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The Crucible

crucible act 1 questions

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Salem Witch Trials
Tituba
The Crucible
John Hale
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
Parris
Rebecca Nurse
Ann Putnam, Jr.
Salem, Massachusetts
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Witchcraft

1. "So now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom, lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong and deceitful ideas." What is the irony in that statement? The Puritans came to this country for religious freedom; however, when they got here they persecuted others as they had been persecuted. They turned their colony into a place almost as bad as the place they had left. 2. Explain how the witch-hunt years were a time of "general revenge." Being under such strict laws and commandments, the Puritans had to repress a lot of their anger and spirit of revenge towards their neighbors. When the witch hunts started, it was an excellent opportunity for them to "let their hair down" and get revenge on their

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In American law there is a conecpt of ?innocent until proven guilty.? However when it comes to Abigail William?s character in The Crucible by Arthur Miller the oppostie applies. Abigail is clearly the antagonist of the story and there is much evidence to prove that she is a villain. It?s harder, however to prove her innocent. Nonetheless there is evidence in the play that Abigail is not soley guilty for the witch trials. As a child, she has a violent experience with Indians who killed her parents so it's no surprise that a person exposed to such brutality at a young age might eventually act brutally herself.
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