"The Crucible" Arthur Miller's use of passionate, human emotions-greed, jealousy, and vengeance-helps the audience better understand the characters' personality and motivations. ... 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. ... Schibanoff-pg.2 If Thomas Putnam's greed wasn't so strong then many people would not be in jail for his accusations. ... Thomas Putnam was jealous of Giles because he had land and he was rich. Th...

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I have come to reason that the three people most to blame for the witch hysteria and the subsequent death of innocent people are Abagail Williams, Ruth, Thomas Putnam and Reverend Parris. ... Says Betty Putnam to Abagail when she awakes from her trance. ... I believe Thomas Putnam wanted and did blame Proctor because he wanted to get more wood and hand off proctor, and the only way he could do this was by accusing Proctor of being an acquaintance of the devil. Putnam was also one of the people to be pushing Parris to continue the hunt for people who had communicated with the devil. ... These ...

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The most obvious and prominent character in The Crucible with revenge as their primary motivation was Abigail Williams. Thomas and Ruth Putnam are also driven by the need for vengeance. ... Putnam knew no one would be able to outbid him for the auctioned land. Little Ruthy was the perfect weapon against the Putnam neighbors. ... Thomas wielded her better than he wielded has scythe. ...

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In The Crucible, people conform under pressure in the town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. ... Thomas Putnam holds a couple grudges against Francis Nurse. ... Putnam's brother-in-law from becomming minister of Salem. As a result of these disputes, Putnam hates Francis Nurse. ... Putnam remains dissatisfied. ...

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