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Where does Mary Warren go at the end of the story?

Where does Mary Warren go at the end of the story?

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Tituba has just been used as a scapegoat for the “witchery” that is...

Tituba has just been used as a scapegoat for the “witchery” that is going on in Salem. She is an easy target because she is a black slave and from Barbados where religions such as voo doo occur....

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why does hale become suspicious of the proctors?

why does hale become suspicious of the proctors?

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what are the three conflicts in the crucible?

what are the three conflicts in the crucible?

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In Act III of The Crucible, what details in the opening scene indicate...

In Act III of The Crucible, what details in the opening scene indicate that there is some degree of hysteria in the meeting room which the audience cannot see?

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What are two motivations that characters may have to create false...

What are two motivations that characters may have to create false accusations of witchcraft?

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Why doesn't Parris want to consider witchcraft as an explanation for...

Why doesn't Parris want to consider witchcraft as an explanation for Betty's illness in The Crucible?

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how are Hales attempts to help Giles and Francis hindered

how are Hales attempts to help Giles and Francis hindered

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Rev. Parris refuses to consider witchcraft the reason for Betty's...

Rev. Parris refuses to consider witchcraft the reason for Betty's illness is simple: as the town preacher, he does not want his holiness cast into doubt as a result of his daughter being a witch. Add...

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In The Crucible, why did Reverend Hale ask Elizabeth Proctor to persuade...

In The Crucible, why did Reverend Hale ask Elizabeth Proctor to persuade her husband, John, to confess to witch craft ?

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At this point in the play, Reverend Hale has figured out that Abagail...

At this point in the play, Reverend Hale has figured out that Abagail and the other girls have been lying about the presence of witches in Salem. He realizes that the mass hysteria has gotten out of...

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Why doesn't Parris want to consider witchcraft as an explanation for...

Why doesn't Parris want to consider witchcraft as an explanation for Betty's illness in The Crucible?

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What are two things that happen as a result of Elizabeth Proctor's...

What are two things that happen as a result of Elizabeth Proctor's testimony? Identify the irony in the situation.

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Elizabeth Proctor lies during her testimony. As a result, John's...

Elizabeth Proctor lies during her testimony. As a result, John's testimony against Abigail is discredited. The second result is that John and many others are sentenced to die, because the judges now...

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In The Crucible, why did Reverend Hale ask Elizabeth Proctor to persuade...

In The Crucible, why did Reverend Hale ask Elizabeth Proctor to persuade her husband, John, to confess to witchcraft ?

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In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, how does John Proctor's character...

In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, how does John Proctor's character demonstrate hypocrisy in the Puritan culture?

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Arthur Miller undertook prodigious research into the events that formed...

Arthur Miller undertook prodigious research into the events that formed the basis of his 1953 allegory about the anti-communist hysteria that was sweeping the nation at the time he wrote The Crucible....

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Is adversity the most important factor in shaping character and/or...

Is adversity the most important factor in shaping character and/or identity? If so how? More specifically, I'm looking at the play "The Crucible" and how adversity affects John Proctor.

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No, I do not believe it is the most important factor in shaping...

No, I do not believe it is the most important factor in shaping character. I say that because I don't like making blanket statements like that. They eliminate any potential for later evidence to change...

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Where in The Crucible is the commandment "You shall not take the name of...

Where in The Crucible is the commandment "You shall not take the name of the Lord God in vain" broken?

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