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. ...

• Word Count: 2648
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 2560
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 2568
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 2567
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 2508
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 2508
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 11015
• Approx Pages: 44
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School