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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the town Salem turns chaotic after teenage girls start to act strange. The Crucible is based off the Salem witch trials which occurred in1692. In Salem the girls started to accuse other people, mainly women, of witchcraft merely based on their looks or what people thought about them. In The Crucible, the girls are accusing other people to put the blame on someone else because of what the girls did in the forest. There are three responsible for the Salem witch…

In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, there’s an underlying metaphor throughout the play. The crucible has two meanings, one being a witchcraft trial and the other being a small container used to heat and melt metals and other substances. It’s ironic that Miller used “crucible” in the title of the play because in the small town of Salem, things began to “brew” when the idea of witchcraft came into the play. When people began to be accused of witchcraft, evidently the violent hysteria aroused.…

The Tragedy of a Hero “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves.” With these perplexing and baffling words, John Proctor’s sense of bravery of changing himself truly shines in Arthur Miller’s powerful play, The Crucible. The Crucible, portrays the Salem people and their beliefs in witchcraft that lead to citizens blaming others to protect themselves, progressing into the idea that if you are an accuser then you are safe. No other character expresses this…

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is set during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. In the actual Witch Trials and the play, people are hanged for allegedly practicing witchcraft. In the play, a slave and girls of the town go into the forest to perform a ritual and this causes roomers of witchcraft to spread in the town. soon, people are being accused of witchcraft by their neighbors. The characters are motivated to accuse their neighbors of witchcraft because of fear, lust, and vengeance. Tituba, the…

Written by Arthur Miller during the 1950’s, The Crucible portrays the chaos of the Salem Witch Trials and how religion overpowers law. Lying, over dramatic and immature, teenage girls they were, that started such a cruel event. (McKeon #3). Here, we see where Puritans settled as strict and religious Christians. As conventional Christians, the Bible dictated the laws and the way of life. (McKeon #9). Going against the Bible, would result in serious punishment. The individual would be punished or…

Kat Throughout the play, The Crucible, the author, Arthur Miller, uses many symbols and themes. The main two, however, may be the themes of Truth and Faith that are constantly referred to throughout the play. The scene of the play is Salem, Massachusetts, and in Salem, the theocratic nature of its society puts moral, or religious, laws together with state law. Sin and status of your soul are considered public concern since it threatens the public's goodness. The majority of Salem is seen to…

the woods that night or she would come for them. The girls started to accuse multiple people for witchcraft to cover themselves for what they had done so they would not get in trouble. Mary Warren the replacement servant for the Proctor told them one day Elizabeth had been mentioned of witchery. Abigail had accused Elizabeth. Elizabeth kept on to john, “I think you must go to salem John. You must tell them it is a fraud.” (Miller27) Elizabeth continued , “she wants me dead John, you know it.”…

Life sends everyone something or someone that will test them and one can choose to be broken or to be strengthened by that experience. Authors love to open up the mind of people and write about how they think and react to circumstances in their test. One man who did this was Arthur miller, he wrote about the Salem witch trials and how people reacted to the trials of life back then. In the crucible, Mary Warren disintegrate, Reverend John Hale preservers, but John Procter triumphs from Salem’s…

What is The Crucible? A place or occasion of severe test or trial, but there was more to that in Salem, Massachusetts wasn’t there? Guilt, revenge, hysteria, whatever it was it had a part in the Crucible. Power and lying has a major part to play in this story. The way guilt plays a role in The Crucible is when Giles Corey accuses his wife of witchery because she was reading books unsupervised. “Martha, my wife. I have waked at night many a time and found her in a corner, readin of a book.…

“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, is set in the intensely religious society of Salem, Massachusetts during the 18th century and is based on the Salem witch hunts that developed from mass hysteria among the people. “Crucible” can mean different things, such as a very significant and difficult trial or test. John’s and Elizabeth’s marriage is certainly tested. As the play evolves, the relationship between them changes as well. John and Elizabeth Proctor are morally upstanding citizens of Salem.…