in accusations and political motives. The crucible is set during the Salem witch trails and it centers on a young girl‚ Abigail Williams‚ and her quest to meet all of her selfish desires. A group of girls‚ led by Abigail accuse town people of witchcraft to cover up the fact that they were dancing in the forest. She eventually blames Elizabeth Proctor for witchcraft‚ so she will have Elizabeth`s husband‚ John for herself. Trials are conducted and many non-guilty people are convicted and killed. Miller`s
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Historical Connection Essay In both The Crucible and McCarthy’s situation with communism‚ there is a theme of widespread paranoia and the devastating effects it can have on innocent people. The historical context of this play has given me a better understanding of false paranoia and to what extent people can act upon it. By definition‚ McCarthyism is a "paranoid hunt for infiltrators." (McCarthyism) When Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible he used events in the play as symbols for what had been
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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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villagers that accused each other of being possessed by the devil. In contemporary times‚ these events are generally known as the Salem witch trials. A few hundred years later‚ in the early 1950’s‚ author Arthur Miller wrote a play about this part of American history called The Crucible. In this analysis I will argue that The Crucible‚ a play with hysteria and paranoia as main themes‚ partly represents the McCarthy Era‚ in which hundreds of United States inhabitants were accused of being communistic
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wrongdoing of disruption or treason without proper regard for evidence. It is also the practice of making unfair statements or using unfair investigative techniques‚ especially in order to restrict resistance political criticism. Part of McCarthyism was paranoia and finding a victim and blaming innocent people for things they did not do. The Crucible and McCarthyism relates very well. In The Crucible‚ people assumed guilty if someone said they were guilty of witchcraft. In McCarthyism‚ it was the same
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Arthur Miller’s Use of His Artistic License Many will always debate on whether or not Arthur Miller had a responsibility to portray the Salem With Trails accurately. It is however seen in his play‚ The Crucible‚ he was responsible enough to recreate the events in a way that portrayed what happened in the Salem Witch Trails. Miller in the beginning of the play states that not a lot is known about the characters and that he took it upon himself to make any creations necessary (Miller 2). It was important
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as an advantage over others.Throughout the play The Crucible‚ the author develops the theme that the fear of the unknown causes hysteria.This theme is seen throughout the novel and is used mainly by Abigail Williams who gains power during the Salem witch trials of 1692. She uses the fear factor to protect herself and to manipulate others.Other factors of Fear are shown when we see “Fear of the Devil” theme in the novel and how everyone fears that the devil takes control of theme and they fear that
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during the McCarthy era through the events of Salem in 1692. In Salem‚ ‘despite the Bible’s charitable injunctions’ the community was divided by ‘long held hatreds’ that‚ for this highly religious community‚ enabled its members to ‘cry witch against one’s neighbour and feel perfectly justified’. This undercurrent of ‘vengeance’ empowered children‚ like Abigail and Mary Warren‚ with the ability to accuse adults of ‘evil’ in a fury of fanaticism and paranoia. The ‘Christian women and their convenanted
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McCarthyism and the Salem Witch trials. Mrs. Tolins March 2‚ 2013 During the 1950’s McCarthyism arose as paranoia about communism in the United States. McCarthyism named after Senator Joseph McCarthy is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty‚ subversion‚ or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative
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many trials within the salem witch trials‚ these determined the fate and dignity of several citizens in Salem. As always‚ there are many actions that costed innocent lives to be taken away from them.The dramatic effect that deceitfulness has on Salem is costly only to the ones trialed. On a personal viewpoint‚ it can be justified that the following three charachters are responsible: Abigail‚ Danforth and Tituba. The real lesson to be learned even after hundreds of years after the Witch Trials‚ is
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