Compare And Contrast Essay On The Crucible
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“It’s strange how I knew you, but I suppose you look as such a good soul should. We have all heard of your great charities in Beverly.” This quote, stated by Reverend Hale, referring to Rebecca Nurse explains how others in the town think very highly of her. Therefore, when Rebecca is accused of using witchcraft to murder Ann Putnam's babies during the Salem Witchcraft Trials, the townspeople suggest that it may be a hoax. I can relate to Rebecca Nurse because we are both greatly understanding, extremely skeptical, and very nurturing. Both Rebecca Nurse and I can be associated with the trait of understanding people and the decisions they may make. In The Crucible Rebecca Nurse is considered to be reasonable. When Reverend Hale comes in and discusses what he may have to do to Betty Parris, who has been struck with the devils spirits, she realizes that it must be done even though it goes against her beliefs and why it is necessary, but leaves the premise before …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how reverend hale's quote referring to rebecca nurse explains how others in the town think very highly of her.
- Explains that rebecca nurse and i can be associated with the trait of understanding people and the decisions they may make.
- Opines that rebecca nurse and her friend tray share the trait of understanding and pessimism when it comes to male intentions with them.
- Explains that rebecca nurse and i can be affiliated as nurturing. in the crucible she has eleven children and twenty-six grandchildren.
When the people in Salem start accusing great Christian women of witchcraft, Rebecca Nurse does not believe the girls and concludes that the girls are playing a joke on the town. Being in high school I hear many rumors being spread around. Just like Rebecca I am not convinced that these statements are true. In a situation as this I would go the person who would be the victim and talk about the rumor this way I can try and put the rumor to rest. My friend Tray was accused of cheating on his girlfriend and I did what any good high school student would do and asked if this was true. Tray said it was false, so if anyone brought it up to me I let them know that it was a lie and that I had already spoke to Tray about it all. I can also be pessimistic when it comes to males intentions with me. When a male begins to talk to me more periodically than usual I become more concerned with why he is and what he truly wants from
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- Analyzes how in arthur miller's "the crucible," there was an elect group of people that overcame the hysteria of the trials.
- Analyzes how hale enters as a strict law abiding citizen enjoying his position of power and his ability to make the decisions in salem.
- Analyzes how reverend hale uses his reason over the idea of law to defend the people being prosecuted. this is his first time standing up to the court.
- Analyzes how reverend hale in arthur miller's "the crucible" changes from a strict follower of the law to one that displays strength by identifying what is truly going wrong around him.
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- Analyzes how salem mislabeled people in town as good or evil with no in between, which makes life even harder for them.
- Analyzes how in the play rebecca nurse was a babysitter of mrs putnam babies. when ann putnam gave birth to her babies many dies, this caused envy to rebecca.
- Analyzes how abigail was mislabeled as a good character by reverend parris and his niece, who were discussing why she was fired from their household.
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- Analyzes how the salem community wrongly judged people in the town as good or evil, resulting in chaos and executions.
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- Analyzes how miller's purpose in writing both the play and the article was to emphasize the similarities between 1692 witch hunt and 1950’s red scare. miller wanted to convey the message of fear over reason, express himself in a new language of old english, and warn of mass hysteria
- Analyzes how miller wrote his play to demonstrate instances when fear overcomes reason. in the novel, fear over reason is displayed when tituba confesses to witchcraft rather than being hanged.
- Analyzes how miller's personal goal in writing the crucible was to increase his language use and challenge himself to use older english. miller liked the challenge of writing a historical novel, in an unfamiliar accent, as well as conveying the importance of the time frame and themes.
- Analyzes how miller conveys the effects of mass hysteria on large groups of people in his play, the crucible.
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- Analyzes how rebecca nurse in arthur miller's the crucible portrays the theme of religion by dying a martyr of her faith and being the purest and saintliest character hung for witchery.
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- Analyzes how miller's article, "why i wrote the crucible," describes the 1950s as a time of fearful insanity and unrest. the modern generation sees the salem witch trials as foolish scuffles between ignorant people.
- Explains that rebecca nurse and her husband, francis, were well-respected people in the town of salem miller describes.
- Analyzes how miller describes the distaste the nurses had for parris in the crucible.
- Analyzes how arthur miller's depiction of rebecca in the crucible is limited, but her life is a story in itself.
- Analyzes how miller wrote the crucible to convey the general fear a witch-hunt instills in members of society than to tell the history of the salem witch trials.
- Analyzes how miller's portrayal of rebecca nurse, a gentle victim of witch hysteria, draws more emotional reactions to the play than any other character.
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- Describes the reasons for the murder of rebecca nurse and john proctor in salem.
- Opines that it is not god's work to coerce innocent christians into admitting a connection with the devil when none so obviously exists.
- Explains that rebecca nurse and john proctor are two upstanding members of our close-knit community. why should we persecute them?
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- Opines that abigail williams seduced john proctor, a man of integrity and honour, into committin' lechery.
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- Analyzes how reverend hale is pressured by the people of salem to claim that witchcraft is present.
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