conflict within the town‚ accusing each other/ neighbors and friends Conflict is born of ignorance‚ intolerance and fear The three main upbringing causes that lead to conflict are ignorance‚ intolerance and fear‚ which can be demonstrated in “The Crucible”‚ written by Arthur Miller. During the ‘witch hunt’ times in 1692‚ the town of Salem experienced suspicion and paranoia towards witchcraft within the town. The young girls in the play hid the whole truth with lies‚ because they were fearful of the
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The witchcraft trials in Salem in 1692 were a result of many different elements that were going on within the town. Jealousy was the cornerstone of the mass hysteria that soon became known as the Salem witch trials. In his play‚ The Crucible‚ Miller demonstrates how the fear of people in authority can destroy a community by bringing it to mass hysteria through the characters of Parris‚ Putnam‚ and Proctor. Reverend Parris‚ the minister in Salem‚ fears the people of the town to a point where he
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Literary Essay: The Crucible by Arthur Miller In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ Reverend Parris is a character in the play that is very static. His character does not evolve in many ways during the course of the play. By the end of the play‚ Reverend Parris is still selfish‚ stubborn‚ and greedy. However‚ one of his most prominent flaws at the begging of the play is his selfishness. At the very beginning of the play‚ it is quite obvious that Parris is a selfish person. He only cares
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Literature October 16th‚ 2014 Arthur Miller Sure Knows How to Use Artistic License Arthur Miller’s play the Crucible is a dramatic telling of the tragic Salem Witch Trials. While Miller was telling a true story‚ he exercised his artistic license and twisted the truth‚ sometimes drastically. Miller made his changes in order to create a more entertaining moral story and to fit the main themes of the Crucible. Since the play is a literary work‚ Miller had the right to change the facts to make a more entertaining
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The Crucible: A Literary Analysis In 1692‚ Salem was populated by Puritans who believed in black-and-white lines between good and evil. The powers of darkness were real forces to them‚ which could wreak havoc and destruction on society if unleashed. The system of government was that God was the true leader of society‚ and he expressed his will through the actions of men and women. In the Old Testament‚ we hear stories of how God led directly through Moses; Salem‚ likewise‚ was led through men who
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know why they were going crazy. But because everyone around them were‚ they did too. So to sum it up‚ they bandwagoned. Which is what a lot of people in The Crucible did. Everyone in that play were accusing everyone of witchcraft simply because everyone else was. Pretty stupid‚ but aye that’s bandwagoning. However‚ not everyone in The Crucible bandwagoned. An example of one of those
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Aesha Masood Ms.Smith Period 9 12/12/12 The Crucible Time from time ‚ the way women are portrayed and seen in society has been changing. According‚ to the society and time women are either considered suprerior or inferior to men. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ there are many sterotypes regarding women; women are only seen as either wives‚ mothers‚ daughters or sisters in the patrioarchal society in Salem. They cannot do anything on their own and are only bound to their homes and
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ the main protagonists are John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and Reverend Hale. They had tolerated and however more struggled with the misunderstood references such as witchcraft that had effected their personal lives with dilemmas. Each character had exhibit a certain sin from the beginning and with their decisions made towards the end of the play it had expressed their true virtues. The play’s tragic hero John Proctor was an outspoken and honest man
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Irony In The Crucible Irony in The Crucible In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ irony is used a number of times throughout the play. One of the examples in which irony is demonstrated is when Elizabeth Proctor lies in court about John Proctor’s affair with Abigail Williams. This technique is also found when the reader finds out that Abigail‚ Betty‚ and Tituba live in the minister’s house. Finally‚ irony is shown when John Proctor forgets one of the Ten Commandments when Hale comes to his house
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Paper “I’ll tell you what’s walking Salem—vengeance is walking Salem. We are what we always were in Salem‚ but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom‚ and common vengeance writes the law!” (Miller’s The Crucible Act II‚ Pg. 77). The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play that revolves around the Salem witch hunts‚ which occurred during the late 17th century. The play opens in Salem‚ Massachusetts during 1692 with a group of girls who are ill‚ with the symptoms of hallucinations
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