Have you ever wondered what it would happen if one lie led to the demise of a whole community? Well, The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is exactly that. This play is based on the actual events of the Salem Witch Trials where many men and women were hanged, tortured, and shunned for supposed witchcraft. In the Crucible, it takes place in the same time period as the Salem Witch Trials which occurred in Salem, Massachusetts in the spring of 1692. The Crucible is the Salem Witch Trials- with a twist. The genre being historical fiction, it ties the readers into the story for a much more clear view on the events in Salem. It starts with the characters being introduced with a group of girls dancing in the woods, casting spells. They are discovered
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His affair is one of the main factors in which drives the entire story. If he had not had an affair, Abigail would not be seeking revenge on he and his wife, he would not be a lecher, his wife would not be jailed, and his children would have their parents. His internals conflict mixes with the external conflict, the witch hysteria. The witch hysteria is caused by Abigail seeking revenge accusing innocent people of witchcraft. She then accuses John’s wife leading up to the events of his death. Using all of these techniques and devices, one may wonder why? What is the purpose of this play? What does this play mean? Throughout the play, Arthur Miller displays a main theme, and that main theme is …show more content…
It concerns my mental health and my religious family. Throughout my entire life, I have experienced auditory and visual hallucinations. Recently, my parents were led to believe that it was demons or angry spirits that I had conjured and was communicating with. My mother called countless pastors and had them speak with me, she even considered an exorcism. I truly felt like the accused. My parents fully believed that I was possessed. It went on for a while until my mother finally got me psychological help. With the help of a psychiatrist it was found to be a schizo related bipolar disorder. Ending the hysteria, or so I thought. Much like when Proctor got he judges on his side and then it backfired. The suspicions still continue today even with the decrease of hallucinations. This shows how The Crucible connects to my life by showing how much like the people of Salem, my parents let their religion drive them to believe what wasn 't the
His affair is one of the main factors in which drives the entire story. If he had not had an affair, Abigail would not be seeking revenge on he and his wife, he would not be a lecher, his wife would not be jailed, and his children would have their parents. His internals conflict mixes with the external conflict, the witch hysteria. The witch hysteria is caused by Abigail seeking revenge accusing innocent people of witchcraft. She then accuses John’s wife leading up to the events of his death. Using all of these techniques and devices, one may wonder why? What is the purpose of this play? What does this play mean? Throughout the play, Arthur Miller displays a main theme, and that main theme is …show more content…
It concerns my mental health and my religious family. Throughout my entire life, I have experienced auditory and visual hallucinations. Recently, my parents were led to believe that it was demons or angry spirits that I had conjured and was communicating with. My mother called countless pastors and had them speak with me, she even considered an exorcism. I truly felt like the accused. My parents fully believed that I was possessed. It went on for a while until my mother finally got me psychological help. With the help of a psychiatrist it was found to be a schizo related bipolar disorder. Ending the hysteria, or so I thought. Much like when Proctor got he judges on his side and then it backfired. The suspicions still continue today even with the decrease of hallucinations. This shows how The Crucible connects to my life by showing how much like the people of Salem, my parents let their religion drive them to believe what wasn 't the