Lea DiCocco English 11- Aurigemma The Crucible Critical Lens Essay November 1‚ 2010 To have integrity means adhering to a strict moral or code‚ being undivided‚ completeness‚ or being honest with yourself. Having integrity is doing what you say you are going to do and believing in what you say. If you go ahead and do something else‚ chances are that you lack integrity. For example‚ you value honesty in a person‚ but when they tell you their honest opinion about something‚ you become upset
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author wants the reader to feel. Mood provides an example of what the author wants the reader to take away from the piece of literature that he or she wrote. The purpose of mood is evident in the author of 1984 George Orwell and the author of The Crucible Arthur Miller. While portraying different moods to the reader‚ through character’s thoughts and actions‚ both authors Orwell and Miller are able to capture the mood of the literary work. Orwell and Miller are similar in their ability to suggest mood
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"Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love." (John LeCarre) In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of King Lear‚ characters are betrayed by the closest people to them. The parents betray their children‚ mostly unintentionally. The children deceive their parents because of their greed and power hunger. Their parents were eventually forgiven‚ but the greedy children were not. Parents and their children betray one and other‚ and are only able to do so because they are
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Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ and the movie with the same name have many differences‚ all of which contribute to the individual effectiveness of each in conveying their central message. Some of these were obvious‚ others were almost impartial. A few of these differences is that some scenes were deleted and some were added. The first difference is that there were some scenes added or adapted in the movie‚ as opposed to the play. First‚ the large group of "stricken" girls‚ which indeed had
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Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible in the time of the Red Scare‚ the hysteria over the threat of communist spies in America‚ provoked by Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy accused numerous people of being communist‚ which would cost them their jobs and reputation. Joseph McCarthy‚ because of the power he had‚ made people bend to his will under the disguise of helping others‚ just like Abigail Williams did throughout the Crucible. Three girls‚ Betty Parris‚ Mary Warren‚ and Mercy Lewis‚ were the ones who she
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Hu-bris: n. Overbearing pride. Greek‚ excessive pride. The term “hubris” also known as excessive pride is a main theme in the play‚ “The Crucible”. The play was written by Arthur Miller‚ it is about the Salem witch trials and deciding who will live‚ while others perish. Three main characters in‚ “The Crucible”‚ are Reverend Hale‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and John Proctor‚ these three are the characters that display the most pride. The first character is Reverend Hale. Reverend Hale came to the town
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very seriously. All citizens work toward pleasing and serving the lord. They repent all evil and choose the way of the Lord instead the way of the devil. With a government system such as this‚ good should always conquer evil‚ but in the play “The Crucible”‚ we learn that evil can sometimes get its way. The Salem witch trials prove that even in a place where religion is a number one priority‚
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Crucible. One word. Three syllables. Two definitions: “a container for purifying metals” and “a severe test.” When applying this dual meaning to the Salem Witch Trials’ havoc‚ the title’s cleverness becomes apparent; Arthur Miller’s selection is fitting. Both definitions are suitable for the play because its characters are refined to their core elements as well as given the ultimate test. In terms of the word’s chemical definition‚ Salem itself becomes a crucible. The scorching temperatures used
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unmistakably experience a sense of belonging in a multifaceted and convoluted process. Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” and George Clooney’s film “Good Night and Good Luck” are both texts where acceptance into society is explored in characters through various and complex measures. While the play and film both illustrate the complexities of assimilation into society to an individual’s identity the Crucible further presents this as an ironic situation as people are pressured into conforming to societal desires
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without fault.” John Proctor and The Crucible are great examples of what Joseph Smith Jr. said. “I do not wrongs that I am charged with doing… No man lives without faults‚” these words are the essence of The Crucible. He has done wrong‚ just like all the others. They are not being charged with what they’ve done wrong though. They’re being charged with witchcraft. Though‚ Proctor can be arrogant‚ and tempered at times he tries his best to do what’s right. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor has done his share
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