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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of his father and grandfather‚ until the old man‚ likely the devil‚ tells him that he knew them both. Goodman Brown believes in the Christian nature of Goody Cloyse‚ the minister‚ and Deacon Gookin‚ until the devil shows him that Goody Cloyse is a witch and the other two are his followers. Finally‚ he believes that Faith is pure and good‚ until the devil reveals at the ceremony that Faith‚ too‚ is corruptible. This vacillation reveals Goodman Brown’s lack of true religion—his belief is easy to shake—as
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The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ is a play about vengeance and greed. The Salem Witch Trials brought out the opportunities to inflict punishment on one’s neighbour‚ claim other’s land‚ and settle old scores. The Witch Trials brought out everyone’s inner greed‚ jealously and the revenge they yearn to seek. Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor are in constant conflict over John Proctor throughout the play. There is evidence of this conflict when Betty Parris says‚ "You did‚ you did! You drank
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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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Arthur Miller • • • • • • Born 1915 Many literary awards McCarthy’s witch-hunt 1950s Anti-Communism Salem witch-hunt 1692 Puritanism - theocracy crucible Definitions a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures‚ so as to separate the heated substance into its pure and base elements a severe‚ searching test or trial witch Witch\‚ n. [OE. wicche‚ AS. wicce‚ fem.‚ wicca‚ masc.; perhaps the same word as AS. w[=i] one who practises the black
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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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