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Below, outline the topics the significance cultural context topics that are evident in both 'Small Things Like These' and 'The Crucible'

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Below, outline the topics the significance cultural context topics that are evident in both 'Small Things Like These' and 'The Crucible'

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Select a topic from the Cultural Context Topics Column 1- Identify a key moment that could be used to discuss this topic - Key Quotes - Focus on what is revealed about the cultural context and how it impacting your insights.

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Select a topic from the Cultural Context Topics Column 1- Identify a key moment that could be used to discuss this topic - Key Quotes - Focus on what is revealed about the cultural context and how it impacting your insights.

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Select a topic from the Cultural Context Topics Column 1- Identify a key moment that could be used to discuss this topic - Key Quotes - Focus on what is revealed about the cultural context and how it impacting your insights.

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Select a topic from the Cultural Context Topics Column 1- Identify a key moment that could be used to discuss this topic - Key Quotes - Focus on what is revealed about the cultural context and how it impacting your insights.

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Below, outline the topics and aspects of the text that are significant to explore the  'Vision and Viewpoint' of both 'Small Things Like These' and 'The Crucible'

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Below, outline the topics and aspects of the text that are significant to explore the  'Vision and Viewpoint' of both 'Small Things Like These' and 'The Crucible'

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Select a topic from the Vision and Viewpoint Topics Column 5 - Identify a key moment that could be used to discuss this topic - Key Quotes - Focus on what is revealed about the cultural context and how it impacting your insights.

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Select a topic from the Vision and Viewpoint Topics Column 5 - Identify a key moment that could be used to discuss this topic - Key Quotes - Focus on what is revealed about the cultural context and how it impacting your insights.

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Select a topic from the Vision and Viewpoint Topics Column 5 - Identify a key moment that could be used to discuss this topic - Key Quotes - Focus on what is revealed about the cultural context and how it impacting your insights.

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Select a topic from the Vision and Viewpoint Topics Column 5 - Identify a key moment that could be used to discuss this topic - Key Quotes - Focus on what is revealed about the cultural context and how it impacting your insights.

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STLT- “blades of cold  slid under doors and cut the knees off those who still knelt to say the rosary”: Chapter 1 there is a religious aspect of people kneeling down to the church  which shows a subservience and conformity to the churches orders that they have to pray at specific times in the day or they are othered from the society and looked down upon by others losing reputation and respect amongst others in the town with risk of losing job opportunities as the church is heavily involved in how ireland was governed in 1985 which asserts their power and control over the people of the town

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“If some complained over Joseph looking overly colourful in his red and purple robes, the Virgin Mary was met with general approval, kneeling passively in her usual blue and white”: Idolising Mary, catholicism, Theocratic governmental system. Role of women as an example of purity to women in society to follow church as Mary represent chastity and purity, kneeling passively which shows that women are subservient and passive

"While the nuns walked around, supervising and talking to some of the more well-off parents": Nuns supervising and acting as police in society, judging others if they are poor or not well kept, religious power and control over society, power exalted of community chastising those who werent doing well in society

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STLT - Women are depicted as deeply entrenched in gender roles and societal expectations. This means they are forced to conform to strict norms and values that have been set by the patriarchical society. Ostrazisation to whoever tries to go against these premade societal constructs. (Sarah - Locked in coal shed is embelamatic of how women are denied voice and authority)

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The Crucible - Women are shown as being restricted by Puritan society of Salem, which enforces rigid gender roles and moral codes. Women are expected to represnet purity, innocence and compliance and those who go against are labelled as demonic or sinful. Supression of Women authority.

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STLT - Catholiscm is used as an oppresive force against the people of New Ross, girls who had children outside of the sacrement of marraige were considered "low character". Hypocrisy is shown through the character of Mother Superior when she locks Sarah in the Coal Shed and when it is found out she says to Sarah "Wont you tell us now why you were in the coal shed". The nuns are not acting out of charity but rather fufiling a societal mandate by religious dogma. Their role is only to punish not uplift. These laundries made religion a driving force of the supression of identity and individuality.

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The Crucible - Religion operates as a tool of control rather than actual belief. The Puritan theocracy uses religion to justify oppression., cruelty, fear and punishment. Figures like Parris and Danforth have a very "“A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it; there be no road between" Black and white attitude showing how faith can become corrupted by power. This is an attempt to supress indviduality and forces people to conform in hopes of not being punished.

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"I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" John Proctor says this in Act 4 as a declaration that signifies his choice of keeping his name respected,following his morals and saying the truth that he was never involved in witchcraft knowing that this choice will cost him his life. he chooses to not self preserve and conform to the corrupt court in salem, but stick to the truth he has been proclaiming throughout the play by following his moral compass and not losing his respect and dignity at the cost of his life which ties into admirable values and attitudes from a main character

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STLT:

Bill Furlong, although raised in a 1950s Irish catholic society that relies heavily on the conformity of the masses, often displays outward signs of deep empathy for others. While other characters like Eileen is solely concerned for her family, Bills complex empathy for those around him struggling; keeping him up at night and complicating his life. Bills courageous empathy stems from the kindness he was exposed to when his mothers employer (Mrs. Wilson) who took Bill and his mother in and protecting them from the same fate as Sarah Redmond and her baby. Furlongs empathetic and caring nature makes it difficult for him to conform to societal norms and turning a blind eye to the corruption of the church. At first Furlong is only visibly concerned at the injustice and ostracizasion of disempowered individuals but once he is faced with the young girl (Sarah Redmond) locked in the convent coal shed in chapter 3 he considers taking action before he is threatened by the Mother Superior in chapter 4. Upon discovering her another time in chapter 6 and a final time in chapter 8 Furlong decides to take the girl home. By walking Sarah through the village and to his home for all to see rather than leaving her there or bringing her to the priests house Furlong challenges the churches oppressive ways by facing his fellow townspeople with the truth behind the rumours as he had to face them similar to Proctor this act of kindness is also an act of self sacrifice as, in doing this Furlong puts his and his families livelihood at risk of complete annihilation by the church.

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Use this guidance and the writing frame to create a plan for the 'model' essay you will bring into the examination. Ensure that you have a variety of topics to ensure that it can unlock multiple questions.

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Use this guidance and the writing frame to create a plan for the 'model' essay you will bring into the examination. Ensure that you have a variety of topics to ensure that it can unlock multiple questions.

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Access the past questions. Annotate and deconstruct them to identify the potential topics that they are suggesting that you explore. Doing this task will enable you to select the most effective topics to enable you to answer a range of potential questions

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Access the past questions. Annotate and deconstruct them to identify the potential topics that they are suggesting that you explore. Doing this task will enable you to select the most effective topics to enable you to answer a range of potential questions

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Key moment: Reproach me not with the fear in the country; there is fear in the country because there is a moving plot to topple Christ in the country” - Danforth Act 3

In this society fear is used as a tool for power. Insists that fear in Salem is between good (Christ) and evil (Satan).

Courts authority is directly linked to God’s authority leaving no space for opposition or criticism. In this moment particular he uses a conspiracy against christ to be a scapegoat rather than taking accountability for the chaos and fear caused by the trials. This reinforces the court's legitimacy when it is under attack and need of protection. The actual source of fear is ignored because actually acknowledging it undermines the court's power. Religious manipulation ensures compliance through fear and damnation, discouraging questioning from the court.

Todays View:

In todays society this may seem appauling to some but if we truly take a step back and observe our world from a different angle we are also in a Salem-esc system. We must comply to certain systems that have been set up and that most of us disagree with it, but we too are forced to comply with it to avoid punishment from authorities. This play allows us to reflect on our own world and much emphasis we place upon systems and those in power.

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“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!” - John proctor Act 4

This moment is the emotional and moral climax of The Crucible. John Proctor has been granted the opputunity to save his life although must give up his most important aspect of self. His identity. But by doing so he would be affirming a corrupt system and betraying his own integrity. He ultimately chooses truth and dies for it. The court and church are one and the same; the law is God’s law. Proctor’s refusal is therefore a direct rebellion against a system that does not tolerate dissent. It illustrates that despite all the consequenes that John Proctor may face, he still wishes to act according to his own moral compass showing that his legacy, reputation and soul is more important than his own survival. It shows how moral truth is picked over social acceptence.

In Modern Society, we look at John Proctor as someone who we respect, a person who sacrificed their life for others. It is clear that Proctor was a flawed, yet good hearted man who just wanted to the best for others. This moment allows us as readers to reflect on our lives and how we too should always choose our own morals over social acceptance.

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Social Dynamics and Manipulation of Influence 

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It was a rigid, theocratic society, where strict moral standards (strongly linked with the church)  govern behavior, and any behaviour away from these norms is met with severe punishment.

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Monoculture in terms of religion, race, language (the rare Polish and Russian boatmen). Anything out of the ordinary is gossiped and frowned upon by locals. This society was full of stereotypes and preconceptions of people from outside of their community.

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Societal/Political Structure - Theocracy - Religious Beliefs

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Societal/Political Structure - Theocracy - Religious Beliefs

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Theocracy: is the system or government in which priests or high officials rule in the name of god. This is what the Salem community ran by which leads to the people easily believing in the thoughts of witchcraft as in the bible witch are mentioned and the church used the word of god to manipulate the people of Salem and control what they think and believe without to much resistance for the community→ Religious belief in the higher power.

Patriarchal society: Men detain the power within the social hierarchy, where men had knowledge and the power to control and create rules and restrictions that women would have to follow. Women had to stay in the house and look after the children, serve their husband no matter the time, day or occasion. Different view of gender roles, marriage (Look, serve and obey)

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Key moment(s):

Act 1 when Abigail blames Tituba for the reason the girls were in the forest and why betty has fallen into a coma, in turn to that accusation Tituba is threatened with whipping and hanging if she doesn't confess, showing the spectral evidence of people not need evidence and to have experience visions to accuse others of witchcraft.

→ This show once again the class different but also because Tituba is of a different race and black it is easiest to place the blame on her as she is not going to talk back to the other because it will lead her to be punished, but also because she is an easy target because no one will believe her words over Abigail’s

→While people who were black were seen as nothing more than dirt on the people's shoes and were treated as such they were house slaves and who usually were punished for the wronging of white people.

Racism → Is the discrimination of someone by the colour of their skin and race.

‘Heathen’/’Nergo’ - Opening scene when Parris is introduced it is said that he is with his ‘negro slave’ Tituba - Class differnce but also how people of other races where described. → Show class difference ( hierarchy) by also the fact that Tituba is not really seen as a person, just someone who cleans and is seen by the colour of their skin. → Point the finger at, escape goat.

Racism (astigmatism around race): The way different races were treated and what they could and couldn’t do within the community - restrictions ( not allowed the same luxuries or freedom as the others) - Seen as less worthy. → People who were white were seen as respectfully and people of wealth and had a high standing in society and some had high places in the community as either revends or judges (Parris and Mr.Danforth)

While Tituba who was black was seen as dirt and someone to dump the blame on if there was trouble. Act 1(Opening Scene):“She is also very frightened because her slave sense has warned her that, as always, trouble in this house eventually lands on her back”

Racial hierarchy(fear of others): Is what is used to justify oppression and the maintenance of social control through the fear of others and the outside community. →The racial hierarchy is also what makes it easy for Abigail to put the blame on Tituba and this is also what leads to the mass hysteria and the accusation of witchcraft, as she is an easy target but also because Tituba is at the bottom of the chain.

‘Othering/Heathen’

-Concept on us and them → discrimination

-Mistreated of a group by a large mass of people because of judgement and hatred to a particular idea or thought.

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-->We act as we think is right, based on our principles and values.

morality impact the individual and society?

- Laws and rules used to control what other believe and impact

- Morality is the beliefs/principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviors.

Values. → Family, respect, community

There is moral panic and moral corruption within the community of Salem.

Each character within the Crucible has a different sense of morality, whether it is they believe whole heartily in witchcraft or if they believe the business of witchcraft is entirely false

Moral panic refers to public anxiety or alarm in response to some perceived social ill.

Moral corruption is the slow decay or erosion of ethical values and principles within an individual, organization or society. When moral corruption begins to occur it leads to the loss of trust, dishonesty and paranoia within the community, finger pointing happens and placing the blame on others rather than yourself.  → premise of what happens to the Salem community after the continuous finger pointing and blame game on others to gain either land, power or influence within the community. --> As the finger pointing escalates, the larger amount of distrust began to spread to everyone and then the only word that rules of that of the church as they used these moment of panic to spread they power and control to the community.

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A key moment that shows this is when Bill Furlong discovers the young girl locked in the coal shed at the convent. This moment reveals how the Church used its power to hide and mistreat women in the Magdalene Laundries. Even though the convent is supposed to be a holy and caring place, it is actually cruel and abusive.

This moment shows how deeply the Church’s power affected society. People in the town are afraid to question what happens in the convent, and even Furlong’s wife tells him to stay quiet. The culture teaches people to obey the Church and not to interfere, even when they know something is wrong. This helps us understand how religion shaped people’s behaviour and how fear and silence allowed injustice to continue.

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In both texts the people were quick to believe whatever was said by a higher power, without questioning. (witch, impurity allegations) (in barbie, capitalism etc) This was abused by those higher up (patriarchy, religious leaders) and led people to think they had a say (laundries, catholic church) which ended up with consequences far worse (death, torture) for those blamed. This is a common theme throughout all texts.