Miller Lite

Abigail Williams outline: The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller in 1953, and was based off of the Red Scare that took place in America from 1947 to 1957. The Salem witch trials occurred in Salem, Massachusetts from 1692 through 1693. Abigail Williams was one of the main accusers in the trials which led to arrests, imprisonments, and deaths of one hundred and fifty people during this time. Without Abigail’s vengeful, selfish, and manipulative personality, the play does not exist. Abigail…

great a piece. This man is killing his neighbors for their land!“ (Miller 37) Giles sees how Putnam is using the murder of his neighboring landowners for his own selfish greed for land. Putnam also has envy driving his hatred towards those who had fruitful marriages blessed with children “ I am one of nine sons; the Putnam seed have peopled this province. And yet I have but one child left of eight—and now she shrivels!” (Miller 29) Putnam believes that Rebecca Nurse, the woman who was a midwife…

The Crucible, a play written by Arthur miller, is a story about the multiple conflicts that take place during the Salem which trials in Massachusetts. These conflicts featured in the play center primarily on the ruling church’s religious beliefs surrounding witchcraft at the time, and that it was forbidden to promote the practice of witchcraft in any way, with the punishment usually being a death sentence. Among the many conflicts featured in the play, one of them is the conflict around the…

Exploration of this power lies at the center of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. He delves into the world of how it affects different people: the accusers, the innocent or those being accused, and authority. Miller wrote The Crucible in 19** when the United States was in gripped by fear of communism. Miller observed how some authorities (notably Senator Joseph McCarthy) exploited this fear for his own political gain and ruining many innocent…

affect the story? The Crucible, a modern play by Arthur Miller, is based on the Witchcraft trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. The play is faithful to the historical period and to Puritan beliefs. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the characters of Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams can be compared and contrasted through love for John Proctor, witchcraft, and being loved by their families. Additionally, Arthur Miller makes two women fall in love for John Proctor and can…

Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” is about the Salem witch trials in 1962, where puritan girls were accusing innocent men and women in Salem of witchery. This led to the execution of twenty-one people and jailing of hundred-fifty people. The people of Salem, Massachusetts were of Puritan faith, which stressed the biblical teaching that witches were real and deadly. Characters in author Miller’s play “The Crucible” shows the controversy in Salem during the witch trails of 1962. Reverend John…

Changes in social and political attitudes are represented in literature today. In some cases this is how the author expresses his/her opinion on the given attitude. This is exactly what the author of the Crucible is trying to get at. In the play “The Crucible” the author is dealing with a specific matter within the time period, and that is the witchcraft scare that arose around the area. The author is trying to show us how he views this situation. He shows us how he believes that this was just a…

Hysteria; can happen whenever and wherever fear and suspicion lie. Such a sudden scenario with the mix of the two could lead to injustice that could cause harm to the innocent. The witch hunts that occurred in 1692 showed a crazy example of how this topic affected such a small town. Suspicion and fear can lead to injustice and harm to the innocent because it causes hysteria. This is broadly shown in the play The Crucible and it's fascinating to see how one thing could lead to another like, what…

During the witch-hunt-like fiasco of the Red Scare in America, Arthur Miller was arguably one of the most influential authors. Although his famous play, The Crucible, likely greatly contributed to his indictment in 1956, he continued to criticize the hysteria of the era. Miller was able to remain composed during his trial and retained his opinion on McCarthyism and the hysteria that infected the nation at the time. Many of the social commentary of his plays are still relevant today. Miller’s…

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, chaos is a recurring theme in the play. The community of Salem was vulnerable and Abigail Williams took advantage of their fears to benefit herself. In doing so she caused a state of disarray. My artwork, “Reflection” compares a dirty mirror to the chaos created by Abigail Williams in the Salem Witch Trials as shown by the literary devices irony and character. In my artwork I chose a mirror to be my median instead of a piece of paper because a mirror shows what…