Analysis Of The Book ' The Black Robe ' By Arthur Miller

How many people have you met in your life that is stronger because of a difficult experience they went through? Most people are because we take these difficult experiences and grow from them and become better people. This is the exact case is expressed in the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. The story begins in Salem, Massachusetts 1692 right in the middle of a period of witchcraft hysteria. During this time many people were accused of being witches and wrongly convicted by judges Danforth and Hathorne. The characters in the story are struggling because of a girl named Abigail who gets caught practicing witchcraft and then starts naming and accusing others so that she doesn’t get in trouble; one of these people being a well-respected farmer, John Proctor’s, wife Elizabeth. The title, The Crucible, refers to a test, trial, ordeal, formation by fire, and vessel baked to resist heat, and the entire story is an allegory meaning it has a hidden meaning. John Proctor symbolizes a crucible by embodying the definition of one, as he went through a test and was formed by fire.

Life in the 1600’s was arduous for members of Puritan society. Strict social rules, including defined gender-specific roles, mandatory attendance at church, no self-indulging activities, and limited personal freedoms, forced people to repress their feelings and opinions to maintain a good reputation. God was involved in every aspect of life, and punishment fell upon those who were seen as not doing God’s work and deviated from the norm. The Crucible, a play set during the events of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts during this time, focuses on the mass hysteria which plagued the people and their reactions. A group of girls went dancing in the woods, and were caught by Reverend Parris. To avoid getting in trouble, the girls, led by Abigail Williams, claimed being the victims of witchcraft. John Proctor, who previously had an affair with Abby while she worked for his family, refused to believe the accusations of witchcraft. After Abby accuses his wife, Elizabeth, John does his best to prove her innocence, yet ultimately ends up being hanged himself. The events are tragic, and many people died as a result. Abigail’s “in the moment” survival is evident in her disregard for virtue in favor of reputation throughout The Crucible, whereas John Proctor ultimately decides integrity is more important than survival through his admission of guilt.

Les Brown once said “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the small puritan town of Salem Massachusetts is completely dominated by the fear of girls like Abigail Williams accusing people of witchcraft. Abigail Williams is motivated by her obsession for John Proctor, her decision to lie during the trials lead to many innocent deaths such as John Proctor by the end of the play.

“We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law!”(Miller,196).The Crucible,a play written by Arthur Miller, starts off in 1692, in the small Massachusetts village of Salem. In which a collection of girls fall ill causing them to undergo hallucinations and seizures. But really there is a true mastermind behind the downfall of Salem. Although others may not agree, in the novel The Crucible the one to blame for the outcome of the play is Abigail. Due to her desire to be with John Proctor thus leading her to threaten, frame, and attempt murder.

The 1996 film of The Crucible is a historical drama inspired by the Salem witchcraft trials. The film has won a multitude of cinematic achievements and continuously blows audience members away with the accuracy of the historical events and portrayal of the characters by the actors and actresses. The profound work of Arthur Miller is also expressed within the written play of The Crucible. However, the film did the best job of portraying characters that were both historically accurate and believable to an audience member. One main character from The Crucible that is both historically accurate and extremely believable in the film is Abigail Williams. Winona Ryder, the actress of Abigail Williams, did an impeccable job portraying her character and became widely known for her work through several achievements and film reviews. The recognition that she and the rest of the cast received due to the characterization in this cinematic production is what made the film do the best job of portraying characters as historically accurate and believable to an audience member instead of the written play. Although the written play describes the actions and thoughts of the characters very precisely, the film did the best job of portraying characters as historically accurate and believable to an audience member through the achievements and film reviews received from actors and actresses such as Winona Ryder, the recognition the cast as a whole earned, and the actions and emotions the actors and

Arthur Miller's “The Crucible” is one of the most controversial, and famous plays he has ever written due to its representation of the clear similarities between witch hunts of the past to the ones that where ongoing during the red scare of the 1950's. The play is specifically set during the Salem witch trials/hunts that occurred in 1692. While portions of the play are fiction, the play itself is historically accurate, especially when it comes to identifying who the villain is. It is unequivocally clear that the villain in this sad story is the young girl, Abigail Williams. While the case can be made that there where obviously other villains that had a more direct role in the injustices that occurred during the witch trials, at the end of the day no matter how you look at it Abigail was the main/real villain because she was the initial instigator of the witch hunts, practiced deceit and deception, influenced her vengeful will upon others, and lied; without hesitation nor remorse. These dishonorable qualities that Abigail possess combined with her own motives to gain vengeance(kill) against Elizabeth Proctor and assume her place as John Proctor's(her love interest) wife is enough evidence to make an educated claim that Abigail Williams in fact the main antagonist, and ultimately the villain.

In The Crucible, people’s words, actions, and minds change with the attributions from the devil. During this time, individuals, such as John Proctor and Abigail Williams, could be prosecuted for witchcraft. John Proctor, a tragic hero, spoke his mind with honor, integrity, and truthfulness. John is well-respected in the community, but soon gets ruined by a 17-year old, Abigail Williams. She ruins

Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during 1692 when people believed in witchcraft. The Crucible is a play of how a teenage girl, blinded by jealously, accuses the wife of the man she had relationships with, of witchcraft, creating thrill throughout the entire town. John Proctor took part in adultery with Abigail Williams, whom was his and Mrs.Proctor’s former maid. Abigail William’s illustrates a selfish and manipulative personality throughout the play who puts use of her past affair with John Proctor as an emotional appeal. Proctor was known as an honorable, but a sharp-tongued farmer who applies logical reasons to the play such as claiming he did not have mutual deep affections for Williams.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is about the Salem witch trials in the 1600s written during the Red Scare in the 1950s. In The Crucible, the girls of the town are convicted of practicing witchcraft in the woods. Witchcraft in Salem causes paranoia and hysteria. Thirty-nine people were convicted of practicing witchcraft, and twenty people were executed as a result. Of all the characters in The Crucible, the one that stands out the most is Abigail Williams, a 17-year-old girl who is gifted with the power to lie all the time. To start off , Abigail can be seen in Act I when she speaks out that she saw others practicing witchcraft in the woods when she was among the group of girls, therefore being a hypocrite. Second, Abigail lies when she denies

Arthur Miller author of “The Crucible” is based on the Puritan society in Salem Massachusetts 1692 and more specifically on the witch hunts and witch trials that happened in Salem during that time. Many main characters in “The Crucible” affect the story’s outcome and also affect other characters within the book as well. Abigail Williams is one of the main characters in “The Crucible” who caused many conflicts and ultimately led to the outcome of many characters deaths. Abigail is 17 years and an orphan who is being taken care of by her uncle Reverend Parris. She does cause a lot of mayhem with all the lying she does but she always lies to protect herself no matter who gets hurt or gets killed. She also lies to get revenge on people who she believes have wronged her for example Elizabeth for firing her and because she want to be with her husband John Proctor. John Proctor also neglects Abigail and will no leave her wife Elizabeth

Arthur Miller has composed a historical play titled, The Crucible, which conveys the famous witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Very intriguing and riveting characters took part in the story, and along with their complex personalities, they created a whole new world of chaos and hysteria that someone of this generation will never experience. Among these characters are two Puritan women that go by the name of: Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. Although they both are motivated by their love for a man named John Proctor, their differences eventually lead to his end.

“The Crucible” focuses around a teenage girl named Abigail Williams that claims there are witches in Salem, Massachusetts. Abigail worked for the Proctor house as a servant girl, but Elizabeth Proctor dismissed her because she suspected Abigail and John Proctor were having an affair. Their relationship and feelings change throughout the play. In Act One of the play, it is made known that John and Abigail had an affair, but it has been over for seven months.

When you least expect it, evil will be at your doorstep. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller, portrays the time period of the Salem Witch trials which are taking over the daily lives of the people in Salem, Massachusetts. Fear is consuming the Puritans as most of the people began to be accused of witchcraft, and fell into the bias of the court and judges. Revenge takes place within a teenager, Abigail Williams, who committed adultery with John Proctor and tries to convict his faithful wife, Elizabeth Proctor, of witchcraft so she can finally be with him. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the characters of Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail can be compared and contrasted through their actions, honesty, and their priorities.

The movie rendition of the four-act play The Crucible begins with a girl lying in bed frozen. The town fears that witchcraft is to blame. The town doesn’t know but the girl is alive and awake and is only faking it all. A group of girls in Salem, Massachusetts make false accusations of witchcraft because of Abigail Williams. She convinces all the girls to lie to the court and to claim to have seen the Devil so that Abigail can have what she wants. She wants John Proctor, a married man with whom she had an affair with. Abigail’s accusations of witchcraft towards John’s wife Elizabeth are the focus of the story. When Abigail’s selfishness does too much harm she flees leaving John and Elizabeth in prison awaiting death. John Proctor must decide

Published in 1952, during a period of cold war tensions, which culminated in the ideological "witch trials" of the McCarthyism era in America, the allegorical play, the crucible, by Arthur Miller, is set in Salem Massechutsets, in 1692, during the Salem Witch Trials. The author has intentionally used allegory to draw parallels between the two events and invite the reader to think critically about the persecution that occurred during both time periods. One of the themes that the author has used to position the reader to recognise the immorality and idiocy of both historical events is the representation of personal integrity. This is achieved through strongly contrasted characterisation through characters such as Abigail Williams and Rebecca Nurse , as well as the use of textual features such as irony,symbolism, and dialogue. In the play characters can be assorted into three distinct groups: those who have completely relinquished personal integrity in favour of personal interests, Those who have good intentions, but struggle to display integrity at times and those who continuously display integrity, even when faced with harsh punishment. In "The Crucible" Miller has utilized a multitude of textual features to create characters whose personal integrity ranges from being nonexistent to exemplary. The positive characterisation of Rebecca Nurse and the conflicted but developing characterisation of John Proctor positions the reader to sympathize with and view them in a positive