Daniel Burnham

The Crucible is a play that was written in 1953 by Author Miller. It is based on the Salem witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts between the time period of 1692-1693. Author Miller wrote the play during the Red Scare as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the U.S government was accusing the people of communism. McCarthyism much alike The Crucible jailed whoever would not give up names and whoever would not confess. In The Crucible there are three characters who value their reputation…

Essay: The Crucible Human nature sparks the fires of deceit and betrayal in people in actuality as well as characters in literature. We are oftentimes very self centered beings and as such we are guided towards irrational behavior and unreasonable actions. We may not understand why we act in these ways, but they are nevertheless commonplace in humanity. Such behavior and action is expressed quite well in Arthur Miller's 1953 play “ The Crucible”. The tension and mayhem brought upon by the…

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, was a fictional story filled with lots of drama. It was about one village that had some people that got accused of witchcraft which was against their religion. Some people in the village were accused of witchcraft without proof, and some that were accused were innocent. Some people in the village found out that there were some young girls dancing in the woods and accused them witchcraft. In their village at that time witchcraft was against their…

Political Effects on The Crucible In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible there are some glaring differences between what happened in real life and what Miller shows us in his famous play. There are numerous theories as to why Miller made these changes, including the very popular hypothesis about Arthur Miller’s mixing of politics into his play. Because Miller created works of art with political intentions, his version of the Salem witch trials differed from the events that transpired in real life…

The Crucible is a 1953 play, is a dramatized history of the salem witch trails that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692-93. The author Arthur Miller relates what used to happen at that time in a Puritan Colony on the United States. Lust, envy, hate, misfortune, pain, hate and love are some of the feelings that will be found in The Crucible. There is moments when a man only wants peace and in this case is John Proctor. “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my…

Mira Thekdi Mrs. Ball American Literature 22 September 2015 [Insert Title] Arthur Miller’s ignominious reputation presented many conflicts in both his career and personal life. He lost money, got denied film productions, and more. In The Crucible, having a proper reputation was notably important in Salem because of the witchcraft trials, where the false accusations made in court can quickly ruin a person's life. Ergo, many of the characters in Salem are troubled about the perception of their…

The Domino of Sin Consisting of so many twisted lies and selfdriven acts, The Crucible is an opportunity to see what a small dosage of sin can do to the provincial town of Salem. After one accusation, how fast will it take the mass hysteria to birth tens of accusations on innocent towns people? Perhaps the people of Salem are too self involved to see the greater common good for others, or maybe it is induced by the pridefulness and greediness that is increasingly thriving through the puritan…

*take quote from page 57 for question 1* elizabeth is scared for her husband being accused of adultery #2 Miller has said he wrote The Crucible with the conviction that “there were moments when an individual conscience was all that could keep the world from falling apart.” Do you agree with his conviction? Do you think the play actually demonstrates a triumph of individual conscience? Explain your answers. Throughout the trial process, the characters realized that people would believe…

“The Crucible”, directed by Nicholas Hytner, tells the story of how men of authority had persuaded those falsely accused of witchcraft, with fear of death or isolation, to give themselves in. On the other side of the dagger is “Good Night and Good Luck”, directed by George Clooney, is the tale of how CBS’s “See it Now” combats Senator MccArthy’s crusade against communism where he preys upon the innocent and attempts to demoralize all who try to bring upon his fall from grace. Two different works…

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is one of the most compelling modern texts that discusses fear and how it affects society as a whole, as well as the individual. It is no coincidence that this play was written during the contemporary witch hunt called the Red Scare. Miller was clearly using the many similarities between the early colonial setting of his writing and the bleak truths of his time period to draw attention to patterns that repeat throughout history and will continue to repeat as long as…