Literary Criticism On The Crucible

c. Abigail Williams- Abigail Williams, the niece of Reverend Parris, is a very witty, deceiving girl

One’s words have many meaning and can change shape by different people. Reputation is the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something. Thomas Paine a famous English-American political activist, the philosopher born in 1774 best describes Reputation as, “what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.” Applying that one true identity lies beyond human vision but only truly seen by the god. This message is repeated in ‘The Crucible’ as many characters are challenged between telling the truth to risk their lives to keep their reputations rather than do the right thing. Whether it be, by lying about one’s action,

Scapegoating. According to Urban Dictionary, “a scapegoat is defined as, ‘A person or person or object that is used to lay the blame on for all that goes wrong, regardless of the contributions of others. This will usually carry on until the scapegoat has gone, or has managed to successfully defend itself against the arguments presented to it’".The pointing out of a person as an accused or a sinner happens because of the intolerance to any deviation from the society beliefs. This is seen in the play,The Crucible; articles Death Penalty Disgrace and A True Confession. In these articles, the main thing that stands out is that people can be

Arthur Miller’s diction and allusions in The Crucible displays the character’s opposition to Puritan ideology. Although Puritanism is a strict religion, many of the characters in the play do not follow its ideology to the full extent. Within 10 pages of the play, the audience is introduced to an offense that has occurred. Parris, the greedy reverend in Salem, says he discovered his niece, Abigail and daughter, Betty “dancing like heathen in the forest” (Miller 10). For Puritans, any fun activities, such as dancing, are wrong because it serves the Devil. Miller’s use of “heathen” further connects dancing as an immoral act because of heathen’s definition. Since heathen means a person who does not serve the Christian god, using heathen as a comparison

The image that was given was about a man covering or protecting the girl, there was three man who looks like a judge or a counselor, and it looks like an accusation or confession. This image is about the play that was written by Arthur Miller, The Crucible. The play was about witchcraft that was observing in the village, and because they were Christians who has strong faith.in God they prohibited witchcraft. They don’t like witchcraft not because this can ruin their religion but it is also a threat to their society. It the image connects to the theme because since the witchcraft has happened in their village, they were investigating people and killing innocent people.

Arthur Miller article of The Crucible, is about witchcraft and government power, in the town of Salem, Massachusetts in the year of 1692. People were accusing of witchcraft and being brought into court for trial. Abigail accused John Proctor and John’s wife, Elizabeth of witchcraft. Proctor was a man of respect, faithful, and it brought him honor throughout the play.

In 1692, Salem was populated by Puritans who believed in black-and-white lines between good and evil. The powers of darkness were real forces to them, which could wreak havoc and destruction on society if unleashed. The system of government was that God was the true leader of society, and he expressed his will through the actions of men and women. In the Old Testament, we hear stories of how God led directly through Moses; Salem, likewise, was led through men who were supposed to be directly connected to God.

There are an array of Aristotelian tragic heroes throughout American literature. One of which includes John Proctor, main character farmer in mid-30s, from Arthur Miller 's play, The Crucible. Yet, in order for him to obtain such a title he must possess specific characteristics. Five of which include possession of hubris, a flaw or decision leading to desire for revenge, a reversal of good fortune brought forth by the error of judgement, acceptance of poor fortune brought forth by their actions, and lastly the fate dealt to these characters must be greater than deserved. Aristotle once said that “ A man doesn 't become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” Before the play even begins John Proctor has already conducted adultery, a fatal flaw in judgement, with Abigail Williams, a sneaky seventeen year old. This crucial crescendo leads to the development of the Salem Witch trials and the downward spiral of John`s comfortable lifestyle.

In ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller, there are many lessons that can be learned by analyzing the conflicts in the story. They show just how quickly fear may change people. One particular example leads to an underlying theme in the story. In order to develop the theme of there being no good outcome for those who condemn others, Arthur Miller created the conflict between the Proctors and Abigail Williams in his play, The Crucible. The author puts much detail into how this is played out.

Arthur Miller’s famous play, The Crucible, takes place in the late 1600’s in Salem, Massachusetts. The intense drama is a fiction story based on the Salem witch trials in the Province of Massachusetts. In this play many characters have to decide if their lives would be better off if they confess to working on the devil’s side and giving away their innocent name or be hanged for something that they committed. It is believed that Abigail Williams is to blame for all of the nonsense of the witch trials, but some believe that she is just a part in something sinister.

Both the antagonist and protagonist, in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, make false statements in the court choosing survival over personal integrity, depicting the powerful influence of fear has over individuals. The conflict of the novel begins as group of girls, including Mary Warren, slip few prevarications to hide their misdoing in the forest. Struggling between the truth and falsehood, Mary Warren decides to admit her fabricating statements she had made in court. Yet as she is accused of witch, she immediately turns on her decision and chooses survival by accusing John Proctor as “Devil’s man” who “come at [her] by night and every day to sign [Devil’s book].” Due to fear triggered by the group of girls and realizing that she does not have

Picture a town, a peaceful town, subject to honest living and a tight knit community. Now I invite you, add strain on resources vital to live, a power struggle, and last, but certainly not least, paranoia fueled by desperation. What could this possibly cause? To some, just a hard time might come to mind, but those less inclined to rational though, one word comes to mind. Witches. Absurd to many, but to those souls in the Salem Witch Tirals, it's a devastating reality. To give us an idea, we'll take not only historical account, but that of one Arthur Miller, an accurate depiction in his play, The Crucible. To give this paper meaning, I'll do my best to answer the vital question, or at least, my best to do so. Why. The one question many still

Arthur Miller in his play, The Crucible, uses many common literary effects to infer moods and historical events in his play. Through such things as lighting, certain seasons, weather, and stage directions; Miller hopes to show more advanced motifs without outright giving them to the reader. Discussed in the paragraphs are detailed analyses of his play`s more secret inferences, and what they mean as a whole for what Miller is trying to show. The first subject is setting, and more importantly: how elements of history, geography, economics, and politics have an influence of the content of the play. Firstly, in regard to the historical aspect of the play, many historical similarities show.

The Crucible is a 1953 play by the famous play writer and author, Arthur Miller. It is a partially fictional story of the Salem Witch Trials which took place during 1692 and 1693 in Salem, Massachusetts. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism; when the United States government blacklisted accused communists. The Crucible contains quite a few important characters who play in the tragic events that occurred those many years ago- the characters who had the greatest impact and character transformations would be the tragic hero; John Proctor, the blameless victim; Elizabeth Proctor, and the villainous; Abigail Williams.

Throughout American history, no matter what time period, humans have been categorized, discriminated against, and treated according to their class, financial status, and race. Many concrete and obvious examples of this have appeared throughout the years, ranging from the Salem witch trials in the late 1600’s, all the way to the recent civil rights movements in the 1950’s and 60’s. Social history uses personal stories to show how class/status and race played a part in the way people were treated in America.