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    People make bad decisions in their life and the choices that they made usually affect them later on. Most of the time they get in trouble for their choices. Then there are some people that lie and try to get out of trouble. The Crucible‚ was about affairs‚ accusations‚ and innocent people being accused of witches. The accused had the choices to confess and not get hanged‚ or to not confess and get hanged. Many of the accused lied so that they would not get hung. Instead they got jail time. Last

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    Act one opens in Willy Loman’s home in Brooklyn. Willy is 63 years old and is a traveling salesman. He feels that he has yet to reach a level of success that would allow him to stop traveling and afford the bills. As we come to know Willy he is always complaining to his wife Linda about their son Biff who has failed to find a steady serious job. Willy being an argumentative man tries to get his son to see the joys of being a salesman. Referring to many flashback of the memories Willy once

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    Arthur Miller was an American Playwright who wrote some of the most influential pieces of literature in American History. He was an influence to many other authors. He was very dedicated to his work‚ and would not give up no matter how difficult the situation. Arthur Miller was easily one of the best authors in American history. The early life of Arthur Miller was a struggle‚ just as it was for many other Americans living during the Great Depression. Arthur Miller was born on October 17‚ 1915 in

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    Sophia Popescu &  Kirsten Watkins  English III AP ­ 1  30 October 2014  A community may not always be regarded as reputable‚ yet social norms and taboos are  established to keep it afloat. In ​ The Crucible​  by Arthur Miller‚ societal conduct is violated and a  community is capsized. In this socially awakening play‚ society is corrupted when a naivete  community is immersed in power that enables insignificant people to manipulate the status quo  to selfishly satisfy their own societal welfare and relationships

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    The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is a play written to compare the Salem Witch Trials to the Red Scare. In the play there were many antagonists and one main protagonist. John Proctor is the protagonist and hero of the play. John can even be considered to be a tragic hero. To be a tragic hero the character must be a noble or great person that has a flaw that causes the downfall of the character which then causes the character to suffer. John Proctor fits the definintion of a tragic hero because

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    Sequential to the 1692 Salem witch trials‚ Author Arthur Miller transcribed the mishaps and vindictive behavior in his play The Crucible‚ which portrays the hysteria and consternation of the town. An exemplar woman named Elizabeth Proctor exhibits the arbitrary and discriminatory circumstances. In distinguishing‚ unlikeness Mary Warren impersonates a girl whose hesitancy and uncertainty guides her to condemn many lives. The play depicts the inequitable mobocracy and unjustified perpetrations provoked

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    Chesapeake Bay did to reveal witchcraft. Miller exhibits how quick many characters were to accusing their neighbors of these preposterous allegations‚ such as Abigail. He also prevails that others stood strong willed and refused to give in to the deranged assertions‚ such as John Proctor. He was a farmer and tavern keeper in Salem whom rarely made an appearance in Church and enjoyed voicing his strong opinion. Through characters like John Proctor‚ Miller is able to display that vocalizing the truth

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    In Arthur Millers’‚ The Crucible‚ Miller demonstrates how certain situations can change a characters opinion or point of view‚ with enough evidence. Reverend Hale is a prime example who experiences change from confident‚ to doubt and frustration of the court‚ and then regret of the innocent being persecuted because of his wrong accusation during the witch trial executions in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Coming into the Town of Salem‚ Massachusetts Reverend Hale illustrates a great deal of confidence

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    history and the novel: In 1956‚ Miller divorced his first wife Mary Slattery who he had two children with‚ and married Marilyn Monroe. Monroe was one of the most famous actresses in America and her love life was thrust onto every tabloid. Shortly after their marriage‚ Miller was called before the HUAC (House of Un-American Committee)‚ which could have potentially ruined both his and Monroe’s career. There are links between the characters. John Proctor as Miller‚ and Elizabeth as his first wife

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    Death of a Salesman Choose a play in which the central character is heroic yet vulnerable. ‘Death of a Salesman’‚ a play written by Arthur Miller in 1948‚ is one in which the protagonist‚ Willy Loman is seen to be struggling against the cliché of the American dream and is undoubtedly heroic yet vulnerable throughout. From scene to scene‚ Miller uses a plethora of theatrical techniques to reveal the flaws in Willy’s character which are ultimately responsible for his breakdown. In the first

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