In the play The Crucible many residents of Salem and neighboring areas were striked with terror as news of witchcraft circulated through one fateful night. Reverend Parris strolled upon his neice and her friends dancing in the forest. As the news got around town , many names were thrown around by Abigail and Parris to pretect her and the Parris name. Though many people were blamed and hung for "being a witch", one person I believe should not have been accused was Elizabeth Proctor. She was accused
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In Arthur Miller's, The Crucible, Reverend Hale, perhaps one of the men who are to blame for the trials, is a prime example of one’s desire to be accepted and needed all while questioning the actions of society. His transformation from an overzealous scholar to a man who regrets his own actions contributes to the meaning of the play. In Act I of the play, Reverend Hale was called over to Salem from a nearby village to examine Parris’s daughter, Betty, for signs of witchcraft. Miller describes
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displays his perception of communism through John Proctor’s perception of witchcraft in the play The Crucible. The play The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts where John Proctor is accused of witchcraft, which was a massive dispute during that time. The Crucible is in part based on McCarthyism in the 1950’s which was similar to the Salem Witch trials. In The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, reverend Hale experiences changes proven by the things he says, the things he does, and others opinion
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Arthur Miller’s controversial play, “The Crucible,” John Proctor suffers the consequences of committing adultery. John Proctor has an affair with Abigail Williams, who is his house keeper. If John Proctor didn’t have an affair with Abigail then the witch trials would have resulted much differently. John Proctor goes against his religion, the Puritan way of life, and cheats on his wife, Elizabeth Proctor with Abigail. So now Abigail is starting to make all this remarks about their relationship back then
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Famous American Trials AndraLeigh Brown Date Due 2/24/14 The Salem Witch Trials The salem witch trials of 1692 were a very dark timw in American history. More than 200 people were accused of witchcraft practice and over 19 people were killed during this chaos. Salem, Massachusetts wasn’t alone in the witch hunt. A wave of trials swept Europe for nearly 300 years. This hysteria first began in January of
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McCarthy was doing the same thing as the judges in salem. In both cases people were accused and they were guilty until proven innocent. Also the courts had no proof that anybody was guilty. They say history repeats itself and looking back it shows exactly that. McCarthyism and “The Crucible” are very much alike in the fact they both made big deals out of nothing just to get head in their lives with no regard no how it would make others feel. Also the trials were not fair because in both situations it was
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is a witch expert that was brought to Salem to seek out witches. He’s very arrogant and well educated about what he does. Very open minded as well and always open to new ideas and suggestions. Reverend Hale and I share some personality traits in that we are loyal to our job, open minded to different ideas and suggestions, and are determined to not give up on anything Reverend Hale and I are very parallel with being loyal to our jobs. Hale can be seen showing his loyalty by coming to Salem when he
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life but who hasn’t been? It’s just a part of life. This is a horrible reason for finding Elizabeth Proctor guilty of witchcraft. Elizabeth Proctor is a super religious woman, owns a bible, and has memorized the Ten Commandments. Would a witch regularly attend mass, own a bible, and listen to the Ten Commandments? She was disappointed but not too upset with her husband John Proctor after he committed the act of adultery against her with Abigail Williams. I will get to her later. She still
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him his first award. He wrote over 50 different works ranging from plays, novels, articles. His best play was Death of a Salesman which earned him a lot of fame. Another popular play he wrote was The Crucible. This play was a reflection of the Salem witch trial back in 1692. He was considered a communist because he advocated principles of equality among the classes, and social justice. He was married three times. He was once married to the popular actress Marilyn Monroe. Arthur Miller died in 2005 at
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The word “crucible” is defined as a severe test or trial, or a vessel that can withstand intense heat and is used for melting substances. In the play written by Arthur Miller called the “Crucible”, the word applies to many characters as they progress and attempt to resolve their conflicts. During the play, we watch as the town of Salem has a witch hunt hysteria in which many Puritans are falsely accused by teenage girls. The word crucible is significant to the consequences that Mary Warren, Giles
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