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The Crucible by Arthur Miller provides a historical fiction account of the Salem witch trials. The play, written in the 1950’s, has many similarities to the McCarthyism that swept across the United States at the time. Arthur Miller uses many different literary elements to tell the story of the trials including Irony, Allusions and Archetypes. One element used in The Crucible is Irony. “Irony is a literary technique that involves a difference between appearance and reality, expectations and…

In Arthur Miller’s article Are You Now Or Were You Ever? Miller explains the events before writing the play The Crucible such as the paranoia that inspired his piece of writing. Miller’s purpose in the article is to inform the audience about of the events of the time that motivated the creation of Miller’s play. Logos is the use of an author’s credibility Miller was experiencing the events first-hand at the time which he connects in the article and the audience. What crisis in the late 40s and…

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Johnathan Edwards and Arthur Millers, The Crucible explore the consequences of individual behavior in the broader society. The Crucible focuses on the individual decisions and behaviors that lead to a society of moral weakness. Johnathan Edwards emphasizes that a morally weak society encourages poor decisions and angers God. Whether through singular choices, intimidation or by the pull of the majority, both authors caution on the effect on the broader…

In the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller he focuses on the use of indirect characterization. Indirect characterization is the process by which the writer shows the character's personality through speech, actions and appearance. Although John Proctor says he's a holy man and talks about being an example and a good Christian, he has been shown throughout the book as a sinner and his biggest sin is committing adultery with Abigail Williams. John Proctor a main character…

Hello, we are Lewis and Clark. We were born in the 1770s and grew up to be two of the most successful explores in American history. Our expedition started as President Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory and asked us to explore and make friends with the Indians. President Jefferson gave us instructions to travel along the Missouri River and find a waterway to the Pacific. Our expedition started out on the 4th of July in 1804. As we explored, we came across villages of the Mandan and…

In the play “The Crucible” written by an American writer Arthur Miller in 1953 he creates a view of an actual period in history while keeping the audience or reader is completely out of the conflicts that’s going on .Miller focuses on the disagreements dealing with The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and the arguments, reactions, actions and desires of each character because of these disagreements. Thought-out “The Crucible” Miller’s tone is very clear as he shows disapproval towards curtained…

Compare and Contrast In the play The Crucible and the movie Just Ask My Children there are simalarites and diffrfences. Both stories focus on a group of people that are accusing another group of people for revenge or personal gain. These stories reveal all thoughts and how these false claims were made. The movie The Crucible there was a group of girls with one “leader”. Her name was Abigal Willams and she was out for revenge on another women in the town. Abigal had a…

Summary of The Crucible The Crucible was a play written by Arthur Miller. It was his interpretation of the witch trials that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts. A group of girls was found dancing in the woods while chanting a suspicious tune. Rumors began to spread throughout the town of witchcraft. Much of the rumors emerged from small lies of Abigail Williams and her plan to pursue a forbidden relationship with John Proctor. Lies pile up and Abigail gathers all of the other girls to join in on…

Keep friends close, but keep enemies closer. That is a saying that many people know and have heard, but in the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, they did not keep their enemies closer, instead they got rid of their enemies. In the play many girls were dancing in the woods, and get caught by Reverend Paris. They knew what they were doing was a sin, so the main leader of the girls, Abigail Williams, concocted a plan to make it look like they were under the hand of the devil, and they…

It's rather disappointing to see that despite all the hysteria that ensues the world which should bring the goodness in people, some individuals are still concerned only for themselves. In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, readers can see several instances of this phenomena. The play describes a somewhat dramatized depiction of the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. Many inhabitants in the town of Salem were falsely accused of witchcraft by individuals who were seeking their own selfish…