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Amber Giese Ms. Janssen American Literature Hour 6 5 October 2015 How To Save A Life In 1954, Wisconsin Senator, Joseph McCarthy accused many people of being communists and spies in the American government, and spread fear throughout the nation. These claims ruined the lives and careers of people who were never actually guilty of anything. The characters in Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible face intense, life changing circumstances as well. Witch hunts are among them and individuals pray for…

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is the main protagonist because he changes significantly from being dishonest and arrogant in the beginning of the play to being courageous and honorable at the time of his unjust death. Arthur Miller introduces John Proctor after the crisis including Betty and the girls at Reverend Parris’ house. The initial description introduces Proctor as an untraditional protagonist with bad moral values. He is set out as a man of the church, but “...a sinner…

The people of Salem value power more than justice. Discuss. Intro The story of “The Crucible”, written by Arthur Miller, highlights how the members of Salem idolise power over the values and justice they follow. This is emphasised through the themes of absolute morality, redemption, and struggle/conflict, surrounding the characters such John Procter, Hale, Danforth and Abigail, as well as the social hierarchy of the Puritan society in Salem, and how some rise above skirmish for power the novel…

Imagine you are living a normal life. Now imagine one day waking up and being accused of something you did not do and you were telling the people the truth, but they were not believing you. The crucible is about innocent people being accused of witchcraft in salem in the 1950s. The crucible by arthur miller is an allegory for the mccarthy era because there were false accusation, fear in the society and, how they control the government. The false accusation is really important to this book…

The Crucible Essay: Throughout history, there have been hundreds of stories based on the tragedies of heroes. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, it is no different. John Proctor qualifies as a tragic hero because he holds a position of great respect with the people of Salem, and he has a fatal flaw, pride, which results in his downfall. John Proctor may not come from a place of wealth or royalty, but he does have the respect of the townsfolk, Throughout the play, John Proctor’s influence on the…

Crucible is a kind of tool used to melt metals in under high temperatures; it can also mean the torment and mental pain people endure under high pressure. In the book “the Crucible”, American author Arthur Miller described an absurd chaos happened in a religious town named Salem. By naming the play “The Crucible”, Miller helped readers to see though human when reading to what different villagers react and the title also implied some ideas in later history of United States. “The Crucible” had a…

Why I Wrote the Crucible Analytical Essay “The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller represents the theme of how small things can turn huge dramatically and in a very little amount of time. The story is based on real life events and McCarthyism and Communism during the 19th Century. Miller had written an essay on why he wrote the Crucible and I have concluded that the Key elements that drove Miler to write the Crucible was history, human philosophy, and the Supernatural. The history of Salem in…

In Arthur Miller’s screenplay, The Crucible, some of the information throughout the screenplay was changed from the original play by Miller. Some of the effects may have been included to add more of a visual to occurrences between acts that had only been mentioned through dialogue in the actual play. Although it may be easier for an audience to remember the information, the adding of visual scenes that were not original to the script is not necessary to follow along. Therefore, I do not believe…

Imagine you were in a situation between life and death and in order to save your life you needed to lie. This very thing occurred in The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller. The Crucible is a story about the small puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. In this small town every rumor is spread at the speed of light and when girls were found in the woods “dancing” by the local reverend that’s when the talk of witchcraft blew up the whole town. Many innocent people were accused for…

Miller's play The Crucible was written in 1953 and was first performed later that year. The play is a relatively fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials in the Massachusetts Bay Colony that took place in the late 1600s. The Crucible was a relatively enjoyable play because its ability to be relatable. The Crucible is relatable to modern audiences because of the similarity of conflicts, characteristics, and people's actions. In act 1 of The Crucible the conflict is established. It opens…