Book Review: The Crucible This critically acclaimed play, by Arthur Miller, takes place in Salem, Massachusetts, in the year 1692. ... The story is primarily about a secret love affair between two main characters, Abigail Williams, who is actually eleven years old, and John Proctor, who is sixty. However, in Miller's drama, Abigail is seventeen and Proctor is thirty-five (Miller xiv). ... 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. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Crucible The theme of wearing masks applies to many stories. ... Tituba wears the mask of falsehood when she falsely confesses to save herself Infatuated with John Proctor, Abigail Williams lies her way through the play to innocence. ... Putnam, Tituba, and Abigail all appear to wear masks. ... Looking at the other characters can also reveal many other masks, but these reviewed characters are the most obvious ones. Some characters in The Crucible take off their masks, but characters like Abigail, Mrs. ...

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The Crucible Act 1 1. ... Abigail Williams is an orphan and the niece of Reverend Parris. ... He had an affair with Abigail Williams, and she was subsequently kicked out of Proctor's home. ... What is Elizabeth's fear of Abigail Williams? ... Elizabeth believes that Abigail Williams wants her dead and she also believes that Abigail Williams will succeed if the witch-hunt continues. ...

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Danforth, I am writing to you with concern, and I am prayerful of you to review the present actions of what our Christian town is becoming. The situation of our community and the court is being undermined by these ludicrous alligations of witchery and is being solely conducted by Abigail Williams and her loyal friends. ... Abigail confided in me that she and the girls were merely dancing in the woods when they became fearful after being caught by Reverend Parris. ... The wicked Abigail has condemned even my good Christian wife, who has never done a thing to hurt a soul in her life. ... Abig...

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Responding to those charges, Truman set up the Loyalty Review Board in 1947 to investigate all federal employees. ... In The Crucible, a similar event occurred. ... McCarthy is the modern Abigail Williams. ... Like Abigail in The Crucible, McCarthy's grip of the situation soon crumbled leaving him dishonored. ... As with Abigail, her means of accusation were for her own selfish means. ...

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Arthur Miller's The Crucible: The Blame Game The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a very fascinating re-enactment of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. I chose to review this film, which was directed by Nicholas Hytner, because I find the supernatural interesting, even though there was nothing actually supernatural about this event in American history. ... The following inaccuracies can be found in Arthur Miller's The Crucible: Fact and Fiction by Margo Burns. ... The first two girls to become afflicted were Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, not Ann Putnam, and they had violent, physi...

• Word Count: 758
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School