In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is referred as a tragic hero. While written to the audience that is reading the play Miller uses the fatal flaw of Proctors to show how he is a tragic hero. The purpose is to recognize how Proctor is the tragic hero in this play. Miller relies on past events of Salem Witch Trials to create the Crucible. The Author esteemed playwright‚ expresses his own frustration with the US legal system which has transcended since our country beginnings. Using the
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of life‚ both sacred and secular” (Friedman). Famous for their incorporation of religion in laws and the famous witch trials which they held‚ the Puritans found their way into literature. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the Puritans play a significant role as most of the characters in both pieces of literature are Puritans themselves. The Puritans believed in the ideas of sin‚ defined as “An immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine
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Injustice has always occurred in this world‚ it is still talked about in our society and has impacted many people throughout history. Injustice is of the main themes shown in the plays Merchant Of Venice by William Shakespeare and The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Injustice is illustrated in both plays and issues of discrimination‚ character conflicts‚ and stereotypes are demonstrated. Discrimination proves that injustice is shown in both plays. In The Merchant Of Venice‚ Jews are often mistreated
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The Crucible has such a title‚ meaning severe trial‚ because puritans believe that life is a test. They lived a very strict style and understood that if you do anything wrong in life‚ god would harshly punish you for it. This puts a lot of stress on the characters to live up to the expectations of living perfectly and faithful. People are willing to do anything to make themselves look good. For instance in the play Abigail lies about several things to save herself. One of the things she lies about
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friends. Abigail began doing witchcraft to fight for John Proctor’s love‚ and she wanted to get rid of Elizabeth who was Proctor’s wife. “You did‚ you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!”(The Crucible‚ Act One 13). Abigail is known for being mischievous‚ and selfish. She was definitely not possessed‚
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The Crucible takes place in a very intolerant setting. The Puritans in Salem‚ Massachusetts uphold a strict theocratic society. In a theocracy‚ the community is governed by God and the laws revolve around what God says to be right or wrong‚ meaning people can be punished for sinning. Anyone who strays away from the set ideals or beliefs is punished and persecuted accordingly. The weakness in such societies is that the people in authoritative positions can become easily corrupted. In The Crucible‚ Arthur
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In the Salem Witch Trials Abigail‚ Betty‚ Mary‚ and Mercy were the only evidence needed to get convicted in the adapted play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It became their word against yours and the girls had all the power because they were well trusted within the community. The same goes for this news story about José Antonio Zúñiga‚ or known more commonly as his nickname Toño‚ he was sentenced to jail for up to 20 years for a crime he did not commit due to no one doing a follow up on his story
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People make bad decisions in their life and the choices that they made usually affect them later on. Most of the time they get in trouble for their choices. Then there are some people that lie and try to get out of trouble. The Crucible‚ was about affairs‚ accusations‚ and innocent people being accused of witches. The accused had the choices to confess and not get hanged‚ or to not confess and get hanged. Many of the accused lied so that they would not get hung. Instead they got jail time. Last
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There is always a “however. “Each situation has its benefits and its drawbacks. In the book the crucible by Arthur Miller‚ we find a compelling example that supports this thesis. In the crucible one man‚ Thomas Putnam’s ambition for wealth and power feeds into the witch hunt. This greed drove Putnam to allow people to be killed for crimes that they weren’t committing and were being accused of things that weren’t really happening. Thomas Putnam’s actions led to innocent
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Arthur Miller a playwright‚ who wrote Death Of A Salesman and The Crucible‚ among many others. He was cynical and questioned the norms‚ but that’s what made him brilliant. His characters fought with dilemmas that symbolize societal issues. He combined his characters inner struggles with social awareness. Arthur Miller was born in Harlem‚ New York in 1915. His father lost his clothing store during the Great Depression and his family had to move to Brooklyn. Miller started writing plays when he was
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