Direct Characterization In The Crucible Essay
Author Miller in his play The Crucible explores the lives of people who strictly live under the church’s authority in a theocratic society during the 1690s in Salem, Massachusetts. A community of Puritans with their strong beliefs will cause a paranoia in their entire village. The ministers of the church afraid of losing their power will do anything to keep it. Other individuals seek power for their own personal vendetta. With the use of direct characterization, allusion, and irony Miller shows his readers who has the power, who fears it, and who wants in The Crucible. The want for power can be a frightening thing. It can turn an innocent person into an evil one. In The Crucible Abigail Williams, a young teenager starts to lie and threaten others for her own goal of having John Proctor. Williams gains control over John Proctor by first having an
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The judges had a big role in this part of the play. The judges are only concerned about their authority and power. For example, judge Danforth and Hathorne both believe that they are right because they are supervised by God. Do to this reason the judges believe that their decision is fair. This leads the judges to be biased on their decision and not examine the trial analytically. In The Crucible Miller uses direct characterization so the readers can easily see who the characters are through descriptive diction. For example, in Act three page 85 Miller tells a little about both of the judges. “John Hathorne enters. He is in his sixties, a bitter, remorseless Salem judge.” “Danforth is a grave man in his sixties, of some humor and sophistication that does not, however, interfere with an exact loyalty to his position and his cause.” With this the reader can understand what kind of person is judge Hathorne and Danforth. The judges have the main power in the court house and they are afraid of losing
The judges had a big role in this part of the play. The judges are only concerned about their authority and power. For example, judge Danforth and Hathorne both believe that they are right because they are supervised by God. Do to this reason the judges believe that their decision is fair. This leads the judges to be biased on their decision and not examine the trial analytically. In The Crucible Miller uses direct characterization so the readers can easily see who the characters are through descriptive diction. For example, in Act three page 85 Miller tells a little about both of the judges. “John Hathorne enters. He is in his sixties, a bitter, remorseless Salem judge.” “Danforth is a grave man in his sixties, of some humor and sophistication that does not, however, interfere with an exact loyalty to his position and his cause.” With this the reader can understand what kind of person is judge Hathorne and Danforth. The judges have the main power in the court house and they are afraid of losing