Arthur Millers The Crucible‚ takes place in Salem Massachusetts‚ during the witch trials of the 1600s. Back then the idea of witchcraft was crazy but the people still believed every word of it. Abigail Williams is the one to blame for the cause of all the witch trials. Her lies‚ devious ways‚ and cruel intentions add to the idea that she was the cause of all this. Abigail used her power against people‚ is untrustworthy‚ and destroyed the lives of others. Many people in the book thought of
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Symbolism and Themes in The Crucible In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ The Salem Witch Trials of 1690 brings the town of Salem to a state of hysteria‚ a state of total confusion. Miller’s use of hysteria allows the build up of his many themes. The Crucible contains three major themes: light versus dark‚ weight‚ and name. The theme of light versus dark foretells the upcoming events. Darkness in The Crucible brings a presence of evil to the play. Miller uses darkness to convey evil. The first use
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Miller’s screenplay‚ The Crucible‚ Miller presents his opinions on the factual truth of the Salem Witch Trials. Various events in Arthur Miller’s screenplay reveal the theme of reputation as being a leading force in the developing plotlines of the story. By doing this‚ he brings a whole new point of view to the readers of his screenplay. Reputation was extremely important at the time‚ as in a town like Salem where social standing was tied to one’s ability to follow religious rules. If you had a good
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Abigail Williams‚ born July 12‚ 1680‚ was one of the initial accusers in the Salem witch trials of 1692‚ which led to the arrest and imprisonment of over 150 innocent people. Growing up she lived with her uncle Rev. Samuel Parris‚ and it is unknown who her parents were or how she was directly related to the Rev. of Salem. It is portrayed that Abigail was a dark haired‚ lovely looking lady‚ which often led her to trouble with older men. She was also a kind girl‚ whose personality was often mistaken
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Tituba Analysis During the salem witch trials‚ there was a contentiousness of accusers and accused of witchcraft which created a great disproportionate disparity between the empowered and the inaudible or unintelligible. Tituba‚ a black slave from barbados‚ was one of those inaudibles that was accused of witchcraft. She as an individual suffered from a miserable life of poverty and excommunication. In the community Tituba was not viewed very highly. She worked for Reverend Parris as a slave taken
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during the time of the Salem Witch Trials making them out to be selfish‚ attention seeking‚ and manipulative individuals who are willing to go to great lengths to get what they want. Whether it be dancing around a fire‚ accusing others of witch craft‚ or inflicting self-harm‚ Abigail’s outrageous actions would were a major contribution to the chaos in the town of Salem. There are many different events in the play that show how teenage girls act during the time of the Salem Witch Trials. But all the
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In Salem‚ Massachusetts the year 1692‚ Arthur Miller tells the tale of witch hunts and trials in his play The Crucible. With these trials and hunts came hysteria; a term defined as uncontrollable emotion and excitement among people. Throughout Salem Miller creates hysteria among contrasting characters‚ uneven justice‚ and even alludes to the hysteria we have in our societies today. In any play‚ characters along with their personalities are what complete a story. When characters have contrasting
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found throughout history of governments and leaders falling‚ after their balances are tipped. In Salem‚ 1692‚ the balance between fear and rationality was disrupted‚ causing the collapse of the Salem court and its leaders. In his play‚ The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller exhibits how fear causes irrationality and can destroy the credibility of a government through the fall of the Salem court during the witch hysteria. Fear of the Devil‚ and those who compacted with him‚ effect each person either directly
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in the woods‚ they began to reform rituals while dancing around a bonfire. After a minister in town found out about the rituals‚ which closely resembled that of witch craft‚ the chaos began. Arthur Miller chose to use a brilliant array of major and minor characters and situations to depict the horrors and betrayals that exist within witch hunts. One of the main characters of this story is the Reverend John Hale‚ whose role thickens as the plot does. After finding out what the young women from town
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a group a girls that get caught dancing in the forest‚ they try to hide what they were doing and they cause the Salem Witch Trials. If there is someone that fills out the model for and evil antagonist in this play it would definitely be the leader of the dancing girls‚ Abigail Williams. Abigail is 17 years old and on the outside appears sweet and innocent she willingly controls Salem with her manipulative personality. Abigail’s empowering vigilance‚ desperation‚ and remorsefulness is the cause for
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