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Throughout “The Crucible,” Reverend John Hale has been seen as an intelligent and naive witch-hunter. When we are first introduced to this character, Miller describes him as a, “Tight-skinned, eager-eyed intellectual.” He had been summoned to examine Parris’s daughter, Betty, for witchcraft, as Hale was a specialist who had a unique knowledge on the subject. Within the beginning of the play, he is the force behind the witch trials, probing for confessions and coaxing people to testify.…

Arthur Miller wanted The Crucible to serve as a metaphor to the modern day witch hunt of McCarthy’s time. While in office senator Joseph McCarthy accused several people of being communist. Miller knew that these false accusations must be stopped. The first area that Mr. Miller advocated change was in the courts. In The Crucible…

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, exemplifies the atrocities committed by society during the Salem Witch Trials. As time went on, history repeated as the McCarthy Trials, which exhibited injustice due to instigated fear of Communism in society; demonstrating how helpless people can be in those eras of panic. At the time of the Salem witch trial, people in Salem considered themselves as the important ones who spread religious thoughts in the community. However, they believed that the devil was…

In The Crucible, people make hard decision, and sometimes sacrifice something from that decision. John Proctor has made a hard sacrifice, but the right decision. He died so his family can have a good life, instead of his family living a bad life for his mistake. Proctor had sex with Abigail, which led to a chain of events which had him in a corner. What he did in the beginning was a bad decision, but he made it right by dying for his own mistake, and not trying make other lives bad for his doing…

Channeling Change The Crucible by Arthur Miller was modeled after the Puritanical society during the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. Innocent people, such as Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor, were falsely accused and condemned of witchcraft. The aftermath of the trials affected the children, cattle, crops, and the reputations of the accused. Reputation in the Puritan society was highly valuable, as seen in the play, such as John Proctor’s confession. Because of this, change in opinions and…

What should be considered as the main theme of The Crucible by Arthur Miller? It can possibly be Reputation or Intolerance. Although the play presents numerous topics, there can only be one that fits the play’s purpose. The theme that led to the demise of innocent people in the community of Salem. The main theme of The Crucible should be seen as Hysteria because of the girls blaming everyone, overemphasized meaning of witchcraft, and religious belief. The girls blaming everyone can be…

Will you confess to something you didn’t do and be saved or not confess and stay true to what you believe and get hanged for it. In “The Crucible” , written by Arthur Miller , is a play that took place in 1962 , in Salem Massachusetts. The play is based on witch trials that make the town go insane. Ever since Rev. Parris , the town's minister , saw his niece , daughter and the girls dancing in the woods. Everything just started going downhill. In Arthur Miller’s play, “The Crucible” , has a lot…

The Crucible Loretta True Keiser University “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller accurately depicts the proceedings of the Salem Witch Trials back in 1692. These trails are acclaimed to be some of the most controversial events occurring during this time period because of the unclear amount of truly guilty people facing these sentences with the mass hysteria of the devil lurking in Puritan society. Hysteria usually brought out by fear of the devil and higher authorities should not be looked at as a…

Good morning/ Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen of the P&C. Before I begin, I would like to thank all of you for attending this meeting. I know all of us have different opinions about the play the senior students are studying in English, called “The Crucible”. I understand that you are concerned about the way the play shows these students about witchcraft and devil worshipping, how the male lead is considered to be a paedophile, how Christians are given a bad name from this play and more. But…

show that the paranoia that was abundant in the societies motivated people to condemn. In Salem, the puritan society struggled to feel protected in colonial America because “the wilderness … stood dark and threatening over their shoulders night and day” (Miller 5). They feared the natives because they appeared to them to…