Herman Miller

In the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, there is a constant misuse of power and authority throughout the play. Characters such as Samuel Parris, Reverend Hale, or Governor Danforth repeatedly abuse their position for their personal beliefs and goals. To push past everyone else’s feelings and thoughts, they denied the other characters in conflict with them, thus causing those with power unequal grounds and a biased standpoint. Overall, the play was nowhere near a power struggle. There were…

literature. However, the relevance of the bible is recognized, but not as commonly studied. In the Puritan era, one simply could not retain a solid reputation in a community without having a steadfast faith. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller that tells a horrific tale pertaining to the witch trials. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” is a short poem that describes God’s desire to extinguish the human race. This kind of sermon was commonplace in the Puritan era, and it was used…

In The Crucible there were many key factors of guilt. Guilt is an emotional experience that occurs when a person realizes that they have violated a standard and lack significant responsibility for that violation. Giles Corey, and John Proctor are the main characters of guilt in the story. Throughout the story there are many mistakes the characters made that basically put them in a trap, and there personal guilt comes back later to haunt them. There are many other factors, and evidence of guilt…

goes to save [Abigail], and, stuck two inches in the flesh of [Abigail’s] belly, [Parris] draw a needle out. And demandin’ of her how [Abigail] come to be so stabbed, [Abigail] – testify it were [Elizabeth Proctor’s] familiar spirit pushed it in.”(Miller 74). Abigail set up this plan when she saw Mary Warren knit a poppet in court and stuck the needle into the poppet’s stomach so she wouldn’t lose it. Mary never thought much of how this simple act, could become such a significant part of…

This question is worth asking because understanding the hatred of mankind can lead to enlightenment and move the future into a more positive direction. When one understands a problem, they may not repeat the same actions that led to it and, therefore, move forward. However, even though people understood that the hysterias created by Abigail Williams in, The Crucible, were due to her own selfishness and close-mindedness, people today continue to practice those same vices, only to a more massive…

McCarthyism, and the death of many innocent people. A personal connection between the Arthur Miller and the events occurring was established through the accusations made about where their loyalties lied. These events led to people that opposed the government’s actions, to come together to strengthen each other in…

civilization, people have wanted to have power over others. People want to use that power to be in charge even if it means taking someone's land, creating fear, or abusing the power they already have to get what they want. In the play “The Crucible” Arthur Miller unveils Marxism through the church, the courts, and the people of Salem. Fear can play a huge part in creating a Marxist power. In The Crucible fear is created within the community as people are scared of being accused of being a…

Arthur Miller is the author of The Crucible. He was born on October 17, 1915 in Harlem, New York City, NY. He is also known for his playwrights like All My Sons and Death of a Salesman. Unfortunately Arthur Miller died on February 10, 2005 in Roxbury, Ct. Arthur Miller’s universal theme in The Crucible was that lying can only you so far which is shown in the conflict between Mary Warren vs. Abigail and the girls in the courtroom. One conflict that expresses the theme of lying can only get you so…

¶ “You are pulling down heaven and raising up a whore”. Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible in 1952. It is about somebody who calls witch and gets a bunch of people killed. There are many examples of propaganda found in this story. Some types of propaganda that are found in the Crucible are stereotyped, fear, and bandwagon. The first type of propaganda used in this story is stereotyping. Stereotyping is a biased belief about a group of people. stereotyping was used when Tituba is singing in…

Have you ever wanted to know the Athour’s purpose of a writing? I wondered why Arthur Miller wrote the book “The Crucible” , so with research I discovered Miller’s reasoning of his writing of “The Crucible” The Crucible was written in 1953. Is based on the Salem witch trials in the early 1600s . during this time there was big hysteria of witches . Delusional girls made unsubstantiated claims about the existence of witches in Salem. Townspeople are not willing to stand up to the court for fear…