Lea DiCocco English 11- Aurigemma The Crucible Critical Lens Essay November 1‚ 2010 To have integrity means adhering to a strict moral or code‚ being undivided‚ completeness‚ or being honest with yourself. Having integrity is doing what you say you are going to do and believing in what you say. If you go ahead and do something else‚ chances are that you lack integrity. For example‚ you value honesty in a person‚ but when they tell you their honest opinion about something‚ you become upset
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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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author wants the reader to feel. Mood provides an example of what the author wants the reader to take away from the piece of literature that he or she wrote. The purpose of mood is evident in the author of 1984 George Orwell and the author of The Crucible Arthur Miller. While portraying different moods to the reader‚ through character’s thoughts and actions‚ both authors Orwell and Miller are able to capture the mood of the literary work. Orwell and Miller are similar in their ability to suggest mood
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unbelievable circumstantial evidence. Now‚ only in hindsight‚ is it seen the errors made initially‚ and the failure of justice caused hysteria. Never is this more evident then in Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ and Edna St. Vincent poem‚ Justice Denied in Massachusetts. While justice is meant to be administered with utmost fairness and equality Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible demonstrates that this does not always prevail‚ and in many circumstances the forces of injustices are exposed. Those appointed
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Crucible. One word. Three syllables. Two definitions: “a container for purifying metals” and “a severe test.” When applying this dual meaning to the Salem Witch Trials’ havoc‚ the title’s cleverness becomes apparent; Arthur Miller’s selection is fitting. Both definitions are suitable for the play because its characters are refined to their core elements as well as given the ultimate test. In terms of the word’s chemical definition‚ Salem itself becomes a crucible. The scorching temperatures used
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Hu-bris: n. Overbearing pride. Greek‚ excessive pride. The term “hubris” also known as excessive pride is a main theme in the play‚ “The Crucible”. The play was written by Arthur Miller‚ it is about the Salem witch trials and deciding who will live‚ while others perish. Three main characters in‚ “The Crucible”‚ are Reverend Hale‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and John Proctor‚ these three are the characters that display the most pride. The first character is Reverend Hale. Reverend Hale came to the town
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very seriously. All citizens work toward pleasing and serving the lord. They repent all evil and choose the way of the Lord instead the way of the devil. With a government system such as this‚ good should always conquer evil‚ but in the play “The Crucible”‚ we learn that evil can sometimes get its way. The Salem witch trials prove that even in a place where religion is a number one priority‚
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unmistakably experience a sense of belonging in a multifaceted and convoluted process. Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” and George Clooney’s film “Good Night and Good Luck” are both texts where acceptance into society is explored in characters through various and complex measures. While the play and film both illustrate the complexities of assimilation into society to an individual’s identity the Crucible further presents this as an ironic situation as people are pressured into conforming to societal desires
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without fault.” John Proctor and The Crucible are great examples of what Joseph Smith Jr. said. “I do not wrongs that I am charged with doing… No man lives without faults‚” these words are the essence of The Crucible. He has done wrong‚ just like all the others. They are not being charged with what they’ve done wrong though. They’re being charged with witchcraft. Though‚ Proctor can be arrogant‚ and tempered at times he tries his best to do what’s right. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor has done his share
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today‚ they probably wouldn’t put them on trial. In early colonial times‚ it would have been considered a sign of witchcraft and a sin! In Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible"‚ a story of that kind of odd behavior is told about the now infamous Salem witch trials. In 1692‚ a group of young women were caught dancing in the woods and witchcraft hysteria went rampant through Salem‚ Massachusetts. The political‚ social‚ and environmental settings in the late seventeenth century Salem were instrumental in heightening
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