The Crucible

“Sometimes we want what we want even if we know it’s going to kill us.” (Donna Tartt). Puritans belief was an emphasis on the equality of being morally right and the power of god that started in the sixteenth century. The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller is about the Salem witch trials in 1692. A group of young girls in Salem village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused of witchcraft. Since Abigail is motivated by power her decision to stop at nothing to get John…

1692. Arthur Miller expands on this time of great resentment in his theatrical drama The Crucible, particularly in Abigail Williams, who uses the witch trials as a catalyst to achieve her own personal agenda. On the receiving end of Abigail’s wrath is rival Elizabeth Proctor, wife of the man she had an affair with and complete opposite in both demeanor and character development. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Elizabeth Proctor grows into a woman who respects her husband’s decisions from a…

Edmund Burke have stipulated that the more power an individual has, the more prone he or she is to exploit it. Exploitation of power is more pronounced in individuals with manipulative personalities. The Crucible presents a clear example of the aforementioned stipulation. The play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller is set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Betty Parris, daughter of Reverend Parris, becomes sick after her father discovers her and her friends in the woods. Her sickness brings forth the…

The Crucible is a satire that illustrates the problems that come with a hive mind mentality and the damage that can do to a society. Salem established itself as a religious community that got caught in the midst of evil. The people of Salem considered the forest the domain of evil because of their way of life. Abigail Williams and her group of girls made claims that their were witches loose in Salem. That made the hysteria in Salem begin. Their false claims ruined families and increased the…

hurting them or putting them in a situation where they don’t have the upper hand. That may be something small like cutting in front of someone in traffic or something big like accusing someone else of witchcraft. This happens throughout the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. In the play, people lie to save themselves from death or worse, when Salem, Massachusetts goes into a panic over the potential of hidden witches in the town. Salem is a Puritan theocracy where the teachings and…

In the Puritan society of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, logic and reason are suffocated by the hell-bent agenda of fear and paranoia. Sense is trapped beneath mounds of evidence to which a blind eye has been turned. Religion is the lense through which the governing body orchestrates its business. Innocence is a mask worn by the wicked, so tightly sealed that its removal isn’t a thought in the self-righteous mind of justice. Those that strive to move against the current of the common mindset are…

Making Connections: The Crucible and A Simple Plan Text to text Text to self Text to world Common theme: Through the development of different characters in both novels the authors reveal how greed eventually results in problems. When I was younger my older sister would always mess with me by telling me that my toys had monsters inside them. When she wanted to take one of my toys she would tell me that it was actually an evil monster which would scare me into not using the toy anymore. She knew…

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller provides a provoking story of how a young orphan by the name of Abigail Williams, uses her skills at manipulation and leadership to control a group of girls into falsely accusing many innocent people of witchcraft. This leads to the arrest and deaths of many people living in the village of Salem, Massachusetts. Abigail especially accuses the wife of John Proctor; a man she prior has a sexual affair with. Out of spite Abigail accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft…

relationship whether it is between individuals or an individual and the community that person belongs to. In “The Crucible by Arthur Miller, a play that chronicles the events of the Salem Witch Trials, the characters are familiar with sacrificing portions of their life. However, these sacrifices were given more importance due to their connection to the trials. The characters of “The Crucible” made various principle and social based sacrifices; some of the sacrifices made were driven by personal…

“What caused the Salem witch trials of 1692?” Arthur Miller in the play, The Crucible, writes the response in response to McCarthyism in the 1950’s. In 1692 the Salem witch trials took place in a puritan society in Salem Massachusetts. Teen girls believed to be involved in witchcraft and were later responsible for the adverse trials. In the late 1940’s senator McCarthy came to office. Senator McCarthy and some of his allies were responsible for the uprising of hysteria in the United States in…