, so their bad luck luck is not to blame, for that would be a sign that they were not chosen. ... They become aware of their bad decisions, but to go back and change them would mean admitting that they were wrong, and thus tarnishing their names. Their bad decisions resulted in death, and they would not dare admit that they hanged innocent people. ...

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Putman was accusing his neighbors of witchery to get their land, Judge Danforth sends him to prison. ... When Miller characterizes Proctor, he makes him the tragic hero, who tries to redeem himself from a bad trait. ...

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He accuses people of witchcraft so he can go buy up their land he also dislike's Francis Nurse. ... Whether the people of Salem thought of John Proctor as a good or bad person; he was still worried about ruining his reputation. ...

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Other villagers came forward to offer stories of cheese and butter mysteriously gone bad or animals born with deformities after visits by one of the suspects. ... Another is how the textbook does not mention that Giles Corey (the man was pressed) had refused to stand trial because he was afraid to be convicted, due to that if he was convicted his land would go to the state instead of his sons. ...

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There is no mention of the everyday activities of the town except to say that animals ran wild and land was up for grabs. ... If they are so distant and Elizabeth cannot forgive John, why does she feel bad when she lies and fails to get him acquitted of the charges? ...

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Arthur Miller, winner of many literary and dramatic awards, is an incredibly influential force in American drama. His plays deal with issues common to every society. He makes the audience face fault, weakness, and ignorance; subjects we would typical hide from. At the same time he emphasizes strength, human spirit, and familial love. Alice Griffin believes that Miller's plays are important internationally (xii). ...

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• Has Bibliography
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