Daniel Keyes

In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, accusations of witchcraft are causing individuals to fear for their lives. The mass hysteria caused by several young girls has broken the trust among the townspeople of Salem. In addition , friendships have been turned asunder. Various characters in The Crucible reinforce themes of lies and reputation during The Salem Witch Trials. The concept that someone will lie to save themselves is emphasized when Abigail Williams, niece of Reverend Parris, blames a…

If you were given the option to confess, during the late 1600s, would you confess the truth in court? In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, two characters stand out, John and Elizabeth Proctor. Both characters are different from the rest of the people during this time period because, everyone is suspicious of witchcraft. Many people falsely accuse others as witches; so that they stay alive, however, they leave the one that's accused dead. John and Elizabeth both tell the truth to the…

There were many themes while reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller, but the one I thought was most consistent throughout the book was a lack of honesty and faith. The book is based off of the story of the Salem witch trials; where young girls who have claimed to have seen the devil started accusing most of the town of witchcraft. It all began from a lack of honesty and kept progressing because of faith by the court. Abigail is the antagonist of the story and John Proctor is the protagonist.…

The character of John Proctor is used throughout the play ‘The Crucible’ in order to convey the idea that both good and evil are not absolute. Proctor as the protagonist is described as a good man, even tempered and not easily led. Miller’s third essay suggests to the audience that Proctor has previously committed a sin against moral laws. As a married man to Elizabeth Proctor, John admits to an affair had with seventeen year old Abigail Williams. He believes his affair with Abigail ruined his…

In the year 1692, a theocracy existed in the town of Salem, Massachusetts, combining state and religious power to keep the community together. However, the infamous witchcraft hysteria that overcame the city allowed people to vent personal vengeance under the mask of the “victim of witchcraft”. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, a play centering around the city of Salem during this time, focuses heavily on how hysteria transformed a peaceful town into one filled with panic. Within The Crucible,…

Throughout the film of The Crucible, there were many changes made from the play. These changes made the film have more drama and meaning within all of the characters in the story. It was also fascinating to see the characters evolve throughout the story. It was easier to see how drastic these changes were to the characters within the movie because the viewer could actually see them change. The characters that evolved the most were Proctor and Hale. Both characters changed immensely as they grew…

Sigmund Freud, Austrian Psychologist, developed a range of controversial theories about personality that shaped our learnings today. When considered from a psychoanalytic approach, The Crucible explores the worst of Abigail and the best of John – a contrast in their character. The Id, controlled by the pleasure principle, is a mental force that drives the person to act upon what feels right at the time – Proctor’s immoral affair with Abigail a clear exemplar of how he was controlled by his own…

In the crucible Arthur Miller describe corruption surrounding the Salem witch trials during the 1600’s, I feel he used the character pf Rev.Hale to show how a person’s personality changes due to paranoia. But Arthur achieved the purpose by character making rev hale a well-rounded ma he looks for justice so in the beginning of the play he is requested to come to Salem. Reverend Hale’s job is to diagnose witchcraft if it is present, Rev Hale loves what he does for a living. As I read the book, you…

“The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller takes place in the 1600’s. “The Crucible” is about the Salem witches. Abigail the niece of the towns Reverend convinced Salem that the devil is among them. Everyone in town is terrified of this so called witchcraft. John Proctor was an innocent who was executed for no reason, he wasn’t a witch. He just wanted to show how dumb the town was with the stories of being bewitched by a demon. Abigail Williams, niece of Reverend Samuel Parris’s is rumored in town…

Blanco Leiddy Blanco Mrs.Gerbasich English III 26 September 2016 The Blame Game The trials in The Crucible take place in a time of an overly religious and superstitious society. Most of the characters in the play believed they were doing a good for the society, their future, and god. However, there were many underlying feuds in the town that had no correlation to God, or witchcraft. Several of the Salem residents held grudges against one another and saw the trials as an opportunity. The…