easily corrupted. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller shows how intolerance can lead to persecution through the characters of Danforth and Abigail and in his purpose for writing this play. Deputy Governor Danforth is not a tolerant man. He does not allow outspoken behavior in his courtroom‚ especially if it is against the court. His dictator-like status is seen at the beginning of the trials in Salem. "This is a court of law‚ Mister. I’ll have no effrontery here!" (Miller 1254). Danforth cannot stand any
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traveling and afford the bills. As we come to know Willy he is always complaining to his wife Linda about their son Biff who has failed to find a steady serious job. Willy being an argumentative man tries to get his son to see the joys of being a salesman. Referring to many flashback of the memories Willy once had. Compared to his neighbor Charley and his son Bernard‚ Willy and his sons‚ Biff and Happy‚ are more athletic than studious. Willy claims Biff is cheating at school which brings on a
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they started‚ as well as the different incidents that later contribute to his insanity. Arthur Miller presents the insecurities of Loman through different quotes in the play. For example‚ in page 38‚ Loman says that‚ “he feels lonely when business is bad.” This is the first time he lets us know about his feelings. As well‚ in page 51‚ when Ben is about to leave to Africa‚ Willy confessed to him that he is all he has‚ and that sometimes he feels “kind of temporary” about himself. By saying these
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means a severe‚ searching test or trial. The book The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a perfect example of that definition. The book is based upon the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690’s‚ it also has a deeper meaning it also relates to the communist hunts of the 1950’s led by Joseph McCarthy. The Crucible in all of its meanings follow the definition of it being a severe‚ searching test or trial. In the book The Crucible Arthur Miller portrayed the horrors of the Salem Witch Trails very eloquently. He
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The book The Crucible written by Arthur Miller takes place in the 1670’s in Salem‚ Massachusetts. The book is about the event better known as “The Salem Witch Trials” that happened when a girl named Abby had a seizure and the people of Salem believed that she was cursed by a witch. So‚ Abby decided to take an advantage of what the people of Salem thought‚ she then began to chose people she did not like or what other people had against and she would call the people out as a witch. She just had
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Miller creates tension in this moment in the play through the song‚ the dialogue and the stage directions. The song creates a lot of tension in this moment in the play. The song does this by having Rudolpho singing this the song about Catherine. This creates tension because the song objectifies Catherine by calling her a “paper doll” in the song. This also creates because it helps confirm the theory that Rodolpho is only after Catherine because he wants his papers to be an american citizens. Tension
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element in a literary work that is accepted by readers or viewers because it is traditional. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller deviates from traditional drama conventions in his telling of the Salem Witch Trials. He does not use scenes and uses a narrative technique more than stage directions throughout the play. A conventional play typically includes scenes dividing an act. However‚ Arthur Miller includes only one scene in the play‚ Act Two‚ Scene 2. In this scene‚ John Proctor meets with Abigail in
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(167). Rather ironically‚ Addie had an affair‚ with a minister of all people. However‚ Addie does not feel any different than what Cora believes‚ yet for different reasons. If Cora knew the truth she would be amazed at Addie’s genuine feelings about sin. Any social
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The author purpose to write this story is to explain why he wrote The Crucible‚ what pushes him to write such a story. Arthur Miller tried to make life real by showing that things get repeated in history. The McCarthy trials are similar to Salem Witch trials. People were being accused for things that they never did and do not have any proof that they did these thing. The Crucible shows that whatever is happening now happened before‚ and we are repeating the history. It is important for people to
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family however it’s more harmful to the children. Every family has a different approach in how they deal with the conflict. As a class we have read and discussed Caroline Hwang’s essay “The Good Daughter.” as well as Janna Malamud Smith’s essay “My Son‚ My Compass.” There is different approach illustrated by Hwang’s and Smith’s essay as they choose their own lifestyle and confront their parent’s arrogant behavior. Hwang essay explains how immigrant children are living a paradox‚ forcing her to keep
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