The Crucible In the past‚ present‚ and undoubtedly in the future‚ deceptive individuals take advantage of the anxieties and fears of society. When a society ’s insecurities are exposed and raw‚ a disconcerted mood spreads throughout the people. This contagion can engulf an entire population and become like a living entity‚ causing people to act rashly and hypocritically. Whether or not the fear is justified‚ a convincing individual can exploit a certain mentality called mob psychology. Mob psychology
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The Crucible Comparison Paper In the book “The Crucible”‚ by Arthur Miller‚ Deputy Danforth is more to blame for the trials continuation than Abigail Williams because he always believed whoever had been accused a witch‚ refused any evidence showing that the accused were innocent‚ and was more concerned with the court’s image than justice being served. Danforth is more to blame for the trials continuation than Abigail because‚ while Abigail was the one making
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The fatal tendency of people within communities to divide into warring groups – us and them – is a historical constant and one that is well represented in Miller’s play The Crucible. This utilisation of ‘scapegoats’ is characteristic of historical human interaction‚ whereby the aggressors blame their victims‚ often times the minority‚ for every kind of evil. This was clearly represented in the play through allegorical references made about America during the McCarthy era through the events of Salem
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Miller often experiments with narrative style and technique. For example‚ Miller includes lengthy exposition pieces that read as stage directions within The Crucible. At first glance‚ it seems that an audi- ence must either read the information in the program or listen to a long- winded narrator. Upon further inspection however‚ it becomes apparent that Miller’s inclusion of background material allows actors and directors to study character motivation and internalize the information‚ thereby portraying
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In the play crucible written by; Arthur Miller there are many antagonist through out the story‚ there were many things people can learn. I learned about religion‚ education‚ family lives‚ and justice. Because the people in the Crucible did not do things as we do now‚ we also know they had different lifestyles. Like things we do now as people wouldn’t be compared and thought of what they’ve done in the crucible. By examining the characters Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and Elizabeth Proctor‚
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state in which someone finally reaches an affinity‚ whether it may be physical‚ emotional or otherwise with an entity‚ that may be a community‚ place or ideal. The importance of being accepted to belong can be observed in the playwright ‘The crucible’ by Arthur Miller. In the play the hysteria that arises from accusations of witchcraft creates a chaotic situation in which the status of one’s self determines their acceptance in the community of Salem. Similarly‚ in the documentary ‘The devil’s playground’
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The play The Crucible is written by Arthur Miller and it is about a small town of Salem. In this town there are series of trials that occur to hunt down the witches that plague Salem. The universal theme that is expressed in this play on more than one occasion is the theme of lies‚ make everything worse. This is shown by one occasion very well. When Tituba is accused of being a witch and conspiring with the devil she lies to say she was‚ and she confesses so that she will live. This really starts
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The Crucible‚ the story wouldn’t go with the book‚ the definition of Crucible is‚ “a situation of severe trial‚ or in which different elements interact‚ leading to the creation of something new.” In my opinion‚ Abigail Williams fits the definition because while she is on trial‚ she puts on a show to make people believe that these things and what she is saying is really true. Abigail has a lot of fire in her.Abigail doesn’t even have an problem when she is lying to the court. The Crucible‚ testing
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Cause and Effect: Teenage Pregnancy Teenage pregnancies is one of the most common and alarming issues in our country‚ many teenage girls get pregnant before adulthood‚ like the ages of 15 to 19‚ and give birth‚ it is shocking that the teen birth rate increases every year. Surprisingly come countries see teenage pregnancy as a clear sign of fertility and people celebrate the early teenage pregnancy. During the teenage years these is a burst of unknown emotions‚ and teens feel a natural sense of rebelling
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Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy of the 1692 witch trials‚ “The Crucible”‚ uses its Salem setting as a microcosm of society under pressure. The frightening rise of hysteria‚ accusations and vengeance brings out the very best and worst in Miller’s characters. The message of the play is that communities contain both good and bad elements. This is most clearly manifested in the symbolism of the crucible itself‚ and the characterisations of John Proctor‚ and Thomas Putnam. The presence of good and bad
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