In the 1953 play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the main protagonist‚ John Proctor allows the audience to create an emotion of sympathy towards him. In the play John Proctor is the husband of Elizabeth Proctor‚ he is a farmer‚ and a father of three boys. He was also accused of witchcraft like many individuals who lived in the town of Salem. Proctor did not attend church‚ because of Reverend Parris. Parris is the minister of Salem‚ who preaches about wealth‚ “…and for twenty week he preach nothin’
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The Crucible The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ is a play modeled after the Red Scare. The Red Scare was a period when fear of communism grew to hysteria‚ and it reflected the topic of The Crucible. In this play‚ a wave of fear spreads throughout Salem ad accusations of witchcraft begin to rise. A character‚ John Proctor‚ displays great pride throughout the play but also demonstrates change because he was at first doubtful‚ but later comes to realize its severity. John Proctor’s combination of these
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stories; allegories can also be expressed in the form of a poem‚ a picture‚ or a movie. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ is a good example of an allegory for it tells of a significant event in history in which a small town of Massachusetts named Salem had been controlled by a paranoia of witches after watching a few of the town girls showing off odd behaviors and participating in occult activities. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an allegory for Subversive Activities Control Board‚ The State Department
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constructive‚ thinking member of our society. Tonight‚ as you know‚ I have been asked to talk about why I believe that The Crucible should be part of the Queensland Senior English curriculum. Tonight‚ I shall discuss how Arthur Miller beautifully created a world mirroring the moral complexities that we face in our day to day lives both on an individual and social level. Firstly‚ The Crucible is a powerful educational tool which reflects the moral ambiguities of the individual. This play beautifully illustrates
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its own stories for the unexplainable. In The Crucible‚ neighbors accuse people that they have known their entire life of practicing witchcraft. They turn on one another and begin to break apart the community. The town of Salem falls into mass hysteria‚ fear overwhelms decision-making and thought processing. Fear often leads to more fear in people. In order to try and explain the fear‚ the townspeople begin to believe in it. In The Crucible‚ hysterical fear becomes an unknowing method of
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Response Theme: Way of Life Both The Crucible and Rapture of Canaan have many similar qualities‚ however they also have some differences. The author of each book developed many themes and even themes inside of themes; one theme that is significant in each book is the customs and way of life. For instance‚ each community consists of a very religious population; moreover each population has some people who don’t believe as strongly as others. In The Crucible this character would be John Proctor‚ and
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The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ is an intense‚ drama-filled play about the accusations of witchcraft amongst the town of Salem. Throughout this play‚ there are many themes that are laid out across all four acts. One of the mayor themes that sticks out and is present in all four acts is intolerance. In the Crucible there are countless times where intolerance is show by nearly every character involved in the play. This intolerance can be related to many events throughout American history and
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At first glance many situations and events that take place in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible might seem completely unrelated and irrelevant to modern society; however‚ if the audience digs into the deeper themes and meanings in the play the reader will find striking similarities to certain events in modern culture. The most obvious comparison to modern culture is the theme of false accusations. Throughout the play many characters are falsely accused of crimes that they did not commit. Witchcraft‚ Adultery
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this dreadful time‚ titled The Crucible. Since the subject was controversial at the time‚ Miller had to subliminally write about it through the story of the Salem witch trials. Basic human rights were violated by HUAC‚ who was symbolized by the court system in Miller’s story. To anyone who didn’t confess to their supposed crime‚ there were severe repercussions‚ such as death or blacklisting. Senator McCarthy‚ a corrupt
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Lorraine Peters American Literature Ms. Jelen September 29 The Crucible and The Dynamics of Fear The worst thing one has to fear is fear itself. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ fear infiltrates the everyday lives of the people of Salem by disturbing many citizens and causing some of them to resort to lies and dishonesty to deflect criticism of their character. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ fear changes a girl’s true nature and power thirsty men begin to crumble at the thought of losing their
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