... 17th Century in a puritan settlement called Salem in the State of Massachusetts and is based on a true story of the Salem Witch-hunts. Salem is a small claustrophobic in the heart of the new expanding white America. Their small tight community surrounded by the looming forest is riddled with fears and insecurities and because of this they turn to their unquestioning belief in the faith to help them. This then turned places at ... and to show "the mystery of handing over conscience-. This was due to the similarities of the McCarthy trials and the Salem Witch trials. Such as the belief th...

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... than you could think of. The introduction of trains helped the expansion of people settling in the west. Before the train, many people made long journeys by using a horseback and wagons pulled by horses. With trains, however, people were able to travel to the west in a matter of hours instead of days, weeks, or months as they used to before trains were made. Trains also allowed things like meat and other ... new trade in other parts of the country because the trading was faster and easier for the items and goods to get to their destination. Another key thing that the trains and railroad...

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... is a fictional re-call of events in the American history surrounding the Salem witch trials of the seventeenth century which also provide the metaphor for Miller's parable of the Mc Carthy trials of the 1950s, John Proctor's agonising struggle with guilt emphasises the restrictive nature of the Puritan society. The play explored the fate of citizens when the law of church and state was manipulated for personal gains and individuals end up having to decide ... crack in a fortress may be accounted as small" (Act2, pg 65) Things like this were not accepted in a superstitious society like Sa...

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... were witches found and weird things started to happen. Witchcraft uses magic to curse people and places, talk to the spirits of the dead, and summon creatures. The people that practice witchcraft, Witches, warlocks, and sorcerers, worship in front of Cauldrons and Ouiji boards to speak to the dead. Witches lead relatively peaceful lives opposed to the ones that children dream of. Some people think of a witch and picture a ... , and one was pressed to death. During the trials against the witches there were many false accusations against them. One of these accusations what the use of famili...

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... of The Crucible In Arthur Miller's, The Crucible, there were many themes expressed throughout the play. The themes were the undertone of the story and described exactly what was happening at the time of the narration. In the small town of Salem, hysteria had broken out and charges of witchcraft were brought against many women in the town. There were trials held, at which the only way to be set free was to confess to being guilty of ... theocracy, which meant that the church and state were separated and the church held control of the courts. In that, Massachusetts was to be governed by God...

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... quot; (Page 144_Author Miller). He believes that his loyalty enlightens a small piece of his soul. His words are like the nails what are driven definitively into the wall. He shows to everyone his standpoint which cannot be changed. His statement does not take place as the endpoint of his life, but also point of origin of his ever-lasting reputation. In Proctor appears a moral fight, a fight between ... own faith, his honor is the compass what directs to the way Proctor should go, and the loyalty to the faith is the rudder which is like a tool to make his faith and his honor become much s...

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... did want to sign it because he didn't want to leave his family alone, but on the other hand he didn't want to give up his good name. This was a hard decision to make because it involved two big important things in life. When he does sign the paper, he begins to realize and think about his children's future. If he lets other ... people see the signed paper, he would be living a lie, and if he doesn't give the paper up, he will have to die, innocent but accused of being in league with the devil. John Proctor did the right thing because ... he did not want to live a lie and besides he kne...

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... that if he or she was alive at the time then things would have been handled differently, but these are the ones that speak out of order and are the same ones that are oblivious to the facts and the harsh reality of the events that occurred. When a community looks only for evidence of guilt and ignores or suppresses all contradictory evidence, the results are a witch-hunt. And a witch-hunt was ... several factors made this outbreak so profound; as Indian attacked the colonists feared for their life, there were deadly cold winters, and there was a small pox epidemic that had been circulat...

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... that if he or she was alive at the time then things would have been handled differently, but these are the ones that speak out of order and are the same ones that are oblivious to the facts and the harsh reality of the events that occurred. When a community looks only for evidence of guilt and ignores or suppresses all contradictory evidence, the results are a witch-hunt. And a witch-hunt was ... several factors made this outbreak so profound; as Indian attacked the colonists feared for their life, there were deadly cold winters, and there was a small pox epidemic that had been circulat...

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... and sympathetic to her, she is warmer towards him and tells him how the rabbit walked into the kitchen of her own accord. I would say "Pray God. I hurt my heart to strip her, poor Rabbit", I would sit opposite John with a dazed expression looking at the rabbit and then turn to John expectantly as if to tell him to ... her face. Elizabeth is now scared because she knows John will get angry when she tells him Mary Warren is an official of the court - she is right. When she tells him about the proper court the have now, I would fling my arms around trying to calm Proctor down. I think Elizab...

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... about this so called "witchcraft" spread quickly around the small town. The claims of people being "witches" begins, and it leads to an uncontrollable situation. The people of Salem were easily frightened by this "witchcraft" non-sense, and not simply because of the witches themselves, but the consequences one would have to face. Abigail's biggest fears were not being with John Proctor, and ... you come little bird? Mary: Abby! I'm Here Abigail: Oh Mary, this is a black art to change your shape. No, I cannot. No, I cannot stop my mouth; it's God's work I do! Proctor: Lies! Lies! Abigail...

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