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Crucible” written by Arthur Miller takes place in the 1600’s. “The Crucible” is about the Salem witches. Abigail the niece of the towns Reverend convinced Salem that the devil is among them. Everyone in town is terrified of this so called witchcraft. John Proctor was an innocent who was executed for no reason, he wasn’t a witch. He just wanted to show how dumb the town was with the stories of being bewitched by a demon. Abigail Williams, niece of Reverend Samuel Parris’s is rumored in town that…

Blanco Leiddy Blanco Mrs.Gerbasich English III 26 September 2016 The Blame Game The trials in The Crucible take place in a time of an overly religious and superstitious society. Most of the characters in the play believed they were doing a good for the society, their future, and god. However, there were many underlying feuds in the town that had no correlation to God, or witchcraft. Several of the Salem residents held grudges against one another and saw the trials as an opportunity. The…

The Crucible is a play that was written in 1953 by Author Miller. It is based on the Salem witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts between the time period of 1692-1693. Author Miller wrote the play during the Red Scare as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the U.S government was accusing the people of communism. McCarthyism much alike The Crucible jailed whoever would not give up names and whoever would not confess. In The Crucible there are three characters who value their reputation…

they want of witchcraft and ultimately they get many people killed and or arrested because of it. The people are deceived and are subject to the words of young girls who can have them arrested at a moment's notice. This is the reason that John Proctors…

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, was a fictional story filled with lots of drama. It was about one village that had some people that got accused of witchcraft which was against their religion. Some people in the village were accused of witchcraft without proof, and some that were accused were innocent. Some people in the village found out that there were some young girls dancing in the woods and accused them witchcraft. In their village at that time witchcraft was against their…

Political Effects on The Crucible In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible there are some glaring differences between what happened in real life and what Miller shows us in his famous play. There are numerous theories as to why Miller made these changes, including the very popular hypothesis about Arthur Miller’s mixing of politics into his play. Because Miller created works of art with political intentions, his version of the Salem witch trials differed from the events that transpired in real life…

some of the feelings that will be found in The Crucible. There is moments when a man only wants peace and in this case is John Proctor. “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” -John Proctor. The hysteria is an exaggerated or uncontrollable…

Meriwether Lewis, born August 18, 1774, was an American explorer. He and William Clark, born August 1, 1770, accompanied each other on a dangerous expedition. President Thomas Jefferson appointed Lewis and Clark to explore the territory that was acquired in the “Louisiana Purchase”. He commissioned this the Corps of Discovery Expedition that lasted from 1804 to 1806. As a result of this expedition, Lewis was rewarded with land and awarded the position of governor for a Louisiana territory.…

consequence of his dishonorable reputation. The Crucible is used by Arthur Miller as a vehicle to support the idea that one’s reputation is the most sacred thing they hold, and is demonstrated by not only Miller’s personal experiences, but the situations John Proctor and Reverend Parris find themselves in throughout the play. Reputation remains an important factor in society today. Popular social figures and politicians especially are distressed about retaining a positive reputation with the…

John Proctor realized his love for his wife and even went so far as to admitting his affair with Abigail, in hopes that it would help backup the plea of innocence on Elizabeth Proctor’s behalf. Prior to the trial, John exhorted Mary warren into telling the court that the girls were lying, when his plan didn’t work, John loses himself. With so many women excused of witchcraft, several husbands were standing up…