“It had taken exactly three hundred years for the state to acknowledge its responsibility for all those who died.” (Page vii). Over the years people realized there were never witches in Salem‚ there was only a group of girls trying to get out of trouble‚ but took it too far. Abigail influenced the rest of the girls to lie along with her so they wouldn’t get in trouble for dancing in the woods. “ABIGAIL: Now look you. All of you. We
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Salem well-known for its religious belief .The people of Salem sees the forest the territory of the devil. Salem was surrounded by forest. The forest is probably the biggest symbol in the novel. This symbol also parallels McCarthy’s unproven claims that more than 200 are a part of the Communist party that has penetrated the United States government. The claims by McCarthy parallels the ones girls of Salem makes. The young girls claims ruin lives and lead to increased hostility in Salem. There
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Pious Salem‚ a small town‚ suffers tremendously from a group of girls with a wild imagination. Rumors of witchcraft‚ working with the devil and rape reach every ear in town‚ causing an uproar. Reverend John Hale is called to prove or disprove these rumors‚ gaining the power to save or ruin the lives of many. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ Hale is a very honorable man. When he first arrives in Salem‚ Hale‚ contrary to the township’s belief‚ doesn’t think that witches have invaded the town. As
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champion‚ or an advocate. John Proctor was the one that stood out the most. He was a protagonist behind the reasons of one; he learns to forgive himself‚ two; he was one of the many reasons that the Salem court stopped the witchcraft trials‚ and three; he is a well respected man throughout the town of Salem and respects the people in this town. Mr. Proctor was a protagonist behind the reason number one which was he learns to forgive himself. At the beginning of the play we learn that he had an affair
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Introduction Peter Flores‚ president of Salem Telephone Company (STC) informed the Public Service Commission “that a profitable computer service Subsidiary would reduce pressure for the telephone rate increase.” And a result‚ Salem Data Services (SDS) was established. In 2003‚ SDS has “yet to experience a profitable month” and this induced the meeting between Peter Flores and Cynthia Wu‚ manager of SDS in April 2004. Flores and Wu held different views in regards to SDS; Flores felt SDS was draining
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to a more cynical mad being. He enters Salem with extreme confidence in his belief that witches are present in Salem. As the trials go on‚ Reverend HAle begins to notice just how ridiculous and false the girl’s accusations were. In a short period of time‚ Reverend Hale loses faith in witchcraft and evolves into a more cynical man. In the beginning of the play‚ Reverend Hale is a pompous and knowledgeable man who seeks to end any type of witchcraft in Salem. In Act 1‚ “His goal is light‚ goodness
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From the Salem Witch Trials to today‚ the mystery of mass hysteria has baffled psychologist and researchers worldwide. Mass hysteria has posed a threat since young girls in Salem claimed that they were being witched‚ as told in the popular story‚ The Crucible. Over 300 years later researchers have came up with a definition for this peculiar outbreak and even have spilt the topic into two main categories. Causes of mass hysteria outbreaks are still unknown to researchers but they are using the recent
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In the play‚ “The Crucible”‚ written by Arthur Miller has a theme about reputation and respect. In the small town of Salem reputation is very important‚ especially important to the leaders of the town. They want to keep a good name‚ and the people also want to be good citizens. When people have a good reputation others give you more respect. When you have a good reputation in a small town‚ it’s easier to get a fair hearing. However‚ when people started getting accused of witchcraft their reputation
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A morally ambiguous character who I thought played a pivotal role in the Salem witch hunt was Reverend John Hale. At first‚ Hale was completely convinced that the witchcraft occurring in Salem was in fact reality and was determined to get rid of it whatever way possible. He was constantly researching the source of witchcraft itself and how to destroy it. He investigated Betty Parris and the Putnam’s daughter to gather clues and evidence as to why these events are happening. He also talks with
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John reverend hale is a character from the famous book of Arthur miller the crucible which is based on Salem witch hunts and trials in Massachusetts during 1950’s. John reverend hale is a witch craft expert who was called by a priest reverend parries to help her daughter betty parries as she was assumed to be in the devil hands after she was caught dancing and practicing witchcraft in the woods with reverend parries’s nephew Abigail Williams by reverend parries . Since john reverend hale
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