Reflection On The Crucible '

In this essay I will talk about two main central ideas. First, some people accuse innocent people for witchery. Secondly, there is a lot of hatred in the town of Salem.

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a rich and enticing play set in the late 1600’s describing the epic horrors and emotions through the events of the Salem witch trials. The Crucible, focuses primarily on the inconsistencies of the Salem witch trials and the extreme behavior that can result from dark desires and hidden agendas. The play begins with the discovery of several young girls and an African American slave, Tituba, in the woods just outside of Salem, dancing and pretending to conjure spirits. The Puritans of Salem stood for complete religious intolerance and stressed the need to follow the ways of the bible literally without exception. The actions of the women in

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

Thesis Statement: Arthur Miller conveys of the theme of jealousy by how it can ruin lives by abigail was jealous of elizabeth proctor Also John Putnam is moved by jealousy by he is jealous of others people's property.

The Crucible is a complex and intriguing novel with events, characters and themes comparable to almost every period of human history. It is common for humans to fear change and what is unknown, in the play The Crucible this is witchcraft and the devil, in more recent times it can be seen in post World War Two and Cold War United States, through McCarthyism. The themes in the crucible are as important to people in the 21st century as in Salem in 1692. These include justice, reputation, hysteria, intolerance and empowerment. All of these are common themes throughout human history. The characters in The Crucible are also important to people of the 21st century as they can teach us a little bit about people around us and their reactions when

Thesis: In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Thomas Putnam, Deputy Governor Danforth, And Abigail Williams are most to blame for the catastrophic events encircling the Salem Witch trials.

The definition of judgment according to Encarta Encyclopedia, is the formation of an opinion. It is a simple definition,clear and direct. Although, there is more to the word judgment than meets the eye. What about the last word in the definition? What is an opinion? An opinion is described as a belief or conclusion that is held without any substantial proof. That word might not seem to have too much significance at this very moment, but it did back in 1692, in Salem, Massachusetts, during the witch scare. Making a judgment on somebody may seem harmless, but it can be very destructive.

The play The Crucible, was written by Arthur Miller in 1953. It is a story he wrote after his own experience being accused of communism. This affected a lot of well-known people in the United States during this time, and was considered a witch hunt similar to the Salem witch hunts. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible about a man, John Proctor, who has an affair with Abigail Williams. She catches feelings for him and tries to cast a spell on John Proctor’s wife to kill her; this gets out of hand when Abigail’s uncle catches her and some other girls dancing during the spell in the woods. Suddenly, the whole town is living in fear of who is practicing witchcraft, who could be a witch, and innocent people are killed if they don’t confess to being witches. Overall, mass fear and panic, and false accusations are seen over and over throughout the play.

For centuries, humans have utilized defense mechanisms to explain the unfortunate occurrences of humanity that we are incapable of conceiving through our narrow, defensive minds. Humans most commonly scapegoat their enemies, or the entirely innocent, for their internal issues as a means of coping for their insecurities or explaining the irrational or biased situations they find themselves in. Similarly, others cope just as easily by lying to themselves, which can establish a false reality in the mind of the self-deceiver and, ultimately, leads to fallacies in logic. Coherently, Arthur Miller utilizes his diverse cast of characters in his play write “The Crucible” to demonstrate the ease at which lying to one’s self can create false

In Arthur Miller’s chilling play The Crucible, the main character, John Proctor, has an affair with Abigail Williams, and the affair creates chaos among the town of Salem. John’s wife Elizabeth is accused of witchcraft, and taken to prison. John goes to court where he confesses to adultery, and then is wrongfully accused of being a wizard. He is given the option to confess and be let free but the court would need a signed confession and it would be hung on the church door. John refuses to have his name tainted by the court because his name is the only thing he has left. Abigail did play a role in the direction of the play but she did not influence the conclusion of the story.

raising your fists in the air, your cry how it wasn't fair that the mob took little Jimmy. He was too young to die all for the benefit of his greedy father, yet somehow you cannot bring yourself to hate Jimmy's dad. Later you see how Jimmy's dad will get his revenge, so you slouch back into your cahir and wait. Although, you've seen the movie half a dozen times you can't help but hyperventilate at every expected plot twist that you already know the resolution to. It is movies, shows, and even books like these that come alive along with them our feelings. They set a base for most of us who want to feel that justice is being served. In "The World of Wrestling," strings together an audience that seeks truth similar to Lord of the Rings Trillogy;

The Crucible is about the Salem Witch Trials. The play takes place in the town of Salem, Massachusetts, in the spring of 1692, which we learned before the events in the play actually take place. The town minister, Reverend Parris, caught a group of girls, including his niece Abigail, dancing in the woods. The girls actually were trying to practice witchcraft, and Abigail drank chicken blood as part of a charm to kill a woman named Elizabeth Proctor, whom she had an affair with her husband named John and she wants Elizabeth dead. Sense the girls got caught dancing outside in the woods, Abigail is scared that they will be punished for these acts of witchcraft, so the girls start pinning the blame on others, so that it would drag attention away from them and so that it would help their case in not getting punished or in deep trouble. That is how the Salem Witch Trials started, so many people were accused of being Witches, and ended up being executed.

Crucible, a word with many definitions. It could be a pot that withstands great heat, a hard trial, or a very high grade of steel. John Proctor, a charter in the crucible, withstood great “heat” from many people, went through many trial and was of a very high grade of character. He represented all three definitions of the word crucible.

In examining the crucibles that I was a challenge with as a person are various obstacles that occurred in my workplace. While employed as an office assist with a sewing company I was faced with work overload and tedious project. These barriers caused a lack of motivation, frustration and a feeling of becoming engulf with not being able to complete my assignment.

Gender is a social construct, created by society to put labels on people and lower them in society. Well technology, gender is a concept that describes how societies determine and manage sex categories. I have found that in this story women are treated as mere objects that are put on the earth to serve men. The background of The Crucible was set up in the Witchcraft Trails of 1692, Salem, Massachusetts where females are treated as a kind of weak creatures who are supposed to obey to male, and the only approach to power is by their last name. I believe that the antagonist Abigail wanted to marry John Proctor, not because she loved him, but because of what his last name represents. This essay will analyze Arthur Miller's treatment of women in The Crucible through Marry Warren, Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams.