Both Uses
paradox
in
The Crucible
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- The Salem tragedy, which is about to begin in these pages, developed from a paradox.†
p. 7.1 *
- It is a paradox in whose grip we still live, and there is no prospect yet that we will discover its resolution.†
p. 7.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(paradox) a situation or statement that seems to contradict itself but may still be true
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, paradox may refer to a statement that contradicts itself -- such as "I always lie."