In the book “The Crucible”, by Arthur Miller, Deputy Danforth is more to blame for the trials continuation than Abigail Williams because he always believed whoever had been accused a witch, refused any evidence showing that the accused were innocent, and was more concerned with the court’s image than justice being served.…
The Crucible was a play written by Arthur Miller, that was later made into a film directed by Nicholas Hytner. Both the play and the film have the same story and are very similar, yet they have some minor differences. I am comparing the scene where John and Abby meet in the woods before she has the pin inside her and the scene where Elizabeth and John meet near the ending. The theme when John and Abby meet in woods would be “Good vs. Evil”. The theme for when Elizabeth and John meetup would be “Compassion and Forgiveness”. The theme “Good vs. Evil” relates to John and Abby meeting in the woods because Abby shows a lot of her evil side to John that he didn’t know about. The theme “Compassion and Forgiveness” relates to Elizabeth and John meeting…
The main character, Abigail, of Arthur Miller's book, "The Crucible", and Hester of Nathaniel Hawthorne's book, "The Scarlet Letter", have many common and distinct characteristics. Both beautiful and young, full of and secrets and sin, and fall in love with people they can't be with. But differ in the way they were punished, what they have done, and their relationship with their lovers.…
Arthur Miller's movie, The Crucible and the play both have heaps of connections and diversities. All of them help forward a underscored message in both of the productions of the Crucible. Arthur Miller diligently made it clear to consolidate countless differences from correlating the two, you can conveniently identify the changes, additions, deletions, and the character patroyal.…
The HUAC, or the House of Un-American Activities and Committee, started their investigations to find the party of the left wing. In the beginning they investigated 41 people in Hollywood who could be potential left wing members, they narrowed down their search to 19 people. In those 19 people 10 of them refused to say anything and pleaded to the fifth amendment. When accused and were blacklisted, they often had to accuse other people that were affiliated with the left party to get out of being accused. Likewise, in Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible people of the Salem witch trials were no different from what happened in Hollywood. In the Salem witch trials, if one was accused of being a witch and chose not to talk, they would most likely be sentenced…
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an American classic that was written in the early 1950’s. It takes place is Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It conveys the story of the Salem Witch Trials. At this time, hysteria, deceit, and paranoia absorbed the minds of the Puritan towns of New England.…
Living under a strict society where the system and all of its components were based on God, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Judge Danforth from Arthur Miller's The Crucible were bound to suffer from the Puritan values which they believed in during the Puritan era. After thoroughly analyzing both Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Arthur Miller's The Crucible, it is evident that Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale and Judge Danforth were notably victimized by the Puritan ethics of body politic and the statute of God as the law. Even though Dimmesdale and Danforth held different powers in their society, their positions were threatened or destroyed by the ethic of body politic, and they were ultimately…
To start off, the fear and paranoia of world destruction that existed in the McCarthy Era, was also clearly present in The Crucible with its deeply religious nature. American society during the McCarthy Era had a great fear of the Communists because they believed that the Communists wanted nuclear war, which meant the destruction of America and the rest of the world. On the other hand, communists did not yet exist in the time period that The Crucible took place in. Instead, the deeply religious nature of the theocratic town of Salem is what Miller used to portray the same amount of fear as present in the McCarthy Era. Given their religiousness, the town’s residents took everything the bible had to say as the be-all and end-all truth. They…
In 17th century, there was a group of Christians, known as puritans, in Massachusetts. One item that was different about puritans was that they had very strict rules, especially sins. The two famous works, one by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter and second by Arthur Miller, The Crucible, say a lot about puritan lives during this time period. The Scarlet Letter took place in Boston, Massachusetts, and The Crucible took place in Salem, Massachusetts. Both of his works deal with sin, its effects on different characters, people's reactions, each character's conflicts, and their resolution to the conflicts. Dimmesdale, who is one of the main characters in The Scarlet Letter, and John Proctor, who is in The Crucible. Dimmesdale is more about his respect…
At the time when “The Crucible” was written, the United States and Russia were going through the Red Scare which was a major influence when Miller was writing this play. Miller’s tactic in writing this play was to remind people of how the hysteria of the witch hunts could be dangerously similar to the communist hunts going on in the United States at the time. Using the history from the Salem Witch Trials, he wrote a story that was sure to educate people about the potential disaster that could come from the carelessness of accusing others.…
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and The Crucibles by Arthur Miller are very similar in a way, in which both ended poorly due to lies, rumours, and gossip spread among the characters throughout the two books. Through a close examination of The Merchant of Venice and The Crucibles, lies, gossip, and rumours played a major role in both texts because they affect characters lives, cause conflict in relationships, and create biased outcomes in the trials.…
The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953 is a political allegory, based on the Salem witch trials. During its time, it was used to inform people about the horrid nature of the accusations which took place during the Red Scare. In 1996, director Nicholas Hynter released a film adaptation of Miller’s play. Despite popular belief, movie adaptations hold just as much significance as the original written text. Both the text and its visual counterpart are created to convey a message, just in their own respective ways. As authors use literary devices to create meaning and convey themes within their texts, directors use movie techniques. A technique like lighting can be used to characterize, while visual symbolism can allude and foreshadow, and zooming can create a greater…
The Crucible and the Scarlet Letter are two old stories set in a middle age America that had many problems with its evolution including proclaimed witches. These stories represent the natural differences between society as a whole and the individual they either help or abandon. The Crucible focused on how an individual could never win against a society unless they get help from another society. The Scarlet Letter represents the difficulties of when a communityhas abandoned a person yet continue to connect with them. These stories give the contrast between the different lifestyles people have between these two worlds. People have a private and personal life that reflects themselves…
Araceli Arellano English III May 15, 2015 6th Mr. Greenwood Rough Draft Today many people still fear of the world to end. There have always been issues in this world. There are series of hearings and lies that people like to make up.…
"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 for themselves. In the books of The Crucible and Frankenstein, the authors, Arthur Miller and Mary Shelley illustrate many characteristic of men such as courage, pride, and greed. The Crucible takes place in the city of Salem where witch trials and corruption have apprehend the people. In the novel Frankenstein, a man name Victor Frankenstein narrates his life, the struggles and success, and how he ends up in his current situation. Miller and Shelley…