Film Review of The Crucible Salem was a town in which, perhaps like many others, various people held grievances or grudges against one another. ... While there are some obvious differences between the stage play and the film adaptation of The Crucible, the latter stays quite true to its original form. ... The movie version of The Crucible, having the advantages of film, conveys the story better than the stage play does. Because motion picture opens up the possibilities and mediums in which to get a message across, it has the potential to do so, and it does so quite well in The Crucible. ...

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The Crucible It has been said that history has a tendency to repeat itself. The Crucible can be used to relate to historical and future events in the world. The Red Scare unquestionably parallels the events that happened during the witch trials in Arthur Miller's, The Crucible. ... False accusations in The Crucible led to the deaths of many innocent people. ... Looking at The Crucible today , people are shocked at what happened. ...

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The Crucible is a wonderfully written book by Arthur Miller in the 1950's. ... The world today is similar to The Crucible in a way that the society was. ... Another theme of The Crucible was believing what you hear and not what is true. ... These themes are only a few of the many in the book The Crucible. ... The setting in a story is always important and The Crucible portrays the setting superbly. ...

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Crucible By Arthur Miller Through the dramatic play, the Crucible, Arthur Miller presents the audience with many themes. ... One of Millers universal messages in the Crucible, is the impact of hysteria. ... Miller effectively communicates this theme through the characters in the Crucible. ... Each of the four acts in the Crucible start with a degree of tension and end with climax. ... The clashes among the characters and enormity at what is happening to the dignity, and personal rights of human beings, are what ...

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Themes in "The Crucible" The play The Crucible introduces us to some vital insights by the themes presented throughout it. ... These two themes displayed in The Crucible are applied to today's life as well as in past historic events. ... In conclusion, the theme of fear and suspicion in society is threaded into The Crucible. ...

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The Crucible Essay The story The Crucible takes place during the times of the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. ... Although The Crucible is fictitious, the story depicts the historical information of the Salem witch trials, and blends them with fictitious characters with minds of their own to create a very realistic plot and conflict in this story. ... The Crucible is a great example of fictional/history. ...

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Arthur Miller chose a powerful and deep Title for his play The Crucible. Not only does it have many obvious meanings in which stem from the word "Crucible," but underlying ones as well. ... The word Crucible may be defined in many ways, as a porcelain container in Chemistry, or a dire and severe trial/test. ... This heated anger can be symbolized by the second definition of a Crucible, the tools used in Chemistry. ... But, one may look at this and think, "What does this pertain to the play The Crucible." ...

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The Crucible Although the truth on a topic is sometimes looked at in a different point of view depending on the person, the truth its self has no meaning when one believes only what he or she wants to believe. For example; in the play The Crucible, by Author Miller the town of Salem wanted to believe that there were witches with out being substantiated. ... Further Miller's play The Crucible, and the people in Salem prove this. ...

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Annie Yingling 10/22/03 English 2 The Crucible McCarthyism in America was a time of fear and distrust in fellow Americans. ... Through his subtle connections, Arthur Miller's play The Crucible efficiently shows the tyranny of consensus during the Salem Witch Trials, and during the period of McCarthyism. Although The Crucible debuted in 1953 while, McCarthyism was still at large it was not very effective in providing social commentary and promoting change. ...

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Themes and The Crucible The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a historical play, but more importantly a social and psychological drama. The diverse ways the themes are developed through The Crucible are through characters, plot, setting and dialogue. ... Above all The Crucible investigates the mass hysteria which infects the whole community. The concept of evil is central to The Crucible. ... The Crucible's main theme 'evil' can be developed through characters such as Rebecca Nurse who warns us of the danger of seeking of spirits and Abigail Williams who is evil, commits l...

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The Crucible The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a novel that portrays the witch trials that took place during the late 1600's. ... Four characters in The Crucible demonstrate this theme in its entirety. ... As you have seen, The Crucible provides excellent examples of one of the theme's, retaliation. ...

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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. ...

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Arthur Miller's, The Crucible, first produced in 1953. ... These aspects are just a few reasons as to why The Crucible has been recognized as an excellent play by many reviewers and audiences alike. Because of these reasons and many other outstanding aspects one can understand why The Crucible won last years last years Broadway Tony Award for best revival play. ... The Crucible. ...

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Crucible Essay " There is no shortage of contemporary Salem's ready to cry witchcraft." ... The characters in Arthur Miller's, "The Crucible", are very similar to the characters in "Guilty By Suspicion". ... Bunny's character resembles that of Giles Corey in "The Crucible". ...

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In the book The Crucible several girls lie to get out of trouble. ... The title the Crucible fits the story that it told. The definition of Crucible is a tool use to melts materials at high temperatures. ...

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The title of the play being The Crucible, the term "crucible" is never actually mentioned. The word crucible, in simplest terms, means "a trial." ... Many of the characters in The Crucible face difficult decisions, or crucibles, piecing together the story. ... John Proctor has yet another crucible to overcome. ... He has conquered his final crucible. ...

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In The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, many problems arise, some as serious as life or death. Many innocent people in The Crucible were hanged. ... However The Crucible leads the reader to believe that the majority of the guilt could be found in Abigail Williams, Mary Warren, and John Proctor. ... Quite the opposite of Abigail Williams other people in The Crucible have the best of intentions, but still caused harm and suffering on others by the things they do or say and the things that they do not do and do not say. ... The characters in The Crucible had many different motives for accusin...

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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. ... In The Crucible, as well as in the Scarlet Letter both groups of people were told to abide by certain rules of the Puritans. ... Although The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter consist of numerous similarities, it had a few differences, as well. In The Crucible Proctor despised Abigail and her constant yearning for him. ... Yet, The Crucible was a true story based on accoun...

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The Crucible", written by Arthur Miller in 1953, is a play set in the time of the Salem Witch Trials. ... In "The Crucible", mass hysteria is produced by a simple rumor and consequently the townspeople begin to turn on their own neighbors, accusing them of witchcraft. ...

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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller one inconsequential injustice developed into a significant injustice that caused the death of many, but was created through a small lie that was silenced and fluctuated. ... There are little reasons for telling the truth in The Crucible, but for lying the reasons became infinite. ... In the theocratic society of Salem in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, heavy influence of religion constitutes a power that corrupts and a death wreaking authority. ... In Act Three of The Crucible the greatest act of corruption is seen when many of Abigail's accusations have t...

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The young girls in The Crucible used slander to ruin people's good name for revenge and attention. ... The Crucible is a play that accentuates the consequences caused by jealousy. ... Putnam also shows jealousy in The Crucible. ... Many other characters showed signs of jealousy in The Crucible. ... Within The Crucible, the judgment of many people was clouded by jealousy. ...

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What is the mean of crucible? Well the dictionary defines crucible as a severe test or trial,but how does it apply to the play The Crucible It applies to the play because the people during that time that were accused of being witches or having dealings with the devil were put through severe test. ...

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McCarthyism in The Crucible In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, the madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. ... The Crucible was composed during a time when a similar hysteria was sweeping through America. ... The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in the spring of 1692 in a village shrouded with chaos. ... When The Crucible was written, the American society was threatened by communism much like Salem was threatened by witchcraft (Bly 32). ... When writting The Crucible, Arthur Miller chose to speak through John Proctor on of the Salem witch trials victi...

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A crucible has two definitions: 1) a container made of a substance that can resist great heat and 2) a severe test or trial. In The Crucible, John Proctor is representative of both of these definitions because of the situations that he must overcome and the people that he has to deal with. ... However strong a man John proves to be, he is not indestructible, just like a crucible. ... John Proctor can also represent the second definition of a crucible: a severe test or trial. ...

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In The Crucible, Arthur Miller examines what can happen to a town that believes into their religion and are superstitious of what can happen if you aren't into your religion. ... In The Crucible, religion and superstition runs through the town leading everyone in the town in mass hysteria of the evil that may take over. ... The trials in The Crucible takes place in a deeply religious and superstitious society, and most of the characters in the play believe that witches are the center of community and is God's work. ... The Crucible is story about trying to put the blame on someone...

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