Humans always want what they do not have‚ they try to deny it but it is inevitable. The crucible by Arthur Miller has many selfish people. First‚ people want thing and act selfishly. Second‚ People do selfish things when they want something. Third‚ others are hurt when people act selfishly. When characters act selfishly to get something they want‚ others are hurt. People who want things act selfishly. Characters act selfishly when they want land. Thomas Putnam wants everyone’s land for himself because
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ the main protagonists are John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and Reverend Hale. They had tolerated and however more struggled with the misunderstood references such as witchcraft that had effected their personal lives with dilemmas. Each character had exhibit a certain sin from the beginning and with their decisions made towards the end of the play it had expressed their true virtues. The play’s tragic hero John Proctor was an outspoken and honest man
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In the play “The Crucible”‚ by Arthur Miller‚ it describes the happenings of the Salem Witchcraft Trials and it symbolizes how The Red Scare‚ After World War Two‚ is so similar as people accused their neighbors and friends for their own personal purpose Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible” to show how Senator McCarthy and the HUAC’s actions of accusing communism is similar to Governor Danforth and the Salem Witchcraft Trials are both being fueled by propaganda and misinformation. In his play he changes
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The Crucible has a containment of many different themes throughout all four acts. One theme that stood out to me was that it was set in a society where church and state were one with a strict religion. With this type of society the moral laws and state laws were pretty much the same‚ so sin and the status of an individual’ soul are public matters of a public concern. In Salem everything and everyone either belongs to God or the Devil. Another theme that was noticed was the role that hysteria
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Honors English-10 19 October 2012 The Crucible Analysis Throughout The Crucible‚ the main character‚ John Proctor‚ had an internal change due to events and people in the story. Proctor was influenced by the Salem witch trials and the people involved in it. He learned lessons along the way and learned to stay true and honest to who he is. Proctor committed adultery with a girl named Abigail and felt terribly guilty. At first Proctor continued to fall into his guilt by lying and not moving
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you ever wondered if witches were actually real? In the play “The Crucible‚” people thought they were real. In this story the mass hysteria that ensues is comparable to the Red Scare of the 1950s. In these similar conflicts people were scared of one another and falsely accused innocent people. We can learn something from these conflicts though. “The Crucible” has many events and themes that can apply to real life. In “The Crucible‚” there were a large amount of people that were accused. At first
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basis of the Salem Witch Trials was deception‚ there were still the few skeptics who found hope of truth during the fabricated ordeals. The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller that depicts the dramatized happenings of the Salem Witch Trials during the time of the McCarthy trials. In Miller’s play‚ the character Elizabeth Proctor is one of the only characters in the whole play who is associated with the truth in a time of delusion. The honest and loyal attributes of Elizabeth allow her to represent
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The Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover ‚ 1709-1712 Every morning‚ William seems to wake up and eat his milk for breakfast. After his meal‚ often but not always‚ he reads a chapter in Hebrew or some other language and proceeds with his day. In some entries in his diary‚ he usually has a problem with his slaves and has to punish them quite frequently and does not have a problem with the severity of the punishment. Slaves are being burned by irons and whipped till they are no longer to stand
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The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials that happened during the 1600’s. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1952 during the Red Scare‚ “The Red Scare describes the time in American History following World War II when tension between Americans and other Communist countries‚ specifically the Soviet Union‚ were threateningly high” (Allison). During this time period many Americans spoke out about their situation‚ including Arthur Miller. He wrote The Crucible to make
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The Crucible Assessment The Crucible takes place during one of the several dark periods of American history. In The Crucible‚ the justice system of the time was inaccurately portrayed. In Act III‚ Reverend Hale claims that he has signed seventy-two death warrants close to the end of the Salem Witch Trials: “Excellency‚ I have signed seventy-two death warrants; I am a minister of the Lord‚ and I dare not take a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of conscience may doubt
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