How would you feel if you were accused of witchcraft? The Crucible accused multiple innocent people of witchcraft and majority of those that were accused were puritans, and those puritans were strong within their faith. Most people have zero mercy on one another and wanted to save themselves. What would you do ?
The author of The Crucible and many other pieces of American Literature was Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller has won multiple awards for his pieces including Tony awards. Some of Miller’s plays consist of The Man Who Had all the Luck, All my Sons ( won his first Tony award for Best Author ), and one of his most popular pieces The Crucible. Aside from the Spotlight he was a husband with two children. But it seems as if he didn’t want to …show more content…
McCarthyism was made by Joseph McCarthy, he was both an American politician and U.S. Senator. Joseph grew the concerns of Communism by saying things as “ In the hyper-suspicious atmosphere of the cold war, insinuations of disloyalty were enough to convince many americans that their government was packed with traitors and spies “. McCarthyism or Red Scare was the way that Joseph felt, he felt as if communists had taken over the U.S. State Department. Therefore he became chair of the Senate’s committee on investigations. People have various opinions on what McCarthy did, but McCarthy fought for what he believed in so nothing he done was wrong. If it had been an actual problem the government would have overthrown him and not been scared of going up against him. McCarthyism ended after a televised hearing in which he was discredited and condemned by …show more content…
Puritans were extreme protestants within the Church of England who thought the English Reformation hadn’t done enough to change the doctrines and structure of the church. They wanted to purify their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence. Puritans were separated groups from the Church of England and they had brought strong religious impulses to bear. They had absolute sovereignty of God and insisted that as God’s elect had the duty to national affairs. Puritans would stress the importance of education in religious leadership and demanding that religious motivations be tested by applying them to practical situations.
Hysteria was very much important in The Crucible. If someone were to be accused of witchcraft they would more than likely be in shock but to save their lives they would act as if they were witches to not be locked up or sentenced to death; not thinking of how their lives would be changed. If someone was to confess that they were a witch then they would act as if they were witching someone or scream, they would also act as if the devil were punishing them for
The author of The Crucible and many other pieces of American Literature was Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller has won multiple awards for his pieces including Tony awards. Some of Miller’s plays consist of The Man Who Had all the Luck, All my Sons ( won his first Tony award for Best Author ), and one of his most popular pieces The Crucible. Aside from the Spotlight he was a husband with two children. But it seems as if he didn’t want to …show more content…
McCarthyism was made by Joseph McCarthy, he was both an American politician and U.S. Senator. Joseph grew the concerns of Communism by saying things as “ In the hyper-suspicious atmosphere of the cold war, insinuations of disloyalty were enough to convince many americans that their government was packed with traitors and spies “. McCarthyism or Red Scare was the way that Joseph felt, he felt as if communists had taken over the U.S. State Department. Therefore he became chair of the Senate’s committee on investigations. People have various opinions on what McCarthy did, but McCarthy fought for what he believed in so nothing he done was wrong. If it had been an actual problem the government would have overthrown him and not been scared of going up against him. McCarthyism ended after a televised hearing in which he was discredited and condemned by …show more content…
Puritans were extreme protestants within the Church of England who thought the English Reformation hadn’t done enough to change the doctrines and structure of the church. They wanted to purify their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence. Puritans were separated groups from the Church of England and they had brought strong religious impulses to bear. They had absolute sovereignty of God and insisted that as God’s elect had the duty to national affairs. Puritans would stress the importance of education in religious leadership and demanding that religious motivations be tested by applying them to practical situations.
Hysteria was very much important in The Crucible. If someone were to be accused of witchcraft they would more than likely be in shock but to save their lives they would act as if they were witches to not be locked up or sentenced to death; not thinking of how their lives would be changed. If someone was to confess that they were a witch then they would act as if they were witching someone or scream, they would also act as if the devil were punishing them for