The Crucible The Crucible written by Arthur Miller in 1953 is a classic American work. ... The characters in this drama all play curious roles in this depressing time in our country's history. The movie version of The Crucible produced in 1996 is also written by Miller. ... Increased drama is provided by a deeper depiction of the relationships between the characters. ... The movie version of The Crucible changes the perception of many of the characters and destroys the drama of this classic work. ...

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Character Analysis John Proctor A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth Proctor's husband. ... In a sense, The Crucible has the structure of a classical tragedy, with John Proctor as the play's tragic hero. ... Of the major characters, Abigail is the least complex. ... The language of the play is almost biblical, and Abigail seems like a biblical character "a Jezebel figure, driven only by sexual desire and a lust for power. ... Over the course of the play, however, he experiences a transformation, one more remarkable than that of any other character. ...

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The book was written partly in third person, and partly in first person seen through the main character's eyes The extract from the Novel 1984 is centered on where Winston's brutal torture begins. ... The difference in the Crucible is that it was set in a different time and with a different type of system controlling the society. Both had strict laws that were to be followed without question. 1984 was a totalitarian state that was tightly controlled, while Crucible was set in a time of superstition and religious extremism that tightly controlled the day to day choices of life. .....

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Crucible also means a harsh trial or examination. ... In 1953 The Crucible was attacked as a comparison to the current Senate witch hunts. ... The Crucible was included in schools as a modern classic. ... To avoid being hanged many people in The Crucible confessed to sins they did not commit. ... The Crucible has a narrator, a voice not a character, that tells us about the characters and the action and helps us to understand the moral implications. ...

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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, this is the dilemma that faces Salem. ... The characters of Thomas Putnam, Reverend Parris and Abigail Williams display this vindictiveness and narcissistic behavior through Putnam's land-lust, Parris' fixation with his reputation, and Abigail's obsession over John Proctor. ... This would seem reasonable, until Proctor and Giles reveal that Putnam's grandfather had a "habit of willing land that never belonged to him"" (30) It seems that Putnam's penchant for gaining land in unjust ways is more of a family trait than an unfortunate cha...

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Because of this, a large following of Rice's characters has developed, especially Lestat de Lioncourt. ... Another famous author with a large cult following is Stephen King.29 His works have gained a great audience not because of their characters or stories, but because of King himself. ... Arthur Miller's The Crucible best illustrates this hypocritical attraction-abhorrence nature of the Puritans. ...

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Conclusion Abstract When one hears the term "bully", one may begin to think of television characters like "Butch" from The Little Rascals, "Mad Dog" or "SweetDaddy" from Good Times, or Mafia gangsters like "Scarface". The aforementioned characters are very indicative of the different kinds of bullies that are in our society. ... Most people, as they watched these characters on television, were able to identify with them whether directly or indirectly. There may have been characters that reminded viewers of themselves or that reminded th...

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