The Crucible

The Witches of Salem The Crucible, a fitting name for the play. Reading this play was like being thrown into a crucible, over a raging furnace, a boiling pot of of screaming and wailing, people getting hung like Christmas lights in December. From the setting, to the extra dialog, and to the added plots, there were a lot of things similar and different to compare and contrast the movie to the play. One major difference in The Crucible is the setting at the very beginning of the play and movie.…

Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, is about religious and political repression; which authentic historical event and people played a base acknowledged as The Red Scare or McCarthyism in 1950s. The play took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 during the Salem Witch Trails, which was when people were innocently accused of witchcraft. A crucible can be defined as a severe ordeal or a set of circumstances where people are subjected to forces that test them and often make them change. John…

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…

that everyone has their own specific weakness that, once exploited, will destroy his or her life. People go to great lengths to conceal their secrets, and keeping their Achilles’ heel protected motivates many of their actions. This is seen in The Crucible, as many of the characters’ actions are motivated by self-interest. In order to protect their own reputations, Abigail and her followers accuse others of witchcraft. They soon become addicted to the taste of their newfound power and authority,…

whales and by observing certain characters in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In both examples, it is suggested that when a wrong is being committed by those in power, it is necessary to challenge the beliefs of those individuals in order to protect the rest of society. In the 17th century play The Crucible, certain characters such as John Proctor and Rebecca…

find ourselves in a gray area. The answer is no longer clear and we may be bombarded with conflicted feelings. Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Malala Yousafzai's biography, and the song “The Right Thing” by Mandisa, prove that doing what is right is hard, but it is necessary, especially in the face of injustice. John Proctor, a character from Arthur Miller's The Crucible is like every other human being. He has made his fair share of mistakes, but it's how he responds to them that…

The Crucible is a 1953 play, is a dramatized history of the salem witch trails that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692-93. The author Arthur Miller relates what used to happen at that time in a Puritan Colony on the United States. Lust, envy, hate, misfortune, pain, hate and love are some of the feelings that will be found in The Crucible. There is moments when a man only wants peace and in this case is John Proctor. “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my…

Hitler, and Mussolini, they manipulated their countries and made it resemble that they were improving the country and community, when in reality they ruined the community. This relates to The Crucible and during the Red Scare both time periods symbolize the hold that society has on its victims. The Crucible focuses on the built up hysteria and the unconventional morals that society has placed on the citizens of the town of Salem. The Puritans were very strict on their religion and they…

Puritans and Predestination in The Crucible Puritans and Predestination are viewed throughout The Crucible by the Puritans lifestyle and their judgment against anything that is not in the Bible or said to be evil. In the opening, Paris states that it was very hard to gain respectable reputation with the rest of the Puritans, and with Abigail and the rest of the girls in the forest it would destroy what Parris has worked for. “The Puritans believed that the Bible was God’s true law, (Kizer).…

The Crucible – Elizabeth Proctor’s Monologue It is night outside. The town’s marshal, Herrick, leads Elizabeth Proctor through a dilapidated corridor in Salem’s jails. Thick, heavy chains link Elizabeth’s hand together, yet she walks with her head held high. Other accused sit forlornly in their own cells; barely looking up as Herrick and Elizabeth pass. The pair halts outside an empty cell and wordlessly motions for Elizabeth to enter. Shutting the cell door and locking it, Herrick leaves down…