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* WhatAnIdiot: After [[spoiler: Min-su's suicide]], the police officer tries to break up the rally by speaking into a megaphone. ''To deaf people.''
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* WhatAnIdiot: After At [[spoiler: Min-su's memorial after the latter committed suicide]], the police officer Inspector Jang tries to break up the rally by speaking into a megaphone. ''To deaf people.'''' Even he realizes his stupidity seconds later.
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** ''All'' of the rape scenes!
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** ''All'' of the rape scenes!scenes! The fact that this film doesn't hold back and shows children being raped ''onscreen''...
*** Park Bo-Hyun's rape of Minsu and his younger brother deserve special mention for how utterly depraved it is. Park takes special pleasure in fondling Minsu's younger brother's anus...
*** Park Bo-Hyun's rape of Minsu and his younger brother deserve special mention for how utterly depraved it is. Park takes special pleasure in fondling Minsu's younger brother's anus...
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** [[spoiler: Minsu's reaction when In-ho informs him that his grandmother gave Park a release. The poor kid is barely holding it together as he questions why the man responsible for the death of his brother is getting away with what he did]].
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** [[spoiler: Minsu's reaction when In-ho informs him that his grandmother gave lifted the charges placed against Park a release. Bo-hyun. The poor kid is barely holding it together as he questions why the man responsible for the death of his brother is getting away with what he did]].did. It gets worse when he angrily calls In-ho out on failing to keep his promise that Park Bo-hyun would pay. All before Minsu breaks down completely until he's sobbing into In-ho's arms, who can do nothing but apologize over and over again for his failure. Minsu's actor did an especially amazing job at conveying how much he's struggling to sign]].
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*FridgeBrilliance: Though it's more "Fridge Irony", as, prior to/during the(actual) Salem Witch trials, someone wrote a book which stated that witches couldn't recite the Lord's Prayer. One would think that would convince the town of Salem of Rebecca, Martha, and Proctor's innocence.
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* CatharsisFactor: Gang In-ho smashing a vase into Park Bo-hyun's head.
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** Did Mary condemn Proctor simply because she was so terrified of Abigail (which, let's be honest, is completely understandable)? Did she, on some level, believe what she was saying? Or was she simply [[TheDogBitesBack biting back]]?
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* JerkassWoobie: Abigail in some productions, especially ones that portray her as being utterly, terrifyingly insane rather than pure evil. There's no excuse for what she did, and she becomes ''far'' worse than anyone who ever hurt her, but you can't deny that she's been given a rather raw deal by fate, and that she's had a rough life.
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** [[Spoiler: Minsu's reaction when In-ho informs him that his grandmother gave Park a release. The poor kid is barely holding it together as he questions why the man responsible for the death of his brother is getting away with what he did]].
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** [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Minsu's reaction when In-ho informs him that his grandmother gave Park a release. The poor kid is barely holding it together as he questions why the man responsible for the death of his brother is getting away with what he did]].
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** ''All'' of the rape scenes!
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** [[Spoiler: Minsu's reaction when In-ho informs him that his grandmother gave Park a release. The poor kid is barely holding it together as he questions why the man responsible for the death of his brother is getting away with what he did]].
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* NightmareFuel: What can be worse than disabled children being taken advantage of by those entrusted to take care of them through physical and sexual abuse? ''It really happened''.
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* EvilIsSexy: Abigail. Though underage, she ''is'' played by Creator/WinonaRyder.
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* EvilIsSexy: Abigail. Though underage, she ''is'' Abigail, as played by Creator/WinonaRyder.
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** [[WouldHurtAChild Headmaster Lee Kang-bok and Administration Chief Lee Kang-suk]] are [[CreepyTwins identical twins]] whose similar appearances reflect the same amount of evil in one another. As the heads of [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors Benevolence Academy]] for the hearing impaired, the [[SiblingsInCrime Lee brothers]] secretly use their positions to [[SerialRapist horrifically molest and rape the young girls]] who attend the school. While Kang-bok enjoys recording his rapes and watching them over and over again, Kang-suk simply bribes the girls with candy and the like, then forcing himself on them even if they refuse. Keeping the kids quiet by threatening death to them and their friends, the Lee brothers also utilize the vicious Mr. Park to bully and abuse any kids who step out of line. When brought to court for their crimes, the Lee brothers first ensure to attack the prosecuting children personally, first claiming they were lying before saying they "wanted it", after which they pay off the judge to get themselves off incredibly light, laughing later about how easy it is to get away with their truly wicked deeds.
**The aforementioned [[WouldHurtAChild Mr. Park Bo-hyun]] is a [[SadistTeacher sadistic teacher]] who uses his spot in Jae-ae Academy to [[WouldHurtAChild abuse, beat]], and [[SerialRapist rape any young boys]] he wishes. Though noted to have targeted several other children in the past, Park's despicable treatment of brothers Jeon Min-soo and Young-soo is particularly depraved, as he often beats and rapes one brother while [[ForcedToWatch forcing the other to watch]]. Even when not engaging in outright molestation, Park brutally beats his students bloody, knowing none will speak out lest they too be assaulted, and his violent nature is so bad that on one occasion he is seen [[GolfClubbing taking up a golf club to use on Min-soo]]. After his abuse leads to [[DrivenToSuicide Young-soo committing suicide]], Park later evades any major punishment for his crimes due to paying off Min-soo's grandmother to drop the charges against him. When Min-su attempts to stab Park when the sick teacher tries once more to rape him, Park decides to flat out beat the boy to death as payback.
** [[WouldHurtAChild Headmaster Lee Kang-bok and Administration Chief Lee Kang-suk]] are [[CreepyTwins identical twins]] whose similar appearances reflect the same amount of evil in one another. As the heads of [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors Benevolence Academy]] for the hearing impaired, the [[SiblingsInCrime Lee brothers]] secretly use their positions to [[SerialRapist horrifically molest and rape the young girls]] who attend the school. While Kang-bok enjoys recording his rapes and watching them over and over again, Kang-suk simply bribes the girls with candy and the like, then forcing himself on them even if they refuse. Keeping the kids quiet by threatening death to them and their friends, the Lee brothers also utilize the vicious Mr. Park to bully and abuse any kids who step out of line. When brought to court for their crimes, the Lee brothers first ensure to attack the prosecuting children personally, first claiming they were lying before saying they "wanted it", after which they pay off the judge to get themselves off incredibly light, laughing later about how easy it is to get away with their truly wicked deeds.
**The aforementioned [[WouldHurtAChild Mr. Park Bo-hyun]] is a [[SadistTeacher sadistic teacher]] who uses his spot in Jae-ae Academy to [[WouldHurtAChild abuse, beat]], and [[SerialRapist rape any young boys]] he wishes. Though noted to have targeted several other children in the past, Park's despicable treatment of brothers Jeon Min-soo and Young-soo is particularly depraved, as he often beats and rapes one brother while [[ForcedToWatch forcing the other to watch]]. Even when not engaging in outright molestation, Park brutally beats his students bloody, knowing none will speak out lest they too be assaulted, and his violent nature is so bad that on one occasion he is seen [[GolfClubbing taking up a golf club to use on Min-soo]]. After his abuse leads to [[DrivenToSuicide Young-soo committing suicide]], Park later evades any major punishment for his crimes due to paying off Min-soo's grandmother to drop the charges against him. When Min-su attempts to stab Park when the sick teacher tries once more to rape him, Park decides to flat out beat the boy to death as payback.
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* NightmareFuel: The scene in the forest. Originally, Tituba was creating a love spell so that the men the girls chose for the ritual would fall in love with them, uttering an eerie chant to go with it. Then Abigail kills the chicken Tituba was using and drinks some of its blood. Those other girls go crazy and start screaming and dancing around.
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* BaseBreaker: Abigail. Either she is a [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] who managed to achieve mass murder via [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]], or she is a major KarmaHoudini who doomed the [[TheWoobie more sympathetic characters]] like John and Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and even Mary Warren, [[TearJerker who suffers a nervous breakdown after]] [[DirtyCoward the girl she had been loyal to accuses her of withcraft]].
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** Abigail. Either she is a [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] who managed to achieve mass murder via [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]], or she is a major KarmaHoudini who doomed the [[TheWoobie more sympathetic characters]] like John and Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and even Mary Warren, [[TearJerker who suffers a nervous breakdown after]] [[DirtyCoward the girl she had been loyal to accuses her of withcraft]].
** Abigail. Either she is a [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] who managed to achieve mass murder via [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]], or she is a major KarmaHoudini who doomed the [[TheWoobie more sympathetic characters]] like John and Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and even Mary Warren, [[TearJerker who suffers a nervous breakdown after]] [[DirtyCoward the girl she had been loyal to accuses her of withcraft]].
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** Mary is also a contentious figure. While she is a tragic character who's constantly beaten and manipulated, she's so weak and prone to switching sides (and is eventually the one who dooms Proctor) that for many she's an annoyance.
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** Act 2, Scene 2 can also be played as Abigail deliberately "believing" her own lies and playing to Proctor's doubt and pity to appear sympathetic or at least deluded, rather than ruthless -- her plan, such as it is, relies on him not completely despising her, and it wouldn't be any less far-fetched than what's going on in the courtroom.
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** Act 2, Scene 2 can also be played as Abigail deliberately "believing" her own lies and playing to Proctor's doubt and pity in an attempt to appear make even him find her sympathetic or at least deluded, rather than ruthless -- her plan, such as it is, relies on him not completely despising her, and it wouldn't be any less far-fetched than what's going on in the courtroom.
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** Act 2, Scene 2 can also be played as Abigail deliberately "believing" her own lies and playing to Proctor's doubt and pity to appear sympathetic or at least deluded, rather than ruthless -- her plan, such as it is, relies on him not completely despising her, and it wouldn't be any less far-fetched than what's going on in the courtroom.
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* EvilIsSexy: Abigail. Though underage, she ''is'' played by Creator/WinonaRyder.
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* WhatAnIdiot: After [[spoiler: Min-su's suicide]], the police officer tries to break up the rally by speaking into a megaphone. ''To deaf people.''
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* WhatAnIdiot: After [[spoiler: Min-su's suicide]], the police officer tries to break up the rally by speaking into a megaphone. ''To deaf people.''''
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* {{Anvilicious}}: A common accusation of many Miller plays, then and now. In the case of ''The Crucible'', Molly Kazan (Creator/EliaKazan's wife and a playwright and critic) felt that the play had a weak argument. She pointed out that the metaphor of a WitchHunt for anti-communist persecution or government persecution of "subversives" does not translate to the Salem Witch Trials because witches don't exist whereas political groups and other subversives do exist, and many of its members take actual political positions for and against the state.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: A common accusation of many Miller plays, then and now. In the case of ''The Crucible'', Molly Kazan (Creator/EliaKazan's wife and a playwright and critic) felt that the play had a weak argument. She pointed out that the metaphor of a WitchHunt for anti-communist persecution or government persecution of "subversives" does not translate to the Salem Witch Trials because witches don't exist whereas political groups and other subversives do exist, and many of its members take actual political positions for and against the state.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: A common accusation of many Miller plays, then and now. In the case of ''The Crucible'', Molly Kazan (Creator/EliaKazan's wife and a playwright and critic) felt that the play had a weak argument. She pointed out that the metaphor of a WitchHunt for anti-communist persecution or government persecution of "subversives" does not translate to the Salem Witch Trials because witches don't exist whereas political groups and other subversives do exist, and many of its members take actual political positions for and against the state.
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* ValuesDissonance: Tituba's depiction in the play is fairly racist, with her speaking in broken English despite the real life person having been on English colony since she was a child, so her English should be as fluent everyone else's.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Just ''where'' Abigail crosses this is difficult to judge, but her lowest point might be when she [[spoiler:accuses Mary of witchcraft to save her own hide, and more or less drives the poor girl completely insane with fear]].
-->'''Mary:''' [[TearJerker I won't hurt you anymore, Abby...]]
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fear. She then has the gall to feign sympathy for her when she completely breaks down]].
-->'''Mary:''' [[TearJerker I won't hurt you anymore, Abby...]]]] (''sobs into Abigail's arms'')
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* BaseBreaker: Abigail. Either she is a [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] who managed to achieve mass murder via [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]], or she is a major KarmaHoudini who doomed the [[TheWoobie more sypathetic characters]] like John and Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and even Mary Warren, [[TearJerker who suffers a nervous breakdown after]] [[DirtyCoward the girl she had been loyal to accuses her of withcraft]].
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* BaseBreaker: Abigail. Either she is a [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] who managed to achieve mass murder via [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]], or she is a major KarmaHoudini who doomed the [[TheWoobie more sypathetic sympathetic characters]] like John and Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and even Mary Warren, [[TearJerker who suffers a nervous breakdown after]] [[DirtyCoward the girl she had been loyal to accuses her of withcraft]].
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** Abigail manipulating Mary by [[spoiler:accusing her of witchcraft]]. If you didn't have a reason to hate Abigail already, you definitely will after that.
* TheWoobie: Proctor, Hale, and Mary. Also Rebecca, who was originally believed to be the nicest person in Salem.
** Elizabeth.
* TheWoobie: Proctor, Hale, and Mary. Also Rebecca, who was originally believed to be the nicest person in Salem.
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* TheWoobie: Proctor, Elizabeth, Hale, and Mary. Also Rebecca, who was originally believed to be the nicest person in Salem.
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* BaseBreaker: Abigail. Either she is a [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] who managed to achieve mass murder via [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]], or she is a major KarmaHoudini who doomed the [[TheWoobie more sypathetic characters]] like John and Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and even Mary Warren, [[TearJerker who pretty much goes insane after]] [[DirtyCoward the girl she had been loyal to accuses her of withcraft]].
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* BaseBreaker: Abigail. Either she is a [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] who managed to achieve mass murder via [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]], or she is a major KarmaHoudini who doomed the [[TheWoobie more sypathetic characters]] like John and Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and even Mary Warren, [[TearJerker who pretty much goes insane suffers a nervous breakdown after]] [[DirtyCoward the girl she had been loyal to accuses her of withcraft]].
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combining two examples.
* BaseBreaker: Abigail. Either she is a [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] who managed to achieve mass murder via [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]], or she is a major KarmaHoudini who doomed the [[TheWoobie more sypathetic characters]] like John and Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and even Mary Warren, [[TearJerker who pretty much goes insane after]] [[DirtyCoward the girl she had been loyal to accuses her of withcraft]].
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* MagnificentBitch: Abigail Williams manages to use her intelligence, her sexual attractiveness, and her sense of humor to manipulate everyone around her, even arguably managing a KarmaHoudini after essentially achieving mass murder.
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* TheScrappy: Abigail. Dear god, no one else, absolutely ''no one else'' in this play is hated more than Abigail. And compared to other characters, that's saying a ''lot''!
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* TheScrappy: Abigail. Dear god, no one else, absolutely ''no one else'' in this play is hated more than Abigail. And compared to other characters, that's saying a ''lot''!
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* LifeImitatesArt: Three years after the play was produced, Miller was summoned before HUAC; he refused to name names, and was sentenced to prison for contempt of Congress, though this was overturned on appeal.
** The best part was how they took offense at the play being compared with their investigations, and grilled Miller on whether this had been intentional (it had, of course). His reply? "The comparison is inevitable, sir."
** The best part was how they took offense at the play being compared with their investigations, and grilled Miller on whether this had been intentional (it had, of course). His reply? "The comparison is inevitable, sir."
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* TearJerker: [[spoiler: The scene after Min-su commits suicide. Everyone who was protesting about the light punishment of the Lee twins gets hosed by the police. During the chaos In-ho holds up a framed picture of Min-su and brokenly says "This child's name is Min-su...he cannot hear or even speak.". It's heartbreaking because he keeps getting knocked over by the hose but he keeps getting back up.]]
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* TearJerker: [[spoiler: The scene after Min-su commits suicide. Everyone who was protesting about the light punishment of the Lee twins gets hosed by the police. During the chaos In-ho holds up a framed picture of Min-su and brokenly says "This child's name is Min-su...he cannot hear or even speak.". " It's heartbreaking because he keeps getting knocked over by the hose but he keeps getting back up.]]
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* MoralEventHorizon: Just ''where'' Abigail crosses this is difficult to judge, but her lowest point might be when she [[spoiler:accuses Mary of witchcraft to save her own hide, and more or less drives the poor girl completely insane with fear]].
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cutting for now. if anyone is familiar with the work, explain here whether they qualify.
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* CompleteMonster: Park Bo-hyeon and the Lee twins (who all beat and sexually abuse their deaf students) and Yun Ja-ae, who dishes out [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown savage beatings]] bordering on torture to the children. If that wasn't enough, their clear lack of repentance and [[spoiler: successful manipulation of the trial proceedings to get themselves off the hook, including Yun intimidating Min-su's frail grandmother into settling outside of court, which she then taunts Yu-jin with,]] should convince you.
