Lewis Mumford

One can not emphasize on the start, but can be represented by their course of action. In the story The Crucible by Arthur Miller John Proctor a troubled some man of sixty years has one wild life story to be shown. Mr. Proctor fights for what he believed in throughout the story even though some of his previous actions may contradict with his good name. To start Mr. Proctor’s story like many other people in Salem he fights to keep his good name and protect his family. Proctor distances himself…

The Crucible Essay 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 Crucible; John Proctor “The Crucible” by Artur Miller is a play based in Salem Massachusetts. John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Reverned Hale, and Abigail are the main characters. The play is based on witchcraft. John Proctor’s wife is accussed of witchcraft. Proctor shows how heroic he is because of Elizabeth and Abigail’s actions. Proctor is a loyal man to his friends, and espically to his wife. “i will cut off my hand before i will ever reach for you again.” In this scene Proctor has a…

The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller, a story about The Salem Witch Trials. John Proctor is the most heroic character in this play because even though he made poor choices, he chooses to die for the truth instead of living a lie and is respected for it. John Proctor is highly respected in Salem. He is noticed for standing out from the crowd because every person in the town is the same besides Proctor. Everyone knows to go to church every Sunday. Proctor doesn’t like Paris because he…

The Crucible analytical essay Arthur Miller’s: The Crucible, is a story about the Salem witch trial in which many towns people get accused of witchcraft; however, they are all innocent. Because bad things happen when lies build up, innocent people will hang for crimes they never committed. Abigail and the girls are all caught dancing in the forest, when they get caught they accuse tituba of forcing them to do it. Abigail lies when she says, “She makes me drink blood,”(Miller 160) to throw all…

During the play “The Crucible," John Proctor moved to Salem with his wife Elizabeth, although during the play he had an affair with one of the girls, Abby. Unfortunately, John figures out how clingy and insane Abby is and tried to forget about the affair so they can move on with their lives. You may think that living your whole life with these strict rules may seem easy to live with, well what if I told you that if someone might think you're a witch just because they didn't like you. “There be…

Crucible conflict Essay In the story “the crucible” there is many themes and issues in the world, but there is one that sticks out above the rest. This theme is lies and deceit because lying was used for personal gain or self-preservation, while it cause many people to get hanged for crimes they’re innocent of or haven’t committed. For example when the girls lie to the Reverend about being forced to the ritual, next when Abigail talks to John Proctor alone, and finally when John Proctor fails…

In The Crucible, Danforth states that the people have nothing to be afraid of if they are not guilty because, he wants to change the attention from the need to execute guiltless people for the greater good in a battle versus evil. This is shown when Francis Nurse goes to Danforth presenting a signed contract of 91 neighbors and friends that signed it to prove that Martha Corey, Goody Proctor, and Rebecca Nurse are all Christian, honorable women. In response to Francis, Danforth states that all…

Arthur Miller was a brilliant play author. A few of his initial works won prizes, and amid his senior year, the Federal Theater Project in Detroit performed one of his works. One of the plays was The Crucible. It was composed in 1953. It is a sensationalized and mostly fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that occurred in the Province of Massachusetts. The unbelievable ailment impelled fears of witchcraft, it comprised of young ladies including a slave, and numerous different…

Mary Warren changes multiple times back and forth throughout The Crucible. She changes from Act I from being very scared to in Act II standing up for herself and telling Procter what she is going to do.. For example, on page 1269, Marry says, “with hysterical fright: What’s got her? Abigail stares in fight at Betty, Abby she’s going to die! It’s a sin to conjure, and we-”. In other words Marry is saying that if anyone finds out the truth we are in trouble. And the girls are terrified. As one…