Compare And Contrast The Crucible And Just Ask My Children

He does not think he will have any trouble ridding Salem of its troubles. When Hale starts his investigation of Salem he begins to believe witchcraft could be responsible. When Parris tells Hale about the night he found the girls dancing in the forest, and Hale tells Parris that he wants to talk to those girls. Once Hale starts asking the girls what happened in the forest, they think they might hang for witchcraft. Because they think they are in danger of being hanged, the girls begin to beg forgiveness from God and confess to Hale who they saw with the devil.

Also it was the fact they were related to them and they thought that their mom or father was teaching them witchcraft. The crucible was a tragedy because no one was safe and everyone was scared that the girls were going to point at them next and they would hang. The trials were unfair because if the denied witchcraft they were hung for saying that they weren’t and if they admitted they were put in jail and would confess their sins to the

It is in this same intimidating mood that the girls follow her lead in beginning to call out the names of who they "saw" with the Devil at the end of Act I. Her dominance continues as the play advances and the girls are required to attend court and follow Abigail’s order. They all start pretending as if they have a special ability to identify those who are

As the play progress and people confess he starts to notice that what people are saying and accusing people of is not true but just getting to people they do not like. Lastly, At the end of act 3, Hale quits the court. Hale quit the court because he knew that a lot of innocent people were getting killed for not confessing to a crime they did not

In the novel “The crucible” representation of a disturbing and powerful play based on a true event has been shown clearly by the author Arthur Miller. The main objective that the author tries to show from that drama is how feeble the human beings can be and how gluttony of personal gain can become dangerous in the current society. During the early times of 1600’s, people believed that if you did not go to church each week to adore God, then it was obvious that you were worshipping the devil. But according to the play, accusations of witchcraft or devil worshipping began with a group of girls who were held dancing in the forests. This was an illegal act according to the rules of theocracy in the town of Salem.

Years later, he published a book commenting on the witch trials. Although the book never denies that witches are real, his book did say that the fear that everyone felt that people were compelled to believe the girls’ accusations, “Such was the darkness of the day, the tortures and lamentations of the afflicted, and the power of the former presidents, that we walked in the clouds, and could not see our way. And we have most cause to be humbled for error on that hand, which cannot be retrieved.” This quote shows Hale admitting his wrongs, and apologizing for his errors. He goes on to say that they may be stained with sin for all of their afterlives, and it would not be unjust, but that he wishes for God to blot out their sin because they were

More people were starting to be accused of practicing witchcraft. They thought they people were wild savages running around their village. These people had to be contained and they did not want the so called curse to spread. “Abigal Williams was one of the first affected girls in the Salem Witch Trials.” Her and a couple other girls were playing games on day and they read their future.

We, readers, see how she develops new senses, goes through different experiences, and learns new things. This novel includes many topics that are huge factors in growing up. We see Scout grow up most; however, we also see many other characters grow up as well. One of the biggest factors in growing up is learning. Learning is for everybody and it is constant.

Although they share the theme, have two different ways of expressing the theme. Gwendolyn Brooks, in “Speech to the Young Speech to the Progress Toward”, uses punctuation and sound devices in order to express the theme in an impactful manner. Langston Hughes, in “Mother to Son”, uses a metaphor and a unique speaker’s style, to impart the theme. This theme of determination can be viewed everywhere in daily life. To exemplify, just like the seed, humans face a great deal of challenges in their lives.

Imagine living a life full of lies, lying every day and eventually the lies that are being told become so realistic they end up turning into the reality. In the play “The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller, the entire town of Salem, Massachusetts revolves around one lie after another. The lies initially begin after the reverend at Salem’s church, Reverend Parris, catches his daughter, niece, and several other young girls dancing in the forest. After Reverend Parris confronts his niece, Abigail, she refuses to tell him that they were doing any sort of witchcraft in the forest. Abigail, of course, was not telling the truth and eventually she could not hide that any longer.

Abagail told proctor they whole story about what really happened in the woods and why she was doing what she is doing. Abagail Confessed to Proctor and proctor told his wife about what Abagail told him so now Elizabeth wants her husband to confess to the authorities. 25. He is unwilling to go because he don’t want to get involve with the situation he wants to go but at the same time he doesn’t so he rather think about it first before

One of the first accused was Samuel Parris’ own slave, Tituba. It was unheard of for a Reverend to have witchcraft practiced under his own roof, and Parris could not afford to lose his reputation. Samuel stood by his children in court as they testified against the accused, and he even helped them by testifying against Rebecca Nurse. People thought for certain that if the Reverend was standing with the girls against the so called “evil witches” that there must be a real problem. Parris even made a statement that the witches were plotting against Christianity, which made sense if the witches were indeed working for the Devil.

Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, is a play written in 1953 that exposes the mass hysteria occurring in salem, Massachusetts in 1692 During the play, people in the village were accused of doing witchcraft by people who either didn 't like them or wanted their land. Everyone in Salem walked in fear that someone would accuse them of being a witch. When one person accused you of being a witch, everyone agreed because no one wanted to also be accused of being a witch. In October 2014 the popstar Kesha said her producer Dr. Luke alleged drugged and rapped her shorty after she turned eighteen.

This topic is a big one because it is what started the court cases and which caused all these people to lie just to save themselves. One of the girls confessed and said “We did dance, let you tell them I confess” (10), this which caused everyone in this little town to be very scared because the girls may or may not have been summoning the devil. Another thing is the fact that these girls tried to lie their way out of it all which still resulted in them getting into more trouble. The judge was questioning one of the girls and said “If you trafficked with spirits in the forest, I need to know now” (10). This also leading into the fact that there was witchcraft in the town of Salem and everyone was a suspect.

The repressing of Abigail’s emotions causes drama between John Proctor and his wife. Abigail tells Proctor she “wakes and walks about the house as though [she’d] find [him] comin’ through [the] door.” She tells Proctor this trying to lure him into continuing their adulterous affair, but Proctor stops her because he wants to do right. The young girls of Salem are also repressed due to their age. They want to go out and dance with their friends in the woods, but it’s against