The Crucible Analysis

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.

Think about this — don’t judge a whole group or race for the actions of a few extremists. For some examples, don’t judge all Muslims by the actions of ISIS extremists. Don’t judge all Christians by what the Westboro Baptist Church followers do. Don’t judge all policemen for the actions of a few. Don’t judge all white people by the actions of the KKK and white supremacists, and most importantly, don’t judge the Black Lives Matter movement by the actions of a few extremists like the Dallas shooter.

Pollak slams Obama for not condemning BLM after the Dallas police shooting. Pollak claimed, “Trump's critics never applied the same standard to Obama.” While I agree that this was an incredibly tragic event, BLM was not to blame. Xavier Johnson, the perpetrator of the shooting, may have supported BLM, but they did not support him and came out against him following the incident. On the other hand, the people at the protest in Charlottesville were, for the most part, chanting racial slurs and attacking counter-protesters. Even though the majority of the country opposed these actions, President Trump reluctantly condemned them only to later double down on his original statement.

Why The Crucible? You might be thinking, why would the book, The Crucible, be called that, and what does that even mean? In short, a Crucible could be referred to as a melting pot. The dictionary definition of crucible is a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures.

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, it takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during colonial America. Throughout the story a group of girls makes accusations a mass of people of practicing witchcraft, one of the worst crimes to commit during that period, and people are being sentenced to hang for denying witchery. In the Crucible there are many lessons that Arthur Miller wants to teach you. To me a lot of the lessons that were taught in this story are important but I feel like one of them is the most important. Arthur Miller demonstrates that one of the lessons implied in the story is people’s character and how it affects those people and others. Examples of character are Giles Corey, John Proctor, Abigail Williams.

Mass Hysteria and Morality in "The Crucible" In societies throughout history, the concept of mass hysteria has been a force to be reckoned with, often leading to dire consequences. This phenomenon, characterized by the rapid spread of irrational behaviors or beliefs within a group, has the power to distort morality and justice. Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible," set in the context of the Salem witch trials, serves as a compelling portrayal of mass hysteria and its destructive effects on society. Through the lens of this play, we are prompted to reflect on the nature of hysteria, its impact on morality, and its relevance in both Miller's time and our own.

A theme in The Crucible is that a society ruled by theocracy and status based on religion is bound to fall apart. Salem 's strict adherence to the Christian shurch is evident in everything the citizens do. They use measures of a person 's knowledge and adherence to the religion as a means of judging their character and also their status in society. They believe "God [was] provoked so grandly by such a petty cause" (121), which is why the "jails are packed" (121). If the citizen did anything to make God angry, they were punished. This is why the judges were so relentless and naïve in putting the accused women to trial and convicting them. They believed "the law, based upon the Bible, and the Bible, writ by the Almighty God,

The article states that white supremacist can be violent when it comes to different diversities come together and join as one, but they don’t want peace and their voice is heard by protesting. The news writer Steven Chapman gather the information from the current events happening in the world with in rallies and protests. This article targets mostly immigrants/ and people of color and minorities. Comparing the two my article, they are both specifying the same people including minorities. Contrasting the two articles one is speaking about one specific event that happen in CharlottesVille and the other speaks about the Latino Generation Art and it’s history. The reason why these articles are wrapped around the word protest is because that is how people get their voice out in the world.

In the America we live in today, we have a nice line between social order and individual freedom, but when the Puritans were in control, they had an unstable border. Their government had cared more about maintaining order than giving the people the right to a fair trial. The Puritans’ government would even use their religious beliefs against people in trial. The court would rather keep their social order because of the power they hold and limit the powers and even the freedoms of the people to where they either had a choice to be imprisoned or even be hanged.

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

Proctor. For the first and only time in the play we see Abigail as her

Jumping to conclusions, bad assumptions, and false information can cause much hysteria within a society. This can be surely bad if you are dealing with people who are hypochondriacs. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller displays how hysteria is used to cover the truth, but can cause suffering for many of those who are innocent. The play strongly illustrates the hysteria that brushed through Salem because of the fear that Satan had haunted the town. When you have an entire society in an uproar it is usually because of false information being spread and people who are just reacting without thinking about what could possibly be happening. There are some people

It is always best to think before you act otherwise the situation could go from bad to worse. As in The Crucible, having trust on one another can be a risky choice because we don't know who to rely upon or who will eventually be deceiving and not be fully honest about the truth and simply abuse the trust being given. The play is about how viewing one’s mistakes can lead to various consequences. Proctor refused to accept his mistake on having a sexual affair with Abigail and because of that, he was sent to the gallows to be hanged. In Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, he demonstrates the themes that by remaining silent people get hurt, mistakes cannot be forgotten once they have been done, and speaking up can remove power from a person.

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 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