Introduction Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible,"" was first published in 1953 during the politically tumultuous time of McCarthyist America. ... Notes on Miller's Character, John Proctor 1. ... While he loves his wife and respects her opinion, Miller represents Proctor in Act Two, as a proud and vain man. ... Throughout "The Crucible," John Proctor is not the same type of in his own eyes as others perceive him. ... Conclusion Throughout the play, Miller represents John Proctor as a man with many emotional and psychological layers. ...

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The Crucible as a timeless play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is a text that can definitively be defined as timeless, and therefore relevant to any audience in any society it is being read. ... 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". ... Miller originally wrote The Crucible as an allegory about the 1950s American fear of Communism. ... Hence the writing of and performance of The Crucible in 1953. ... Another motivat...

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(Arthur Miller, Act II).  ... And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam's dead sisters''(Abigail, Act I, Arthur Miller"). ... Arthur Miller established the direct parallelism between the world of the Salem witch trials and the Dynamics of the Puritan lifestyle. ... "Sex, sin, and the Devil were early linked" (The Crucible, Arthur Miller, Paragraph 1). ... Surely you'll pray with them"(The Crucible, Arthur Miller, Act 1). ...

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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. ... In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, there is evidence of parallels between the Salem of 1692 and America of the 1950's, the American Government of the 1950's and its misuse of power, and the high court depicted in the play, using its power to impose a misguided ju! ... (Miller 111). ... When writting The Crucible, Arthur Miller chose to speak through John Proctor on of the Salem witch trials victims. ... Arthur Miller himself was also pu...

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Arthur Miller's play The Crucible is a drama based upon the 1960s Massachusetts witchcraft trials. ... In The Crucible, a similar event occurred. ... Arthur Miller almost fell victim to the HUAC and blacklisting after the release of The Crucible. ... Arthur Miller wrote in Are You Now or Were You Ever? ... Quoting Arthur Miller from Are You Now or Were You Ever? ...

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Arthur Miller's "The Crucible- is set in the late 17th Century in a puritan settlement called Salem in the State of Massachusetts and is based on a true story of the Salem Witch-hunts. ... The language Miller employs through out the play is so successful due to the fact that it is believable but yet, understandable. ... In act 1 Miller shows Abigail to be manipulative and tyrannical. ... Miller in Act 1 shows Abigail's talents for manipulation within a private setting. ... Miller also has Abigail use is the fact she is beautiful. ...

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Arthur Miller, who wrote The Crucible, a play depicting the tragic events that occurred in Salem, was "profoundly, angrily concerned with the immediate issues of our society." ... This anger with the events that transpired during the middle of twentieth century was what motivated Miller to write The Crucible. ... Arthur Miller's The Crucible reveals the human tendency to point the finger at others when one feels threatened. ... (Miller, Crucible 876) Her outburst at John is clearly caused by a sinister threat that Abigail utters in Act One. ... (Miller, Crucible 858) Although there is nev...

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Although Arthur Miller's theatrical drama, "The Crucible," is a fascinating look at the chaos and tumultuousness of the Salem witch trials, it's a broad fictionalization of historical accuracy. There are many differences between the plot and characters in the play and what actually occurred during the pandemonium of this many of which can be attributed to the poetic license taken by the author, Arthur Miller. ... The first of several major differences to explore between "The Crucible" and the actual events that occurred in Salem is the great variance of Reverend Samuel Parris' ...

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SUPPLEMENTARY READING: BOOK ANALYSIS In "The Crucible", a play about the Salem witch trials of 1692, by Arthur Miller, the author showed how a reverend, Rev. ... Since priest are generally considered good, honest people, Arthur Miller shows how Rev. ... Not only that, but some of the information that Arthur Miller mentions is not true. ... In The Crucible, a lovelorn teenager is spurned by the married man she loves, and in her revenge, she fans a whole community into blood-lust frenzy. ...

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Arthur Miller describes such reactions to these in The Crucible. ... Arthur Miller writes the play to demonstrate that human nature is actually good regardless of how easily humans can be influenced by the spread of evil. ... (Miller 77). ... In a way, Arthur Miller displays how humans can find their mistakes and learn from them, thus revealing the overall goodness of humankind. ... Arthur Miller wants us to realize our responsibilities, as Proctor and Hale have done, and do what is morally right. ...

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The Crucible is a story that takes place in Salem Massachusetts in 1692. It was written by Arthur Miller during the 1950's. ... The type play The Crucible is, is a tragedy. ... The Crucible was a story with a wide range of characters. ... The most important character in the Crucible is John Proctor. ...

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The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play revolving around the Salem witch trials. ... The Crucible by Arthur Miller was written in 1950"'"s, which is set in Salem Massachusetts. ... If I were to direct The Crucible by Arthur Miller I would have to find a very strong character. ...

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In 1953 Arthur Miller wrote a novel called The Crucible. ... Instead of worrying and caring for his daughter when she was "sick" he was arguing with his members about his ministers salary(Miller 29). ... For twenty weeks he preached nothing but golden candlesticks until he got them(Miller 65). ... John Proctor said "I see no light of God in that man"(Miller 65) when he was speaking of Rev Parris to Rev Hale. ... Arthur Miller shows very effectively the terrible consequences that our greed has on us and other people. ...

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A "crucible" is defined as a metal container used for melting and purifying substances at high temperature or a place or occasion of severe test or trial. The definitions of the word refer to the critical themes of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. ... In Act IV of the play, Arthur Miller reveals the absurdness of conformity and value of self-worth when John Proctor, the protagonist of the play, abandons his obsession with maintaining his reputation and believes in his integrity. ... Arthur Miller uses imagery to depict the church official's excitement and amazement at Proctor'...

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The Salem witch trials caught the interest of playwright Arthur Miller; he saw relevance in the themes and was inspired to write The Crucible. ... Hysteria in The Crucible is akin to a plague: deadly and contagious. ... Miller points out that in his modern crisis "Nobody but a fanatic, it seemed, could really say all that he believed." Miller may not have said explicitly that he didn't agree, but his silent dissent against the FBI's insistence upon changing his screenplays to be "Pro-American" is enough for him, just as Elizabeth doesn't speak out against the...

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Two works of literature that display both aspects of this society very accurately are The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. ... The settings in both The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible are similar in many ways. The Scarlet Letter takes place around the 1640s, as the The Crucible occurs in 1692. ... The general aspects of characters are also similar in both The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible. ... However, more parishoners like Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter than Parris in The Crucible. ...

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Lastly, in Arthur Miller's, The Crucible the immoral Abigail William turns the once quiet town of Salem into an inferno of violent mobs attacking those that they deemed "witches". ... Furthermore, the idea that fear leads to this sort of mob mentality, is also expressed in The Crucible. ... Arthur Miller's feature of fear in The Crucible exhibits how the presence of fear can have a huge effect on humans' actions, and how much it can damage society. ... The Crucible shows how dwelling on a single fear can drive us to insanity and even death. ...

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Based on this historical event, Arthur Miller wrote in 1860 his drama called "The Crucible ". ... Arthur Miller illustrates how fear can drive people away from heir responsibilities in his play The Crucible. 1.2.2 Holocaust Next historical example of an outbreak of mass hysteria was Holocaust. ...

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The definition of judgement according to Encarta Encyclopedia, is the formation of an opinion. It is a simple definition, clear and direct. Although, there is more to the word judgement than meets the eye. What about the last word in the definition? What is an opinion? An opinion is described as a b...

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The story begins with Reverend Samuel Parris standing over his daughter's bedside. His daughter, Betty Parris, is laying before him transfixed by some unknown ailment. Reverend Paris soon sends for Reverend John Hale, a specialist in demonology, to see if Betty's sole may have been transfixed by t...

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Witchcraft: The History The subject of witchcraft is something that has fascinated and instilled fear in people for centuries. It is quite well known that people are drawn toward the unknown, and yet that is what most people fear. The same thing holds for witchcraft, it is like a magnet for ma...

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Discuss in detail how you would play Elizabeth or John Proctor in the chosen scene. Elizabeth Proctor - Act 2 (Page 41 - 46) As Elizabeth greets Proctor with a question about where he has been, we know that she is suspicious of him. I would come in and look at John with a neutral smile to show...

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Witchcraft Witchcraft, a religion practiced all around the world, has caused feelings of hate, fear, and rage. In Salem, the witch trials left few survivors. The trials accused innocent and guilty. Witchcraft has spread through Salem and all the world. The town killed many people that were ac...

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The Salem Witch Trials: Justifiable or unnecessary punishment? It all began in a little reserved colony of Salem Village, Massachusetts. Here, in 1692, mass hysteria about witches went on for little under a year. Salem Village was established by a group of families from an over crowded city f...

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