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    Essay on The Crucible The role that grudges and personal rivalries play in The Crucible are a major part of the theatrical production. It is one of the main themes of the play‚ along with: revenge‚ witchcraft‚ deception‚ and religion. Of all the motives and justifications of the characters‚ grudge and personal rivalry is probably the most prevalent. For example‚ Abigail Williams‚ a lowly servant‚ used her own personal grudge against Elizabeth Proctor (her former employer) as an motive for accusing

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    The Crucible In the story The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ it explains a play that involves historical events like witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. This drama is an example of the unjust events that happened‚ due to the terrible lies that some young girls made up‚ who were supposedly witchcraft. This was a hard situation for the entire town because of the accusation of witchcraft toward innocent people. In The Crucible‚ Miller shows us several examples of themes‚ some interesting

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    Arthur Miller wrote the play The Crucible in response to the red scare of the 1950’s‚ in which he was was condemned for disrespect & disapproval of the United States Congress for being unsuccessful in naming numerous individuals who had attended meetings with him. In a bid to not only secure his career as a journalist & play writer and also to alert the American people against the government misinformation & propaganda that were headed their way. The characters in the play are faced with the same

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    September 27‚ 2001 English The Crucible Pride‚ a simple five letter word that has played an important role throughout the history of man kind. The word pride caused ancient Egyptians to make amazing monuments like pyramids and golden tombs‚ it caused the French to build a world known monument‚ the Eiffel tower‚ but has also taken the lives of many men. Wars‚ battles‚ crusades‚ murders‚ hate‚ cold-heartedness‚ and many more‚ are great examples of when men think too much of themselves and have excessive

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    Evaluation of a live performance draft – The Crucible by Arthur Miller York Theatre Royal – 10th May 2011 The Crucible‚ a 1953 play written by American playwright‚ Arthur Miller‚ was influenced by the Salem witch trials which occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. It is a dramatization of these trials where more than 200 people were accused of conjuring spirits and practising witchcraft and some were executed. Eventually‚ the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated

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    Todd Closson English 8/24/14 The Crucible Society trusts those that conform‚ and distrusts those that don’t. One advantage of conforming to societies expectations is that you gain trust from the society. People who don’t conform aren’t trusted. One disadvantage is that you join the group‚ so you’re not technically an individual anymore in your own right. In the novel The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller explains the causes of hysteria‚ mob mentality‚ scapegoating by showing the conflicts within a society

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    English II 16 May 2014 The Crucible vs. The Crucible Twenty innocent citizens of Salem were devastatingly hanged after being falsely accused of witchcraft. Arthur Miller masks the plot of McCarthyism with the tragic‚ but factual story of the Salem witch trials. He wrote both the play and the screenplay‚ but managed to differentiate between the two. Miller creates a vast amount of similarities and differences between the play and the film‚ both titled The Crucible. Between the play and the film

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    Davion Mandeville Mrs. Hostetler English 11 8 November 2012 The Crucible: #3 In the book The Crucible‚ there were many displays of courage‚ weakness‚ and truth. Many characters showed these signs‚ but only a few stood out to me. I believe John Proctor showed the most courage. As of weakness‚ I think that I would have to say that both John and Elizabeth Proctor showed a lot of this. Finally for truth‚ I would give it to Danforth. One way John Proctor showed courage was by speaking up to Reverend

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    interpretations of the word crucible as there is for the theme of Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible. Closely related to the word "crucifixion"‚ The Crucible is about a man put in a crucible situation‚ who is forced to choose between life and morality‚ just as Jesus Christ did. Miller interweaved these scenarios to form the main themes of the play – the problem of making the right moral choice and the necessity of sacrifice as a means of redemption. Both of these themes can be abridged to form one main

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    In Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ Abigail demonstrates the emotions of love‚ determination‚ and cunningness. Abigail expresses a love through power and control over the village of Salem. She infrequently takes desperate measures in order to make sure John Proctor will renounce Elizabeth. Abigail takes advantage of the events taking place in the village. In Arthur Miller ’s 1953 The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams demonstrates the emotions of love‚ determination and cunningness because of her love for

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