the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and the book, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, have been regarded as two of the most reputable works of literature in their eloquent uses of similar themes that describe the human tendencies that can be found in historical events and characteristics of Puritan society. The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, makes a connection to the times “Red Scare” to the parallel of the Salem witch hunts of the 1680s. In the book, the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
Julie Tschirhart American Thought Due: October 13th A Witch by Any Other Name (hook) Though nearly 100 years separate the two works of classic American fiction, the similarities between Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1850) and Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” (1953) extend far past their close to identical settings in 17th Puritanical Massachusetts colonies. As is to be expected, the events of both works can likely be attributed to the daily stress and tension each character feels (to
The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne are both set at Salem, Massachusetts. The Crucible is about the Salem witch trials and The Scarlet Letter is about a woman called Hester Prynne and how she is excluded from the community because she committed a sin, adultery. Both of these works have many similarities; their themes: revenge, adultery, the setting. A difference is how people deal with the situations. When a person hurts you normally your natural instincts
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
The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible are two different but very similar stories, and both deal with this topic. The similarities include that both are set during the Puritan time period in the New England area, and more importantly, both include the topics of adultery, sin, and how that can ruin a person. Two people can commit the same sin, but it’s how they handle it that truly shows who they are. The major topic is adultery. The two main characters, Abigail Williams from The Crucible and Hester
and he published his play, The Crucible, in January of 1953. Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, and his book, The Scarlet Letter, came out to print in March of 1850. These two types of literature were published roughly 100 years apart, so there are minute changes in the way they were written. Both are set in early 1700’s Massachusetts, but The Crucible is in Salem, and The Scarlet Letter is set in Boston. There are many similarities and differences between the two, the biggest three are
Comparison between “The Crucible” and “The Scarlet Letter” “The Scarlet Letter” written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller are two pieces of literature written around the same era. They were written in the early days of the Massachusetts colony. Both of the pieces of literature have many similarities including the theme, setting, conflicts, and some major plot elements. But the two pieces of literature are also very different. They both use have a common theme but
Both The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible revolve around the puritan culture of 17th century America. Written against the backdrop of the self-perplexed puritan culture, emotions of pain and pleasure are similarly highlighted amongst themes of religion, reputation and injustice in both The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible. Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter and Abigail Williams in The Crucible represent the Dionysian side of humanity. Hester is condemned to wearing a scarlet A after she confessed
silenced. Opinions and ideas can cause doubts in a government, resulting in the loss of control and power over the people. The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Crucible by Arthur Miller depict those same societal issues. The Scarlet Letter explains the consequences, that a women has to face on her own after she committed adultery in a Puritan society. The Crucible follows the Salem witch trials and the mass hysteria of the people in, an also, Puritan society. Both The
The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter have several commodities in common. A basic summary of The Crucible is, it’s about a village, Salem, in the 1600’s, wherein witchery is loose and several conflicted souls must be captured, purified, confessed, or hung. The attempt to dispose of all witchcraft was tampered with by citizens of Salem being dishonest and deceitful. Lots of the deception stemmed from the jealousy, vengeance, and other personal vendettas. The Scarlet Letter summarized is that it is about