A "crucible" is defined as a metal container used for melting and purifying substances at high temperature or a place or occasion of severe test or trial. The definitions of the word refer to the critical themes of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. ... Also, Judge Danforth and Hathorne want Proctor to sign a written confession to corroborate the court's integrity and the justification of their actions. ... When Proctor decides to confess, Judge Danforth and Hathorne's astonishment and eagerness expose their intentions to make the administrators' blindness seem like wisdom....

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Reverend John Hale, Reverend Parris, Judge Hathorne, and Deputy Danforth serve as the representative spectrum of the political and religious order in Salem. Parris and Hale are caretakers of the soul, while Hathorne and Danforth embody the law. ... In many incidents Hale does not agree with the rest of the judges including Parris. ... Miller portrays the other judges as a corrupt part of the social order while Hale is a person who sees deep into the whole mess, but unfortunately it was too late. ...

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Arthur Miller's "The Crucible- is set in the late 17th Century in a puritan settlement called Salem in the State of Massachusetts and is based on a true story of the Salem Witch-hunts. ... Another is how he makes the character of judge Danforth into quiet, questioning and curious person from a harsh, single-minded person. ... However in act three her manipulation success in the public area of the court, manipulating the judge, lawyers and other members of the community still using fear but on a greater scale, changing from domestic to a public place shows her brilliance. ... A wind, ...

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• Grade Level: High School