Beverly Daniel Tatum

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…

John Proctor’s Confession In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, there were many characters of importance but one that stuck out and was very important to the plot was John Proctor. John Proctor, a man of strength and honesty, made a horrible mistake of having an affair with Abigail Williams which ultimately led him to being convicted of witchcraft. His decision of ripping up his confession to witchcraft he previously wrote was, in the end, the right thing to do. One way that we know Proctor’s…

The Crucible: Dying For a Principle “Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang!” (Miller 1164) says John Proctor in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible when asked to sign his name on his confession to witchcraft. Judge Danforth of Salem has condemned hundreds to witchcraft, and hundreds have confessed (Miller 1160), but upstanding citizens in the town refuse to confesses to the lies, and would rather die than live a lie, such as Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, and of course, John…

“What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.” -Albert Einstein. In the excerpt from The Crucible, in Malala Yousafzai's Biography, and the song "The Right Thing" by Mandisa they explain how people do things the easy way just so their life is less difficult. The authors of these three types of literature explain the easy choices people tend to make. However, one should always do what is right, not what is easy. John Proctor from The Crucible is a marvelous…

American playwright Arthur Miller was the maker behind the theatrical tragedy The Crucible furthermore being responsible for the fundamentals of leading character John Proctor. The Crucible is a play written during the time of the Salem Witch Trials that portrays the life of John Proctor and other leading characters. John Proctor cheated on his wife with Abigail Williams, John's wife Elizabeth is accused of witchcraft by Abigail in hopes of getting John all to herself. The outcome of the play…

Mallory In “The Crucible”, Arthur Miller is trying to explain both faith and truth in a different way it should be explained. The theme of the entire play is evolved around the constant adversity of faith and truth. Furthermore, the idea of the play was the rising action and adversity, and then standing up for the truth and what was right. Like many additional stories and plays are comparision with “The Crucible” and the major turning of events. Even though, the truth isn’t always the…

According to Ellen Raskin’s recording of the event and excerpt 24 of it specifically, we have found significant information regarding the homicidal maniac who goes by Berthe Erica Crow. For reasons unknown, she was appointed as the cleaning lady in Sunset Towers and was even given an apartment to go with it. In addition, she was even given an opportunity to be involved in In Sam Westing’s Will. In it the 16 heirs are presented with the Westing Game, which has the objective of finding who…

To what extent would you be willing to go to protect what you cared about? if readers of The Crucible stopped to think about it, many of them may simply assume that it is heroic how the characters protect what they think is important to them. For these characters, however, it can many times lead to others getting hurt or potentially even killed. Every so often though it can still be done for the good of others. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, many of the characters strive to protect what they…

The Path To Enlightenment There are several legends that depict different scenes for the famed Bodhidharma and Huike. One of those is the story of Huike cutting off his arm. The paintings from Dai Jin and Sesshu ultimately show this story, with Sesshu’s painting similarly named “Huike Offering His Arm To Bodhidharma.” The story is fairly simple; Huike wanted to become truly enlightened and went on a journey to find someone to enlighten and teach him, Bodhidharma. Initially, Huike waited in the…

“The Open Window” Vera is a very manipulative and deceitful young girl. I know this because of the way she acts and speaks to the other characters in the story. “In the meantime you must try and put up with me,” is a quote that Vera said in the story that shows how she is manipulative and deceitful. Another way you can infer this about Vera is she likes to lie and tell false stories. ‘The child was staring out through the open window with dazed horror in her eyes,’ is a quote that shows how…