The Crucible Analysis
The meaning of The Crucible
The definition from the dictionary of a “crucible” defines it as being:
1. “A severe test, as of patience or belief; a trial” ("cru∙ci∙ble”). It is well represented in the play because the whole story revolves around the witch trials. The witch trials were caused by Salem’s beliefs, based on the Christian religion. This religion clearly indicated that witches were not to be accepted in a Christian community. “There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son of daughter to pass through fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch” (FYI – Act One - Deuteronomy 18:10). Everybody that got accused had to go to court to get tested in front of the girls, who decided …show more content…
“Metallurgy. A hollow area at the bottom of a furnace in which the metal collects” (“crucible”). This is seen in the play in a figurative way. As the story advances, there are more people collecting in the prison, due to the fact that the girls are accusing several innocent human beings of practicing witchcraft. It is a metaphor to the definition of a crucible because the human beings are represented by the metal, and the prison is represented by the bottom of the furnace. If we take a look at the people that got accused, it started out by being the people from the lower social class, and as time advanced, the girls accused people from the higher social class. It took a while, because there were a lot of people getting accused. They were starting a collection of witches in prison such as Elizabeth Proctor, Tituba, Sarah Good and Rebecca Nurse. This is the reason why it can be related to the definition of a crucible; the witches were starting to collect in …show more content…
This is the reason why he is able to control what happens in the court. For example, in act IV, when he comes back in Salem, he makes Elizabeth agree to speak to John in order to make him confess of witchcraft. The other judges, Danforth and Hathorne, don’t argue with Hale. They always keep an open mind to what Hale has to say because of his importance in Salem. If someone else would have suggested this idea, such as Rebecca Nurse, the judges wouldn’t have considered it because she isn’t wealthy, she has no importance in the court and she isn’t
The definition from the dictionary of a “crucible” defines it as being:
1. “A severe test, as of patience or belief; a trial” ("cru∙ci∙ble”). It is well represented in the play because the whole story revolves around the witch trials. The witch trials were caused by Salem’s beliefs, based on the Christian religion. This religion clearly indicated that witches were not to be accepted in a Christian community. “There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son of daughter to pass through fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch” (FYI – Act One - Deuteronomy 18:10). Everybody that got accused had to go to court to get tested in front of the girls, who decided …show more content…
“Metallurgy. A hollow area at the bottom of a furnace in which the metal collects” (“crucible”). This is seen in the play in a figurative way. As the story advances, there are more people collecting in the prison, due to the fact that the girls are accusing several innocent human beings of practicing witchcraft. It is a metaphor to the definition of a crucible because the human beings are represented by the metal, and the prison is represented by the bottom of the furnace. If we take a look at the people that got accused, it started out by being the people from the lower social class, and as time advanced, the girls accused people from the higher social class. It took a while, because there were a lot of people getting accused. They were starting a collection of witches in prison such as Elizabeth Proctor, Tituba, Sarah Good and Rebecca Nurse. This is the reason why it can be related to the definition of a crucible; the witches were starting to collect in …show more content…
This is the reason why he is able to control what happens in the court. For example, in act IV, when he comes back in Salem, he makes Elizabeth agree to speak to John in order to make him confess of witchcraft. The other judges, Danforth and Hathorne, don’t argue with Hale. They always keep an open mind to what Hale has to say because of his importance in Salem. If someone else would have suggested this idea, such as Rebecca Nurse, the judges wouldn’t have considered it because she isn’t wealthy, she has no importance in the court and she isn’t