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
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
In The Crucible, John Proctor is a good man. He is a husband and father, and he is respected by the people in his community. He is also a man of integrity, who stands up for what he believes in. Proctor is put on trial for witchcraft, and he knows that he is innocent. However, … Read more
John Proctor is a tragic hero in The Crucible. A tragic hero is a character who is of noble stature and has a tragic flaw. John Proctor’s tragic flaw is his pride. His pride leads him to commit adultery and ultimately causes his downfall. Despite his flaws, John Proctor is a good man. He is … 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
The fabulous fifties was a time to be alive! This was the decade that utopians and dystopian literature of science fiction had grown in popularity. Childhood’s End is predominantly a comment of the 1950’s society of the author, Arthur C. Clarke, rather than a reaction. Society in this novel changes miraculously from crisis to an … Read more
Although the 1692 Salem Witch Trials were a minor event in American history, the names of those who were hanged are not forgotten. Their names are remembered today because of Arthur Miller, a man who believes that past events are connected to present realities through a strong moral logic. The trial’s motives and themes seemed … Read more
“Never underestimate the importance of having someone in your life who makes you want to be a better person” (Dauvoire). A man is a very important part of a society. They are helpful and can do anything to help others in need. Also, men can be selfish, self centered, and greedy humans that only care … 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
False Accusations One of the most talked about topics in the U. S. is the criminal justice system. The U. S. is directly targeting and punishing African-American than white people (Alternet. org). This topic has been talked about for many years. In To Kill a Mockingbird and The Crucible, both authors talk about justice. They … Read more
The Crucible Essay Questions 1. Discuss the role that grudges and personal rivalries play in the witch trial hysteria? The Crucible takes place in the Town of Salem which is an odd town, they’re very easy to believe in superstitions yet they are very religious and take faith in God and God’s power. With all … Read more
The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is an intense, drama-filled play about the accusations of witchcraft amongst the town of Salem. Throughout this play, there are many themes that are laid out across all four acts. One of the mayor themes that sticks out and is present in all four acts is intolerance. In the … Read more
The life of a man in Salem Massachusetts in the late 1600s was to live a life that was led by his faith and by what the Bible tells people to do. Men were supposed to go to church on the sabbath day and not do any physical labor for the rest of the day. … Read more
Distinction Between The Crucible and The Phantom Slasher of Taiwan In 1956, there was a time when the people in Northwest Taiwan feared anyone who came close to them or their children, due to the slashing that would occur to people. This was known as The Phantom Slasher of Taiwan. It was a span of … Read more
What are the traits that make a person a good friend? Is one trait the power to conjure spirits by singing songs in Barbados? What about the ability to manipulate almost the entire town of Salem? In the book, The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, there are many characters one might want as a friend, … Read more
The seeds of hysteria that are sown in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, are anger, fear, and panic. Hysteria is an uncontrollable emotion, like anger, among a group of people. Abigail WIlliams creates fear in act 1 by the strange behavior, everyone in the town of Salem feared her, and her new “possessed” attitude. John … Read more
Between the early 1940s and the late 1950s, the United States of America was threatened by the rapid growth of communism in the USSR. Many Americans came to believe that Communist supporters had infiltrated the American borders and were beginning to take over. Among those believers was the Senator of Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy gave … Read more
“Increasingly fed by a moral and political hysteria, warlike values produce and endorse shared fears as the primary register of social relations. ” – Henry Giroux Where man has emotion that, along with conspiracies, that usually formulates within a collective population and has the potential to become mass panic, that in time becomes hysteria. With … Read more
In the Crucible on one level, the conflict arises because of the shock and fear experienced by the girls, who are caught dabbling in witchcraft in the forest. They are spotted dancing and then sitting around the cauldron. Abigail is drinking chicken blood and the other girls are throwing frogs into the cauldron. They are … Read more
What determines if a film is effective or not? Is it the setting, characters or plot? A film could have the best plot and most skilled actors but it is worth nothing unless it has proper film techniques. Things like sound and music, camera angles and camera movement are all key parts in developing an … Read more
“And being what she is, a lump of vanity, sir-… She thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave! And well she might, for | thought of her softly. God help me, I lusted, and there is promise in such sweat. But it is a whore’s vengeance, and you must see it:” (Miller 102). … Read more
In The Crucible, Abigail Williams has antisocial disorder, also known as sociopathy. This condition is caused by factors including early life experience and learned behavior. This reflects Abigail’s situation because it is known that she witnessed her parents being killed right in front of her when she was a child. Then as an orphan, she … Read more
Good morning fellow members, today I am going to reveal my analysis of the character of Jon Hale. The Crucible was a trying affair on the small town of Salem. During this event a man came to the town of Salem, this man was Reverend Hale. Hale was crucial in the interpretation of these “satanic” … Read more
For a play to meet with success, it is essential that it include a cast of interesting and captivating characters. Without interesting characters, the audience would not only be confused by each unimportant character, but possibly puzzled by the plot, disinterested in the theme and ideas, and worst of all, bored by the entire story. … 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
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
The witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts in the early sixteen hundreds was a time of uneasiness and suspicion. Anyone could easily turn in his or her neighbor on the ground of witchcraft. Someone could merely say their neighbor’s spirit had attacked them during the night, which no man can prove. Nevertheless, as a God-fearing community, … Read more