... group of individuals. Within the drama The Crucible by Arthur Miller, several characters are pinned as the possessors of the ability to alter their community, and American history, forever. Miller focuses on three individuals in Salem Massachusetts who hold the power to exploit the deception that has swept their community. The most powerful character is that of Abigail Williams, the adolescent niece of the town Minister. Williams is ... time, it is ultimately not enough to override that of the courts ruled by Danforth, containing testimony from Abigail, and supported by the people of Sa...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Crucible takes place in the Puritan New England town of Salem Massachusetts in 1692. When the play opens a group of girls are dancing in the forest with a black slave whose name is Tituba. The local minister Reverend Parris catches the girls dancing in the forest. His daughter, Betty Parris, was one of the many girls who were in the forest. When startled by her father she went into a coma-like ... Proctor is above all a proud man who places a great emphasis on his reputation. In an attempt to save his wife, Elizabeth who has been accused of witchcraft and to stop Abigail's rampage, he con...

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In the book The Crucible there is a struggle within to have one have a sense of belonging to society. They want to be loved by that society no matter how much they may seem that they ... don't belong. But they do want to show that to everyone, everyone that may not think that. John Proctor is a good example of a struggle to find a place in society. He's the ... wasn't for her falling in love with John then he wouldn't be put on trial for anything. Abigail got him involved with the witch trials because John wanted to go back to his wife and he didn't want Abigail in his life at all. After Abi...

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• Grade Level: High School