A Crucible for Everyone Everybody makes mistakes in their lives, but how they react to them, and how others respond, exposes who they really are. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the Puritan citizens of Salem are caught in a perilous storm of terror and accusations of witchcraft. The sins and choices of other characters in the play fuel the fire of injustice and cost the lives of many. There are two tested characters who played large roles in the outbreak of witchcraft accusations; they
The Tragic Downfall of John Proctor Aristotle said, “A man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall” (Aristotle). Author Arthur Miller wrote an allegory play titled The Crucible in 1953. Miller intended for the play to represent the Red Scare a modern witch hunt that toke a toll on his career. In the play The Crucible Miller creates John Proctor a character who is well respected and honorable so the tragic hero Proctor may seem. Although Proctor is the hero he is the root
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 by accusing others in the town of practicing witchcraft. Only few question her,
The Crucible is a play about the Salem Witch Trials of nine-teen sixty-two written by Arthur Miller in the nine-teen fifties. Although Miller uses some primary source documents and authentic names in his interpretation, there are still a multitude of things altered or omitted from the real accounts of the trials. Most of the altercations to the events in the play are that of an attempt to make the story more intriguing to the reader. However some people make the argument that parts of the play that
affects many citizens such as yourself and your relationship with other people. Such as family, friends, and relationships. Greed is when a person can never have enough. It can cause a person to not care who they hurt in the process. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller illustrates a mysterious, suspenseful and dramatic story. The story is about the Salem witch trials that took place in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts. Innocent people were accused for practicing witchcraft. This is where the conflict begins. People
In the book Crucible by Arthur Miller, the citizens of Salem went on a search for truth to justify their beliefs and exterminate the practice of witchcraft. They’ve made more than one hundred accusations towards each other and carried out trials to satisfy their fear and feed their curiosity. During this search, many factors played as a barrier to their path which affected and even twisted the truth. Through the misleading accusations and deceptive confessions, the Salem citizens’ desire to use this
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an allegory. The play was not just for entertainment, but has a much deeper meaning. In 1945, the United States worried that the Soviet Union’s communists would invade America, which led paranoia in the United States government. Miller’s messages were in The Crucible, he wanted people to realize what fear can lead people to do. In 1953, was the first time the play was performed and a movie was made in 1996. Although the play and the movie is about Salem witch trial;
Upholding Reputations: “How May I Live Without My Name?” (Miller 133) Imagine living in a society where if a lie was not told, then one was sentenced to death. Furthermore, envision one’s life being in the hands of a deceitful group of girls. In another situation, imagine seeing a classmate fall victim to a mystery illness. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Katherine Howe’s Conversion, both literary texts involve communities stressing the importance of conforming to their ideas of a perfect reputation
for suspected witchcraft. With much distress and disturbance of peace in the town, there were few people that had to willingly step up to keep Salem in order. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, distinct characters take part in the uprising of suspects of witchcraft and the objection of the convictions. A specific character, Reverend John Hale, is an expert in demonic arts and witchcraft. He is also one that provides the acknowledgement to both sides in the play. Reverend Hale is called to Salem to ascertain
Reynolds 9/29/15 American Lit. The Crucible—a Deadly Experiment of Fear Hysteria by definition is a noun that means “exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement, especially among a group of people”. We see humans express these traits during times of panic and fear. A prime example of hysteria would be the Salem witch trials. This event occurred in colonial America and was caused by the fear of witchcraft and satanic worship. In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, we can observe townspeople