Daniel Ortega

As stated in the above paragraph, the main focus of this paper is The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Set in the small Puritan village of Salem, Mass., The Crucible starts with the girls dancing under the moonlight in the woods. When the reverend's daughter, Betty, falls into a coma like state, rumors of witchcraft spread quickly through the town. After Abigail blames the reverend's slave, Tituba, for witchcraft, to which she confesses but says she is not the only witch in Salem, leading to…

The Crucible Arthur MIller was an American essayist and playwright in the 1950’s the cold war was so called creating a feeling of fear within the citizens and the people accused his wife for even thinking she was a so called spy with the working of Russia.So Arthur had wrote a book so he conclude this event. In the play the crucible by Arthur Miller he had developed the characters of Abigail Williams,Tituba,Rebecca Nurse the lack of choices can create three different types of people. Arthur…

When placed in life or death situations humans always resort to our programed will to live. In doing so humans resort to their primal instincts for survival and will do anything to ensure their continued existence, even going to the extreme of killing another person. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Abigail’s rebellion against the strict society in Salem leads her to lie against other people, ultimately condemning them to death. However, Miller creates an ambigram as the audience and Abigail…

Every piece of writing has a slant or bias based on the writer’s opinion. No matter how hard the author may try, the authors own feelings about the situation can be seen by more carefully examining the text. When writing a story authors can add events that may be untrue in order to express their feelings. Arthur Miller incorporated his personal life in The Crucible to idealize that even flawed people deserve forgiveness and to be understood. The crucible tells of John Proctor having an affair…

Today I will be discussing Arthur Miller’s 1952 play The Crucible and SmallPoppy’s 2015 YouTube video Instagram Husband and how it displays how although political motivations may be ambiguous, control is the ultimate goal. The motivation Proctor has to bring out the lies and deceit in the town of Salem while also combating his desire to maintain his reputation is similar to the men struggling to fight against their wives obsessed with Instagram while also maintaining their reputations as good…

The play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in the late 1600s. This play starts out with many girls from Salem trying to conjure up spirits to get boys to like them. Mr. Parris, a pastor at the Salem church, caught the girls in the act of trying to conjure up spirits, and interrupted it which scared everyone. When he did this, some of the girls were passed out and wouldn 't wake up. This lead to a lot of people to believe witchcraft was involved. Mr. Parris…

Being shunned in your own home can make you go crazy, but Hester Prynne pushes through her rough life after committing adultery and shows the Puritans that she isn’t all bad. After committing adultery, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a scarlet letter to show the crime she committed. Hester and the minister committed adultery and for this Pearl will never know her father and they will live their lives in loneliness. Growing up as a Puritan that was all Hester knew of, but after committing her sin…

Pola Matoga IB 1B English A Abigail As A Victim Of Her Society In The Crucible The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a play with many complex characters, and sends multiple messages. One of those dynamic characters is Abigail, a seventeen year old girl. At first glance it is easy to blame Abigail for the witch trials in Salem, as she is a devious and manipulative girl, however, the truth is that Abigail is a victim of a strict, Puritan society. Her upbringing and past led her to be the person she…

Through the various elements of his play Tara the including dialogue, theme, plot, and setting, Mahesh Dattani skilfully highlights the social evils occurring in the contemporary world. This instability stems from the mother who is clearly an irrational person whose behavior, actions and deeds are integral to the theme of the play. The imbalance is nothing but the lack of equilibrium in the family which is in turn due to gender bias, Oedipus complex, guilt and the illogical decisions taken that…

Did Father Flynn commit the crime or not? That is the question all the readers are asking themselves in the play, Doubt: A Parable. Sister Aloysius accuses Father Flynn on many different occasions, affecting his mental stability. Based on the evidence in John Patrick Shanley’s play, Doubt: A Parable, I conclude Father Flynn is guilty because of Donald and Father Flynn’s suspicious behavior. Also, Father Flynn is guilty because of how defensive he is and he eventually resigns. Donald Muller and…