Similarities Between Good Night And The Crucible

Edward Murrow broke the realism about McCarthy on the evening of March 9, 1954, by sharing video footage that shown that the Senator was up to no good, and was abusing his political power to do so. Murrow and co-editor Fred Friendly gave controversial information on the man and his shenanigans. In turn, the realization of what Senator McCarthy was truly about, and the evidence that Murrow presented in a live broadcast, eventually

The Crucible and The Great Gatsby have each been read by millions. Both have factors of love and death, which make them exciting. Abigail Williams and Gatsby are two characters who are very similar, but different at the same time.

I believe that the poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband” and the play The Crucible have nothing in common when it comes to the love between the two. For example, “I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold.” Anne Bradstreet says this because the love for her husband is so strong she wouldn't trade it for all the money in the world. “I have confessed it” John Proctor confesses to elizabeth for committing adultery. Bradstreet clearly loves her husband you whether or not Proctor loves Elizabeth is very questionable. “I would have your forgiveness” John Proctor asks for forgiveness from Elizabeth maybe because he loves her, or maybe he feels bad. I wouldn't say he loves her because if he did, do you think he would cheat on her? He clearly

The literary works, The Scarlet Letter, a romantic work of an American writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and the Crucible, a play written by an American playwright, Arthur Miller both show two different narratives of the Salem Witch Trials. The Scarlet Letter is mainly on adultery, meanwhile, The Crucible is about witchcraft. Amongst these two literary works, there are several similarities and contrasts: setting, sin, reasons behind committing the misdemeanor, guilt, and loyalty of the Puritan people to their appointed officials. Although there are several similarities and comparisons, the greatest controversy is how the authors portray the female characters. Women get treated differently than men; it is the idea of women being inferior creatures and lesser human beings.

In George Orwell’s dystopian society of “1984” exhibit’s a totalitarianism government that extracts away the peoples freedom, eradicates the privacy, and individuality of the people, and in Arthur Miller’s novel “The Crucible” is play about a witch-hunt set in a theocratic society, in which the church and the state are one. Because of the theocratic way of the society, moral laws and state laws are one and the same. These novels share many similar themes related to social and political issues. The three major themes of both books are the psychological administration of external verification to a person’s perception or memory of the truth, the result of deadly consequences attached to the betrayal of trust, and the manipulating arrangement

During the Holocaust, thousands of people died because they were targeted by another group, the Nazis. Similarly, in The Crucible, about 19 people were executed. Although Salem was a smaller town, the characteristics of both events can relate to one another. The Holocaust was an act of genocide performed by a group called the Nazis through the 1930s and 1940s. This group was led by the notorious dictator, Adolf Hitler. The Nazis and Hitler took over Germany, killing many Jews. The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller, during the uprise of McCarthyism in the 1950’s. In Salem, Massachusettes, many people were accused of worshiping the devil because of doing something that was frowned upon. The government strongly influenced strict religion, so even dancing was inappropriate. The lack of importance placed in truth, chaotic riots, and discrimination are all the human characteristics that are seen in The Crucible and the Holocaust.

Even though he may seem outspoken in his approach, Murrow proves a valid point as he reveals the error in McCarthy’s thinking as he falsely accuses Radulovich of being a Communist. Due to lack of solid evidence, McCarthy has no stance while accusing Radulovich. Though his sister’s political leanings suggest Communism, Radulovich can only speak for himself and not his sister. (Clooney) Labeling Radulovich a communist, solely based on his family’s alliances is synonymous with claiming that Murrow is a Communist due to his membership in a leftist union. It seems like McCarthy is on a “witch-hunt” of sorts, out to call out anyone who goes against the government or spoke ill of government practices. McCarthy orders the interrogation of Pentagon communication worker Annie Lee Moss, solely based on her name appearing on a blacklist.

The Movie “good night good luck” is incredibly historically accurate. The Movie uses authentic clips that show McCarthy and many speeches Murrow used. World War ended in 1945 leaving a broken Europe and a communist block behind. The United States quickly receded back to the red scare that had existed before WWII. The United States quickly set an anti-communist stance and prepared for a war against the communists. While the war never came some enterprising individuals placed themselves in powerful positions using the paranoia created. Among these individuals one came forward and began one of the most controversial historical programs. Joe McCarthy a nobody Wisconsin’s junior senator made his name when he gave a speech claiming his

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, has many unique and complicated characters, purposed to show the severe injustice of the Joseph McCarthy trials in the 1950’s. The injustices created by these trails creates many different conflicts, both internal and external between many different characters. A similar motif is expressed in George Clooney’s Good Night and Good Luck. Arthur Miller uses many different characters to show the chaos the trails created, by relating it to the story of the Salem Witch Trials.

Herodotus said “…men are at the mercy of events and cannot control them.” William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” and Arthur Miller “The Crucible” both convey a valid interpretation of this quote. But what does it mean? I would depict this quote to mean that no matter how you try to manipulate an event, you could never fully have control because of fate. I agree with this quote because of the following; In “Macbeth,” Macbeth was fated to become king of Scotland but Banquo’s children would later rule. Even knowing this prediction couldn’t help Macbeth. In “The Crucible” the accusations of witchcraft got out of hand as fear spread between the people in Salem. The events could not be stopped because people weren’t willing to listen and see the truth. No one could control the events because no one could have

“The battle was done, the buglers were silent. Boneweary and bloodied, the American people, North and South, now faced the staggering challenges of peace.” After the Civil War, no one knew what to do next. The terrible conditions of the South after the war made it so no one wanted to participate in such a situation. When President Abraham Lincoln held office, he knew that the Union must be reassembled while treating the blacks respectfully which began the period of Reconstruction. Throughout this period, four presidents held office each trying to reform the poor conditions of the United States. Reconstruction ended when President Rutherford Hayes forced the Union troops to retreat from the southern states as a

The fear of eternal damnation turns people against one another when in life-threatening trials. God’s wrath is being contained upon them as these test occur. In “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God” and “The Crucible”, Edwards and Miller use metaphors, imagery, symbolism, and allegory to display how they unveil their message with fear and persuasion.

The uncontrollable desire for self improvement often clouds a person’s judgement to differentiate between right and wrong. In The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving, Tom’s morals vanish once he sees the increase in money by making a bargain with the devil. Abigail Williams in The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, has a similar mentality but instead of admiration for money, she has a desire for a married man named John Proctor. Throughout these novels, both characters go to great lengths to acquire what they want which is motivated by greed but most likely results in guilt followed by karma. The feelings of guilt and karma are created by a person’s deceitful and malicious actions. An individual has the capability to unintentionally

Nathaniel Hawthorne and Arthur Miller both used their writings to comment on the state of the world at their current times. Miller’s Play The Crucible and Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter both share several similar concepts, despite the fact that they were written just over one hundred years apart. The Scarlet Letter is about a Puritan woman by the name of Hester Prynne, who has an illegitimate child (called Pearl) with the religious leader of the town, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. The Crucible is a play featuring the Puritan town of Salem, which is suffering through a hysterical, supernatural paranoia started by a vengeful adulteress named Abigail Williams. The similarities between these two texts have been compared and explored by many before, and three such explorations are investigated over the course of this paper.

The poem written by Bradstreet called,” To My Dear and Loving Husband” and the play written by Arthur Miller called,” The Crucible” , these to works of art are both similar by the way the spouses Express their amorous to one and another. To begin with, the poem and the play both show how they amorousness one and another, and how they conceive each other. So evidence from the poem, ” To My Dear and Loving Husband”, says, “If ever two were one, then surely we, If every man were lov’d by wife, then thee; If ever a wife was happy in an a man, Compare with me ye women if you can” on page (76), and evidence from the play, “ The Crucible” says,” Whatever you will do, it is a good man does it.” Found on page(1227)