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Post by Mr. Thomas on Sept 25, 2013 11:45:42 GMT -5
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Post by emmanuelluna on Sept 25, 2013 17:20:24 GMT -5
Emmanuel Luna
Mr. Thomas
English 11
9/25/13
B. A quote that is significant in the reading and throughout the play is, “I discovered her and my niece and ten or twelve of the other girls, dancing in the forest last night” (1231). This quote is significant because now that Parris told Hale about this situation, the thought of witchcraft will spread rapidly throughout the village. Later on Mrs. Putnam mentions that Tituba has the power to conjure the dead, which will just lead the village to be completely sure that there are witches among them.
E. A quote that really confronted me was when Giles was talking about his wife reading a book in the corner and he says, “It discomforts me! Last night mark this I tried and tried and could not say my prayers. And then she close her book and walks out of the house, and suddenly mark this I could pray again!” (1232) This quote shows the hysteria that has already begun to set in the people. It also just makes me angry because what he says is just stupid because he makes a random connection to his wife out of nowhere that suggests that she is a witch. Why would he do that unless he wants to get rid of his wife.
D. Another quote that stood out to me was when Hale asks Abigail, “Have you sold yourself to Lucifer?” (1233) This quote shows that everyone is buying into her being a witch, which is exactly what she wants to happen so that she could get away with getting back at her enemies, specifically Elizabeth. It also shows just how easy it was for her to manipulate everyone into believing this lie, just so she could basically do what she wanted.
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Post by matthewchan on Sept 25, 2013 18:41:30 GMT -5
Matthew Chan
Mr. Thomas
English 11
25 September 2013
A. Reverend John Hale can be seen in today’s world as a doctor. Although he doesn’t play a doctor role in the story, he is hired to cure and find out what is wrong with Betty. He asks many questions such as Abigail being in the forest and the role of Tituba during this entire time. He is similar to a doctor or problem solver because people answer his questions so he can solve the problems and figure out if everyone will be ok or the Devil is the problem for all this.
C. Who is telling the truth? Is it Tituba or is it Abigail? I think Tituba is the innocent one who is telling the truth because she seems like she hasn’t done anything wrong. When Hale talks about God with her, she cries and goes on her knees. It shows she is very religious and cares a lot about her faith and belief. She also is honest by telling Hale that the Devil did go to her to let her know that he will bring her back to Barbados. Abigail, on the other hand, blames everything on Tituba. Previously, she told her friends to not say anything else beside the situation with Tituba and seeing Mercy naked. She is covering up herself and blaming everything on Tituba.
E. I think Abigail is still hiding something from everyone and she might be the main cause of all the problems. Previously, she told her friends to keep everything to themselves and the only thing Parris knows is the situation with Tituba and Mercy being naked. There most be more information that she is hiding from everyone which might be the reason and cause for all this. She is making Tituba and herself feel bad. Before you know it, she might be the reason behind everything or maybe the traitor.
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Post by johnmarano on Sept 25, 2013 19:04:27 GMT -5
John Marano
Mr. Thomas
English 11
25 September 2013
A. When Abigail is being questioned; it kind of made me think of some personal experiences of mine. When I am in trouble with my parents, I try to avoid giving them the full story. They always KNOW when I’m lying. I don’t know how, but they do. I can’t escape it. In this scene, Mr. Pariss is positive Abigail is lying. This reminds me because Abigail is finally releasing some information that she had kept inside. When I’m getting in trouble, my parents always get the story out of me.
C. This scene did confuse me a little. I had a few questions concerning Tituba. IS SHE LYING? I mean in class we spoke about how there is no devil. What is she saying than? If there is no devil than the whole situation must be a lie. Abigail, Betty, and Tituba all claim people they saw whom the devil possessed. If she has no case of possession, as said in class, WHAT is going on?? I am confused and eager to find out. I also question what was going on with Giles. Why is he having trouble praying only when his wife is reading a book? Makes no sense to me if there is no devil.
D. I really enjoyed the ending to Act 1. A scene that really took my interest was when Abigail was accusing Tituba of lying. In the scene she says, “I never sold myself! I am a good girl! I’m a proper girl” (Miller, 1232). I find this ironic because she is blaming everything on Tituba than says that she is a good girl. FIRST OFF, she isn’t a good girl when she slept with Mr. Proctor. She is also lying to her uncle the whole time when he is just trying to help his daughter. She only cares about herself.
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Post by matthewsegarra on Sept 25, 2013 19:17:31 GMT -5
Matthew Segarra
Mr. Thomas
English 11
25 September 2013
A. Rev. Hale seems like a modern day doctor. He is the one who is supposed to cure Betty’s sickness. He is suspicious of all of the extra activity going on inside of the town. He can be compared to a doctor because he plays an important role in someone’s life and has the power to make a life changing decision.
B. One quote throughout this play that is important is, “I discovered her and my niece and ten or twelve of the other girls, dancing in the forest last night” (1231). This quote has significance because this event will be at the center of everyone’s attention, and it will only leave people asking questions about the witch situation. It is later on revealed by Mrs. Putnam that Reverend Parris’ slave, Tituba, can speak to the dead. This will cause the townsfolk to continue to believe that witches exist and that there are witches in the town.
E. This quote that stood out to me was said by Giles, “It discomforts me! Last night mark this I tried and tried and could not say my prayers. And then she closed her book and walks out of the house, and suddenly mark this I could pray again!” (1232) this quote shows how any little coincidence could drive people to think so irrational. A small thing such as a mental block could make you call your wife a witch. Not even his wife is safe from being accused for being a witch.
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Post by seandelossantos on Sept 25, 2013 19:27:29 GMT -5
Sean de los Santos
English 11
Mr. Thomas
25 September 2013
The Crucible reading
A. This movie reminds me of the Media craze called “The last exorcist.” This reminds me of the movie because in the movie the loved ones and people who were trying to help are all around the character that was being possessed. It’s not totally like the movie where they made deals, but some of the things they do remind me of when they are just figuring out what was truly happening to the possessed character. The scene that reminded me of this movie was when Betty was, “rising from the bed, a fever in her eyes, and picks up with the chant.” This scene resembles certain movies where a character ominously gets up and starts talking weird.
E. One person I really like in this part of, “The Crucible,” is John Proctor. John
proctor stands up for what he has. When Mr. Putnam told him that John’s Land
wasn’t his, he simply flipped the bird and told him that it was his. He also stands
up for the church as well. This shows when he tells Parris to, “Speak one minute
without we land in hell again.” This really shows that he wants Parris to not talk
about hell and instead talk about another thing.
C. One part that really confused me was why Abigail and Betty were calling out people who have been with the devil. This really shocked me due to the fact that Abigail was probably trying to get herself out of trouble. Was her motive to try to get people in trouble as a result of something they might’ve done?
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Post by 1adams12 on Sept 25, 2013 20:17:55 GMT -5
Michael Adams
Crucible Page 1229-1235
C. For this scene, I was really confused with the big paragraphs that looked and sounded like that it was not a character talking. What was that? I personally did not understand how this tied into the story. Is that a narrator? If so, when did a narrator come into the story and start narrating to the readers what was happening? I also did not understand, was Betty really possess by the Devil, or was she just faking it so that Tituba, can be caught for what she had done in the woods? I also did not understand what the books were. Were the books wizardry books, and does that mean that Hale is a wizard?
A. I agree with John Morano's answer, because more likely than not, my parents are asking me what I have done. I have found out that I like to dodge the question till they are really angry and then I answer, before I get into more trouble. I also feel that is the way kids defy their parents. Kids defy their parents because when they are angry at them, they can't just get up and leave. I feel that this is more likely the case with everyone's family then not. I find it happening more as a teenager because you want to prove to your parents that you are ready to take on the world, and that they don't need to babysit you anymore. I know for a fact, that I have done this more times than I can count.
B. I agree with Matthew Segarra's answer, because without that quote, you will not have known how many witches there were in the woods. People in Salem will thus wonder how many people were in the woods on that night, and never trust anyone again. Since this quote was said, I feel that people are less likely to accuse people because they now know who was in the woods. The townspeople might be a little more suspicious of Tituba because she can talk to the dead, but once the Minister removes the devil from her, I believe that the townspeople are more at mind and peace.
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Post by georgebaroudos on Sept 25, 2013 20:31:07 GMT -5
George Baroudos
Mr. Thomas
English 11
25 September 2013
A – The accusations being made spark from a chain reaction. I felt like I was tipping over a row of dominoes down. Once you knock one over you can’t stop the rest. Once Abigail opened her big ugly mouth and pointed out Tituba it lead to all of these accusations. Abigail honestly makes me sick and she reminds me of a little girl. She leaks out some form of a rumor and everyone in the room catches wind of it. Once they hear this rumor they throw in their two cents and the situation escalates. The only problem is lives are at stake and that is not fair at all.
E – I have a newfound hatred for Abigail. I cannot stand little petty rumors that blow way out of proportion. I liked Abigail before I read this, I really did but her lying conniving side showed itself. Quite honestly I find it disgusting and repulsive. Abigail is potentially playing with people’s lives and it is disgusting and I am really growing sick of her. Its horrible and Mr. Thomas I am sorry for not believing you when you said you hated her. It was wrong of me and now I am with you and I hate her as well. Thank you for fair warning I wish I analyzed it better.
D – “Why, a very little frog jumped-“ (1232) is spoken by Abigail and honestly got me so angry. It is honestly sad that even through reading this I can tell she is lying. Lying is the most disgusting habit in my opinion. I believe that lying is the devil talking through us. Abigail isn’t telling a little white lie either this changes the whole scenery. Now everyone is convinced the devil has intervened into their friendly dance. Abigail has just added gasoline to the already burning fire and it brings no benefit. Abigail honestly needs her head examined.
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Post by eointunney on Sept 25, 2013 20:40:58 GMT -5
Eoin Tunney
Mr. Thomas
English 11
25 September 2013
D. One thing that really interested me is when Giles starts asking Hale if his wife could possibly be possessed by the devil. Giles says that whenever his wife is reading her books, he cannot finish his prayers. Once his wife is done, he is automatically able to finish his prayers. This interested me because Giles seems like a guy that would automatically dismiss any sort of devil. But I guess since everyone is freaking out about witchcraft, he is starting to get worried about it.
E. For some reason Hale seems like a fake when it comes to his job. There are two specific things that made me fell about him this way. The first thing was when he first arrived at the house with all his heavy books. The reason this made me think of him as a fake is because if he had done this before or even be a professional with this type of stuff there would be no need for all the books. The second reason why he strikes me as fake or imposter is because when Parris tells him that Betty tried to fly, he seemed to be confused like he never heard of anything like this before.
A. The last page or so where Tituba, Abigail, and Betty start ranting off names of people in the village who they say have had contact with the devil and have done witchcraft reminds of the holocaust actually. Tituba, Abigail, and Betty are using all these people in the village as scapegoats for what they have done. This reminded me of the holocaust because the Nazis used the Jews as scapegoats for almost everything. They blamed the Jews for such thing as the World Wars, the depression of Germany after WWI, and for any other bad thing that came upon Germany.
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Post by connor on Sept 25, 2013 20:58:36 GMT -5
Connor Ryan
Mr. Thomas
English 11
9/25/13
A.I feel like we can relate this to a issue everyone faces all the time. Parris asks "who came with him" and Putnam says "Sarah Good? Did you see Sarah Good with him? Or Osburn?"(1234). I feel like this relate to modern day because we can see the Putnam is pointing finger at other people with no facts to back it up. In modern day I believe that people point fingers at others when something is about to effect them. When people are scared they will lose something they will do anything to blame others.
B.A line that I believe that is very important to the play is when Mrs. Putnam says, "mr. Parris's slave has the knowledge to conjurin', sir"(1231). I feel like this line is important because it brings Tituba into a important part of the scene. She is the one who is able to tell Hale about what the girls are doing in the forest. The act would be different because no one would be able to give Hale reliable information about what Betty did last night.
I believe the Emmanuel Luna brought up a very Important in his response to question B. This quote is important because people now expect that the girls are witches. It this line never appeared their is a chance that Hale does not expect that the girls are witches. Also he would not expect them to be talking with the devil and that Betty is just sick.
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Post by epoccia on Sept 25, 2013 21:03:29 GMT -5
Eddie Poccia
English 11
Mr. Thomas
25 September 2013
The Crucible
A. Mr. Hale can be seen as a modern day doctor. He was called in to save the day and he seems to be trusted by everyone. He is depicted as a professional in the field of witchcraft. To me, this is a little ridiculous because there is no such thing as witchcraft. The kids are just being kids and the the adults just seem to be naive.
D. I agree with George about Abigail's lie. Abigail says "Why, a very little frog jumped" (1232). When Abigail sais this it made everyone believe that the whole situation involves the devil. If she did not say that, then the story would have probably taken a different turn.
E. At this point in the play, Abigail is probably my least favorite character. She just made the enitre situation worse by saying that the devil intervined with the dance. She was lying when she said this and it made the whole story go in a different direction. I also like Mr. Hale because he seems to know what he is doing and he is doing his best to save them.
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Post by poulong15 on Sept 25, 2013 21:04:35 GMT -5
Gregory Poulon
Mr. Thomas
English-11
25
September 2013
The
Crucible (cont #3)
“I want to open myself. I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus. I danced for the devil; I saw him; I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand;” This quote is very inspiring for some, but for others may arise tension. It is very contradictory in the fact that it talks about worshipping God, but at the same time being around the Devil. Abigail was very open about saying this quote because she found it very inspiring to how she wasn’t the only one that was with the devil. Sarah Good, Goody Osburn, and Bridget Bishop were all with the devil as well. This quote caused everyone to scream in relief everyone they saw with the devil. This quote leaves the audience suspicious about
what will happen next, after all the outbursts occurred.
After only reading the first act of the Crucible, I am a little skeptical about reading the rest of the play. The playwright uses so much descriptive language and expresses a character in ways that are just un imaginable. The witchcraft that was presented to the reader really captured the attention and kept me from stopping. I found really interesting as stated above by Abigail. It really stood out of how things could be contradictory, and the playwright wants this to be like this. This is a play that is very weird and has its crazy moments, but it is interesting
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I really liked how my pier George used the comparison of tipping over a domino and causing a chain reaction. This really caught me by surprise cause I would have never made this connection but it really makes sense because it was exactly that a chain reaction. Abigail had said something that really lead to the downfall of the dominos which later led to the whole plot thickening.
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Post by bourdonm15 on Sept 25, 2013 21:13:54 GMT -5
Matthew Bourdon
Mr. Thomas
English 11
9/25/13
F. The relationships between each of the characters is starting to get a little erratic to the point where I get confused. Each of the characters have some type of underlying vengeance toward each other. “Let God blame me, not you Rebecca! I’ll not have you judging me anymore!” (Page 1231) This is a definite sign of tension that is boiled up for unnamed but obvious reasons. The relationship between most of these characters is very sour and bitter. These people are definitely overreacting over something that honestly is not a big deal.
E. These people clearly have never seen sleepwalking before in their lives. “Her soul, her soul seems flown away. She sleeps and yet she walks…” (Page 1231) Mrs. Putnam is overreacting and thinks that Betty is possessed only because she is sleepwalking. Honestly it really doesn’t sound like Betty is possessed at all; it just seems like she is sick and is stressed which is causing her mind to make her body sleepwalk. These characters just make up and exaggerate whatever they can and it is honestly very annoying.
D. I didn’t enjoy the story at all due to the constant exaggeration, dullness, confusion, and lack of an intriguing plot the story fails to show. “Does someone afflict you, child? It need not be a woman, mind you, or a man. Perhaps some bird invisible to others comes to you perhaps a pig, a mouse, or any beast at all.” (Page 1232) WHAT? This is outrageous that Hale is connecting certain animals to Betty being sick. Throughout the whole story they are obsessing over the sickness of Betty. It was a poor plot and storyline.
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Post by michaelannunziata on Sept 25, 2013 21:16:16 GMT -5
Michael Annunziata
Mr. Thomas
English 11
9/27/13
A. One thing in the reading that I feel that I can relate to is Reverend John Hale coming on the impression of being a doctors although he isn’t a doctor in the play, but he is hired to cure and try to find out what is wrong with Betty. He also asks many question as would a doctor would if the doctor was interviewing the patient. I think that he mainly compares to a doctor because he has to make extremely important decisions that can impact someone’s life drastically just like how he can change Betty’s life drastically.
D. One ting that I really enjoyed about this reading was the end of act 1. The scene that really stood out to me was the scene where Abigail got mad a Tituba and started to accuse her of lying. She says, “I never sold myself! I am a good girl! I’m a proper girl” (Miller, 1232). This is weird to me because its always that the person to stand up and say they didn’t do something really means she is doing something and I think that is exactly what’s Abigail is doing.
I. John Marano wrote about when Abigail is being questioned and made the connection to him getting the memories of when his parents question him when he is lying. That is exactly how my parents treat me when they think I’m lying and somehow whenever I am lying they always know some how some way.
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Post by Sgarlato on Sept 25, 2013 21:53:56 GMT -5
Stephen Sgarlato
Mr. Thomas
English 11
9/25/13
I. To answer or expand on Matthew Chan’s question whether it is Abigail or Tituba who is telling the truth I would say Tituba. Tituba seems like the more innocent character and the more less experienced. Abigail knows that since Tituba is the slave everyone probably thinks it’s her anyway. Also what Matthew Chan said was that Tituba seems very religious and hopeful of God. She expresses herself in a way that kind of forces you to believe her but her actions somewhat tell you otherwise.
A. A big part of the story is how Abigail goes around and accuses people of being the devil while her herself is a notable suspect as well. This relates to my life because whenever I do something wrong I go and blame other people or bring other people down with me to sort of prevent my punishment. I believe that every kid does this but I seem to do it excessively.
C. I feel like we have come to a part in the story where nobody knows who is possessed or is supposedly possessed. It has just gotten too erratic that I have lost a sense of who’s who. There are so many suspects because everyone in the story has their moments where there totally fine for a second but then lash out and do something strange.
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