about what the minority groups of the time were thinking or feeling. In 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts the town
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A quote by Edward R. Murrow states‚ “No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices.” During the Red Scare‚ Senator McCarthy did terrorize a whole nation‚ and Arthur Miller became a victim of McCarthyism. Miller suffered through accusations of possibly believing in communism; as a result‚ he wrote a play called The Crucible‚ in which he used the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 to explain the communist hysteria during the 1950s. Arthur Miller develops an allegory in The Crucible
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The Crucible: Evil and Greed In Man High personal‚ acquisitions‚ evil desires and massive greed took part in shortening the fuse of the chaotic corruption of the Salem witch trials. Amidst the quiet and peaceful period of the Puritan era in America‚ not everything seemed as they were. Disorder and sin heightened the animosity and deteriorated the very center of a solemn and strong virtuous society. The Puritan belief in the basic evil of man is evident in Arthur Millers The Crucible through the
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the innocent being persecuted because of his wrong accusation during the witch trial executions in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Coming into the Town of Salem‚ Massachusetts Reverend Hale illustrates a great deal of confidence with his knowledge and belief of witchcraft in Act I. Hale is known for being an expert on witch craft and as a “spiritual doctor”. Which he thinks very highly of as well when first comes to Salem. He sets his mind to persecuting the citizens
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with building in his position in the community. He has a slave from Barbados called Tituba. He has a daughter called Betty. He believes that faction plans will force him to leave Salem‚ so he attempts to strengthen his authority through the witch trial proceedings. The fact that he has many enemies who want him gone from Salem suggests that he is abhorred by many people in the town. Also‚ he wants to persecute his enemies. He doesn’t want people to find out the truth about what happened in the woods
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In Arthur Miller’s distinguished play called The Crucible‚ Judge Danforth said ‚ “A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it” (Miller). This quote represented Danforth’s character as he has a very narrow form of justice‚ either right or wrong. This quote foreshadowed the sentencing of John Proctor. Although Proctor was known as a good man in the townspeople’s eyes‚ Danforth only sees his guilt and devilish ways. Some characteristics of being an effective judge is being fair
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Crucible by Arthur Miller The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an interpretation of the Salem witch trials of 1692 in Puritan Massachusetts in which religion‚ justice‚ individuality and dignity play a vital role. These factors define the characteristics of many of the most significant characters in the play. Some of them being John Proctor‚ Rebecca Nurse‚ Reverend Hale‚ Danforth and many others. The Salem witch trials were a result of the lack of expression of individuality and the fact that no individual
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including the parallels of Puritanism and McCarthyism that Arthur Miller has drawn from. The formality of the writing also expects the reader to be well literate as to be able to discuss and explore some of the more complex issues surrounding the Salem witch hunts. To retain both the formality and persuasiveness of the writing‚ conventional persuasive techniques such as rhetorical questions‚ statistics and strong tones have been avoided‚ but the wording‚ sentence structure and word choices have still
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for power. The audience’s first introduction to her true nature is in Act I when she says “…Let either of you breathe a word and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you…” This quote shows Abigail’s desperation and truly violent mind while she tries to control the mistake she has made‚ but to control this mistake she must control those around her who know of it. Abigail feeds on the fact that no one would dare to expose her if
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Michelle Spremulli Mrs. Petitbon English III HAT 8 December 2014 Title: The Crucible Significance of Title: Crucible a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures Salem became a “crucible” for many people living there when they were brought before the court and falsely accused of being witches. Most people turned against others accusing them of being associated with the devil and were the cause of their own
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