This meant that any attempt to resist any of the government’s actions‚ was considered an attempt to overthrow God. Governments fueled by such rigid convictions often fall into corruption without even realizing it. In The Crucible‚ Deputy Governor Danforth and Judge Hathorne believe that they’re messengers of God‚ and therefore that everything they believe must be true and everything they do must be right. They never see a reason to reassess their thoughts and actions‚ which makes them easy targets
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In his autobiography‚ Timebends‚ Arthur Miller claims it is only when observing the “break of charity” within the human community that one can fully understand the true meaning behind the outbursts of mass hysteria‚ which later result in a loss of sanity and civility. Miller’s historical-based play‚ The Crucible‚ validates his belief and subtly draws attention to the similarities between the response of the people in 1690 Salem and 1950 America to witchcraft and McCarthyism‚ respectively. Fear is
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The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller who was born on 17th October 1915 in New York City. The Crucible is based on a small group of teen girls in 1692 Salem‚ Massachusetts caught in an innocent conjuring of love potions to catch young men who are forced to tell lies that Satan had invaded them and forced them to participate in the rites and are then forced to name those involved. Thrown into the mix are greedy preachers and other major landowners trying to steal others’ land and one young woman
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Statement of Intention: Human nature seeks ways in which to resolve any conflict that’s we are confronted with. The use of violence seems to be an attractive method to put an end to conflict. History has shown that violence has been an effective tool to resolve conflict‚ and there is no doubt that violence can resolve violence in given situations. However we need to ask ourselves‚ is violence the only way to resolve conflict? And does it always resolve the conflict? Due to the recent increase in
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Crucible’ the author Arthur Miller depicts how cruel man can become when fear‚ suspicion and insecurity overcome reason. Danforth holds a power position within Salem. Under the pressure of the law he is tied between his moral conscience and abiding the law. ‘You must understand..that a person is either with this court or he must counted against it‚ there be no road between’. Danforth extreme position of power in the theocratic government of the time pressures him resolve the conflicts in an inhuman way
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Tituab’s confession Abigail and the girls started blaming people. That’s why Hale is to blame because he made accusations and that led to people dying. Rev. John Hale misused his power and he lied to protect his reputation. Although that is true‚ Danforth and Reverend
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Devil. The girls‚ led by Abigail‚ begin to accuse other women of witchcraft 2. John Proctor vs. Elizabeth Proctor- Proctor has an affair with Abigail. Elizabeth knows of the affair and doesn’t forgive him. 3. Reverend Hale vs. himself‚ Judge Danforth‚ and Judge Hawthorne- Hale knows there is no God present in witch-hunting and he questions his motives as well. 4. Abigail vs. other girls- Abigail threatens the other girls to go along with her lies and false accusations. 5. Abigail vs. Mary
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Arthur Miller uses the title of his play "The Crucible" as a metaphor constantly throughout the text. A crucible is a container used to heat metals at a high temperature so the metal can be cast‚ often using intense pressure to do so. Crucibles are often also used to remove impurities from a substance‚ so that only the pure matter remains. The relevance of the title is apparent in many of the themes and issues of the play‚ and is demonstrated through striking imagery and the actions of characters
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living‚ or refusing to confess and hanging‚ he decided‚ after speaking to Elizabeth‚ that he will surrender to confession. After signing his name on the confession papers‚ John Proctor erupts in anger and refuses to hand the paper over to Governor Danforth. He died to keep his name clean‚ he believe that it would be wrong or even forbidden to sign his name to lies when he knows the truth. John Proctor could not live knowing that he had confessed to lies and shamed not only his reputation and family
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Zero Tolerance Ayn Rand once said “A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. It means that a lie sadly has enough power to cause corruption in a society. It also suggests that a lie perhaps be strong enough to destroy even a high ranking person from a society. If you tolerate lies dominating people around you‚ you’ll eventually be a victim of them. Two literature works that explain this quote are Author Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ which takes place in a Puritan town named Salem
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