Similarities Between The Crucible Vs. Witches In Colonial America

The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, is a chronological narrative including a large cast of characters with a constantly moving setting.* The Crucible is a dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and an allegory of the McCarthyism period. Throughout the play, Miller explores the destruction of freedom by the ignorant and tyrannical society in which his characters live.* By exhibiting how easily a member of the community can become an outcast, Arthur Miller displays social criticism in the Puritan society as well as in today's society in The Crucible.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an interpretation of the Salem witch trials of 1692 in Puritan Massachusetts in which religion, justice, individuality and dignity play a vital role. These factors define the characteristics of many of the most significant characters in the play. Some of them being John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, Reverend Hale, Danforth and many others. The Salem witch trials were a result of the lack of expression of individuality and the fact that no individual could expect justice from the majority culture as a result of the deterioration of human dignity in the Puritan society of Salem.

The Crucible is arguably the greatest pieces of American literature ever written by playwright Arthur Miller. But, in 1996 a film was created to put the words of Miller onto the big silver screen for many people across the nation to see. Although both works were received very well, the two of them have many different elements. These differences from the book to the movie include the setting, the execution of all the victims, the kiss of John and Abigail, where the girls run, and the discussion of John and Goody Proctor. These differences from the book to the movie have affected both in many different ways.

The United States of America is filled with many historic events, enriching its history. Many events that occur are compared to past events in our history. In particular, the McCarthy Era in the 1950’s was compared to the Salem Witch Trials which occurred in 1692. This correlation was first made by Arthur Miller who wrote the play “The Crucible”. He connected the time period of McCarthy to where there was a hunt for communists, to the Salem Witch Trials where there was a hunt for witches. Following that, many comparisons and contrasts have been made between the two. The Salem Witch Trials and McCarthy Era are both similar, yet different.

The witch trials were a very interesting part of the early 1600’s. The Crucible written by Arthur Miller was written for the time period 1620. He wrote this play for the purpose of displaying communism and showing the red scare that was happening to his community in the 1950s. He wanted to show the similarities of the two time periods. He wanted to show that what happened in the salem trials was happening with the communist trials. He took historical accounts from Salem Massachusetts and created characters on what he read. Two characters he wrote about were sweet Mary and a manipulative girl named Abby. Although Mary Warren and Abby in this play, seem different, Mary is a meek and quiet girl while Abigail Williams is an aggressive girl who likes to get her way,they both play a part in why the salem witch trials happened in The Crucible.

These days, dressing up like a witch for Halloween is very normal. The year was 1962 when Salem Massachusetts was forever cemented in history because of the Salem witch trials. People accused of witch craft were imprisoned or hung and in one occasion a person was pressed to death. I can only imagine what the people of Salem were going through those days. There was a fear in the entire town because you couldn’t trust anyone. It became neighbor against neighbor as the small town was torn apart and people didn’t know who to trust. One of the most important persons from these times was Cotton Mather. He was an accomplished author, researcher, and preacher who worker under his father at Boston’s North Church. In “From the Wonders of the Invisible World” Mather writes about the Salem Witch Trials and what happened when some people recanted their testimony of being witches.

“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller is a fictional version of the Salem Witch Trials that

Arthur Miller is considered one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century. He has written many acclaimed plays, including The Crucible. Written in 1953, The Crucible uses the historical perspective of the Salem Witch Trials which took place between 1962 and 1963. A lot of the inspiration for the events that take place in the play were from the McCarthyism era that was taking place at the time. It is evident that The Crucible is a critical look at the way the Communist hunt was handled, and used the hysteria and madness of the witch trials to show how history repeats itself. The relationship between men and women and the way the woman in the society is treated is also a prominent theme throughout the play.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a famous play which was written in the early 1950’s. The Crucible is a play based upon the events in 1692, which led to the ‘Salem Witch Trials’, a series of hearings before local magistrates to prosecute over 150 people accused of witchcraft. This was due to the hysteria caused by a group of girls accusing innocent people of witch craft. The play was set in Salem, Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. Salem was a very isolated and puritanical community, so their biggest fear was the devil and witchcraft. A person being accused of witchcraft was the worst thing possible in this society.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is based on a true story during the witch trials of 1692 and in the story people merely looked out for themselves for greed; nevertheless everyone had their own motives in the story onto why they deceived someone, and for instance, in the story Abigail deceived everyone especially John Proctor that she was innocent and had nothing to do with witchcraft.

Many people were wrongfully convicted during the Daycare Abuse Hysteria in the 1980s to 1990s. A moral panic occurred during this era in which young children made claims of satanic ritual and sexual abuse against their teachers. The witch-hunt from this time period corresponds to that of The Salem Witch Trials as depicted in The Crucible by Arthur Miller.

“Everyone loves a witch hunt as long as it's someone else's witch being hunted.” this is a quote by Walter Kirn. I feel this quote really describes the book and real life event during the witch trials very well. I believe that the book and it’s connection to real events are fairly inaccurate in the way of characters, and certain events. People such as John Proctor and somewhat similar in text to their real life self. I feel the Characters are kind of a inaccurate part of the play as I found in a few articles and sources saying this. The events that take place and the things of this sort are also very similar to what happened during the times of the trials. Miller most likely kept them the same or nearly the same to be accurate and show events in America's harsh past and similar things happening at the time of him writing it. These are the similarities and differences I found from real events and the play.

The Crucible is a dramatic reenactment of the happenings during the Salem witch trails. Salem was a town in Massachusetts. This occurred during the exploration period in the New England colonies. These colonies where rough due to harder farming and weather. The puritans who settled here began crying foul play when things weren’t going well for them. In the early 1690s, the townsfolks began crying witchcraft, blaming all misfortunes on witches. This is what The Crucible is about. I have read the play and watched the movie. There are many ways in how the play and the movie are alike, but they also have their own variations.

Not only was the mixture of the law in the church and society complementary to the theme, so was fear. Witchcraft was forbidden. To have been unknowingly associated with it seemed frightening to a lot of characters such as Reverend Parris. He did not sign his daughter up to play a part in this sinful game . Reverend Parris just found his daughter and other females "dancing like heathens in the forests" (Miller 10). When voiced to the opinion of Thomas Putman, Reverend Parris became too sensitive to consider there being an "element of witchcraft" (Miller 14). He was concerned of what people might think of him. Although Parris had a half priced reasoning for not wanting to conclude witchcraft, he had a good point. "Witchcraft was an easier way

The Crucible book written by Arthur Miller  based on a real life story that happened in 1692 to 1693 In Salem Massachusetts was based on lies and injustice, genre is play, The author's purpose is to inform the audience about what happened during the witch trials .  The Salem Village was full Puritans and they was very strict based on church rules. People that missed church regularly will be justified as a witch or malignant and will be put to shame on a stockade. People that break the rules of the strict religious town will hang or live if such person decides to confess, If they confess the accused person will still be imprisoned and not killed. Also if you was accused of practicing witchcraft you will be accused by the people and go