The Crucible

Can disastrous consequences happen when people act irrationally? That theme is in "the Crucibles", a story where the Salem Witch trials are taking place in Miller's perspective in correlations to McCarthyism. In addition, there are many different ways that Miller shows that theme. Miller displays that theme through Proctor and Abigail's relationship, their motivations and the actions made by Proctor and Abigail as a result of those two components. Miller displays that theme through Proctor and…

Within Arthur Miller’s Play, The Crucible, this idea of conflict sparking the change within a character is a constant underlying focus as the play’s theme depicts how individuals and society respond to times of crisis. It is a known fact that Arthur Miller wrote the play as an allegory for the alarming events such as The Red Scare and McCarthyism, which took place within the twentieth century. Thus the play demonstrates how…

The crucible was a play that was written by the man Arthur Miller, this play was based and surrounded on the Salem witch trials. The Salem witch trials happened in 1692 but Arthur had written this play to show the familiarity in which unfair laws and justice were served in the Second red scare. Witches were on trial in Salem, communists were also pegged for being a danger into the society in this point of time. People were accused of breaking laws that were just absurd and then the worst…

to use that power to be in charge even if it means taking someone's land, creating fear, or abusing the power they already have to get what they want. In the play “The Crucible” Arthur Miller unveils Marxism through the church, the courts, and the people of Salem. Fear can play a huge part in creating a Marxist power. In The Crucible fear is created within the community as people are scared of being accused of being a witch. The court then uses this fear to take control. As we know already, the…

Miller had gone to Salem to research for his play. After finishing his play, Miller had returned to Salem for the first time in forty years where he talks about his reasons for writing The Crucible. “And what my play is really about and what I think Salem means, or what it should mean, is that here, some people refuse to compromise with the government and tell lies in order to save their lives.” (Arthur Miller, Witch City Documentary) What…

Love and Lies Love is an important theme throughout The Crucible. It is the motivating factor behind many of the decisions made by John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, and Abigail Williams. Arthur Miller demonstrates how love will dramatically affect people and their ability to make decisions. The Crucible clearly illustrates how love will cause someone to counter his or her integrity. The love between John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor and the love Abigail Williams has for John Proctor demonstrates…

The Crucible: The Lessons With Pride Arthur Miller 's play, The Crucible, recounts the story of the accusations of witchcraft throughout the town of Salem, Massachusetts in the late 1600’s. Reverend Hale, a well-respected minister known for discovering if witches exists, enters the play expecting to make a decision if witches are involved in the town or not. Hale has great pride about his work as a minister and his ability to decide if there are witches. Hale struggles to find the truth in the…

The crucible is all based on a play in Massachusetts. In the Crucible they are strict on witchcraft. There wasn’t a problem till one day when they found a girl named abigail and her 3 other little girls and they were dancing around a pot in the woods. Dancing around a pot in the woods people call that witchcraft but what really happened was Abigail was trying to get a rid of Elizabeth only so she can have Proctor to herself. Proctor is a farmer from this town and Abigail is so inlove with…

The Event This play is called The Crucible and is a drama that takes place in the 17th century during the Salem Witch Trials. It all started when reverend Samuel Parris caught his niece Abigail and some young local girls dancing in the woods casting spells with his slave Tituba. Parris does not want the gossip of witchcraft in his house hold so he does not admit to the town that he saw the girls casting spells. The town is formed at reverend Parris’s house because his daughter Betty is sick and…

The Crucible is a play/story based on real events of the salem witch trials and is written by Arthur miller. In the beginning, Abigail williams is portrayed as good innocent girl. Through the play we realize she is actually a terrible, vindictive person. “I would never hurt Betty, I love her dearly”(25) makes Abigail sound like a good innocent person. But throughout this play we will realize how bad she really is. During the beginning Parris is questioning Abigail and why Betty is sick.…