The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter are two exceptional books that deal with the issue of guilt .The Crucible portrayed to be a modern play written by Arthur Miller based on a true story, of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. ... Elizabeth Proctor was believed to be a witch after Abigail Williams stated her fallacy to the judges of the church. The prolific townspeople then began to consider their own Goody Proctor an outcast, because of Abigail's desire of revenge. ... In The Crucible Proctor despised Abigail and her constant yearning for him. ... Yet, The Crucible was a true story base...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Crucible shows how the assimilation of church with state government was so dramatic that it became the basis of the Puritan society. ... In The Crucible, the people of the town and court feel that in their quest for social perfection there is no room for one individual who may question the methods that are used to acquire social perfection. ... Parris takes this time, now that every one is concerned with his daughter Abigail, to regain control over the townspeople and return their attention back towards the life of Puritanism. ... The overall differences between The Crucible and The Scarle...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne is even related to Judge Hawthorne from The Crucible. In this essay, I will compare and contrast The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible in themes relating to both. ... Proctor committed the sin, and crime, of lechery with Abigail and tells the court so during his trial. ... God and purity in The Crucible. ...

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Arthur Miller was one of the people who questioned religion when he wrote his play "The Crucible." "The Crucible" is written about Puritan life in Salem, MA in the late 1500's, which led to the Salem witch trials. ... A minister speaks for God, yet in "The Crucible" he lied for his own benefit. ... He allows his niece Abigail to pretend that God is speaking through her. ... The town went mad with witchcraft and everyone was a suspect (The Crucible). ...

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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. ... Proctor commits adultery with his servant at the time Abigail Williams and has to deal with the consequences of his sin. ... In an attempt to rid Proctor of Elizabeth and in an attempt to someday fulfill the role of his wife Ab...

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John Proctor is selected from the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. ... Toward the end of the play, John reveals the truth about his affair with Abigail Williams in order to try to save his wife from accusations of witchcraft. He does not love Abigail, but rather his own wife Elizabeth. ...

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• Grade Level: High School