security. One belongs to a group‚ a family‚ a unit‚ and one can also be isolated from groups and rejected from communities. Through analysis of The Crucible by Arthur Miller and the feature article‚ A Dangerous mind offers an insight into the concept of belonging as it is presented and substantiated through the use of literary devices. In The Crucible‚ belonging is explored through a theme of persecution‚ whereby one must conform to the rules of society in order to belong. The alternative is ali/enation
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The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is a play that takes place during the witch-trials in Salem. People are being falsely accused for witchcraft and put to trial; innocent people are being harmed. In the play Elizabeth Proctor is married to a man named John Proctor. The audience finds out in the play John Proctor cheats on his wife with a teenage girl named Abigail Williams before the play takes place. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Elizabeth Proctor develops from a powerless woman‚ to a protective
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Some of the characters in The Crucible stay the same but a few of them change. To me the characters who changed are Mary Warren‚ John Proctor‚ Elizabeth‚ and Rebecca Nurse. They change from the beginning towards the end of the play‚ starting out to be innocent but then each of those characters start to change who they are. Mary Warren in the beginning is a sweet girl who would never lie to anybody‚ but towards the end she changed a lot by making a doll with a needle inside of it. Also‚ when she
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ignorantly blame you for the death of your baby. You’re put before a court. Strongly you defend your innocence‚ for the sake of you and your other children. The court is unanimous… 20 years for capital murder and child abuse. Arthur Miller’s‚ “The Crucible”‚ similarly shows how our fear can manipulate a society’s morals and values. Furthermore the play is based around an unusual event that occurs in this strict Puritan community and their society consequently states how the devil is responsible. However
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Literature October 16th‚ 2014 Arthur Miller Sure Knows How to Use Artistic License Arthur Miller’s play the Crucible is a dramatic telling of the tragic Salem Witch Trials. While Miller was telling a true story‚ he exercised his artistic license and twisted the truth‚ sometimes drastically. Miller made his changes in order to create a more entertaining moral story and to fit the main themes of the Crucible. Since the play is a literary work‚ Miller had the right to change the facts to make a more entertaining
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The society in Salem in The Crucible is seen to be highly influenced by Puritans ideals. To the Puritans‚ sexual intercourse should be restricted to only your spouse‚ and those who violate this should be severely fined and punished. Sexual desires‚ according to the Puritans‚ are considered a sin and should be ignored. In The Crucible‚ sexual repression plays an important motivation that drives the main characters in their actions toward one another and the community of Salem. The actions of Abigail
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Without a solid evidence his accusations drove many out of their jobs. Such reckless action were known as McCarthyism. McCarthyism is not only an injustice system it also creates more fear within the American. In the Act 1 of The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ Betty and Abigail were being diagnosis with unknown illness. In result the many believe that it’s the work of witchcraft. Betty and Abigail claim that Tituba‚ Sarah Osborne‚ and Sarah Good are the cause of their situation. Both
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Few experiences are as helpful for us to understand ourselves and our world as reading a great work of literature. When we read about interesting characters‚ we learn how to recognize the faults that affect us all. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ the Crucible ‚an examination of the characters teachers us about the dangers of hypocrisy‚ peer pressure‚ and personal‚ weakness. The hypocrisy of the characters in this play shows that they only care about the selves‚ and not about what they preach. For example
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KB 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 aware that this “witchery’s a hanging ‘” offence‚ but Abigail threatens the girls that she will harm them in the dead of night. Alarmed and to deflect attention‚ they instigate
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In Salem‚ Massachusetts the year 1692‚ Arthur Miller tells the tale of witch hunts and trials in his play The Crucible. With these trials and hunts came hysteria; a term defined as uncontrollable emotion and excitement among people. Throughout Salem Miller creates hysteria among contrasting characters‚ uneven justice‚ and even alludes to the hysteria we have in our societies today. In any play‚ characters along with their personalities are what complete a story. When characters have contrasting
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