11 7 November 11 The Crucible: A Tragedy One day in November of 2009 a young girl was killed in a hit and run by a negligent driver. Her name was Courtney Snipes; she was only 11 years old. Courtney’s family suffered from tragedy much like the characters in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. These characters lost dozens of their neighbors all because of one group of girl’s ability to lie. Through Aristotle’s definition of what a tragedy in literature is; The Crucible can be easily defined
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The Domino Effect is the cumulative effect when one event sets off a chain of other events. This effect has happened multiple times throughout history‚ the two largest examples being The Red Scare of the 1950s and the Salem Witch Trials of the 1600s. The Red Scare‚ initiated by senator John McCarthy‚ caused the American people to develop mass suspicion‚ thinking that communists were roaming America attempting to destroy it. Perhaps one of the largest tragedies in human history‚ the Salem Witch Trials
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The Crucible written in 1952 by Arthur Miller took place in a town called Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. In the play characters show fear‚ but one main character is Mary Warren. She is a seventeen year old girl that works for John and Elizabeth Proctor. During the play it is easy to see how fear not only changes her loyalties but also develops her into a submissive character. In The Crucible there are times when Mary Warren gets very fearful changes loyalties to survive. One example is in
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Mass Hysteria in The Crucible Mass hysteria is a condition affecting a group of persons‚ characterized by excitement or anxiety‚ irrational behavior or belief‚ or inexplicable symptoms of illness(dictionary.com). The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller perfectly exemplifies the phenomenon of mass hysteria. The way all the girls feed of what Abigail is doing‚ the townspeople’s reactions‚ and the inability of the court to think reasonably all are examples of mass hysteria. The way that all the girls
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Ben Boyd English 11H The Crucible: Thematic Essay The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ is a rich and enticing play set in the late 1600’s describing the epic horrors and emotions through the events of the Salem witch trials. The Crucible‚ focuses primarily on the inconsistencies of the Salem witch trials and the extreme behavior that can result from dark desires and hidden agendas. The play begins with the discovery of several young girls and an African American slave‚ Tituba‚ in the
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A person can become deceitful to make themselves look innocent and have others view them as victims. When in times of desperation‚ individuals will become dishonest and insincere. Tom walker becomes deceitful after being accused of taking money from innocent people for his own personal interests. This is accusation is denied by Tom claiming "the devil take me if I have made a farthing" (Irving 331)‚ acting as if he were innocent and his life would be threatened if he collected greats amount amount
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Throughout the play‚ persecution proves to be a direct consequence of fear. Parris wants Proctor to confess and wants everyone to convince him to confess because he fears the town and what they’ll think of him. The obsession Parris had about how the village thought of him overcame and that’s when he started pressuring the people to convince Proctor. Another character that falls into the trap of fear is the Abigail Williams. Abigail‚ a former servant to the Proctors‚ was kicked out because of the
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What is the significance of the scene between Elizabeth and John Proctor? What does it reveal about their relationship and about their characters? The significance of the scene is that Elizabeth asks John questions when he gets home late and she shows him no affection like if she doesn’t really trust him anymore. It reveals that their relationship no longer has trust. Why do you think Miller would include such a conversation? Miller included the conversation to expose John Proctor of his
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In his play‚ The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller describes the events that took place in Salem during the Salem Witch Trials. He describes several of the deadly conflicts that occur between the townspeople‚ but not all the conflicts were external ones. One such conflict occurred within the expert in all things supernatural‚ Reverend Hale. Hale’s internal conflict happened because he realized fear causes people to make rash decisions‚ so he began to doubt all the work he had been doing in Salem and the Witch
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller shows both sides of dynamic and static characters. Though‚ there are a few minor character there are character in the story that are dynamic like John Proctor and Abagail as a static character. John Proctor is one character in The Crucible that is a dynamic which change a bit throughout the story; for he has changed from a quiet “farm boy” to a man with huge couragement. At the beginning of the play‚ Proctor kept things inside of his mind‚ and tries to get Abagail
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