The Crucible

With rocks being stacked on his chest, the innocent man spoke two words, “More weight!”, as the scornful men did nothing but watch. John Proctor and Abigail Williams have an affair which introduces the witch trials. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, human nature leads to greed, dishonesty, and hypocrisy. In the meager town of Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, the guilty, heartless citizens turn against each other for their well-being.The witch hunts begin to shape the way people treat each other…

In Arthur miller’s play, the crucible. John proctor experiences many life changing conflicts throughout the play. For example, jealousy can be a great motivator. John struggles with Abigail, a young girl who fancies John, but he is married, but, that doesn’t seem to stop Abigail. John ends up having an affair with Abigail and because of this she begins to fall for him and she tells him that she “loves him” and wants to be with him, but John is married to Elizabeth, and because of that Abigail is…

One of the most interesting ideas presented by the crucible was the contrast between the supposed ideals of the community and what transpires during the witch trials. The most prominent example of this is the value of truth in the society. It is clear that the puritans view truth as essential to society and even have unrealistic expectations when it comes to telling it. This can be seen during John Proctor 's testimony where he is questioned. When asked if his wife is an honest women he responds…

Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, exposes a village falling victim to a shared horror that the spoken word of witchcraft brings about, masking itself in the citizens of the town. Reverend Hale, an expert in the knowledge of demonology, is asked upon to fish out the hiding place of the devil, and a court blanketed in justice looks to be placed to root out those corrupted of dealing with the devil. The Crucible takes place in a theocratic society, where the church and state find themselves…

Written in 1952 is The Crucible by Arthur Miller, which is about the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. The play commences with a little bit of information about the time period and the setting of the play. Act one opens in the home of Reverend Samuel Parris in a cramped upper bedroom in Salem, Massachusetts. The location of this play is in a town, however today it most likely could not even be called a village. A bay and a dark, threatening forest isolate the village from other villages…

include ideas such as McCarthyism, it is generally accepted that the most classic example of all such social terrible events based on fear and the state of having no knowledge is that of the colonials era's Salem Witch Trials that are heard of in The Crucible. McCarthyism was illustrated as a large fear of communism. While…

that her childish actions will soon lead to Proctor’s death, dramatic irony is utilized. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, there are a myriad of models of irony to accentuate hypocrisy of the witch hunt: the moral contradiction of Puritanism, Abigail’s role in a patriarchal society, and the line of questioning towards Salem authority. The moral contravening of puritanism in The Crucible lead to irony having to do with the fundamental puritan philosophy which highlight hypocrisy…

In his play, The Crucible, Arthur Miller shows how private vengeance can destroy a community through the motives and actions of Abigail Williams, Mrs. Putnam, and Mr. Putnam. Abigail, seeking revenge, causes trouble for Mrs. Proctor. In the beginning of the story, the tension between the Proctors and Abigail is very apparent.…

In the spring of 1692, Reverend Samuel Parris was found his ten-year-old daughter, Betty, niece Abigail, slave Tituba and other girls dancing in the forest night before. Samuel Parris worried about his daughter because she cannot wake up. Someone already called Reverend John Hale, a witchcraft specialist. When John Hale starts to ask a girl who decides to do devil-worship, Abigail told him, that it was Tituba. In the same time, Putnam family came to Samuel Parris house because of their daughter…

I believe Abigail Williams, one of the main character from The Crucible, is a form of villain. First of all, she accused innocent people of taking part in witchcraft. For example, Abigail Williams accused Elizabeth (Goody) Proctor of witchcraft in order to gain her husband’s attention. “You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!” During this time period, they relied heavily on the Ten Commandments as a major part of their laws. Even though Abigail did…