“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller shows the meaning of tragedy. Arthur Miller wrote this book to show the meaning of devastation and destruction of one’s community and how corrupt the government can be. In the 1600s tragedy broke out in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts because of the demonic ways of its citizens. Abigail Williams is the force behind the tragedy in the town of Salem. She was the one who started the lies about witchcraft‚ and she also got the lives of innocent people taken for false
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intention This creative writing piece is in the form of an additional scene to Arthur Millers The Crucible. This scene takes place two months after the end of the Salem witch trials. It is a conversation between Mr Hale and Elizabeth Proctor. It explores and evaluates the long term devastation caused by greed and self-interest. This piece displays how dramatic the effects of greed and selfishness can be. Mr Hale reveals his own inner turmoil since the trials‚ and how his own pride and arrogance contributed
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Arthur Millers ‘The Crucible’ is an extended metaphor representing the parallels between the Salem witch-hunts and accusations of communism during the McCarthyism era. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in response to the unwarranted persecution of many Americans‚ who were accused of communist ties or associating with Communist governments. Two of the themes presented throughout The Crucible are Witchcraft and Personal Integrity. Miller sets up the parallel between The Crucible and McCarthyism by presenting
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The Crucible The definition of a crucible is a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development. This applies to Arthur Miller’s The Crucible in the fact that the small town of Salem‚ Massachusetts is changed dramatically when a girl and her friends make accusations against people for practicing witchcraft. Many individuals such as Reverend Hale‚ Mary Warren‚ John Proctor‚ and Elizabeth Proctor were also changed through a series of events. Yet
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fear or excess. The process of hysteria is initiated by an event which brings fear‚ and will eventually cause social unrest‚ chaos‚ and distrust. This event usually involves a group of people and an issue that concerns the whole community. In the Crucible this can be seen when Abi and the other girls of Salem are found dancing in the woods. The dancing strikes fear of witchcraft‚ and the process of hysteria begins. The American Communist scare in the 1950’s was initiated by the increased popularity
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“In matters of malice‚ the devil suits his actions to man’s beliefs about them‚” stated by Reverend John Hale. The way people perceive evil during 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts has caused them to deal evil deeds themselves. John Hale’s remarks of the witchcraft hysteria about how men’s view on the witch trials has cause them to immorally deal with them‚ as depicted in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Crucible is a play about a dispute over the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts of 1692 as one girl
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Three years after The Crucible was written‚ He refused to name any names in court and defied the House Committee on Un-American Activities‚ also known as HCUAA (History.com). Miller wrote The Crucible because of McCarthyism. He saw how the Salem witch trials and McCarthy trials were similar and wrote it to get the public to recognize how history is repeating itself
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Ihan Nur Ali 11FMC Assignment 1 ; Hale ’s letter to Danforth Reverand John Hale 14 Jacobs Road London NW10 9EC Judge Danforth 64 Zoo Lane Witchcraft Street WC7 DEV 09/12/14 Dear Judge Danforth‚ Your Excellency‚ Judge Danforth. You know‚ I have graduated from Harvard College and I am an expert in all things witchcraft and the supernatural. When I first arrived in Salem‚ I was tangled in a web of lies and a sheet of deception. In this trial‚ I believe
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An allegory is a story‚ poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning‚ typically a moral or political one. Arthur Miller’s novel‚ the Crucible is a fictional play that centers around the Salem Witch Trials. The novel can also be classified as an example of an allegory. The allegorical meaning of the Crucible is that it can be a representation of the Red Scare‚ the HUAC‚ and McCarthyism. The Red Scare was the promotion of fear of the potential rise of communism after World
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Year 10 – ‘The Crucible’ Project Each activity has a value. Your minimum amount of credits to reach is 90‚ but the more the merrier! This is a fun but serious project to help you understand the play‚ themes‚ context and characters‚ so I am expecting the highest of standards in presentation and effort. Your project must include a title page about ‘The Crucible’ AND be presented in a folder of some sort. Even if you do anything on a computer‚ it must be printed out and stuck in. Create a quiz on ‘The
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