These accusations made McCarthy one of the most powerful men in the nation. One of the accused communist was Arthur Miller‚ author of The Crucible. The Crucible was written in response of the accusation. In Miller’s play‚ he quickly made it clear what motifs he wanted to express the audience‚ which included law‚ religion‚ and accusations. ! In the crucible‚ the theme of reputation can be found at all corners. The citizens of Salem frequently fear for their public image because the word spreads
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I think the movie‚ The Crucible‚ reflects what I’ve learned about the Puritans. I honestly think that the Puritans were very hypocritical. The movie and the literature both show how hypocritical the Puritans actually were. Puritans were extremely strict and very religious also. There was no separation in church and state‚ therefore the people didn’t really stand a chance in court if the church shunned them. The Puritans‚ in the movie The Crucible and in the literature‚ thought that you were damned
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Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” is a play that explores the unfortunate events that the small town of Salem‚ Massachusetts undergoes. The play contains numerous forms of belonging from numerous characters. The church demands its members to obey its commands signifying they belong‚ and those who rebel against the church‚ such as John Proctor‚ who refuses to attend Sabbath are alienated and suffer persecution as a consequence. The churches commands displays how belonging can be enforced by a higher
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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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Jordana Nicholas Ms. Bredhold English III 1-11-11 Tragic Hero In the play The Crucible‚ the tragic hero John Proctor‚ is caught between his flaws that stop him from helping his community and that the ones that lead him to his down fall. Throughout the play‚ John Proctor has two choices‚ he can either save his life by tarnishing his name‚ or he can choose to die while preserving his integrity. He becomes the tragic hero by trying to help his community after a group of teenage girls start
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Puritan Salem‚ Massachusetts is uprooted when a panic surrounding accusations of witchcraft takes over the town. As more people begin to be accused and tried‚ the community begins to disintegrate as the local minister and a reverend from a nearby town lead a witch-hunt to purge the town of accused witches. Children become orphans‚ crops go un-harvested and cows roam the streets. The PlayMaker’s Repertory Company production of The Crucible seeks to illustrate how intolerance
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courage makes a majority.”- Andrew Jackson Meaning: If one brave man stands up for what he believes in‚ he can make a change. Introduction: -hook -meaning -background information -thesis: Jackson’s quote is relevant to Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and the actions of John Proctor‚ Giles Corey and Reverend Hale of Beverly‚ thus proving that if one brave man stands up for what he believes in‚ he can make a change. BP1: John Proctor *transition -topic sentence: John Proctor proves the quote’s
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The Crucible by jadaleral webster The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It was initially called "The Chronicles of Sarah Good". It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism‚ when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists. An acclaimed as a metaphor for the recklessness of Joseph McCarthy and his spurious crusade against communism
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The Crucible and Red Scare Comparison Arthur Miller’s book The Crucible‚ expressed both sad and interesting tales of the times most considered outrageous. Not only were the witch hunts unpredictable and non-valid but anybody could be accused of practicing witchcraft- even the preachers and children. Unfortunately‚ this was the same situation that occurred with the Red Scare that occurred after World War II. No matter what age‚ race or religious view one had‚ everyone was considered
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It is amazing how lies told by a young female in The Crucible can start so much trouble in society. In a puritan society they thought of woman as inferior to men‚ and that they were not capable of doing much. George Orwell who was a author and a critic once stated that‚” Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk‚ he does not lay eggs‚ he is too weak to pull the plough‚ he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits yet he is the Lord of all animals.” This quote is
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