Tragedy: Comparing "The Crucible" and "The Scarlet Letter" by: Jamie Newlands Two American authors‚ of two distinctly different time periods had one very similar task‚ to turn a piece of American History into a believable tragedy. Arthur Miller with The Crucible and Nathaniel Hawthorne with The Scarlet Letter. Perhaps one might wonder which author did a better job in doing so‚ but with such different pieces of work‚ this is hardly a question that can be answered. Miller’s the Crucible was written
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The Relevance of The Crucible & The Scarlet Letter Today The Crucible and the Scarlet Letter are two old stories set in a middle age America that had many problems with its evolution including proclaimed witches. These stories represent the natural differences between society as a whole and the individual they either help or abandon. The Crucible focused on how an individual could never win against a society unless they get help from another society. The Scarlet Letter represents the difficulties
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The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible are two books about an illegal act that negatively affected a group of Puritans‚ during the 17th century. In The Scarlet Letter‚ the narrator tells a story about a woman who commits adultery with her lover and decides to live away from the other Puritans. In The Crucible‚ a man hides his sin from the Puritans in Boston‚ which ultimately leads to the Salem Witch Trials. Proctor and Dimmesdale are main characters in the books who face physical and mental problems
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with differences‚ falls in the works of Arthur Miller’s Crucible and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter. One way that Crucible and Scarlet Letter are so similar‚ is that of their settings. Both Crucible and Scarlet Letter are set in Massachusetts around the 1600-1700 time period. The Scarlet Letter is set in a time period in which the sins taught by the Puritans were just as important and weighted as the demands of the law. Similarly‚ Crucible is set during a time that the sin of witchcraft was not
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Huston 1 Zakary Huston Mr. Montalbano AP English Language and Composition 11 August 2014 The Scarlet Crucible Both Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter include instance of settlers of the New England colonies being affected by Puritan law. Their commentary on Puritan society is spread throughout their works. Their views on the laws set forth by Puritanism are easily found within their stories about the various occurrences in a theocracy
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books. Two selections that go into detail about some of the different aspects of the Puritan people are The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ and The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne. These two particular writers who wrote of Puritan times conveyed‚ in their text‚ the similarities of religion‚ punishment‚ and adultery in the Puritan community of 17th century. <br> <br>Briefly‚ The Crucible looks at some the actual historical events of the Salem witch trials. It was witchcraft that the story was set
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actually explore how they share similar themes. Through careful analysis of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthrone and The Crucible by Arthur Miller; you can see the evidence that supports the fact that both of these two works are somewhat related. These themes include sin‚ punishment of sin‚ the devil‚ and love/lust. The most obvious theme contained in both works is sin. In The Scarlet Letter‚ the sin that has been committed is adultery and has produced an illegitimate
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The Crucible vs The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter‚ and the Crucible are two literary works set in the early days in the mid 1700’s and 1800’s of Massachusetts colony. During this time period‚ many people had their town rules‚ were highly religious‚ and believed that things that could not be explained by normal means of witchcraft. Hester Prynne and Abigail Williams of the Scarlet Letter and Crucible are very similar in the ways they both committed sins in their societies. However‚ both women
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Skyler Vincent English 2333 Amanda Cuellar April 04‚ 2012 In The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter‚ they are both known to be a part of the Puritan religion. The puritans are known to be very strict. Often people are put to cruel punishments for mistakes or sins they had committed. The actions they take to “punish” a person are extreme. The Puritans act and seem so committed to their religion. The people seem “Holy” but you never really know what happens behind closed doors. The Puritan religion
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The edgy tale of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is comparable in many ways to Arthur Miller’s haunting play The Crucible. Both are set in Puritan New England in the 17th century and revolve around the harsh law enforcement of the time. However‚ The Scarlet Letter tells the story of a woman as she deals with her heavy Puritan punishment‚ whereas The Crucible follows hysteria as it spreads throughout an entire town. Hester Prynne‚ the main character of The Scarlet Letter‚ was found guilty for
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