satisfy his desires to feel valued. Abigail tries to win back Proctor once he tells her he will never reach for her again. Abigail William’s depravation of someone who cares for her creates the jealous‚ violent‚ and vindictive protagonist of The Crucible. Abigail agonizes from her vindictive nature. Abigail seeks revenge on Elizabeth Proctor for “blackening her name in the village” (Miller 23). Abigail calls Elizabeth a “gossiping liar” but by saying this‚ Abigail proves herself jealous of Elizabeth’s
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English 11H 5A 13 May 2013 Crucible Paper The witch trials of 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts are evidently a part of the development of the United States of America. The crucible started from a collection of girls who showed strange behaviors that were mistaken as commands from the devil by the strict Puritan populace. False testimonies‚ jealousy and grudges used as ammunitions to fuel the hysteria. The trials successfully depicted how intolerance and hysteria can combine to tear even the strongest
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The Crucible Tone Paper In Arthur Miller’s book/play The Crucible‚ the tone he adopts towards the subject of witch trials and witch hunts‚ and towards the characters that maintain them‚ is carefully written. His ironic and cynical tones throughout the play poke fun at the religious officials doing what they thought was right‚ executing people they thought were witches. They also further the outlook on the lack of justice in a harsh‚ Puritan society. Miller continually uses irony in situations
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Essay Topic: The title “The crucible” The title the “crucible” by Author Miller is a metaphor for the witch trial in Salem that manipulates the impure hearts just as the crucible melts impure metal. The crucible was set in the Puritan society where religion was strict and everything; everyone was either belong to god or the devil. People in the Puritan society used that as a tool to gain power and wealth. Throughout the witch trial‚ many people with impure hearts were manipulated by the overwhelming
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The Crucible Essay The word crucible means a severe test or a vessel of a very refractory material (as porcelain) used for melting and claiming a substance that requires a high degree of heat. It also means a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development If you combine these three definitions‚ you come up with a container where under high heat (or in Miller’s case...the stress of being accused of witchcraft (or communism under McCarthy))
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The Crucible Essay Arthur Miller‚ born on October 17‚ 1915 in Harlem‚ New York was a successful play- writer. He wrote The Crucible in 1953 to show the effect of falsely accusing people with something that they have not done (“Arthur Miller Biography”). He compares the accusation of being called a witch during the Salem trials to being called a Communists during his era. He was inspired to write this play after Joseph McCarthy‚ and House Committee on Un- American Activities were going after Communists
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The title‚ The Crucible‚ describes a severe test or trial that occurred‚ in Massachusetts‚ called the Salem Witch Trials. This historic occurrence will become a well known test of people’s values and beliefs. In a society of religious Puritans‚ they lived a strict and humble life they also attended church weekly. They are a quiet and tranquil people. Until‚ a wicked secret cast chaos throughout the society. Envy is the start of all evil which would unleash other grave evils that will be a test of
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Throughout literary history‚ good versus evil has always been a present theme. “The Crucible”‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ represents each aspect of the morality spectrum. The picture of a man and a village boiling in a conflict of reputation and hysteria entwine to develop the main themes of the play: the challenge that comes with making the right choice and the use of ignorance as a means revenge and preserving ones reputation. Both these themes take place in the context of the larger‚ earlier mentioned
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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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Mitchell Mayard English 101 Mrs. Dana Bourgeois 8 February‚ 2013 Title In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller conveys various themes relating the HUAC trials to the Red Scare and many occurring events in the world today. The Red Scare was a time of fear and agony of communism for many citizens in the United States. In this play‚ John Proctor is an individual who is well respected in the town of Salem for his hard working reputation. He faces many struggles and life or death situations that test his
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