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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In The Crucible, Reverend Hale discovers that Abigail is lying. ... Nevertheless, Hale could never be a heroic character because he feels people should accommodate oneself to injustice. In The Crucible, Reverend Hale experiences a transformation, one more remarkable than that of any other character. ...

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The Crucible: Cause & Effect One of the most awful chapters in human history, is oppression. ... Arthur Millers' The Crucible depicts the Salem witch trials during the end of the seventeenth century. ... The Crucible is a terribly accurate portrayal of the accusations of communism in the United States. ... "The Crucible" is quite clearly a response to the political paranoia of the "Red Scare". Miller used his character introductions to include political commentary. ...

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"The Crucible" by Authur Miller was about the original witch hunt. ... These characters included John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth and Abagail Willaims (the girl who threw out the first claim of Witches). ... The plot goes from the first outcry of witchcraft to the execution of one of the main characters John Proctor. ... In "The Front" the main character is reminisant to John Proctor in "The Crucible" because of the fact that they both thought the situation they were in was dumb and they tried to the best of their ability to help their friends. And al...

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The word crucible means a serve test. A lot of people are tested for their character and how deeply there love for God goes. ... But to prove her innocents, his character would be questioned. ... He faced a lot of crucible as soon as he came into power until the play was completely over. ... Keeping his promise to his friend and getting over the biggest crucible ever, most likely more than half of the world will never been through what he went through, to me he is the most honest and trustworthy man more honest than any human man alive today. ...

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Based on this historical event, Arthur Miller wrote in 1860 his drama called "The Crucible ". ... People who signed petitions attesting to the good character and innocence of the accused friends and neighbors were immediately suspected and thrown into a prison. ... Arthur Miller illustrates how fear can drive people away from heir responsibilities in his play The Crucible. 1.2.2 Holocaust Next historical example of an outbreak of mass hysteria was Holocaust. ...

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English How effective is act 1 as an introduction to the characters and society of Salem and the themes of the play; witch craft, persecution, hysteria and social restrictions? ... Throughout the scene all characters show a false face in public we see changes with everyone's body language and the way they speak depending on who they are with. ... Other characters introduced in this scene are Goody Putnam and Mr Putnam. ... Throughout the scene all characters show a false face in public we see changes with everyone's body language and the way they speak depending on who they a...

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