Daniel Keyes

In the play, The Crucible, the author tries to argue that cruelty is never justified by false accusations. Arthur Miller expresses the strict and devoted ideas of human cruelty is accepted under the righteousness in religion by the using the fallacies of the bandwagon appeal, ad hominem and hasty generalization. Miller presents the idea of Cruelty vs. Righteousness by using the bandwagon appeal. He shows this idea of a fixed belief system in their religion because blaming witchcraft is the…

In “the Crucible” there were a few characters that wanted to preserve their reputation such as John Proctor, who was a farmer married to Elizabeth another character in the play, they lived right outside of Salem. John was a demanding and filthy mouth man who despises insincerity. However, he had a secret affair with Abigail Williams, and this alone would affect the way John acts toward Abigail’s trial, also it would later corroborate his demise. John hesitated to report Abigail as a fraud…

The Crucible film was very well made and the actors that were in it portray their characters very well. You could tell that the actors put a lot of time and effort into making sure that the people watching the movie will understand what it was like for them. The film itself sums up everything and is for the most part just like the book but by it being the film it helps you understand the concept or what is going on since you are watching it on a movie. The film was very similar to the play but…

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Reverend Hale’s character changes dramatically over the course of the play. Fears of witchcraft had overwhelmed the town of Salem, so they called in a renowned witch hunter, Reverend Hale. When Mr.Hale initially came to Salem, he initially believed that there was definitely witchery present in the town. But the longer Hale stayed in Salem, he realized that his first thought may not have been true. By the time the play ended, the Reverend had altogether changed…

In his article “Why I Wrote The Crucible: An Artist’s Answer to Politics”, Arthur Miller not only explains his reasoning for writing The Crucible, but also draws parallels between the play and the Second Red Scare. During the time of its release, America was in the midst of the McCarthyism and Communist paranoia ran unchecked throughout the country. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller formulates a near perfect analogy for the Second Red Scare through the Salem Witch Trials. His depiction of the…

The crucible character analysis Life is full of roller coaster moments that bring out many emotions. In the book “The Crucible” by Suzanne Collins the character john proctor faces many ups and downs in his puritan town. John was a man that was highly viewed by all the people he was a good puritan man. Through the movie, his character shows more emotions and brings out his true self. There were many events that sparked his new emotions. Through the story, his characteristics good or bad will come…

Ryan L. Carr AP English, Period 5 “The Crucible” Questions Out of immense fear, Reverend Parris sends for a doctor because Betty was unconscious on the floor. He and his family thought she was dead, and they uttered, “My Betty not goin’ die.” Susanna Walcott returned from the doctor, and his advice through her was that he could not find a cure in the books. Also, the doctor added that a cause for the illness could have been an unnatural one. Parris questions Abagail about her activities…

In life we all value different things. Those values act as a personal guide, a way for us to decide, or follow different aspects of our lives. Peoples values with vary, based on different aspects of their lives. The Crucible written by Arthur Miller in 1953 is an American play, based on the Salem witch trials of 1692-1693. Over the course of the play the values of different characters are shown. The reaction to witchcraft throughout the play is based on each characters personal values. When I…

Authority or Truth? A twisted play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller was based in the town of Salem, Massachusetts in the year 1692. There were peculiar characters throughout the play such as Abigail who was the leader of “the girls” and accused Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft so that Elizabeth’s husband, John Proctor, would be available for romantic relations. Also, there was Reverend Parris who only cared about his money and power. Finally, there was Reverend Hale who experienced the most…

John Proctor experienced changes throughout the Crucible. At the begging John was an adulterer, he had a bad connection with his wife, and he had a temper. John had cheated on his wife with Abigail Williams. The affair created tension between him and his wife, the tension was clearly felt in the first scene that we see both the Proctors in. When John talks to Abigail in the woods he is physically and verbally aggressive towards her. John acts this way because he is sin ridden and he is not too…