Lewis Carroll

As people were condemned for witchcraft, jealousy ravaged the village of Salem in 1692. Arthur Miller expands on this time of great resentment in his theatrical drama The Crucible, particularly in Abigail Williams, who uses the witch trials as a catalyst to achieve her own personal agenda. On the receiving end of Abigail’s wrath is rival Elizabeth Proctor, wife of the man she had an affair with and complete opposite in both demeanor and character development. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible,…

people to tell them of the things they learned and saw. The two men were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. (Lewis & Clark: An Illustrated Journey) Meriwether Lewis was born to Lt. William Lewis and Lucy Meriwether on August 18, 1774, in Virginia. When his dad died he moved to Georgia with his mom and stepdad. As he grew up he became more interested in science and history as well as hunting. (Wikipedia “Meriwether Lewis) In 1793 he joined the militia and later fought in the Whiskey Rebellion…

“The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.” (M. Scott Peck). In the Crucible, this quote expresses the characters that portray the play. As shown in the Crucible text, Abigail Williams is a liar, corrupted, and lustful woman. On the contrast, Elizabeth Proctor is a honest, kind, and loyal woman.…

The Crucible is about a small group of teen girls in Salem, Massachusetts. The girls created a potion, with the help of a black slave, Tituba, to catch young men. They are forced to tell lies that the Devil had invaded them and forced them to participate in the rites and are then forced to name those involved. One of the girls was infatuated with a married man and determined to get rid of his innocent wife. During the trials, those who demanded their innocence were executed, those who would not…

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, came to fruition through several key historical and personal events; three of which include the rise of McCarthyism, Miller’s own trial, and the growth of domestic hysteria in America. Miller wrote The Crucible in defiance of “modern day witch hunts” (Newell n.pag.). However, Miller would need to gain the support of the American people to make a change. To begin, during the time in which The Crucible was written, an ideology know as McCarthyism was on the…

Meriwether Lewis’s last words were:” I am so strong, so hard to die.” The Lewis and Clark Expedition is also known as the Corps of Discovery. Through their journey, they contended with extreme weather such as flooding and freezing. The expedition also had many illnesses due to factors such as animals, weather, and poor hygiene. The Lewis and Clark Expedition faced geographical obstacles, health issues, and dangerous wildlife in order to pursue the most important voyage in United States History.…

trade/barter with. They were very difficult to barter certain things with. Making it difficult to receive what we most wanted. “purchase horses; produced several but would not take the articles...wanted an instrument...procured two dogs and departed.” Lewis and Clark wanted to receive horses in exchange for some articles of clothing to help with travel. The native americans did not want clothing because they could make their own which would suit them better. So they were not able to make the…

Lying comes naturally because it keeps telling others the truth, knowing the relationship between two people may suffer. In The Crucible written in 1953 by Arthur Miller, characters are prone to lie not just to themselves, but also to their own friends. The Salem Witch Trials prosecuted around eighty people to death for suspecting to be in contact with the Devil. Miller displays the major consequence for lying which results in death at the end. Characters in The Crucible lie in hopes of saving…

The Crucible is a play based on the 17th century Salem witch hunts. It is also a parable for the events in McCarthy’s era. The play is about people who are wrongly accused of helping the devil. The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller and was first performed in 1953, New York. It is set in a puritanical society where the people believe in hard work and little luxury. Their life is based around God, the bible and the ‘Ten Commandments.’ Pride and integrity are extremely important to them.…

When you open up a book and read about the Lewis and Clark expedition, it is likely that you are going to read about a woman named Sacagawea. But who exactly was Sacagawea? Uncovering and finding new discoveries have always served as a course of attraction for the travelers of the world. For instance John Smith adventurous Englishman who longed to see the world, but he probably never imagined that he would become famous for helping save a new colony. Many explorers trailed from all walks of life…