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? asked in Education & ReferenceHomework Help · 1 decade ago

Im writing and essay on "The Crucible". PLEASE HELP ME!?

So in my essay i have to prove and persuade my reader that the "girls" did not lie throughout the story. It doesnt matter if you agree with that opinion because i dont either, but its what i got to do. So PLEASEEEEE help provide me with proof and reasons why they were not lying.

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  • Beth
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    1 decade ago
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    Hello Nathan.

    The Crucible was a very emotional book in terms of plot. The plot was about a girl named Abigail who accuses many people of witchcraft. She also accuses Elizabeth Proctor, wife of John Proctor. Abigail uses her power of the court to get to her obsession, John Proctor, by trying to eliminate Elizabeth.

    Arthur Miller's The Crucible describes the witch hunt that executed innocent citizens for crimes they did not commit. The play depicted the events fairly accurately but the real achievement of the play was to shed light on the modern witch hunt. Miller lived during the ninth teen – fifties in time when the new witch was a communist. Miller was affected by this new hunt personally having his own conscience tested much like the citizens of Salem, Massachusetts.

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