The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953. The play is set during the Salem witch trials in 1692. The Crucible is a story about fear and paranoia. The people of Salem are afraid of witches and they are paranoid that they will be accused of being witches. The Crucible is a … Read more
The climax of the play in Final Scenes of Death of a Salesman occurs when Willy Loman finally realizes that his life has been a failure. This realization comes after he has been fired from his job and his family has left him. Willy then commits suicide, which is the final scene in the play. … Read more
When Elizabeth Proctor says “Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer!” in The Crucible, she is making a sarcastic comment about her husband’s infidelity. The line is spoken after John Proctor confesses to having an affair with their servant, Abigail Williams. Elizabeth is angry and hurt, and she doesn’t want to forgive her husband. However, … Read more
Death of a Salesman is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller. The play follows the life of Willy Loman, a salesman who is in the midst of a mid-life crisis. Willy has difficulty distinguishing between reality and his own memories, often experiencing flashbacks throughout the play. These flashbacks provide insight into Willy’s past and … Read more
Reverend Hale is a key character in The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s play about the Salem witch trials. Hale is a young clergyman who comes to Salem in an effort to root out witchcraft and save the souls of Salem’s citizens. He quickly becomes caught up in the hysteria of the trials, and plays a pivotal … Read more
John Proctor’s Passion and Responsibility in The Crucible In The Crucible, Arthur Miller creates a strong and persistent character named John Proctor. Throughout the play, John portrays a conflict of passion through experiences that test his true character. John’s flaw of being true to himself forces him to face a consequence to redeem his Puritanical … Read more
As selfish and self-centered today’s society solicits, many humans foreshadow no hope left for humanity, but Mr. Richard Lemieux a successful business man that went broke but overcame his problems today lives comfortably proves society wrong. As proof, Mr. Richard in “The lady in Red” provides examples that made him change his mind. He aims … Read more
The play, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, takes issue with those in America who place too much stress upon material gain, at the expense of other, more admirable human values. Miller uses flashbacks to provide exposition, to foreshadow the upcoming tragedy, and most importantly to reveal character traits. An analysis of the main … Read more
Willy Loman, the main character in Arthur Millers Death of a Salesman, is idealistic, stubborn and has a false sense of importance. He exhibits skewed perceptions of society that have a negative impact on him and his family. Willy believes that his philosophy of life is one that will guarantee himself and his family a … Read more
‘The Crucible’ was written in 1953 by Arther Miller during the McCarthy political ‘witch-hunt’ in America. The House Un-American Activities Committee was organised in America in 1938. It was lead by Senator Joseph McCarthy and they had the authority to investigate anyone or anything that was appearing to be threatening the safety of the state. … Read more
No one has a perfect life. Everyone has conflicts that they must face sooner or later. The ways in which people deal with these personal conflicts can differ as much as the people themselves. Some insist on ignoring the problem as long as possible, while some attack the problem to get it out of the … Read more
The Crucible by Arthur Miller was written during the early 1950s at the time of Senator Joseph McCarthy’s House Un-American Activities Committee hearings on the infiltration of Communism in the United States and the loyalty to democracy of many prominent U.S. citizens. The McCarthy hearings pitted artists and performers against each other as they were … Read more
In 1692, in Salem Massachusetts, the superstition of witches existed in a society of strong Christian beliefs. Anybody who acted out of the ordinary was accused of being a witch and then the accuse would actually be forgiven if the blamed their accusations on another individual. This was the main idea of a play entitled, … Read more
In 1953, Arthur Miller wrote his famous play The Crucible, in response to a fear of Communism that had developed in the United States during that decade. The “Red Scare”, as it was later called by historians was led by Senator Joseph McCarthy, whose paranoia of a communist takeover spread through the nation like a … Read more
