Analysis Of ' The Crucible '

The play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller recounts the events from 1692 to 1693 in Salem, Massachusetts, otherwise known as the Salem Witch Trials. Though set in colonial Massachusetts, the somewhat fictional piece serves as an allegory for the post-WWII Red Scare, or more specifically the McCarthy Hearing in the 1950's. Both incidents of mass hysteria had taken place almost three centuries apart, however, share the tragic theme of innocent individuals being accused and convicted of crimes without evidence. As well as, how the prior can be caused by economic instability and provoked public fear. The same theme of human nature is portrayed as Abigail, a young woman desperately in love with the older John Proctor, uses the growing suspicion of witches in Salem to attempt to get rid of Proctor's wife, Elizabeth. Several other girls of Salem follow Abigail as she begins to test the limits of who she can successfully accuse of bewitching her, this goes on until she feels confident enough to accuse Elizabeth Proctor. In quest of her goal Abigail, as well as her followers, become blinded by their new power in society, to the point of abuse. This abuse includes the witch hysteria that erupted in Salem due to their finger-pointing of 'witches' and overdramatic acting of being bewitched in court. Later John Proctor, Mary Warren, Giles Corey, and Francis Nurse try to disprove the accuracy of Abigail's and the other girls' claims. Unfortunately, Mary Warren ends up turning on Proctor,

“The Crucible” is a play that takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The play starts in the woods, the characters Abigail, Betty, Tituba, Mary Warren, and Mercy Lewis were casting spells in the forest. Samuel Parris catches them in the woods and Betty passes out. They go to the Proctors house to make sure Betty is okay. Parris is contemplating on what the town will think of him when they find out what has happened. He tells Abigail to tell him what happened in the woods. Abigail tells him they were dancing.

The infamous play, The Crucible written by Arthur Miller takes place in the town of Salem, Massachusetts when a group of girls accuses innocent people in the puritan society of witchcraft. Abigail Williams, a young girl and her friends are caught doing a forbidden action considered to the puritan community, and try to draw the community’s attention away from their wrongdoing. As the puritan civilization starts to believe these juvenile girls about the devil being present in certain individuals, other authentic personals try to fight for their society as a whole. Throughout the book, characters show that the community is more important than the individual by sacrificing their perseverance, passion, and integrity when their morals are challenged.

I feel that extremism is dangerous because it can lead to intolerance, lying and hurting others.

The Crucible is a play about the Salem Witchcraft Trials. In the town of Salem, Massachusetts, ninety one people were accused of witchcraft. A group of girls were caught dancing in the forest one night which is what caused the witchcraft trials. The group of girls started accusing people of witchcraft and the ringleader of the group was Abigail Williams. Abigail Williams had an affair with John Proctor then accused his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, of witchcraft so she could be with him. Although Judge Danforth was responsible because he sentenced people to hang but the person ultimately responsible for the deaths in Salem is Abigail Williams because she accused people of witchcraft, accused people for her love interests, and threatened people

The Crucible is set in 1600s Salem during the Salem Witch Trials. The story starts with a group of girls dancing and making a potion.The character Abigail had an affair with John Proctor. While the other girls were making a love potion Abigail wanted a charm to kill John’s wife. The day after two of the girls act as if they are under a trance, Reverend Parris sends for Reverend John Hale who to investigate if there is any supernatural causes. Abigail starts falsely accusing people of witchcraft, leading to many people being hanged. In the end Abigail gets away and John Proctor is hanged. Reverend John Hale is the most dynamic character, because he changes from being a strong believer of witchcraft to being skeptical, then to being regretful.

In the book “The Crucible” is about The Salem Witch Trials that took place in 1692 and ended in 1693. Arthur Miller wrote the book about the trials that were so hateful. His book was made a play and stared John Proctor who was affected greatly by the crucible. He tries to keep his “name” and morals end up forcing him to surrender. The act of vengeance of one girl's, Abigail, made the towns people choose sides.

Jennifer Torres
Ms. Wyatt
AP English Language and Composition, Period: 6
8 February 2016
  Woe of Fools Within his play "The Crucible" Arthur Miller utilizes hysteria, hypocrites, and closed-mindedness in order to create an allegory to 1950s McCarthyism. 
  Miller utilizes hysteria to make an allegory for what he went through in the 1950s. The "afflicted" girls of the town shriek, "I saw Goody Sibber... Alice Barrow...

To begin, Mary Warren is one of the many girls that accuses several people of practicing witchcraft and aids in getting them convicted. She knows she is doing a wrong, but still she gets caught up in the excitement and thoroughly enjoys the power she discovers she has; she can turn on anyone and the court would believe her without a hint of doubt. Evidently, the weight of her lies make her weak, for she declares: “I am sick, I am sick, Mr. Proctor. Pray, Pray hurt me not. My insides are all shuddery; I am in the proceedings all

Arthur Miller writes The Crucible a play based on the witchcraft that occurs in Salem, Massachusetts. The small community was condemned and accused if they’re found guilty of performing any witchcraft. This lead to the deaths of many citizens in Salem who were falsely charged in court. Abigail, one of the main characters, is the cause of all the witchcraft and blamed others for her actions to avoid any punishment. She is an orphan and an unmarried girl who had an affair with John Proctor. The first step for Abigail to gain power over Proctor was having an affair which led to her trying to take Elizabeth’s place. Abigail begins to plan her vengeance towards Elizabeth Proctor which affected the whole community who believed her accusations.

“What'll we do? The village is out! I just come from the farm; the whole country's takin' witchcraft! They'll be callin' us witches, Abby!” (1.17). This quote is representative of the entire play for it portrays several of the major themes developed in the literary piece. Such themes include hysteria, reputation, and revenge. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a tragedy in which people attack one another via accusations as a means of revenge ultimately creating an atmosphere of hysteria around the entire village. As a result, the accused characters face both internal and external conflicts in an attempt to maintain their reputation as well as integrity. Since Reverend Jonathan Hale of Beverly is initially motivated by his zeal for finding the Devil, his decision to find the Fiend and condemn the witches in the village of Salem

The play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller portrays a powerful drama based on the witch trials in Salem of 1692.It all started when the girls was caught dancing in the woods. The girls accused others being seen with the devil cause they was afraid of been punished or even accused of witch craft. John Proctor is one of the main characters.John Proctor is well respected man is considered an magic hero and because of his tragic flaw of adultery leads him to his death.

The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953. The action around the play is based on a historical event, the Salem Witch Trials, which takes place in Salem, Massachusetts. Most of the people living in Salem, Massachusetts were Puritans and they were expected to attend church and were restricted to work during the Sabbath. People believed in the existence of Satan and that he chooses the weakest individual to carry on his work and the people who follow Satan were considered as witches. They believed that witchcraft is one of the greatest crimes a person can commit and the punishment for practicing witchcraft is death. The fear of witchcraft increased among the people, so when a person act or think in a different way the people considered the person as a witch. 20 people were killed during the Salem witch trials, many of them were really innocent and extremely religious. The play is centered around three main characters, John Proctor, Abigail Williams and John Proctor’s wife Elizabeth Proctor. The relationship between Abigail and John Proctor is the crux of all that goes wrong in Salem during the trials. In Arthur Miller’s Crucible John Proctor has sinned and committed adultery, but he has a lot of courage and confesses the truth in order to save others even if it could spoil his own good reputation.

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Arthur Miller’s 1953 play, The Crucible, is based on the infamous witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. While elements of Miller’s play are fictionalized, many of the play’s characters are based on actual historical figures from the events in Salem. In The Crucible, Abigail Williams, a teenager in Salem, attempts to win back her adulterous lover, John Proctor, by trying to cast spells in the middle of a forest on Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth. Abigail and her co-conspirators are seen, and accusations of witchcraft begin swirling around town. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Proctor urges her husband to publicly come clean about his affair with Abigail, but he refuses to do so; that is, until Elizabeth herself is hauled away on accusations of witchcraft. John Proctor consequently admits his adultery in front of a public court in an effort to smear the reputation of Abigail and save his wife. When Elizabeth is brought before the court to confirm John’s adultery, she tells a lie and denies the adultery, but is nonetheless believed by the court. This leads to accusations against John Proctor for lying. As a result of the hubbub, John Proctor is also accused of witchcraft, and as the play concludes, he is led to the gallows.