Day of Ashura

What makes a good man? Good men are fair and are hardworking. Good men are also honest, and are willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of others. They are honorable until death, and do whatever it takes to spread the truth. That being said, John Proctor, of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is without a doubt a good individual. He is a hardworking and truthful man, he sacrifices himself for the sake of others, restoring honor in the family name, and he does whatever it takes to spread the truth…

The representation of the tension between people and the political sphere, and the vulnerability of the individual against societal pressure to conform, is inevitably influenced by the composer’s moral and social agendas. Through the manipulation of emotions composers represent governments and political figures according to their own political and social agenda, thus altering public perceptions. Arthur Miller’s allegorical play The Crucible challenges the communist fears by paralleling Cold War…

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the town Salem turns chaotic after teenage girls start to act strange. The Crucible is based off the Salem witch trials which occurred in1692. In Salem the girls started to accuse other people, mainly women, of witchcraft merely based on their looks or what people thought about them. In The Crucible, the girls are accusing other people to put the blame on someone else because of what the girls did in the forest. There are three responsible for the Salem witch…

In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, there’s an underlying metaphor throughout the play. The crucible has two meanings, one being a witchcraft trial and the other being a small container used to heat and melt metals and other substances. It’s ironic that Miller used “crucible” in the title of the play because in the small town of Salem, things began to “brew” when the idea of witchcraft came into the play. When people began to be accused of witchcraft, evidently the violent hysteria aroused.…

In J.D. Salinger’s famous short story “A Perfect Day for Bananafish,” Seymour Glass returns from war after having experienced atrocities to a wife and a society that are materialistic and unempathetic. He feels lonely and trapped, with a wife invested in only herself and an unempathetic society. Seymour realizes that nobody in his life comprehends his struggles to adjust to a post war America because they are so focused on material objects rather than people. Seymour’s wife Muriel reveals her…

The Tragedy of a Hero “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves.” With these perplexing and baffling words, John Proctor’s sense of bravery of changing himself truly shines in Arthur Miller’s powerful play, The Crucible. The Crucible, portrays the Salem people and their beliefs in witchcraft that lead to citizens blaming others to protect themselves, progressing into the idea that if you are an accuser then you are safe. No other character expresses this…

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is set during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. In the actual Witch Trials and the play, people are hanged for allegedly practicing witchcraft. In the play, a slave and girls of the town go into the forest to perform a ritual and this causes roomers of witchcraft to spread in the town. soon, people are being accused of witchcraft by their neighbors. The characters are motivated to accuse their neighbors of witchcraft because of fear, lust, and vengeance. Tituba, the…

Written by Arthur Miller during the 1950’s, The Crucible portrays the chaos of the Salem Witch Trials and how religion overpowers law. Lying, over dramatic and immature, teenage girls they were, that started such a cruel event. (McKeon #3). Here, we see where Puritans settled as strict and religious Christians. As conventional Christians, the Bible dictated the laws and the way of life. (McKeon #9). Going against the Bible, would result in serious punishment. The individual would be punished or…

Kat Throughout the play, The Crucible, the author, Arthur Miller, uses many symbols and themes. The main two, however, may be the themes of Truth and Faith that are constantly referred to throughout the play. The scene of the play is Salem, Massachusetts, and in Salem, the theocratic nature of its society puts moral, or religious, laws together with state law. Sin and status of your soul are considered public concern since it threatens the public's goodness. The majority of Salem is seen to…

the woods that night or she would come for them. The girls started to accuse multiple people for witchcraft to cover themselves for what they had done so they would not get in trouble. Mary Warren the replacement servant for the Proctor told them one day Elizabeth had been mentioned of witchery. Abigail had accused Elizabeth. Elizabeth kept on to john, “I think you must go to salem John. You must tell them it is a fraud.” (Miller27) Elizabeth continued , “she wants me dead John, you know it.”…