Film Review of The Crucible Salem was a town in which, perhaps like many others, various people held grievances or grudges against one another. ... It could be said that the very town of Salem itself is a character, whose internal conflict is tearing it apart. ... While there are some obvious differences between the stage play and the film adaptation of The Crucible, the latter stays quite true to its original form. ... The movie version of The Crucible, having the advantages of film, conveys the story better than the stage play does. ... But perhaps because the author of the original ha...

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A dynamic character is a character who's views and opinions change due to certain events that take place in the piece of writing. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, a play about the odd series of events surrounding the Salem Witch Trials, several dynamic characters become apparent. The main character and one of the most obvious dynamic characters is John Proctor. ... Throughout The Crucible many trying events took place that ultimately shaped and transformed John Proctor. ... Proctor, prevailing throughout The Crucible, proved to be an essential element, serving not only as a dynam...

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The protagonist of a story is the character that the story could not exist without. The protagonist of this particular novel, The Crucible, is John Procter. ... The Crucible consisted of two dynamic characters. The first dynamic character was John Proctor. ... The other dynamic character of the story is Abigail Williams. ...

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In the book The Crucible several girls lie to get out of trouble. ... The first character is Reverend Hale. ... The third character is John Proctor. ... The title the Crucible fits the story that it told. The definition of Crucible is a tool use to melts materials at high temperatures. ...

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The Crucible was written in 1952, during the cold war. ... The Crucible is about Witchcraft and peoples greed for more land. ... The main characters in the scene are John Proctor, Abigail Williams and Mary Warren; they all have very different characters and roles to play. ... Mary has a weak character and easily cracks under pressure so she is easily influenced. ... In the Crucible the stage directions are often used to build up tension. ...

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The type play The Crucible is, is a tragedy. ... The Crucible was a story with a wide range of characters. All together the Crucible has many different characters with different personalities that make a whole story what it is. ... A few more characters in The Crucible are Reverend Parris, Thomas Putnam, Rebecca Nurse, Francis Nurse, Judge Danforth, Giles Corey, and Titbuta. ... The most important character in the Crucible is John Proctor. ...

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Introduction Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible,"" was first published in 1953 during the politically tumultuous time of McCarthyist America. ... The play's central character and tragic hero is John Proctor. ... Notes on Miller's Character, John Proctor 1. ... In Act Four, however, readers see the greatest change in his character. ... Throughout "The Crucible," John Proctor is not the same type of in his own eyes as others perceive him. ...

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The Crucible In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller it is clear to the reader that many of the characters are hypocrites. Throughout the play characters constantly preach virtues that they don't practice or possess. ... Another character who shows their hypocritical side is Abigail's Uncle Reverend Samuel Parris. Parris the minister in Salem is perhaps the most hypocritical character in the entire play. ... In The Crucible the play lives up to its title in how the accused people were forced to undergo a crucible due to other characters hypocritical actions....

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In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, the title plays a very important role in symbolizing what the characters themselves go through. ... Miller easily shows the crucible experience in 3 main characters. ... Once these characters were put through the crucible experience, their motivations changed in one way or another. ... It is obvious the crucible experience had changed the characters original motivation, which in turn led to their overall character being changed. ... All the changes made in these characters can easily be traced back to their crucible experience. ...

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(Miller, "Why I - 1-6) After Miller recognized the similarities in the two historical events, he created The Crucible using two distinct methods: by comparing the two situations and by employing symbolic characters. ... All of the characters in The Crucible have distinct personalities, which truly bring this drama to life. Although the characters are real people, a lot of different People in the real Salem Witch trials were combined. ... (The McCarthy Trials Compared to The Crucible , Internet) Most of the characters themselves were the same as the real people who were involved i...

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Crucible By Arthur Miller Through the dramatic play, the Crucible, Arthur Miller presents the audience with many themes. ... One of Millers universal messages in the Crucible, is the impact of hysteria. ... Miller effectively communicates this theme through the characters in the Crucible. ... Each of the four acts in the Crucible start with a degree of tension and end with climax. ... The clashes among the characters and enormity at what is happening to the dignity, and personal rights of human beings, are what ...

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The Crucible is a play that reveals the story of the famous witchcraft trials in Salem, Massachusetts. ... The two works of literature, The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter have very similar qualities, including setting, difference, and general aspects of the characters, while there are also specific parallels between characters, such as Abigail and Hester, and Parris and Dimmesdale. The settings in both The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible are similar in many ways. The Scarlet Letter takes place around the 1640s, as The Crucible occurs in 1692. ... This is the driving force between the a...

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The historical situation that the Crucible is about is, the witch trials of Salem. ... Some of the people who are both fictional characters and real characters. A real character in this play is John Proctor, a fictional character in this play is Marshal Herrick. ... Unlike during the time of the Crucible where the religion was strictly Puritan, today there are many religions and they don't go hand in hand with the government. ...

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The title of the play being The Crucible, the term "crucible" is never actually mentioned. ... Many of the characters in The Crucible face difficult decisions, or crucibles, piecing together the story. ... He has conquered his final crucible. It is quite obvious the many challenging decisions the characters of The Crucible must deal with. ... He has unmistakably chosen the title to portray the character's test of the most decisive kind, the conquering of an emotional assessment ...

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The Crucible is a wonderfully written book by Arthur Miller in the 1950's. ... These themes are only a few of the many in the book The Crucible. ... The setting actually reveals what the character may be feeling just by stating their surroundings. Most of the scenes in the book are in a small room and this shows the restraint that each character may have been feeling. ... It also had good conversation between the characters and all of these points are key to a good, successful book. ...

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The Crucible The theme of wearing masks applies to many stories. ... In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, the main characters struggle to survive through the untimely events that preceded the Salem Witch Trials. ... In the play The Crucible, some of the characters wear masks to save themselves and ultimately try to fulfill their own personal desires. ... In the play The Crucible, some of the characters wear masks to save themselves and ultimately try to fulfill their own personal desires. ... Some characters in The Crucible take off their masks, but characters like A...

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It is clear that Miller's The Crucible parallels his life and times. ... There are some difficulties in interpreting The Crucible as a strict allegorical treatment of 1950s McCarthyism. ... Neil Carson wrote: "Miller's works are known for their strong commitment to social justice, their concern for the ordinary person, and their intricate explorations of the inner lives of their characters." ... As a result, writing The Crucible was his way of making a stand on the issue without being unjustly persecuted. After writing The Crucible, interviews with Miller revealed that the play w...

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Discuss How A Character Or An Individual Was Important In Drawing Your Interest As A Reader Or Audience In A Text You Have Studied Abigail Williams the main character in The Crucible by Arthur Miller draws the interest of the reader as she is a wicked, confident girl who lies to get what she wants and defends her name and her life. ... In conclusion, Abigail Williams draws our interests thought her deceiving actions and mendacious character, and words showing us how hysteria can be made by one person, causing the death of so many innocent people....

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The Crucible One definition of the word "crucible" is "a severe test of patience and belief, or a trial". This definition pertains to Arthur Miller's four-act play, "The Crucible." ... Another character whose true colors are shown during the crucible is John Proctor. ... A character that failed his test of purity was Sam Parris. ... This held true in The Crucible. ...

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The Crucible Irony is a contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality. ... In dramatic irony, the audience or the reader is aware of something important that a character does not know. Arthur Miller uses an abundance of irony in his play, The Crucible. Irony in The Crucible is shown at almost every aspect of the play. ... In conclusion, The Crucible gives many of forms of irony. ...

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The Crucible Arthur Miller's 1950 play The Crucible uses literary elements to mirror the Mc Carthy Ear. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a "witch hunt" play that takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. ... Miller's 1950 play The Crucible expresses a variety of themes. ... In The Crucible reputation is a fear of guilt by association becomes particularly pernicious. Therefore, throughout the play many characters base their actions on the desire to protect their respective reputations. ...

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The Crucible The word crucible in the dictionary means a container of metal used to heat things to high temperatures or a severe searching test or trial. ... The witch trials eliminated undesirable persons from the society just as a crucible eliminates unwanted metals from the mixture. In the Crucible there are many characters that undergo changes and some that do not. Some characters that undergo changes are Reverend Hale and John Proctor and some characters that do not change are Danforth. ... In my opinion the character that is the most changed is reverend Hale. ...

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Miller brilliantly put together a story where each character expresses distinct traits. ... Arthur Miller's point of view in this emotional tale lies entirely in the title itself, The Crucible. In the dictionary, a crucible is defined as a severe test (278). Metaphorically speaking, the witch trials that occurred in Salem served as a crucible. The characters in the play are tested to reveal their true intentions, which lie beneath themselves. ...

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Themes and The Crucible The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a historical play, but more importantly a social and psychological drama. The diverse ways the themes are developed through The Crucible are through characters, plot, setting and dialogue. ... The concept of evil is central to The Crucible. ... The Crucible's main theme 'evil' can be developed through characters such as Rebecca Nurse who warns us of the danger of seeking of spirits and Abigail Williams who is evil, commits lechery with John Proctor. ... The play demonstrates that the characters show an evil trait, ...

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Arthur Miller's, The Crucible, first produced in 1953. ... The characters in the play are very well developed. ... Every character shows some type of strong traits at some point during the play. ... Development of characters a. ... The Crucible. ...

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