Sarah Andrews Caldwell ENGL 1102 07-28-10 Arthur Miller was born October 17‚ 1915 in Harlem‚ New York. His father Isidore Miller‚ a Jewish immigrant from Poland‚ owned a successful ladies’ clothing store and manufacturer despite his illiteracy. His mother‚ although a native New Yorker‚ had family roots in the same village of Poland as his father. Miller graduated from high school in 1932. He had been seemingly unimpressive throughout his early education‚ but nonetheless earned a degree in
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“The rich get richer‚ and the poor get poorer” is a very common economic saying that can be used to demonstrate reputation in The Crucible. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller; the playwright uses his characters to not only show the diverse authority that arises from reputation‚ but also the impotent struggles one will face without a reputation. We are given three different types of characters within The Crucible‚ but only two that make a difference. The three types are the extremely high
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Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible is a social commentary on witch hunts in early America‚ as well as an Aristotelian tragedy. In Aristotle’s essay Poetics‚ Aristotle explains that a character flaw (imperfection or weakness in one’s personality or values) or an error in judgment can lead to tragedy. The word for this is hamartia. Aristotle also goes on to state that the tragic hero will find enlightenment through his or her lamentable situation. In Miller’s play there are two characters in particular
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wrote‚ “No body‚ but he who has felt it‚ can conceive what a plaguing thing it is to have a man’s mind torn asunder by two projects of equal strength‚ both obstinately pulling in a contrary direction at the same time.” Such a person can be found in Herman Melville’s Billy Budd. Captain the Honorable Edward Fairfax Vere is that man. In Melville’s Billy Budd‚ Captain Vere’s mind is pulled in two conflicting directions: following the rules or acting on his affections for Billy Budd. It becomes obvious
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Arthur Miller‚ the author of The Crucible‚ lived through the 1950’s. During that time‚ there was a fear of communist ideas‚ and Americans had a campaign against it. Experiencing this time period had a lot of influence on the reasoning behind Miller writing this play. The Crucible was a play on the hysteria that was produced when the U.S. government sought to suppress Communism and radical leftism activity in America (Thirteen). McCarthyism and personal experiences during that time are two of the
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provides us with a sense of amusement which given the situation is a trait we do not see from many of the characters. Miller makes us respond like this through Corey’s laidback‚ easygoing outlook on life and particularly the witch hunts which are currently occurring; also his loyalty is emphasised through his final sacrifice. In Act 1 our initial impression of Corey is influenced by Millers description of him as an “independent” character who “didn’t give a hoot for public opinion” – this makes us see
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