On a daily basis, people are part of a scheme of deception. Whether being the deceived or the deceiver, it affects people’s lives and changes their perception of others. In the play “The Crucible”, by Arthur Miller, deception plays a major role in the story. “The Crucible” is a story about 17th century Salem, and the effects of hysteria over an entire town. Deception is a powerful theme throughout the play, and it affects everyone in Salem. Abigail Williams, the main character, causes panic in Salem
Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, takes place in Salem, Massachusetts 1692 and is based on a real-life historical event that is now known as the Salem Witch Trials. Throughout the story, Miller introduces the reader to many themes such as paranoia, power, and deception. Miller integrates lies and deception in his story by giving the characters an incentive to do so, whether it’s to save their lives or for their own selfish desires. Deception is developed throughout the play because of self-salvation
Arthur Miller’s The Crucible that manages to intertwine the two historical events with one another by means of the play’s central theme: how fear acts as a powerful driving force behind mass hysteria and betrayal. Miller’s play, however false the reality of witches is, provides a very real and important lesson about terror being the actual motivation of chaos in both the archaic and modern worlds; a truth which is not examined often, or as effectively, in literature as The Crucible does. Therefore,
The Crucible by Arthur Miller, takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during the infamous Witch Trials of the 1690s. Everyone reacts differently to hysteria , some cower with fear, while others manipulate the hysteria for their benefit. Barely any knew of the deception occurring. The play follows John Proctor, a farmer with the ability to make “a fool [feel] his foolishness instantly,” as he discovers the truth of the trials (Miller 19). Miller uses Proctor’s personal experience to explain how sometimes