Frank Miller

Characters are not always black and white, rather somewhere in between. This often makes it challenging to tell apart the good from the bad and decide which characters to root for. Nevertheless, these “grey” characters can often be all the more compelling to readers, because of their similarities to real people. The characters, Wes and Bob, from Mary Razzell’s short story, “The Job”, are no exceptions. On the surface, Wes and Bob seem like stereotypical, good and bad characters; Wes being the…

In the beginning of the play Elizabeth Proctor was caring towards her husband but as the play went on she began caring less about her husband. In these next few paragraphs I will be writing about my feelings towards Elizabeth Proctor. I will also discuss whether or not my feelings changed throughout the different acts, and what my final thoughts were at the conclusion of the play. In act two while talking to the Judge Elizabeth Proctor states, “It is her dearest hope, I know it. There be a…

regret, he struggles to repair his relationship with himself and his wife as well as forgiveness. Initially, John Proctor had an affair with Abigail Williams, a young girl. In the play it states, “Abigail: John I am waitin’ for you every night” (Miller 22). Abigail has fallen in love with John after their affair, knowing he is a married man, she still begs for him. Proctor knows that this is over between the two of the but Abigail still has hope. In an attempt to try and get Proctor back…

Heroes are everywhere from Superman to Batman we’ve seen them all; or have we? “The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller embodies the perfect tragic hero. A noble man gone through a tragic flaw and reversed fortune, John Proctor. In the town of Salem, Massachusetts where Puritanistic beliefs empowered everyone's lives. A group of girls go out into the woods to dance with a slave. During their dancing they were caught by their town minister, Rev. Parris. Rev. Parris’ daughter Betty, who was also…

to Arthur Miller, The Crucible. Miller uses allegory to write The Crucible. He utilizes allegory to refer to the fear of “Red Scare” during McCarthyism Era. In the play there are many things that are similar to the McCarthyism. In The Crucible, many people were falsely accused of being witches, similarly in McCarthyism, many people were falsely accused of being communists. Miller creates allegory in the play to show how people were threatened and feared by corrupted authority. Miller uses…

Adams 1 Kolton Adams Mr. Greenwood English 11th 8 October 2015 Crucible Essay A power struggle can always be found throughout history and even to now day events. In The Crucible we can see how Abigail controls the whole court by making up events and lying to them , McCarthy just accused people of being a communist or being connected with communists. Both ended up gaining much power from these lies and accusations. The salem witch trials were such a tragic occurrence that did not…

Family Crucible Paper The family crucible is an impressive book which written by Dr. Napier and Dr. Whitaker. It shows a family treatment story that how co-therapists help a troubled family by using family system theory and it also points out and analyzes common family patterns as well. This review paper will show the therapeutic techniques that stood out to me most, and I will use examples of Brice family to talk about how I view the theoretical meaning of each action and the interventions.…

typical advice of showing independent thinking and not following the “crowd.” Many people acknowledge that they are right, yet society pressures them into believing otherwise. Fears created by the few can cause calamities to take place, just like in Millers famous play, The Crucible. In which the false accusations of a couple of young girls cause the town to go into a state of hysteria and anarchy, where people experience uncontrolled fear that leads them into believing completely wrong facts…

The incident that led to the Salem Witch Trials, was known as The Crucible. This was a time of resentment, pain, panic, and vile. In my family’s past, people like my grandma have experienced something similar to that. She was a teen, around 15 years old, and had witnessed the troubles of World War II. Growing up with five siblings, four brothers and one sister, they all enlisted in a different branch of the service. My grandmother was much younger than her siblings and was never in the…

“Society vs. the Individual in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.” English Studies 63.1 (1982): 32-36 Bonnet argues that Miller fully contradicts himself in his standpoint between the individual and society in the Crucible. The play alternates between being about an individual’s self-discovery and being about a community’s uproar. Bonnet illustrates how Miller constantly forces the characters to deny themselves at the sack of the community’s unity. This is done through the…