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    Salem of Fear The Crucible is a play that explores ideas such as conflict‚ the importance of reputation and the relationship between fear and power. Arthur Miller uses this dramatic setting‚ symbolism and conflict between characters to show his audience and readers the similarities between the Salem witch hunts and the persecution of communists in his own time. This essay will show that the messages in The Crucible such as the harm that false accusations can cause and the importance of having

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    The Crucible Essay ‘The Crucible’ written by Arthur Miller is a play which contains a relationship between a male and female character that changes throughout the course of the play. This relationship would be the relationship of John and Elizabeth Procter. This relationship changes from being hostile and awkward at the start and changes to a loving and caring one by the end of the play. This illuminates the central idea in the play of forgiveness. The Crucible is set in Salem‚ Massachusetts during

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    In Arthur Mille’s The Crucible‚ only a handful of characters symbolize truth and lies. One character in The Crucible‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ remains honest throughout the entire situation that surrounds her. However‚ as an honest and loving Christian wife who passionately loves her husband‚ Elizabeth hides the truth when a dire situation arises‚ evidently leading to the demise of her husband. She realizes that the truth is something that must be continuously followed and one should never stray from it

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    CRUCIBLE INTRODUCTIONARY NOTES The crucible by Arthur Miller‚ is a play that deals with conflicts involved in the Salem witch trials of 1692. The characters in Miller’s theocratic society are not only in conflict with their environment‚ but with each other and their religious authority. John Proctor sacrifices his life as he battles his individual conscience‚ guilt and the authority of the church. In his play‚ Miller shows that when an individual questions the dominant values of a society

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    Ryan McKeithan English III Prd. 1 10 – 17 – 12 “The Crucible” by Author Miller: Crucible [kroo-suh-buhl] noun: A severe‚ searching test or trial. Author Miller titled the play “The Crucible” because it has to do with witchcraft trails in Salem. Witchcraft [wich-kraft‚ krahft] noun: The art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic. McCarthyism [muh-kahr-thee-iz-uhm] noun: The practice of making accusations of disloyalty; the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigating techniques

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    The Crucible In the story The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ it explains a play that involves historical events like witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. This drama is an example of the unjust events that happened‚ due to the terrible lies that some young girls made up‚ who were supposedly witchcraft. This was a hard situation for the entire town because of the accusation of witchcraft toward innocent people. In The Crucible‚ Miller shows us several examples of themes‚ some interesting

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    The Crucible Inner strength is a good quality that a person should have. What is inner strength? Inner strength is the ability to stay true to oneself. In the crucible‚ many characters have a lot of inner strength. But one person shows their inner strength more than the others‚ that character is John Proctor. John shows inner strength when he confesses to adultery‚ and when he doesn’t confess to witchcraft. To begin‚ one scene from The Crucible where John Proctor shows inner

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    Alice Lee Mrs. Chacon English III H Period 6 18 September 2012 The Effect of Confession in The Crucible In the play‚ The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller shows that the several acts of confession lead to an outbreak of serious problems of the society in Salem. Miller’s ultimate message is that confessions can cause unwarranted chaos‚ as shown from Tituba and Abigail. Tituba’s confession to Hale scares people into believing witchcraft‚ and Abigail’s confession to being possessed by witchcraft instantly

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    The Sinful Three In Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ the Salem Witch Trials were filled with the same sins that were also shown in modern-day McCarthyism. In comparison‚ McCarthyism was a post-WWII investigation of Communists in the United States Government that involved blatant lies given by Joseph McCarthy that can relate to the lies shown by the townspeople of Salem during the Witch Trials. Specifically‚ three of the townspeople showed their sins the most; Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and

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    Larkey 1 " The Crucible A desire from deep within a person’s soul is often reflected by their life. People will usually act on whatever desire this is for their own personal gain. Be it greed for lust and love as represented by Abigail Williams‚ greed for power and authority as represented by Reverend Parris‚ or greed for land‚ wealth and power as represented by Thomas Putnam. Arthur Miller points out all of these in his play “The Crucible.” He shows how it leads to the corruption of a

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