Mary Warren

The physical setting of The Crucible is in a small town with about 100 or so people. The temporal setting takes place in the early 1600’s with a heavy religious background. The author advances the storyline by breaking the story in acts. The setting is very critical; I don’t think a Crucible type of story could take place in the sunny hills of California in the 21 century. The tone is dark and religious, and the theme is lying, trust, and deceit. The main protagonist of The Crucible…

How would the word Crucible be defined? The word crucible can be defined as a severe test or trial. Nevertheless the definition describes “The Crucible” because throughout the play witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts took place. These trials were extreme and intense, as a Crucible is defined. One major charter in which the symbolic significance of the title relates to is Abigail Williams. Throughout the play Abigail acted extreme about having spirits cast on her and accusing others of being…

The play and film adaption of “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller have several differences. These differences have a impact on the story's plot. The Crucible is based on the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1692. The story is about witchcraft that was happening in Salem, where their dangerous behaviors and choices affect their lives and the ones of their friends or fellow companions. They're dark desires and secrets will always come out and turn the worst in…

Love from the Shadows? Where Are you Going, Where Have You Been which was written by Joyce Carol Oates has a clear interpretation of evil coming from Arnold Friend and how he is as a demon trying to lure Connie into the dark world of sex with different emotions. Oates tends to use scenarios of real life and bring them to her story. The character of Arnold Friend harsh reality that Oates includes in her story is that demons like Arnold exist. Arnold Friend’s character was very well…

In Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible,” John Proctor, husband of Elizabeth Proctor, and a middle-aged farming man struggles with his sense of goodness. Many events test his goodness and sense of kindness towards friends. This play proves he does regain his sense of goodness at the end of the play leading to his iconic character’s death. Proctor, gains his sense of goodness towards the end of the play. Different quotes from this play do in fact show he does in quite a few ways, regain the…

Foremost, Rebecca was a woman of utmost prestige in following God’s path. Through the restless evil in people’s heart, a town blinded by the devil created a suitable environment for my wife to be hanged. Although Rebecca was accused by Goody Putnam, Abigail William’s selfish and mindless actions released the devil’s curtain onto the stage of Salem. With jealously and hate in her heart, Abigail created a setting to impose her motivation as well as allowing others to do the same. Based on my…

Treachery and horror ran rampant in the year of 1692. In a small town, the frightening words of a small teenage girl would terrify and haunt many God loving people. By following blindly, many of the townspeople caused fear and death. This is exemplified in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Arthur Miller warns to not have blind faith in people, when they are intentionally harming others. One can have a great amount of faith and trust in someone but it’s not right if that person has bad intentions and…

In the story, “The Crucible”, there are many strong and meaningful quotes in the story.”The Crucible” takes place in Massachusetts Bay in 1692. The story is about the Salem witch trials and and how it affected the town and the people who lived there. It was a very crazed town at the time this was happening. In this essay I'm going to go over a few quotes that are strong or even changed the story in any way. Parris, the father of Abigail Williams, saw women in the forest dancing naked. This is…

Jessica Wilson Comparative Analysis January 27, 2016 Mr. McKalip Comparative Analysis Throughout generations of debate, argument, and conflict concerning racial prejudices and those issues which surround their practice, there has regularly existed a certain historical unfairness based on a prejudice mental picture for those things which people cannot understand or explain intelligently or sensibly. While more modern examples of such facts or conditions that surround someone include ideas such…

Good versus Evil, a struggle that has been known to world for thousands of years. A common example, God versus The Devil, a conflict prominent in Christian churches. The Puritans were such a group, their strong belief in God led to an even stronger fear in The Devil. The Puritans left Europe in the 17th century to escape religious persecution and forge a calm community in the New World. The Devil threatened their peaceful society and The Puritans would stop at nothing to rid their town of…