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    Abigail/1702 shows what happened ten years after The Crucible took place. The play created an experience that was dark, introspective, and mystical. It was dark because the space was pitch black at various points. Also, much of the production was focused on Abigail being the reason twenty people died. When the Devil visited Abigail and told her that she had to fulfill her promise, a sinister moment was created as she had no choice but to say goodbye and go with him. The play was introspective…

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    How would you feel if you were accused of something you didn't do? In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible many people are accused of witchcraft and witchery and put on trial. Some who were accused were even killed Although this play is set in 1692 this could still happen today. McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of treason without proper evidence . During what is known as “The Salem Witch Trials”, people in the town of Salem, Massachusetts were accusing others of witchcraft and…

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    Dr. Harald Sala once said, “Understanding yourself is a step towards inner peace, and a step nearer achieving your unfulfilled ambitions.” This quote is seen throughout the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, however there are characters in the play that know the meaning of understanding yourself and the happiness of success. Ben in the play is Willy’s older brother and is a form of guidance in Willy’s life, so he has a major impact on Willy and unlike his brother, he is very ambitious.…

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    In this essay I will comparing the way that Arthur Miller looks at the themes of crime, justice and honour in both American and Italian society. I am looking at how characters’ views of the main themes change throughout the play and the ways in which these change effect the direction that the play takes. One of the main themes that Miller looks at is the view of crime and what consists of a crime in American and Italian culture. An example of this is the story of Vinny Balzano where a young boy…

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    Elizabeth affect the story? The Crucible, a modern play by Arthur Miller, is based on the Witchcraft trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. The play is faithful to the historical period and to Puritan beliefs. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the characters of Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams can be compared and contrasted through love for John Proctor, witchcraft, and being loved by their families. Additionally, Arthur Miller makes two women fall in love for John…

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    Crucible Arthur MIller was an American essayist and playwright in the 1950’s the cold war was so called creating a feeling of fear within the citizens and the people accused his wife for even thinking she was a so called spy with the working of Russia.So Arthur had wrote a book so he conclude this event. In the play the crucible by Arthur Miller he had developed the characters of Abigail Williams,Tituba,Rebecca Nurse the lack of choices can create three different types of people. Arthur Miller…

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    On the surface, The Crucible by Arthur Miller appears to simply be a play about the Salem Witch Trials, but it is actually a powerful allegory pertaining to the McCarthyism era. The Crucible is a fictionalized version of the Salem Witch Trials which took place in Massachusetts in 1692 when the town of Salem accused and hanged its citizens for witchcraft. Many parallels between witches and communists appear throughout Miller’s play; when linked, they form a political commentary on Joseph McCarthy…

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    In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, it is 1692 and in the midst of the Salem witch trials. In 1692, many women in Salem, Massachusetts were falsely accused of being witches and were given the option of admitting it and being “saved” or denying it and being killed. This is known as the Salem Witch Trials. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller tells a story of how adultery, lying, and false accusation can lead to a terrible ending during the Salem witch trials. Two of the main characters,…

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    To every person’s personality, there is an opposite… In Arthur Miller’s play he emphasizes on that with two certain characters. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller, it is set in Salem, Massachusetts during 1692. It is about a man named John Proctor, his wife Elizabeth Proctor, and his ex-mistress Abigail Williams. Hurt by John Proctor not loving her, she seeks revenge on Elizabeth, taking down everyone with her. Elizabeth is considered a saint in a town full of sinners and Abigail is…

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    Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in the 1950s. Miller wrote The Crucible because he wanted to let the reader know that there’s a correspondence of the communist witch hunts in the 1950’s and the witch hunts in 1692. In Salem Massachusetts, 1692 , the settlement had a witchcraft hysteria which ended up in the deaths of 20 people for being accused of witches and jailing 150 others. The correspondence between of the communist witch hunts in the 1950s and the witch hunts in 1950s and the witch hunts…

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