The Salem Witch Trials that went through the town of Salem, Massachusetts in the 1690’s put the town through a period of tribulation. In Act III of The Crucible, written to take place during the trials, playwright Arthur Miller creates a hysterical mood amongst the characters in the courtroom through his use of stage direction and exclamatory sentences. Based off the actions of the girls, led by Abigail, and the response of those in attendance, an increasing panic settles upon the courtroom. At
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As of human nature, people do certain actions based on pressure or motivations. For instance, a person might go to the gym and workout with the motivation of losing weight or gaining muscles. In the novel The Crucible, each character had different motivations to do specific actions. The characters had dissimilar motivates to falsely accuse others of witchcraft. For example: Abigail Williams, who is a huge part of the novel, her motivations were: staying out of trouble and taking Elizabeth Proctor
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In After The Fall ,Arthur Miller wrote, “The word is like a bomb through a window, and it ticks.” This play from the very distant past can comment on the future because it is still relevant to the problems communities have today, but with a lot less hanging. The problems that communities might have include, civil unrest, jealousy, unwanted officials, crooked cops, citizens that don’t abide by the laws that were put in place by the mayor or state legislature, and the problems keep adding up as time
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is a part in the story where Marry and Goody Proctor are talking about the situation with the girls. The girls are all pointing fingers and blaming other people. Marry warren threatens Goody Proctor: “We must all love each other now, Goody Proctor”(Miller 1271). Acting out of fear, Marry reminds Goody Proctor to be nice. Marry was saying that everyone needs to be nice to each other, or else they too will be accused of witchcraft. At this point in the story, anyone can be accused. Later in the story
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This production for The Crucible by Arthur Miller directed by Kalliope Vlahos opened at Kingwood College, the play took place in a proscenium stadium at the performing arts building of the college at 7:30 pm October 29, 2015 just in time for the Halloween season. For the opening day the play brought a large audience, including students, faculty members, supporters of the actors and the theatre community. This production is related to the hysterical time in Salem, Massachusetts 1692. It explores the
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During the Salem witch trials 200 people convicted and 20 were hanged for the crime of witchcraft. The play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller in 1953 is about the Salem witch trials and some of the people involved in it. The word crucible is a test and every character goes through their own tests. John Proctor’s test changes him slowly throughout the play when he goes first stops in salem and thinks the whole entire thing will blow over. Over the course of the play the town goes mad with witchcraft
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The Crucible, is a play by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials, which occured in the early 1690s in Massachusetts. Throughout the historical play, Miller shows many different characters, but some, like Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor are easily comparable. Although Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams are distinguishable when it comes to morals and views of religion, there are a few similarities, like their love of John Proctor and their hatred for each other that make them so alike
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In The Crucible, Arthur Miller carefully describes a society which has plummeted into a pit of hysteria, with citizens hurling desperate accusations and lies at one another. In the midst of the chaos, Rebecca Nurse emerges as one of the rare rational characters who represents hope and strength in the face of her community’s growing disharmony. In return for her sensible advice to her fellow citizens, they turn and accuse Rebecca of witchcraft and cause her execution: within this blatant abuse of
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everything would be said carefully in order to avoid being blamed for something unreal. Arthur Miller demonstrates these events of witchery in the story The Crucible, the story shows the lengths that people go through to protect themselves and how it affected the society as a whole. In the 1950s, however, a similar event happened in which the Communist Party brought distrust and tensions in society. Millers article “Are You Now or Were You Ever?”, discusses how the McCarthy Era in the 1950s and the
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The Crucible and The Salem Witch Trials both contain mass hysteria and elements of McCarthyism. Mass hysteria is defined as, “a condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness.” McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of treason without proper regard for evidence. During the McCarthy era many Americans were accused of being communist and became investigated and questioned before government
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