Causes of the Salem Witch Trials
Early in 1692, a terrible scare swept through Salem, Massachusetts. Salem, which was established by the Puritans, was a natural result of the Reformation of England. The trouble in Salem began during the cold dark Massachusetts winter, January 1692. Eight young girls began to take ill, beginning ....

Christopher's habits
The character Christopher Boone goes to a school for children with "special needs" because he has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. Christopher has a photographic memory, and is extremely observant. However, he has difficulty understanding human behavior, gestures and relationships. He dream....

Crucible Essay
PROMT - Some people in the play made some very poor decisions where as other characters actions were very calculating. In a persuasive essay, give reasoning why we cannot blame a character for his/her actions throughout the play. Like people in real life, characters in plays are not always wh....

Crucible in relation to the Red Scare
Suspicion, incrimination, and inquiry. Living with the fear that the hysteria that had overtaken the surrounding communities would overtake the world. Lives forever ruined and relationships tarnished and stopped in their very tracks. The Salem Witch Trials and the Red Scare are characteristics of t....

How does Arthur Miller show that dancing in the woods can lead to the deaths of innocent people?
In The Crucible, Miller shows that in the 17th century puritanical and theocratic society, mere 'dancing in the woods', by few young girls, had the power to cause paranoia, mass hysteria and moral degradation, and ultimately lead to the death of many innocent people in Salem, Massachusetts. In order....

John Hale as a Dynamic Character in The Crucible
John Hale as a Dynamic Character in The Crucible Arthur Millers play The Crucible takes place during the Salem witch-hunts of 1692. Miller uses this historical event as a metaphor to the McCarthy era. Located in Massachusetts, the small village of Salem is dominated by the strict and rigid life ....

Personal and National Paternalism in Barbara Kingsolver's Novels
Personal and National Paternalism in Barbara Kingsolver's Novels A Literary Analysis The etymological relationship between "father" and "homeland" goes back to the Latin words for both: pater (father) and patria (country). Fatherland, Vaterland, patrie... all these words meaning "home country" b....

Revenge in
Patricia Hudson October 26, 2006 2nd period Enghlish II Honors Revenge in The Crucible Have you ever wanted to get revenge on someone for doing something that you didn't like? Everyone does from time to time. Revenge plays a major role in the story, The Crucible. The doors have now open....

Reverend Parris In The Crucible
Reverend Parris In 1692, the Salem Witch Trails caused much confusion and anarchy. A total of nineteen people were executed for doing witchcraft and thirty-nine innocent people were hanged as witches. In The Crucible, specific characters contribute to the rising hysteria of witchcraft. Reveren....

Salem Grudges in Arthur Millers play The Crucible
Salem Grudges Arthur Millers magnificent play, The Crucible was written after a witch hunt known as McCarthyism. Set in Salem, Massachusetts in the late 1600s, a town where many were accused of witchcraft and many innocent lives were taken because of the confusion. Some of the town girls wer....

Salem Story By Bernard Rosenthal
I love to read a lot Witchcraft, Salem trials an this one really good. It was a little hard to read. There was deferent stories not just one. Its about what happened to the people in 1692. In Salem Village during 1692, more than 100 people were accused, with 19 being hanged for witchcra....

The Crucible
Themes found in The Crucible In a science laboratory there are many different instruments used for different purposes: a burner is used for heating liquids, a flask is used for mixing chemicals, tongs are used for holding hot things, and a crucible is a small ceramic container used to react ....

The Crucible
The main character in The Crucible by Arthur Miller is Abigail Williams. She draws the interest of the reader as a wicked and confident girl who lies to get what she wants and ends up having to defend her name and her life which is the reason she is to blame for the 1692 witch trials in Salem, Massa....

The Crucible
Speaking the Truth Dignity, honor, principles and fighting for strong beliefs are all common principles that people believe in. People deal with ethical dilemmas everyday and how we handle them determine whether we are righteous or not. In The Crucible these morals are put to the test by John Pro....

The Crucible - John Proctor, a man with pride
The Crucible - John Proctor, a man with pride John Proctor plays the leading role in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. He was persistent, honest, and full of integrity. He was simply, a man with pride. A wise woman once said, "Do what you feel in your heart to be right--for you'll be criticiz....

The Crucible character comparison essay
Crucible essay In The Crucible, Arthur Miller portrays the two main characters, John Proctor and Reverend John Hale as good men. Good men in this play have a vague meaning, because the town is struck with mass hysteria. Reverend John Hale was a good man in the sense of being the perfec....

Tituba
Tituba was born in a small village in South America, but as a child she was captured and taken to the Caribbean island of Barbados. There she was sold as a slave to Samuel Parris a local merchant originally from New England. In 1680, Parris, Tituba, and another West Indian slave named John Indian m....

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