Daniel Dennett

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Johnathan Edwards and Arthur Millers, The Crucible explore the consequences of individual behavior in the broader society. The Crucible focuses on the individual decisions and behaviors that lead to a society of moral weakness. Johnathan Edwards emphasizes that a morally weak society encourages poor decisions and angers God. Whether through singular choices, intimidation or by the pull of the majority, both authors caution on the effect on the broader…

In the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller he focuses on the use of indirect characterization. Indirect characterization is the process by which the writer shows the character's personality through speech, actions and appearance. Although John Proctor says he's a holy man and talks about being an example and a good Christian, he has been shown throughout the book as a sinner and his biggest sin is committing adultery with Abigail Williams. John Proctor a main character…

In the play “The Crucible” written by an American writer Arthur Miller in 1953 he creates a view of an actual period in history while keeping the audience or reader is completely out of the conflicts that’s going on .Miller focuses on the disagreements dealing with The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and the arguments, reactions, actions and desires of each character because of these disagreements. Thought-out “The Crucible” Miller’s tone is very clear as he shows disapproval towards curtained…

Compare and Contrast In the play The Crucible and the movie Just Ask My Children there are simalarites and diffrfences. Both stories focus on a group of people that are accusing another group of people for revenge or personal gain. These stories reveal all thoughts and how these false claims were made. The movie The Crucible there was a group of girls with one “leader”. Her name was Abigal Willams and she was out for revenge on another women in the town. Abigal had a…

Summary of The Crucible The Crucible was a play written by Arthur Miller. It was his interpretation of the witch trials that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts. A group of girls was found dancing in the woods while chanting a suspicious tune. Rumors began to spread throughout the town of witchcraft. Much of the rumors emerged from small lies of Abigail Williams and her plan to pursue a forbidden relationship with John Proctor. Lies pile up and Abigail gathers all of the other girls to join in on…

Keep friends close, but keep enemies closer. That is a saying that many people know and have heard, but in the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, they did not keep their enemies closer, instead they got rid of their enemies. In the play many girls were dancing in the woods, and get caught by Reverend Paris. They knew what they were doing was a sin, so the main leader of the girls, Abigail Williams, concocted a plan to make it look like they were under the hand of the devil, and they…

It's rather disappointing to see that despite all the hysteria that ensues the world which should bring the goodness in people, some individuals are still concerned only for themselves. In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, readers can see several instances of this phenomena. The play describes a somewhat dramatized depiction of the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. Many inhabitants in the town of Salem were falsely accused of witchcraft by individuals who were seeking their own selfish…

Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible clearly demonstrates the society of Salem, Massachusetts during the late 1600s while simultaneously bringing up Miller’s own ideas and opinions pertaining to this time period. The Crucible is centers around an eighteen year old girl named Abigail, who previously has an affair with a man named John Proctor. Desperate to win back the love of John, Abigail and her friends go dancing in the woods in an attempt to set a charm to get rid of Elizabeth, John’s wife.…

In the Crucible, an obvious setback for the characters actions is reputation. When living in a small town or having some kind of authority, reputation can plague your life. Reputations can create intense assumptions and judgements about people whether you have met them or not. If you have a bad reputation it will affect the way others see you and therefore will prevent them from wanting to make deals or even talk to you at all. In this case, reputation will affect the ability to have a fair…

Literary Analysis of The Crucible During the 1950s, McCarthyism ran rampant throughout the United States. The act of accusing many political figures of belonging to the communist party is defined as McCarthyism. Today, it is often compared to a “Political Witch Hunt.” Author Arthur Miller was one of the political figures named for being a communist. Rather than allowing McCarthyists to defile his name entirely, he decided to fight back by writing a book to shed light on the injustice…