The Crucible

Impact of Loyalty in The Crucible The deaths of thirty-seven innocent Salem community members in a three-month span resulted from the witch trials of 1692. These deaths resulted from false accusations for selfish reasons supported by an oppressive Puritan based government in the Salem area. These so-called witch trials are so famous that there have been many works of literature as well as movies based off of them. The most notable of these is Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. It is a story based on…

was made during a time when fear of communists was at an all-time high in America. As such McCarthy’s accusations sparked a nationwide fear about communist collaborators in the American government. It is for this reason, Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible” a play that describes the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 and showed the similarities of the terrible period in American history known as “McCarthyism.” (Crimson) The lies told during The…

good person one must avoid making mistakes. Moral Purity is part of the story line in The Crucible. Many mistakes and sins are made during The Crucible, but just because a sin or mistake has been made does not mean that the person has no worth, or that it even makes them a "bad" person. Examples from the past and present help to show how a person can overcome their mistakes. John Proctor from The Crucible, is a clear example. John Proctor has made the mistake of having an affair while he is…

“There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires” (Miller 28). Hysteria discloses petty jealousies, greed, and revenge. It starts from one person to another sparking bigger and wider range of problems. Hysteria takes the place of logic and enables people to believe that neighbors whom they consider honest and respectable of committing treasonous acts. It creates an environment where people act on their grudges and selfishness which is exemplified by Abigail, Tituba, and…

Choices led to Salem’s fall and it was the core of everyone’s hatred for each other, all for a quest of lust. The Crucible was a build up of hatred for neighbours and friends, a wild quest for vengeance. Being called a “witch” would’ve had the most dire consequences. A foolish quest for personal gains led to the deaths of strangers and beloved ones. Arthur Miller depicted religious views on witchcraft from the community, which was not real, and in reality was really just backstabbing. It is…

Revenge: Never the Best Answer If one group in the community were to gain all of the power in the area, how severe would the consequences be? The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play written about Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The play starts off with a group of girls dancing in the woods around a cauldron. The reverend finds them, and accusations from the town and the girls go wild. The tides turn, and instead of the reverend having control, the group of girls have all the power. One of the…

Justice for Injustice In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor’s actions are unforgettable. Even when Proctor wrongs his beloved wife when he cheats on Elizabeth with Abigail, he confesses to the and puts himself in shame, as he foresees. Proctor knows of some unknown “witchery” and feels as if he needs to bring justice to his town that’s being torn down to pieces from these witch trials. Proctor is first seen as a man of lies and sins and his unworthiness of the people. But, when he…

The Crucible Writing Prompt #2 The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is known to be a play with much controversy. Additionally, the Salem witch trials, the event taking the setting of this story, proves to be very complex when considering the characters in the novel. Susan Abbotson, an author commenting on the play, states that while reading The Crucible, the audience is able to see characters in the twisted society that are “open to corruption in the pursuit of personal gain.” The story may be very…

Puritans there has been whispers and rumors of the devil possessing women and using them as witches. In the Crucible by Arthur Miller, no one is safe no one is innocent and everyone is guilty unless they beg for forgiveness. Because of a secretive event in the woods one night, many are killed from a simple cry of “witch!” from a manipulative girl. That girl is Abigail the antagonist of the Crucible, because she is constantly trying to get rid of Elizabeth to marry John, she seduces him to leave…

The Crucible by Arthur Miller, was a tragic event During 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts a 17-year-old girl whose name was Abigail Williams, caused several tragic deaths to protect herself from punishment. Throughout The Crucible she accused innocent people of being witches, and if they didn’t admit that they had been involved in witchcraft, they were hung. For being silent and not lying, a sin in the highly Christian society, people were hanged. Abigail is the most to blame because she knows that…