“It is better to die with integrity than it is to compromise a principle in order to live.” There are several characters in Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible”‚ that despite their accusation of witchcraft‚ choose the truth before lying and going against their morals‚ knowing it would claim their lives. The quote can relate to characters like Rebecca Nurse‚ Giles Corey‚ and to some extent‚ John Proctor. They believe that honesty should come before conformity and that you should never betray your
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Abigail’s Manipulation Manipulation is the control someone tries to establish over certain situations in a devious way. Abigail Williams uses various methods of manipulation throughout The Crucible. She manipulated anybody that was involved with her. Her manipulation tactics are used for personal gain and to try to get rid of John Proctor’s wife. She uses the Salem Witch Trials to her advantage and accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchery. Abigail’s manipulative ways prove to be beneficial to her
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Literary Devices Essay Literary Devices Used in “The Crucible.” “The Crucible‚” by Arthur Miller is a politically charged play. It was written in 1953 and made into a movie in 1996. He uses literary devices such as themes‚ tone‚ and ironic devices to show the politically strict and crazy ways of society. Arthur Miller shows the theme of hysteria throughout the play in the characters and actions mostly of Abigail. She accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witch craft and gets her sent to jail. Abigail
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Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ is an act of desperation and fear to criticize the defamation of early Salem‚ his generation‚ and future generations to come. Miller argues how his play is to show everyone how fear bends one’s morals; “Much of my desperation branched...from a typical Depression...the blow struck on the mind by the rise of power European Fascism and the brutal anti-semitism it had brought to power” (Miller). He provides examples of “the hunts for Reds in America”‚ referring to
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often reveal their true character. One may easily claim to adhere to a certain value when the sun shines upon it‚ but genuine fortification must be had to stand against an oncoming storm of oppression. To die in the truth‚ or to live in a lie? In The Crucible‚ a play by Arthur Miller‚ several people are faced with this dilemma. The true character of a person will show when a sacrifice must be made to uphold what he or she believes in. Parris demonstrates that he is very concerned about his reputation
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acceptance and honesty‚ then this interaction will enrich their sense of belonging and aid the individual in finding a sense of self and identity. This enrichment and limiting of belonging can be demonstrated through Arthur Miller’s allegoric lay ‘The Crucible’ and Melina Marchetta’s novel ‘Looking for Alibrandi’. Both texts make strong statements about society‚ highlighting flaws and issues that both limited and enriched the composer’s sense of self and unity. Miller strongly demonstrates how many individuals
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The Crucible is one of the film that is made from the play. There are some differences between them because some parts were cut off and some parts were made up to fulfilled the mood in the movie. In the book‚ the authors used a lot of devices to set mood and tone‚ and develop characterizations such as figurative languages‚ sensory imagery‚ and sentence style to create particular effects. In order to make the film even more intensive and interesting‚ the film makers need to use various techniques
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religion. Leaders such as Pastor Scott Lively in the current world‚ or Reverend Hale and Judge Danforth from Salem‚ led the intolerant accusations of individuals who differed and opposed the beliefs of their religion. In the Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ intolerant actions are seen quite frequently by characters such as Abigail‚ Reverend Parris and Reverend Hale. A major example of intolerance can be found between Judge Danforth‚ John Proctor and Giles Corey. Proctor and Giles had presented deposition’s
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only in hindsight‚ is it seen the errors made initially‚ and the failure of justice caused hysteria. Never is this more evident then in Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ and Edna St. Vincent poem‚ Justice Denied in Massachusetts. While justice is meant to be administered with utmost fairness and equality Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible demonstrates that this does not always prevail‚ and in many circumstances the forces of injustices are exposed. Those appointed to administer justice often misuse
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“The trust of the innocent is the liar’s most useful tool.” According to award-winning author and screenwriter Stephen King‚ liars have the ability to utilize the trust of the innocent to accomplish their own agenda. Similarly‚ Arthur Miller’s The Crucible delves into the inner workings that motivate people to lie. To illustrate this‚ Miller uses the various characters of the play to represent the different motives to lie which include fear‚ lust‚ and greed. As the play progresses‚ it becomes clear
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