Transcript 7 Deadly Sins and “The Crucible”

7 Deadly Sins and
“The Crucible”
This will help you start your essay!
Greed
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A selfish and excessive desire for more of
something than is needed.
Putnam
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Correy says, “If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his
property-that's law! And there is none but Putnam with 'the
coin to buy so great a piece. This man is killing his
neighbor for their land.” (Correy)
Parris
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Golden candlesticks? The deed for the land that his house
is on? (Look for Proctor discussing Parris!)
Envy
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A feeling of discontented or resentful
longing aroused by someone else's possessions
qualities, or luck.
Abigail
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"It is her dearest hope, I know it. There be a thousand
names; why does she call mine? There be a certain
danger in calling such a name-I am no Goody Good that
sleeps in ditches, nor Osburn, drunk and half-witted.
She’d dare not call out such a farmer’s wife but there be
monstrous profit in it. She thinks to take my place, John.“
(Elizabeth)
Wrath
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Extreme anger
Abigail
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“And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the
edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to
you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a
pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I
can do it; I saw Indians smash my dear parents' heads on
the pillow next to mine and I have seen some reddish
work done at night, and I can make you wish you had
never seen the sun go down!”
John Proctor
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When he admits to being a witch...when he gets angry
with Mary Warren....
Pride
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a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance,
merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as
displayed in bearing, conduct.
John Proctor
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Reverend Hale
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“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my
life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not
worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live
without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my
name!”
At the beginning, changes at the end...a quote from the
beginning and then an explanation of his change may work well
to prove this point!
Reverend Parris
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He never admits his wrong-doing. He has too much pride.
Lust
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Very strong desire or want for someone
Abigail
John Proctor
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“Abby, I mat think softly of you from time to time.
But I will cut off my arm before I’ll ever reach for
you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never
touched, Abby.”