differently than their normal self. A play called the Crucible was written in 1953 by Author Miller to portray the unfairness at that time due to people being accused of witches with little to no evidence and then hanged. This event was called the Salem witch trials, which took place in the province of Massachusetts Bay. This play is an allegory to the McCarthy Hearings that took place from 1950 to 1956. The McCarthy hearings occurred in 1947; President Truman ordered background checks of every civilian
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Include character impact. e. The setting in both stories makes them believable III. Both stories rely on their settings to support the plot f. YGB – The setting creates a dark atmosphere. Allows the readier to believe there is witch craft happening and the devil is involved g. The Destructors – The setting creates a desolate location, much of a city after war time. The entire plot is based on symbolism and would not be able to occur if the town wasn’t recovering from war
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play that is based on the Salem witch trials and shows how people react in mass hysteria. The mass hysteria was caused by the religious belief that witches were in the town of Salem. A story that was made up by the girls in the village to save themselves the punishment of dancing in the woods. Religion was used in the crucible to manipulate in many ways such as misinterpreting religion, manipulation through lies, and to enforce the strict rules that held the community
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peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, and truth.” The boy thought about it, and asked“ Grandfather, when wolf wins?” The old man quietly replied “ The one you feed.” People choose to be evil. In recent and past events like the Ku Klux Klan, Salem Witch Trials, and the Trump wall people chose evil. The first event in history the proves that mankind is evil is the Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan also known as the KKK were a resistance against the government who were trying to get blacks to be treated
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to deserve being condemned as a witch and eventually being hung. Reverend Hale at the end of the play even admits they are innocent, “It is a lie! They are innocent”(Miller 1224). The Jews were just as innocent, but were still murdered because of their religion. Not only were Jews killed during World War Two but the disabled were also sent to concentration, and death camps. Sarah Good best represents this group of people, because when she was condemned as a witch no one cared since she was crazy
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chain reaction of these girls getting sick one by one similar to the girls in the salem witch trials. The second example the girls start having odd behavior like in the salem witch trials. These problems could of been caued by multiple people faking or augmenting their sicknesses or from an actual sickness. Sometimes there are viruses that breakout and lots of people get sick. Years later when they realized the witch trials were wrong, The town redressed the
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Thematic Questions 1. What is a crucible and how is it used? Justify Miller’s choice of title for his play. A crucible is a ceramic container that can withstand very high temperature and is used for metal, glass and pigment production as well as a number of modern laboratory processes. Miller’s choice of the title “The Crucible” is due to the same reason as the courtroom being referred to as a crucible: using the heat of questioning and scrutiny, they burned away all the impurities, i.e. lies
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Tragic Times In Salem Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials was a horrific event that occurred in colonial Massachusetts between the years 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 ended up being executed. Some researchers believe that there may have been other current events that were affecting the trials during the same time period. Throughout this research paper I will explain the Salem Witch Trials and show the research I have done in terms of
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and chaos in Salem, Massachusetts. Abigail is a malicious individual, doing whatever she can to get the things she wants. Abigail takes whatever action is needed to protect herself, even if it harms others. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, Abigail Williams was the true cause of the Salem Witch Trials because she falsely accused other women of being witches, had an affair with John Proctor, and forced others to do what she wanted them to. Abigail Williams ignites turmoil in Salem when she begins
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the outcomes of this ironic process. The Crucible depicts the reality of the Salem Witch Trials in a time of hysteria and fear. Miller uses a past event to emphasize the effects of unnecessary fear imposed by McCarthyism, indirectly relating to the Salem Witch Trials. Miller’s, The Crucible, is one of irony in which it obliquely equates to the consequences of fear and blaming others by relating the Salem Witch Trials to McCarthyism. Abigail’s intentions regarding John Proctor are nothing if not
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