In The Crucible, Miller has submerged the characters in an atmosphere of "evil", such that their true personalities are revealed to the audience, and thus are subconsciously divided into "good" and "evil". ... Just as these sorts of conflicts are evident in their everyday lives, a reader of any time can apply it to The Crucible, take sides with the characters and be drawn into the text. ... The characters themselves also help to make The Crucible the timeless play it is. ... Hence the writing of and performance of The Crucible in 1953. ... The issues raised and the characters portrayed in The ...

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Analysis of The Crucible The language used in The Crucible is Arthur Miller's adapted version of the language spoken at the times found in the actual court records of the trials. ... The language given to the characters is similar to that of the existing bible of the time that the settlers would have brought with them from England, King James ("Authorised") version. ... We were set the task of acting out part of a scene from the Crucible. ... The scene is cut to start when Elizabeth is talking to Proctor alone, leaving just two arguments each before the other characters enter. ......

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In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Crucible by Arthur Miller portray characters committing sins throughout the novel. ... John Proctor, a farmer in The Crucible, and Arthur Dimmesdale, a minister in The Scarlet Letter, both have similar experiences with adultery, but Proctor seems to approach his sin in a more honorable manner than Dimmesdale. John Proctor demonstrates his strength of character throughout the novel by how he reacts to the problems that he is momentarily facing. ... In addition, although Dimmesdale comes off to be a leader because of his role in society i...

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