... a small, isolated, strict and antisocial community. Everyone is related to each other in some way, and everybody knows something bad about somebody else. The town itself is positioned on the edge of an unexplored forest described to be "the last place on earth that was not paying homage to god." The natives (Indians) are just some of the victims of the ... a small, isolated, strict and antisocial community. Everyone is related to each other in some way, and everybody knows something bad about somebody else. The town itself is positioned on the edge of an unexplored forest described to b...

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... Abigail from her goal of protecting her secrets of dancing naked and drinking blood, even as she threatens the other girls, if "either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you I can make you ... ...

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... Judge Danforth. I have never seen John break before, it's almost like the rage inside him had been put in chains and given up into tears. After being pushed to the edge, John said something I could never imagine. "I have known her," he said. Not long after Danforth called us in again, this time telling us not to speak a work, and ... ...

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... her decisions. Abigail is deprived of attention and she seeks it from the community, causing the downfall of the entire puritan society. "Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a ponty reckoning that will shudder you And you know ... ...

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... actions and ideas. You are so horrible that not even God himself would forgive you. John Proctor headed toward despair with the affair. He was pushed even closer to the edge when the end of the book was near. He did find his goodness and was saved, but it was a very close call. "I do think I see some shred of goodness in ... ...

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... Arthur Miller allows the audience to understand every detail in such a way that they don't even realize it. He does this by being to the point but with a very entertaining edge to it. During the conversation between Parris and Abigail before he faced his congregation shows this form: Parris: And what shall I say to them? That my daughter and my niece ... ...

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... has threatened to hurt the other girls involved, if they do anything to try and tell the truth about what really happened. ".....Let any of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other thing , and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring with me a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And ... ...

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... "Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam's dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this. If either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of the terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you." Clearly Abigail's intentions ... ...

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... . Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam's dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know ... ...

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... . "Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam's dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know ... ...

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... and fear. Miller in Act 1 shows Abigail's talents for manipulation within a private setting. She manipulates simple nave girls through fear and intimidation. "Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you-. However in act three her manipulation success in the public area of the court, manipulating the judge, lawyers and ... ...

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... "Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam's dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word about the other things and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know ... ...

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... . She becomes jealous of Abagail, but more importantly, she becomes very belligerent in her relationship with John, always demanding an answer for everything, which eventually pushes her husband over the edge. Her flaws in The Crucible are few but the few flaws she does possess affect her in huge ways. Mentioned already are her jealousy and envy towards Abagail, and her ... ...

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... to say that she would never hurt Betty and that she loves her dearly. She later opposes these words when she demands, "Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you"(Miller 837). She ... ...

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... her accusations, but she also led them to convict their friends and neighbors to death. When alone with the girls she says "let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you and you know ... ...

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