Daniel Day-Lewis

Almost everyone in the world has at least did one bad thing, and they were judged for it. This is exactly what happened to John Proctor. John did some bad but he came back from it. A lot of people have done things they regret and still come off as bad. John felt the same but he fixed himself for the ones he loves. In the Crucible by Arthur Miller, he used vivid imagery and detailed diction to reveal that man can overcome even the greatest mistakes by simply caring for others. John Proctor has…

that he never stopped writing. He almost never writes about himself, he always talked about world issues like the death of John F Kennedy and different movements that were happening during the late 80’s. He always had something to say up until the day he…

“...And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever.(Movie, last scene)” In the book The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, these were John Proctor’s last words before he was pushed off of the platform and was hanged to his death. Proctor was a tragic hero, according to Aristotle’s definition, “A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” A tragic hero must have a few different traits,…

Abigail Williams outline: The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller in 1953, and was based off of the Red Scare that took place in America from 1947 to 1957. The Salem witch trials occurred in Salem, Massachusetts from 1692 through 1693. Abigail Williams was one of the main accusers in the trials which led to arrests, imprisonments, and deaths of one hundred and fifty people during this time. Without Abigail’s vengeful, selfish, and manipulative personality, the play does not exist. Abigail…

Of They That Only Do Good In the Crucible (1953), the author Arthur Miller exemplifies that injustice was disguised by the practice of justice and religion. Abigail Williams and a group of young girls were caught dancing by Reverend Parris in the middle of the forest when night time was upon them. Being frightened of punishment as the girls were, they led the town to believe that they were possessed by spirits and accused Tituba along with many other innocent townspeople of witchcraft. These…

are condemning the court. The argument between the men continue to heat up as they try to either undermine or reinforce the court. Danforth finally succumbs to reading Mary’s deposition and says she will be brought in for questioning the following day. Danforth threatens that if she does not tell the truth, she will go to jail for committing perjury. Abigail is brought in for questioning as well where she denies Mary’s charge that she is lying, and then falsely accuses Elizabeth Proctor of…

A person’s reputation is serious in a town where social standing is fixed to one's ability to take after religious principles. Throughout the play The Crucible, reputation meant a lot to some people. A person’s name is the main way one can get other individuals to work with that them, have respect for, and even believe whether what that individual says is a truth or just a lie. John Proctor is one of the main characters in the play that worries about his name and reputation and wants to be known…

The Crucible, a play written by Arthur miller, is a story about the multiple conflicts that take place during the Salem which trials in Massachusetts. These conflicts featured in the play center primarily on the ruling church’s religious beliefs surrounding witchcraft at the time, and that it was forbidden to promote the practice of witchcraft in any way, with the punishment usually being a death sentence. Among the many conflicts featured in the play, one of them is the conflict around the…

During 15 months in 1692 and 1693, twenty different men, women, and children were executed at the hands of little girls. Growing up in a religiously fearful and politically charged rural town in Puritan Massachusetts, these young girls discovered the power of their words, discovered the power of accusation. Exploration of this power lies at the center of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. He delves into the world of how it affects different people: the accusers, the innocent or those being accused,…

Did the similarities of Abigail and 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…