who are trying to bring to light the subjects of much controversy‚ which are discussed in the play: the theme of the moral choice‚ justice and injustice‚ truth and lie‚ trials of the innocently accused person‚ witchcraft‚ evil powers vs. good ones. This literary creation is loosely based on historical facts: the Salem witch trials of the late 1600’s. Miller leaves a lot of uncovered questions at the end of the play‚ which give much food for readers’ thoughts. Miller gives a wonderful opportunity
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factual events in Salem. In The Crucible‚ power is the focused theme which becomes very important in Salem‚ and Miller uses that to determine how a character‚ with or without power‚ reacts to the situation at hand. Power is to have the ability to determine people’s actions and behaviours to determine the outcomes. In The Crucible‚ people use‚ gain and lose their power throughout the play. Reverend John Hale enters the play having being summoned by Reverend Parris‚ a main character‚ to Salem. Parris was
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The Crucible in 1952. This book told the story of the Salem witch trials with some modifications to make it more relevant to the current situation. The book ultimately became an allegory devoted solely to McCarthyism. In The Crucible uses situations such as the actual trials‚ direct comparisons from the characters in the book to those that participated in the McCarthy trials and‚ the atmosphere of the two events were almost identical. The trials in the Red Scare were designed to prosecute communists
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a hypocrite‚ betraying people‚ and judging others are all things that fear can make people do. In Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ in 1692‚ witch hunts took place. According to The Crucible‚ during this time a lot of bizarre things were occurring. Knowing that during this time many Salem people were paranoid and greedy is important to know to help understand why these events were occurring. The people in Salem were Puritans who believed everything happened as either a result of God’s happiness or His wrath
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so substantial that they have become significant aspects in history. For example‚ the Salem Witch Trials‚ as told in Arthur Miller’s The
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make. While all the people in Salem are concerned with keeping up a good reputation‚ three stand out above the rest. They are controlled by their need for a good name. John Proctor‚ Judge Danforth‚ and Reverend Parris are all extremely concerned with their reputations‚ which affects their actions throughout “The Crucible”. All three of these characters decisions are influenced by a desire to have a good reputation. John Proctor is a farmer who lives outside of Salem. He is stern‚ has a strong set
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the Salem witch trials of 1692 and 1693. In Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ seven young girls found power in the town of Salem and exploited their new control by accusing the townspeople of witchcraft. Fear inspired by witchcraft drove the trials to extremes. The impact of creating and exploiting public hysteria to obtain power ultimately creates fear and greater damage. In the past‚ exploitation of public hysteria left people paralyzed with fear. The fear felt during the Red Scare and Salem witch
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history: Salem Witchcraft Trials. The Salem Witch Trials were court hearings involving prosecutions among many men and women living in the Massachusetts Bay Colony based on their supposed involvement in witchcraft. 19 innocent women and men were hung‚ four died in jail‚ and an old man was pressed to death by heavy rocks when he refused to stand for trial… how did this maelstrom start? Through social and political issues is how. Social and political aspects are the backbone of the Salem Witchcraft
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Learning From the Past The Salem Witch Trials were an extremely controversial period of time in our history. This was a time of suspicion and accusation of many innocent women and men that led to hysteria and complete turmoil in Salem Village. The Crucible portrays the Salem Witch Trials in a dramatic sense‚ but there are many similarities between the movie and the actual events. We can use these unusual events to compare to our own lives and learn from the mistakes of our past. I’ve found that
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The Crucible is a play about the intersection of private sins with paranoia‚ hysteria‚ and religious intolerance. The citizens of Arthur Miller’s Salem of 1692 would consider the very concept of a private life heretical. The government of Salem‚ and of Massachusetts as a whole‚ is a theocracy‚ with the legal system based on the Christian Bible. Moral laws and state laws are one and the same; sin and the status of an individual’s soul are public concerns. An individual’s private life must conform
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