English
The Crucible
Essay
The Crucible, a tale of superstition and tyrannical oppression set to shake our complacency and make us think. Arthur Miller, the author of this compelling play, deals with controversial issues and subjects which could be classed as taboo such as infidelity and witchcraft. He has a rare talent when it comes to writing and conveying human emotions to his audience.
Act 2 opens in the ‘common room’ of Proctor’s house. John Proctor arrives later than usual after a hard days work. Carrying his gun he enters the “low, dark and rather long living-room”. The stage directions not only suggest he is displeased with his food upon tasting it - he meddles with the pot situated on the fire: “Then he
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Though it is not just Elizabeth who is doing all the watching; John does his fair share too. From Arthur
Miller’s stage directions we hear how Elizabeth watches John with his back turned ‘absorbing the night’. Then just as she stops and gets up to take his plate he watches her back. This is devastatingly tragic - the way in which two people who once deeply loved and respected each other and underneath still do, are now so distant and alone from one another. Both are treading carefully and trying to mask their true feelings, until Elizabeth can’t hold back any longer. The stage directions at this point show what turmoil she, Elizabeth, must be in ’(she doesn’t want friction, and yet she must)’.
The mention of Salem alone is a trigger to feel got at for John: “Why?
I have no business in Salem”, hence the defensive barrier he puts up straight away. To add to the already arising argument, Elizabeth mentions that Mary Warren went to court. This is like adding salt to the wound for John because he specifically asked Elizabeth to prevent
Mary doing so: “You heard me forbid her go to Salem anymore!”.
Pathetically Elizabeth claims she could not do such a thing, warranting John to remind her that she, Elizabeth is the ‘Mistress’ of the house. John is very dismissive of Elizabeth and patronises her with his imprecision. It seems in this argument stage directions suggest the looks given say more than the words and that actions really do speak louder.
Most of the people in Salem, when they were accused of witchcraft would just accuse somebody else of it out of fear, so that they would be able to remain alive, so instead they just threaten somebody else’s life. John was one who did not accuse other people of using witchcraft just to keep his good name. He knew that was wrong and untruthful and John was not about that, he wanted to keep his good name, but did not want to ruin somebody else's. John’s arrogance was his fatal flaw, however, it did teach a lesson to his peers. The lesson that was taught is that it’s not worth living if it means dishonoring somebody else’s name just to keep from being executed.
Distinctively visual representations allow the audience to envisage different purposes crafting emotions which stay with us forever. Graphic depiction is a fundamental characteristic within distinctively visual, thus the audience is able to be exposed to the intense illustrations exemplified by composers. Spudvilla’s portrayal of “Woolvs in the sitee” demonstrates the child’s inability to reconcile with himself. Contrasting to this notion; the playwright “Shoe-horn Sonata” to expose the brutal reality of POW camps during WWII. Therefore, distinctively visual forces the audience to succumb to the barriers society creates.
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The Crucible, by Arthur, Miller is a story told in the form of a play, in which the town of Salem, Massachusetts faces a series of infamous witch-hunt trials that are ultimately the demise of several innocent people. Throughout the timeline of this story, the characters undergo changes is their relationships with others. John and Elizabeth Proctor, a married couple and two of the main protagonists, were constantly arguing, but they are forced to adjust their relationship when Elizabeth is arrested for witchcraft.
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Strange and peculiar happenings occur in The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller. In this story of hypocrisy, guilt, and revenge, innocent people are accused of the bizarre crime of witchcraft. In Salem, Massachusetts, hysteria sets in among every person over fear of being accused of these shocking accusations. Each and every person experiences a severe test or trial in order to live to see another day. In addition to this, these people witnessed their own friends be sentenced to death over a crime in which many were found guilty. The morals of Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Hale, and John Proctor are tested in the crucible of the Salem witchcraft trials.
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