Daniel Defoe

Harriet Beecher Stowe is a common household name. On any given season of Jeopardy, she could be the answer at least twice. I learned about her in school, heard about her in the media, and yet I never read anything she had written. When I saw her name listed in an anthology of world drama I bought, I added the work to the list of plays I needed to read. I’m certainly not sorry I finally read her most famous work, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The play has clear themes that are timeless and universal, which…

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, many of the characters were adapted or changed in order to better entertain the audience. For some the changes involved their name, age, story, or quite possibly their outcome. As for Rebecca Nurse, most of her fictional story remained true to her actual life. Rebecca was considered one of the most holy and wise women in Salem, but unfortunately she was eventually accused of witchcraft. The story of Rebecca Nurse is a very interesting, devastating series of…

Judgement of Judge Danforth In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible tragedy strikes Salem through deception and antics of young girls. The petty dancing of these young girls spiraled out of control into a life altering political struggle between the prominent of the community and the “saints” who supposedly served God’s law. The fallout of these events can be attributed to many things, however, Judge Danforth’s misused authority, selective listening, and acceptance of erroneous evidence all…

The word honor is used in many different ways today. Many people have different views on what honor is and how it can be attained. Honor has lost its true meaning over the years. When it comes down to defining what honor actually is, it gets tough because of all the different views on the concept. Honor means nothing to some, everything to others, and some people just don’t care enough about it to have an opinion. Honor has lost its true meaning in the world we live in today. Merriam Webster…

Paranoia’s Effect The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, a historical play with exciting, enticing, and extraordinary plot lines and characters. The play takes place in Salem, Massachusetts 1692. At this time Salem, part of Puritan America, religious values shape every aspect of someone’s life. Miller presents strong characters, such as: Tituba, Mary Warren, and Abigail Williams. All accuse people because they are afraid and want to either save or change their lives. Paranoia leads to the…

The Evil Abigail In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams is portrayed as an evil character because her actions throughout the play are very deceiving and end up causing the death of nineteen innocent lives. The play takes place in Salem, a conflicted town that is torn apart when Reverend Parris’ daughter, Betty, will not wake up. The town believes she had a spell cast on her when she was caught with the other girls “calling spirits” in the woods. The reason for her unresponsiveness…

The Crucible Mikael Kovtun The idea of a severe test is central in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. A handful of characters are subjected to tests by others to determine if they are rightfully accused of witchcraft. John Proctor, the story’s main protagonist, has the most severe test, which involves his morality and self-respect. Other characters such as Elizabeth Proctor, Giles Corey, and Mary Warren go through more mild tests. All of these tests demonstrate the fear and paranoia during the…

When the play ‘The Crucible’ first opens up, John Proctor is shown as a man of great importance who has committed a shameful act. His affair makes his personality weaker than he once. You can feel the guilt through the book filled in his heart. The author describes Proctor as a “respected” man who was “powerful of body” and even “feared” by some (Reverend Parris) in Salem. He still seems to be fighting off urges for Abigail. Almost as if he is not completely over her. He shows a sign…

The Crucible Through out history, reputation is the key that leads to people’s success. People do not want their reputations get blackened; Therefore people sometimes to keep others’ secrets or to hurt some innocents to protect their own reputations. For example, in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, people blinded themselves in front of lies and injustice to protect their scarce reputations. This is best illustrated by John Proctor, judge Danforth, and Abigail William because they should…

One can not emphasize on the start, but can be represented by their course of action. In the story The Crucible by Arthur Miller John Proctor a troubled some man of sixty years has one wild life story to be shown. Mr. Proctor fights for what he believed in throughout the story even though some of his previous actions may contradict with his good name. To start Mr. Proctor’s story like many other people in Salem he fights to keep his good name and protect his family. Proctor distances himself…