Salem, Massachusetts

During American history, the red scare event that parallels that of the witch trials in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Red Scare was an event when the United States was scared of communism and Soviet spies in America. In the Salem witch trials people were afraid of witchcraft the same way that Americans were of communism. Parallels are infallible between the Crucible by Arthur Miller and the Red Scare in American history. During the witch trials in The Crucible, people are forced to either…

During 15 months in 1692 and 1693, twenty different men, women, and children were executed at the hands of little girls. Growing up in a religiously fearful and politically charged rural town in Puritan Massachusetts, these young girls discovered the power of their words, discovered the power of accusation. 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,…

Deflating at the lecture, the healer didn’t know what to say, “I…I'm…I'm sorry. I may have overstepped my bounds. It's just that…well, in 1917, a witch in my family suffered over a series of months before Mors Tactus est Scriptor Capturam was finally found to be the culprit. By the time it was figured, it was too late and she died less than a month later. My family has been told this story and is the reason so many of us have specialized in potions in the area of healing. We are told from 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…

During the 1600s witchcraft initiated its uprising in society installing fear and intimidation throughout. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, depicts a play based off The Salem Witch Trials, revealing characters’ true intentions and witchcraft. It was during this time where witches were being identified and societies main targets were women. Simultaneously, as vulnerable as they are, women were also subjects to cruelty and pain A witch referred to a person who has a connection with the Devil and…

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…

Fear is like a disease. It works differently on every body it manifests, but generally, the outcome is similar. When the first hysterical cries of witchery were heard in 1692 Salem, the results were lethal. The whole catastrophe began with a lie. A lie to protect the only thing that mattered in puritan Salem, reputation. The puritan life that was based on the simplicity and austerity, demanded from you to be modest, proper, and traditional. If you even thought otherwise, that went against the…

character directly and prevents the character from being functional. Everyone has flaws and we see flaws throughout both The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible. Both stories are placed during the Puritan time period which is from 1564 to 1660 in Massachusetts colony. And the stories have similar themes about lust, sin, and the punishment of sin.…

life changing circumstances as well. Witch hunts are among them and individuals pray for the lives of their friends and neighbors. The tragic events in Salem cause Reverend Hale, a main character in The Crucible, to change from an arrogant demonology expert into a guilt ridden and deeply saddened man. When Reverend Hale first arrives in Salem, he is toting along his hefty books on demons and evil spirits in hopes of finding…