Daniel Quinn

In the “Crucible” written by Arthur Miller, an important motif that has developed within the play is witchcraft. This motif of witchcraft builds up to the overall theme of mass hysteria, and how it leads society to use it for their personal gain and to spread fear. The developed theme of hysteria from this ideology of witchcraft has turned Salem and its people into chaos. An important character within the book, Abigail, however is the cause of this chaos. Her hysterical fear becomes means of…

The Crucible The Crucible shows many themes throughout the play. Guilt, revenge, power, and integrity are just a few themes shown. All these themes play a huge role throughout the play. Guilt is portrayed through many of the characters throughout the play. This is shown through characters like John Proctor and Mary Warren. John Proctor and his problems with Abigail Williams are a big part of the play. Not until about the end of the play does Proctor start feeling guilty. Proctor realizes, in…

Reverend John Hale is a dynamic character in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Readers are can learn about him through Miller’s own descriptions along with Hale’s actions throughout the novel. Reverend John Hale is a man of prestige in the town who is seen to be an expert of supernatural beings; due to the deadly events of the trials, Hale’s guilt forces him to reject the teaching of his church. Hale is introduced as an intellectual, yet, kindhearted man who is called into Salem to investigate the…

In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, the character Reverend John Hale undergoes a profound change during the duration of Act II. Miller first describes Hale as “nearing forty, a tight-skinned, eager-eyed intellectual.” He excludes that Hale isn’t a “smart intellectual” but a man devoted to only thinking about the higher powers of God causing Hale to often be inept with other people’s emotions. Despite the fact that Hale does boast about his extensive knowledge in witchcraft; Hale has been studying…

Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in order to give Americans a frightening mirror to stare into, with the hope that it might shock them out of their paranoid delusion. In his reflections on his work and society, he says “Few of us can easily surrender our belief that society must somehow make sense. The thought that the state has lost its mind and is punishing so many innocent people is intolerable.” The identification of Americans resistance to accept their own mistakes shows a core problem that…

The Crucible Conflicts Essay In the book “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, there are a lot of conflicts including Tituba being accused of dancing with the devil. By false accusation from a group of girls in the village, they force her to admit to it so that she can save her own life. Along with a village girl named Abby, who is mostly responsible with everything that’s going on in the book, and a farmer named John Proctor. In the beginning of the book, in the town of Salem, a group of girls was…

The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller and was set in Salem, Massachusetts. In the beginning of the play a group of girls are caught dancing in the woods; which is prohibited by their beliefs. They know they will get in huge trouble if they admit they were dancing so they claim they were possessed by members of the community trying to initiate them into witchcraft. Since witchcraft is punishable by hanging, judges are brought in from out of town to determine if the people accused are guilty.…

The play “The Crucible” and the novel “The Scarlet Letter” have individuals that express similar qualities and actions. The particular characters are John Proctor, from “The Crucible” and, Arthur Dimmesdale, from “The Scarlet Letters”. The characters both commit adultery, however, their ways of expressing their guilt are very distinctive. During the 17th century, adultery was a very serious crime and was punishable by death. While the religious views of both characters are drastically…

In The crucible by Arthur Miller is a play about witchcraft in Salem Massachusetts taking place in 1692. While in this time there were many girls or women that were accused of witchcraft, Elizabeth Proctor being one. Elizabeth Proctor is a married woman to John Proctor, in her late thirties, who is loyal, stubborn and strong mind. Her character may be little but her role has more to what meets the eye. While Elizabeth may be a small role there are small key ideas to show she is loyal. She is…

Arthur Miller illustrates how fear of losing one’s reputation can trigger poor judgement and dishonest actions, at the same time, losing sight of reality can change the truth and cause paranoia in anyones world. When that happens hysteria is inevitable. In the Puritan society Reverend Parris holds a high stature. As a minister he holds power and being one with the Lord also carries its own baggage along with it. Parris says to Abigail, “...I have fought here three long years to bend these…