Frank Miller

Compare and Contrast In the play The Crucible and the movie Just Ask My Children there are simalarites and diffrfences. Both stories focus on a group of people that are accusing another group of people for revenge or personal gain. These stories reveal all thoughts and how these false claims were made. The movie The Crucible there was a group of girls with one “leader”. Her name was Abigal Willams and she was out for revenge on another women in the town. Abigal had a…

Summary of The Crucible The Crucible was a play written by Arthur Miller. It was his interpretation of the witch trials that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts. A group of girls was found dancing in the woods while chanting a suspicious tune. Rumors began to spread throughout the town of witchcraft. Much of the rumors emerged from small lies of Abigail Williams and her plan to pursue a forbidden relationship with John Proctor. Lies pile up and Abigail gathers all of the other girls to join in on…

Arthur Miller, writer of The Crucible, depicts women as weak individuals, subordinate to men and only accessing power through dishonesty. The Crucible, a play written in 1953, reinforces stereotypes of how women were treated in the 1950’s, by misrepresenting their roles, attitudes, and rights in society. The roles of women in The Crucible are very similar to the actual role of women in America during the 1950’s. Women during this time adopted standard roles such as being the…

Keep friends close, but keep enemies closer. That is a saying that many people know and have heard, but in the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, they did not keep their enemies closer, instead they got rid of their enemies. In the play many girls were dancing in the woods, and get caught by Reverend Paris. They knew what they were doing was a sin, so the main leader of the girls, Abigail Williams, concocted a plan to make it look like they were under the hand of the devil, and they…

It's rather disappointing to see that despite all the hysteria that ensues the world which should bring the goodness in people, some individuals are still concerned only for themselves. In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, readers can see several instances of this phenomena. The play describes a somewhat dramatized depiction of the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. Many inhabitants in the town of Salem were falsely accused of witchcraft by individuals who were seeking their own selfish…

specifically exhibits what was thought of women, their roles in the community, and what Miller himself believed about them. Through his writing, Miller conveys his messages through several of his characters, including Mary Warren, Elizabeth, and Abigail. The trials ultimately empower individuals who were previously powerless. Women in The Crucible have the role of power, while others remain powerless. Miller treats women in the play much differently than men. Unquestionably, women possess a…

way others see you and therefore will prevent them from wanting to make deals or even talk to you at all. In this case, reputation will affect the ability to have a fair trial during the witch accusations. A few characters in The Crucible by Arthur Miller like Reverend Parris, Judge Danforth, and John Proctor have great amounts of pride therefore, they are always trying to do the “right things” even when nobody is watching.…

Multiple people came under fire for the crime of witchcraft and were unjustly accused and persecuted for this crime. Miller delved deep into the minds of both the accusers and the accused he tried to show the story from the point of view of everyone. He also explored how this affected some people and some of the bigger impacts it had and it tried to stay close to real history. Miller was known best for writing stories that used writing craft which helped further prove the point of such styles…

The Crucible is a play/story based on real events of the salem witch trials and is written by Arthur miller. In the beginning, Abigail williams is portrayed as good innocent girl. Through the play we realize she is actually a terrible, vindictive person. “I would never hurt Betty, I love her dearly”(25) makes Abigail sound like a good innocent person. But throughout this play we will realize how bad she really is. During the beginning Parris is questioning Abigail and why Betty is sick.…

to historical fact, “Thomas Danforth was Deputy Governor, a member of the Governor's Council. He joined the magistrates on only one occasion (for an examination in mid-April of Sarah Cloyce, Elizabeth Procter and John Procter).” (Gracyk p.5 2012) Miller even excluding some major characters to even further simplify the movie, as there were full panel of judges, “The full panel of magistrates for the special Court of Oyer and Terminer were in fact named by the new charter, which arrived in…