that were tested throughout the play. Mary Warren‚ because she was planning on telling the court all of Abby’s lies‚ but then ends up giving in to Abby and goes along with the accusations.“That were pretence sir (Miller p.1095).” At first Mary was telling the court the truth‚ and confessing that what she had said was “pretence.” Later Mary tried to confess‚ Abby and the girls were turning against her and accusing her of sending her spirit out onto them. When Mary did not want to tell the court the
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saint is a very difficult thing to come across; however I believe to have found the perfect candidate for canonization. Her name is Mary Dempster. I believe that the miracles of this woman are real‚ and not just coincidental‚ due to her unstable state of mind. Mary was married to a Baptist Parson‚ named Amasa Dempster in a little village called Deptford. While Mary was carrying her unborn son in her womb‚ she was hit in the back of the head with a snowball concealing a fairly large rock. The impact
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One timeless theme found in many pieces of literature is the abuse of power. Many people who are in power‚ abuse their power‚ and commonly become corrupt or unjust due to the power. The essence of human nature is to crave power. Along with this craving of power in some humans is the corruptness and injustice when one comes into power or on one ’s path to achieving power. This is a timeless theme‚ as power and human nature have always existed in man ’s history. This theme may be observed in Macbeth
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The Gospel of Mary inspired the monologue of Mary Magdalene as Jesus’ sister. To me‚ it became clear that Mary had known the secrets of Jesus and Jesus treated her the greatest‚ since they were siblings and best friends‚ not lovers. I took the connection I had made and used it as the association of Mary Magdalene in the gospels. Mary Magdalene traveled with Jesus when he proclaimed the Kingdom of God‚ she was present with the mother of Jesus during his crucifixion‚ and she was present at the tomb
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is explaining to Hale and Mr. Proctor that Elizabeth had something to do with Abigail being mysteriously stabbed during dinner. Since Hale and Cheever found the poppet Mary Warren had sewn and gave to Elizabeth‚ they saw this as hard evidence and Elizabeth was arrested and taken to court. This all started when Abigail saw Mary Warren sewing the doll for Mrs. Proctor and took this to her advantage. She came up with the idea to pretend the Elizabeth was causing harm to her through the poppet and this
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of doing obscene practices. When the play starts‚ the audience discovers that the girls were found in the middle of the woods dancing‚ which is against the Puritan culture. This discovery leads to the whole village talking about witchery. When Mary Warren‚ a follower of Abby‚ realizes that what they did was a mistake she says‚ “They’ll be callin us witches‚ Abby!... You’ll only be whipped for dancing.” It is quite obvious to know that Abby in some way will be punished for their sporting‚ but when
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The Virgin Mary The Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ‚ who over a billion people as God’s son‚ explaining why she is considered one of the most important people ever. It is not clear when she was born‚ but going by the Bible we can guess about 30 20 BC. She probably died around 40 AD‚ maybe later though. There is not a great deal of writings on her in the bible‚ making it hard to verify when she was alive. She was an important figure as she was "the Mother of God" as the Bible
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Mary Shelley was born on August 30‚ 1797‚ becoming a distinguished‚ though often neglected‚ literary figure during the Romanticism Era. Mary was the only child of Mary Wollstonecraft‚ a famous feminist‚ but after her birth‚ Wollstonecraft passed away (Harris). Similar to Mary’s book Frankenstein‚ both her and Victor’s mothers die when they are at a very young age. Mary’s father was William Godwin‚ an English philosopher who also wrote novels that would inspire Mary in the late years of her life (Holmes)
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Act I: The first act of the play begins in the upstairs bedroom of Reverend Samuel Parris’ home. He is kneeling in prayer at the side of his bedridden daughter‚ Betty‚ when the curtain open. Reverend Parris’ slave from Barbados‚ Tituba‚ enters the room‚ concerned about Betty’s well being‚ but Parris makes her leave. Reverend Parris’ niece‚ Abigail Williams‚ then enters the room‚ along with Susanna Walcott. Susanna tells Reverend Parris that Dr. Griggs was unable to find a cure for Betty’s illness
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Out of all the characters in The Crucible‚ none of them show quite as much development as Reverend John Hale. His character at the beginning of the play and his character at the end are almost completely different people. This change in character is caused by the trials that take place within the town and how Hale perceives them‚ and affects how the reader views his unique character. At the beginning of the play‚ the story introduces the young‚ naive John Hale. Parris has called for him to check
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