When Arthur Miller reflected on his play The Crucible over 40 years after he created it‚ he wrote in an English newspaper that at that time he wanted the opportunity to write an aggressive play. His intention was to bring this slow moving process to light‚ which shows that massive social pressure and terror can rob people of their conscience and later their personality. He wrote it under the influence of hysteria fuelled by the House on Un-American Activities. In 1947‚ that Committee held hearings
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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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On Cyprus‚ Iago‚ who is angered that Othello promoted Cassio plans to destroy Othello by convincing him that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. If I could study a single aspect of the play is Shakespeare’s use of dramatic irony. An early example of that in the play is when Iago reveals his detailed plans to destroy Othello and the people Othello cares about. The audience witnesses and hears the entire plan and they are helpless to stop him. As Iago’s plan unfolds
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Zakaria Al Bahlani 2/17/2013 Word Count: 575 Question: What does Arthur Miller tell us through the character of Joe Keller in “All My Sons”? I think that Arthur Miller tells us about responsibility‚ how we should be responsible and not blame it on other people‚ also how your responsible‚ the importance of family‚ how money affects people and war. On Page 49 Joe Keller describes the importance of family‚ he says “see...this is what I mean. you get older and‚ you want to feel that you
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personalities who drastically altered the aspects of Massachusetts. Consequently‚ chaos caused an intractable problem in the government of Salem‚ and its principles ruined. Thus‚ in Miller’s The Crucible‚ Miller shows‚ through fictional characters‚ how and who the Salem Witch Trials affected and how or by whom it was caused. Taking advantage of the mass hysteria in Salem‚ Abigail Williams and Reverend John Hale heavily influenced the Salem Witch Trials; Abigail started the witchcraft rumors and
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John Proctor’s Secret Often in literature‚ a character’s success in achieving goals depends on keeping a secret and divulging it only at the right moment‚ if at all. In the play‚ The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ the main character‚ John Proctor is sucked into the witchcraft trials‚ unable to save the town from their own hysteria‚ and save his reputation. As John Proctor deals with the witchcraft trials‚ and becomes more personally involved‚ he develops into a character that better understands the
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"Noble stature‚ tragic flaw‚ free choice‚ punishment exceeding crime‚ increased awareness‚ (the ability to) produce catharsis in the audience". (www.kysu.edu) In The Crucible by Arthur Miller John Proctor is by definition a tragic hero. The first characteristic of a tragic hero was "Noble stature: since tragedy involves the ’fall’ of a tragic hero... one must have a lofty position to fall from‚ or else there is not tragedy." (www.kysu.edu) John Proctor of The Crucible had noble stature. "Proctor
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A View From the Bridge "A view from the bridge" is a play scripted by Arthur Miller in 1955. The play is based in a city called Brooklyn which is situated in the state of New York. A view from the bridge is presented to the audience by a prominent character called Alfieri. Alfieri is the most significant character in the play because he is known as a good lawyer‚ a good friend to Eddie Carbone (a longshoreman) and surprisingly he is also the narrator. Alfieri is obviously the most significant
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Shakespeare has used the opening scene as the dramatic device to draw the audience in and get them sitting on the edge of their seat. Furthermore‚ the witches give us the sight of what may be to come “When the battle is lost and won.” It says that every battle is lost by one side and won by another. Macbeth’s fate is that he will win the physical battle‚ but will lose his victory for the battle of his soul. The riddle the witches talk in confuses us. It seems to resemble a nursery rhyme –rhyming
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that we wish to explore is that of a dramatic nature. The reason why we chose to base this project in a dramatic style is due to the emotional reason of the entire short story that our term project is based and adapted from. Through this adaptation‚ I have thought about how I will define my role‚ develop the motivational force of my character and how I will act for the medium of stage. Our term project is adapted from the short story Mobile by Kirsten Miller (written in 2006) (Jacana.co.za‚ 2018)
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