The Crucible

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible explores tolerance through a variety of situations all based around the accusations, and the actual Salem witch trials. Tolerance is a result of different people’s experiences, such as conflicts with each other, or themselves, the actions of the characters, and the different themes that tie into the novel. Whether it is how “witches” are taking over Salem or how adultery is ruining people’s marriages, Miller makes sure tolerance is portrayed. The tolerance that the characters have results from the commotion of the witch trials, in that everyone was waiting for the persecution of the people to benefit themselves. Therefore, the representation of tolerance is established in Arthur Miller’s play through the clear

Short Response Answer the following questions based on your knowledge of the drama. Write a response on a separate sheet of paper.

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 characters in Arthur millers The Crucible can teach a lot about people. People can be horrible and terribly deceptive. When placed under pressures and after experiencing trauma peoples real character can come out. In the case of The Crucible Abigail is shown for what she really is. She gets a kind of power and this corrupts her to use the situation to have Elizabeth Proctor sent to jail. Abigail is not the only one who takes advantage of the

In “The Crucible” Arthur Miller made the plot develops through the conflicts by using high tension and climaxes. He ends each of the four acts with a climax. In addition, he allowed the protagonist to develop throughout the acts. “The Crucible” has many internal and external conflicts. The major external conflict is John Proctor trying to save his wife from being hanged by the town officials for supposedly being a witch. The major internal conflict is John trying to decide between saving himself and family from being hanged, or accept the death penalty for false accusations against him. The main conflict sharply differentiated good and evil as John Proctor, the protagonist of the play is faced with the

Betrayal is a well developed theme that is described throughout this novel. Proctor betrays Abigail by not admitting to their affair and wanting to continue it. The Judges betray the people living in this town by covering up the truth and falsely accusing others of witchcraft. All of these acts of injustice and unfair decision making lead to the people of the town being convicted and hung. Betrayal is so common when your friend tells you something and says don’t tell anyone and you do the opposite and tell someone else. This was presented throughout the

What is the significance of the scene between Elizabeth and John Proctor? What does it reveal about their relationship and about their characters?

The Crucible is a play constructed on conflict, lies and deception, written by Arthur Miller in 1952. The key theme of this theatrical four-act drama is ‘Wheels within wheels’. Set in Salem, in the heart of puritan Massachusetts, in 1692, the plot follows a community of villagers plagued by accusations of witchcraft. Amidst the executions of their friends, the remaining villagers turn to religion, rumours and secrets to alleviate the tragedy, and gravity of the circumstances unfolding on their doorsteps. Throughout the play, we become progressively responsive to the fact that sex/sexual repression are the motives behind a significant volume of

“Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision.” This quote by V.S Niapaul demonstrates the idea that people limit themselves. They limit themselves to there own ideas. They don’t believe in themselves. Mary Warren in The Crucible demonstrates this by not believing in herself and settling for being a “follower”. Mary however, has a sincere sense of loyalty to John Proctor her employer. Mary Warren goes through an inner battle of peer pressure and her loyalty to Proctor. Mary’s yearning to fit in and loyalty to Proctor develops the theme that peer

The main character I chose to analyze is Abigail Williams. Abigail is a very intelligent, manipulative, and cunning character in The Crucible. Some would call her the puppet master of the play, as she almost seems to have all of the other characters on a string, controlling their destiny with her sly and devious ways. A main example of this in the play, was her use of Mary Warrens poppet to manipulate and control Elizabeth Proctors fate. A poppet is somewhat of a voodoo doll, which Mary Warren had innocently created, and left in the Proctor household. Abigail saw this as opportunity to finally destroy Elizabeth once and for all, after having an affair with her husband John, and still wanting to get him back. The only way to do this, was to kill Elizabeth. Abigail stabbed herself in the abdomen with a large needle, and cried witchcraft at Elizabeth, insinuating that Elizabeth had been the one to stab her through witchcraft. The courts fell for her ingenious plan, and Elizabeth was innocently sent off to jail. This is only one example of the scheming ways of Abigail, shown throughout the play. Her main motivating factor has a theme of jealousy and revenge on Elizabeth. She is clearly the “villain” of the play with her deceitful ways, and never shows any remorse for her actions. She is also a large example of irony in the play, as she is the one that was first accused of witchcraft, but ends up successfully blaming everybody else.

Secondly Abigail and some girls were caught by Parris dancing in the woods, and one of the girls drank blood. One of the girls was running around naked until Parris caught arrived. Parris had questioned Abigail on page 10 Parris had said “And what shall I say to them?” Then Abigail responds saying “uncle,we did dance; let you tell them I

Arthur Miller writes about the tragic results of human failings in his play, The Crucible. He presents characters from the past and infuses them with renewed vitality and color. Miller demonstrates the horrifying results of succumbing to personal motives and flaws as he writes the painful story of the Salem witch trials. Not only do the trials stem from human failings but also from neglect of moral and religious considerations of that time. Characters begin to overlook Puritan values of thrift and hope for salvation. Focusing on the flawed characters, they begin to exhibit land lust, envy of the miserable and self-preservation.

In my opinion having a good name and telling the truth are both good things, I think that telling the truth is more important than having a good name. If you are out drinking and driving and you kill someone, you don't want to have a bad name so you don't admit to it and that haunts you for the rest of your life where as if you would have told the truth it wouldn't haunt you as much and you would have the best reputation but at least you told the truth and did what's right.

From the beginning of Act I up until the moment she left town, Abigail lied to everyone around her. She wanted forgiveness for a sin, love from John Proctor, and power over Salem village. Her deceit fueled a major theme of this play, playing on a desperate person’s willingness to do anything to save themselves. Abigail Williams was a character who intentionally deceived others, intending to help herself and hurt those in her way. She played on the power of religion, mass hysteria, and fear just to get her way. Overall, Abigail’s deception in The Crucible created the central conflict, drove the plot, and created a main theme of the

One of pre America's darkest times was the atrocious Salem Witch trials, which took place in the 1690s, and 200 years later it became one of the best plays written by Arthur Miller. One of Arthur Miller's main point in his play The Crucible was self-sacrifice can define a person's life. By doing this in his play The Crucible, Arthur Miller develops a tragedy to develop his theme of unselfish. A tragedy in a play when there is an event causing great suffering.