The physical and social settings of both The Crucible and Year of Wonders illustrate very different views and beliefs of both towns which links with how each village deals with major crises. The town of Salem in The Crucible is very dreary and structured with little colour. Whereas, the town of Eyam in Year of Wonders thrives off the beauty of nature and the vibrant colours of the green grass and trees. We can compare the Salem meeting house, which Act three is primarily set in, with the passage in Year of Wonders describing the nature in the village putting pity on “those who live in towns and do not learn to love” nature in its true forms. The Crucible stage directions illustrate the plain, dull room where they meet and we can compare it…
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an American classic that was written in the early 1950’s. It takes place is Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It conveys the story of the Salem Witch Trials. At this time, hysteria, deceit, and paranoia absorbed the minds of the Puritan towns of New England.…
Of the over 40,000 words brilliantly crafted into a story, only two are able of capturing the meaning of Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible. Set in Salem, Massachusetts during the witch trials, Miller depicts the town and the strong puritan values vested in its people. When accusations of witchcraft run ravage through the streets, such puritan purity is in question. The Crucible is a fitting title for Arthur Miller’s play.The English noun crucible symbolizes Salem, the trials and the resulting changes that occur.…
The Crucible is a 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as a narrative to McCarthyism, when the US government blacklisted accused communists. The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693. Even though The Crucible is based on the Salem witch trials, they have differences such as, the relationship between John Proctor and Abigail Williams, and the towns’ relationship with the Putnam’s.…
The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a partially fictitious rendering of the colonial witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts. The Puritanical society creates characters of strong moral compasses, but who also take the Devil as seriously as they take God. All sins are severely punished and supernatural reports and behavior are not taken lightly. The play begins with Reverend Parris speaking about his discovery of his niece, daughter, and other village girls dancing in the woods over a fire. His daughter, Betty, has mysteriously fallen ill since the dancing was discovered. This occurrence sparks rumors of witchcraft around the village. Parris’ niece, Abigail, obsessed with her…
Although there are many well done pieces of literature, the best by far is the Crucible. It has a lesson that everyone can apply to their life. It shows that people must adapt and consider new ideas and the impact of words, no matter the age. It is applicable to people of every generation. It is truly a story that also engages many audiences, including history, fantasy, and political. It does this by having multiple layers to the story going back to 1692 to the Salem witch trials and, 1950 to McCarthyism. The story is relevant to each person, no matter the…
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1951 in direct response to Sen. Joseph McCarthy's communism scare. Miller wanted the American people to convey the pain caused by false accusations and relate it to the Salem witch hunts. Sen. McCarthy accused a huge number of high profile Americans of being communists. In doing so, he ruined those people's careers. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, innocent people were convicted and put on trial for witchcraft. The two time periods have a lot in common, both situations cause unnecessary panic, and that’s why Arthur Miller choose to write about the Salem Witch trials. But how did he get the name Crucible?…
Miller: Well hello everyone, my name is Arthur Miller. I’m from 20th Century America, and this specific play that I’ve written, ‘The Crucible’ is set in the Puritan society of Salem, following the fear and controversy of the witch-hunts. The inspiration for this play really stemmed from the Cold War that was striking fear of Communism in the lives of 1950s Americans.…
The playwright, Arthur Miller, uses the character construction in the play to position the audience to accept the dominant reading of the play, which is the concern and dangers of religious fanaticism. The play, The Crucible, is set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It is based upon the actual events which led to the ‘Salem witch trials’, a series of hearings to determine which individuals were in fact practicing witchcraft. The play also conveys parallels to the McCarthyist era, during which the playwright was questioned as he had attended Communist meetings, and modern day anti-terror laws, which prevent people of certain backgrounds and cultures to enter countries, as they are immediately sent to prisons, based on appearance…
Throughout history, there has been an imbalanced relationship between people, and a difference in geography plays a major part in this. Geography is very important, it symbolizes a person. Geography is where a person is from, it shapes them. How that person acts, speaks, and thinks is because of the influence of geography. In The Great Debaters, The debate team is a group of black teens from Texas where they have to face many troubles for the color of their skin. In the Crucible, the geography is in an eerie town near the woods where everyone is trying to survive from each other. The Crucible, Great Debaters, and my childhood all show how geography and setting are extremely influential.…
The Crucible is presented in a superstitious village, located in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. The time frame is compressed, and the action a fast pace. There is thus an unifying…
In The Crucible there’s a fine but distinguishable line between doing the right and wrong thing. Sometimes, decisions are made without entirely knowing what the situation is and how it came about. W. Clement Stone once said, “Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right.” Hale follows these expectations to good integrity. When everybody fell in line with the court he saw they were wrong, and he broke away to try to save who was left.…
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play that takes place in 1692 in the small Massachusetts village of Salem. Salem is a Puritan community; they are a very restrictive society with strong beliefs. They believe in hard work and prayer, therefore they consider material and sexual desires unnatural and evil. Abigail Williams, the main character is the reason for the witch trials that begin in Salem. She is dishonest, manipulative and her seductive ways is what makes her the antagonist of this play.…
The most important aspect of the play is the characters, and in The Crucible, the characters are awful. To begin with, they are misunderstood, unconvincing, or just plain retarded. A misunderstood character is Abigail Williams, and she is portrayed as the antagonist of the play, however she is not. Little background is given about her, but from what Arthur Miller provides, she is an orphan who has witnessed death, and she lost her virginity to a…
If you don't believe in witch hunts, that's fine. But the idea of them is very real. The Crucible is a story that takes place in Salem, Massachusetts. This small community is full of superstition and the towns people let their beliefs destroy friendships, and lives. Arthur Miller uses many repeating themes in the play The Crucible. There are many good, and bad themes that come up throughout the play. Some of the common themes of this story are lust, fear, and courage.…