In The Crucible‚ many individuals and institutions face moral tests. Characters such as John and Elizabeth Proctor‚ along with Giles Corey‚ faced such tests. During the time of the trials‚ Giles Corey was called by the court to release names of those suspected of witchcraft. Rather than reveal the names of the people significantly he was pressed to death and took the names of the people to his grave. As the claims of witchcraft troubled the town‚ John had hopes of ending the problem by revealing
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Who is Responsible for Your Weight? America is known for being one of the most obese countries in the world. Once you step foot in America‚ people can quickly find out why; everywhere you look there are a ton of fast food chains on nearly every block. Fast food to Americans is a quick‚ easy‚ and affordable way to get food. In the past Forty years‚ more than 160‚000 fast food restaurants have opened in America (Pirello). This cheap and quick meal comes at a cost; according to the Centers for
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the 1692 Salem Witch Trials were a minor event in American history‚ the names of those who were hanged are not forgotten. Their names are remembered today because of Arthur Miller‚ a man who believes that past events are connected to present realities through a strong moral logic. The trial’s motives and themes seemed to parallel those of a major movement in the late 1950s—McCarthyism. In his play‚ The Crucible‚ Miller retells the story of the witch trials and relates themes that were prominent in
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The Crucible “I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria‚ who were frightened of life‚ who were desperate to reach out to another person…These seemingly fragile people are the strong people really (Williams: Twenty Years after Glass Menagerie).” Tennessee here captured the very essence of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Crucible is all about the desperation‚ hysteria‚ and fear of Salem’s people. The main theme of The Crucible is fear. Hysteria and fear are
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McCarthyism and the Red Scare dominated society and culture‚ instilling the terror and suspicions of an invisible enemy on an uninformed people. This enemy was that of communism. Written to alert society of the doom that lurked nearby‚ Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ depicts the consequences that come from the hysteria associated with accusations made against one’s neighbor and in some cases friend. From the play‚ one can gather that guilt in society is destructive to communal relationships. The evidence that
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In many disastrous situations in life‚ people direct blame away from themselves‚ saying that their problems were caused by others. This happens in one of William Shakespeare’s plays‚ Macbeth; there is a great deal of debate over whether the witches‚ Lady Macbeth‚ or Macbeth was most to blame for the chaos that took place throughout the play. There are many things that influence Macbeth and his actions‚ but he himself is most to blame for the calamities that take place throughout the story because
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Don’t Blame The Media We’ve all seen the violence in today’s media‚ but can we really blame the video games or television shows for the violence in our society? Did the cavemen of 20‚000 B.C. need Call of Duty to fight each other into extinction? No. The media is not to blame for the violence we see everyday. Society today has become almost comfortable with the violence we see everyday. Fights break out at schools all the time. Kidnappings happen‚ and Americans live everyday with the
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The Crucible The Crucible is a book that could lead the mind into many different ways. More of a play or act‚ The Crucible has many different themes and subject matters from different opinions. Themes are the primary and original widespread ideas spread in literature. The Crucible‚ takes place in the Puritan Society where people are condemned of witchery‚ guilty or innocent were taken upon very harshly. The Crucible has many different themes‚ as mentioned before. One of the themes is narrow-mindedness
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through several characters including Mrs. Dubose‚ Atticus‚ Boo Radley‚ and Ms. Maudie. One of the first forms of courage that is witnessed in To Kill a Mockingbird is the will to fight. Mrs. Dubose is a cranky old woman‚ with wrinkles and liver spots‚ who Jem and Scout are forced to read to by Atticus. She has a nasty attitude towards the children‚ and constantly criticizes Atticus’ parenting style and kindness toward the Black people. After Mrs. Dubose’s death‚ it is revealed that she was a morphine
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Sara North April 21‚ 2013 Why the “Crucible”? Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1951 in direct response to Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s communism scare. Miller wanted the American people to convey the pain caused by false accusations and relate it to the Salem witch hunts. Sen. McCarthy accused a huge number of high profile Americans of being communists. In doing so‚ he ruined those people’s careers. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ innocent people were convicted and put on trial for witchcraft
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