The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is a play based on the events that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. ... The title of the play being The Crucible, the term "crucible" is never actually mentioned. ... Many of the characters in The Crucible face difficult decisions, or crucibles, piecing together the story. ... Miller depicts the situation, "trembling, his life collapsing around him: I have known her, sir. ... Although the underlying storyline of the play is the authentic court trials, it is very clear in what way Arthur Miller used the word crucible. ...

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Arthur Miller did a very good job depicting what had happened at the Salem witch trials. His book, the crucible, was both entertaining, and a good satire of the communist scare. (his original purpose for writing the book) Nicholas Hytner, the director of The Crucible, did a good job of both creating an entertaining movie, and following the original storyline of the book. ...

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In the novel, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, integrity is such a difficult thing to maintain. ... Miller clearly has certain characters keep their integrity intact, but also while doing so, allowed so many to lose it. ... Miller makes a point of integrity involving love in a profound way. ... Miller writes this book, and as doing so emphasizes integrity as the book is written around it. ...

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The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, which takes place in Salem, Massachusetts, is based on witch trials. ... In The Crucible the character that displays most significant signs of mob mentality would be Abigail, who is Parris's niece. ... (Miller 53) This is displayed by a line where Elizabeth says: Elizabeth: The Deputy Governor promise hangin" if they"ll not confess, John. ... (Miller 52/53) Mob mentality is basically a group or a person leading the pack and gathers followers along for the ride. ... Mob mentality can destroy communities and is in the ...

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The Crucible People often do things in their life that they generally regret. It could be from pushing your little sister to stealing a sucker from a candy store. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, John Proctor has great remorse about a feat he committed in the past. He learns that former ac...

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The Crucible depicts a society in which justice is under attack. ... In the play, The Crucible there are many factors working against justice which are as follow. ... All these factors will be discussed to explain the factors working against justice in Arthur Millers, The Crucible. ... Without this aspect, the issues of The Crucible would not exist or not seem as significant as they do. ... Therefore, false accusations are a factor working against justice in The Crucible. ...

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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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Elizabeth Proctor Moral Weaknesses in Character In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, many of the characters have different flaws in their personalities that impede their behavior and their decisions they have to make within the story. Elizabeth Proctor, the wife of John Proctor, is one of these characters, and one of the best examples in The Crucible of a character who has to deal with a moral weakness in order to succeed. ... Her flaws in The Crucible are few but the few flaws she does possess affect her in huge ways. ...

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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. ... We were set the task of acting out part of a scene from the Crucible. ...

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Through the character of Rebecca Nurse, Arthur Miller is able to present the role of women in two ways; to be very powerful, yet despite the righteousness of a women, none can be exempt from the accusations. ... This shows Miller's representation of Rebecca as signifying truth, morality and logic. ... Miller presents Rebecca Nurse as very mindful and respectable, leaving people to 'feel resentful of her note of moral superiority' in her absence. ... Not only is Elizabeth a very righteous women, but she is used by Miller to show how women mainly had their priorities decided for ...

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The Crucible Essay In 1692, Salem, Mass. was a train wreck. People had the opportunity to express all sorts of emotions such as sin, guilt, hatred, vengeance, and jealousy. All the characters in the play have their own foils, but there are a few who possess more than one. The play was written in ...

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In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, John Proctor's dealing with the devil eventually leads him to confessing much like Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth. ... In The Crucible, John Proctor is a man that does not go to church regularly. ... Her husband states that he does not believe in the local priests "hellfire and bloody damnation,"(Crucible 1187) sermons and that is why they do not go to church. ...

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Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is a person who is good and decent but has a major flaw which leads to their downfall. John's mistake with Abby was more of a flaw. It was a decision that changed his life forever. In the play The Crucible, playwright Arthur Miller demonstrates how revenge can...

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