play a prominent role in the lives of all individuals. Psychologically its impact can have drastic effects on the mind as it manipulates people’s actions. In an effort to express this idea, during the 1950’s, Arthur Miller wrote a play called The Crucible which depicts the lives of a group of Puritans during the Salem witch trials. Society during this time was ruled by an ambience of panic and fear due to a wave of accusations. However these accusations were not only fueled by fear and emotion but
according to the site titled History. The mentality of rioting mobs correlates strongly with mob hysteria. Particularly this phenomenon played a substantial role in the catastrophe of the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy era. A book named The Crucible written by Arthur Miller was staunchly influenced by both events. The McCarthy era and The Crucible are both prime examples of mob hysteria which makes people think unclearly, abandons their morals, ethics, and shows blatant corruption.
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
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
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
we see 4 main types of heroes, and John Proctor fills the role of a tragic hero right down to a tee. John supposedly had his life figured out, and he was ready to be the person everyone looked up to within the town, but his one little flaw that he overlooked for so long finally came back around and punished him. Soon after facing this weakness, John’s world comes to an end so to speak; the world of glamour had diminished, and a world of fear and isolation had only just begun. There’s so many different
political system. For example, in the Crucible, Tituba was persecuted by Abigail and was used as a scapegoat as she was the minority and had less power. In The Handmaid’s Tale, Handmaids are often used as scapegoats as they have the least amount of power in society (example: if the Commander is sterile and the Handmaid doesn’t become pregnant, it’s her fault). Public executions work to eliminate outsiders, and to assert authority. They use the essence of fear by showing them what could happen to them
god. The rigorous values of self-discipline in the puritan religion expressed a strong faith in relentless self-restraint because of the fear they have for God in order to try and save themselves and to become a part of the exclusive elect church group. The role faith and religion plays in the lives of people in general in the puritan
The devil is loose in Salem! Do not fear, for Reverend Jonathan Hale is here to free us from his grasp! Not really, but in The Crucible, Reverend Hale, is seen as a hero, but is he? Arthur Miller does a fantastic job in describing Hale’s role in the story. Since he is motivated to expel all evil from the land, his decision to assist in sending innocent lives to their early graves creates guilt for him by the end of the play. Reverend Hale behaves like he is a vanquisher of all things evil because
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