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    The Crucible By Andrew White Adaptation of the Salem Witch Trials written by Arthur Miller The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were a caliginous time in American history. The moral superiority that engulfs the town in a time of great despair and deep divide accurately sums up the atmosphere of that period of injustice that will forever stain the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. This is the subject matter for the play entitled “The Crucible”‚ written by Arthur Miller in 1953. According

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    McCarthyism and The Crucible It has been said many times that if people don’t learn from their mistakes they are doomed to repeat them‚ such is the case throughout history. There are many different examples of this‚ but one example is the blatant similarities between the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts and the era of McCarthyism. When considering the nature of these events‚ it is hard to believe that they could have actually happened‚ not would only once‚ but twice. If one would take the

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    The Crucible Inner strength is a good quality that a person should have. What is inner strength? Inner strength is the ability to stay true to oneself. In the crucible‚ many characters have a lot of inner strength. But one person shows their inner strength more than the others‚ that character is John Proctor. John shows inner strength when he confesses to adultery‚ and when he doesn’t confess to witchcraft. To begin‚ one scene from The Crucible where John Proctor shows inner

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    These accusations made McCarthy one of the most powerful men in the nation. One of the accused communist was Arthur Miller‚ author of The Crucible. The Crucible was written in response of the accusation. In Miller’s play‚ he quickly made it clear what motifs he wanted to express the audience‚ which included law‚ religion‚ and accusations. ! In the crucible‚ the theme of reputation can be found at all corners. The citizens of Salem frequently fear for their public image because the word spreads

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    When reading The Crucible your mind is very lost as their morals and believes aren’t the same as our own today. The play is about witchcraft and the girls who dance as if they are witches which is considered to be immoral. The characters in this story seem to have something bad happening to them they just aren’t aware of it right away. Paris is very religious he prays a lot in the play‚ but he also seems to be very concerned as to if is daughter is lying about dancing around the fire. Knowing the

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    In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Puritan Salem‚ Massachusetts is uprooted when a panic surrounding accusations of witchcraft takes over the town. As more people begin to be accused and tried‚ the community begins to disintegrate as the local minister and a reverend from a nearby town lead a witch-hunt to purge the town of accused witches. Children become orphans‚ crops go un-harvested and cows roam the streets. The PlayMaker’s Repertory Company production of The Crucible seeks to illustrate how intolerance

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    Quote 1: "Abby‚ I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched‚ Abby."  Act 1‚ page 23 Context: Abby was talking to Proctor about their love for each other and how she loves him and how she knows he loves her. Proctor tells her he loves her‚ but he feels bad about what he did and told her he wouldn’t do it again. This shows he is aware of his own flaws and he is taking control of the situation

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    I think the movie‚ The Crucible‚ reflects what I’ve learned about the Puritans. I honestly think that the Puritans were very hypocritical. The movie and the literature both show how hypocritical the Puritans actually were. Puritans were extremely strict and very religious also. There was no separation in church and state‚ therefore the people didn’t really stand a chance in court if the church shunned them. The Puritans‚ in the movie The Crucible and in the literature‚ thought that you were damned

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    The Crucible by jadaleral webster The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It was initially called "The Chronicles of Sarah Good". 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 an allegory of McCarthyism‚ when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists. An acclaimed as a metaphor for the recklessness of Joseph McCarthy and his spurious crusade against communism

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    Human Nature VS Cinematography Fear often breeds superstitions‚ but more often‚ fear makes a person bend to the authority and make desperate choices. In Author Miller’s 1953 play‚ The Crucible‚ Miller comments on the human’s natural tendency to be susceptible to fear and the compromises people make in fear of their own life. The play was well- liked by the public and later in 1996‚ under director Nicholas Hytner‚ was made into a film that is still being reviewed today. With the improvement

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