The Crucible Persuasive Essay

There’s has been people who either have been manipulated and then there’s people that have manipulated people. Being experienced with situation can make it easy for one to manipulate anyone. For example in “The Crucible” it demonstrates how one young child can manipulate everyone from children to an adult into believing her vengeance story. With the right situation experience one can manipulate with ease, but it shouldn’t be easy for one to manipulate half of the people in the town.

The Crucible is a complex and intriguing novel with events, characters and themes comparable to almost every period of human history. It is common for humans to fear change and what is unknown, in the play The Crucible this is witchcraft and the devil, in more recent times it can be seen in post World War Two and Cold War United States, through McCarthyism. The themes in the crucible are as important to people in the 21st century as in Salem in 1692. These include justice, reputation, hysteria, intolerance and empowerment. All of these are common themes throughout human history. The characters in The Crucible are also important to people of the 21st century as they can teach us a little bit about people around us and their reactions when

John Proctor chooses to die by telling the truth and dying an honest man. Even though he loses his life for his decision, he is able to forgive

All eyes on them, some even with tears, and the three thick ropes with a noose on each end. They dangle there waiting… This was happening now, it was really happening. His heart was beating out of his chest and his palms were sweating, as he stepped up, step by step until death itself was palpable. As he looked out into the crowd, he felt the rope being placed around his neck, then as the rough rope got tighter he could feel the relief of his sins. He knew he was doing right by god, he was ready. As they said their prayer in unison, one by one the floor beneath them all was swept away and all that was left was the three bodies hanging silently.

pull it down and so denounce God and place a whore in God’s place is

In this passage the truth is not always what it seems. In 1953, Authur Miller’s The Crucible was first performed on Broadway. At this time a witch hunt for communist, was called McCarthyism was in full affect.What are the Parallels?The Crucible parallels effected McCarthyism in three significant ways: naming names, lack of proof and resistance.

The presence of justice within both texts is evident, ‘The Crucible’ displays a corrupt justice system that is influenced by religion and thrives off the exploitation of fear. Contrastingly, the justice within ‘V for Vendetta’ is executed by anarchist vigilantes in aims to improve the authoritative constraints on the civilians, consequently, deconstructing the government’s control due to the minimisation of mass hysteria. The literary techniques utilised by both Miller and Moore varies, however, both texts demonstrate the influence mass hysteria has on the behaviour of civilians’, despite differences in audience, culture and context.

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” ( Dr. Seuss) “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.” (Psalm 23:4) “God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.” (William Shakespeare) These quotes, found throughout many different time periods of history, all say the same: “Be who you are and don’t let anything change that.” These are great words to live by, but, in time of weakness, does one stay true? Can even the good be twisted? This is a theme that is represented throughout The Crucible many times. Characters such as Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor, and Reverend Hale had good intentions

Slapping, punching, pushing, shoving, kicking, and ultimately killing are all forms of violence that occur in a person’s lifetime. In Arthur Miller’s book, The Crucible, the act of public violence is presented. People in the community had come to accept violence as a way of life in Salem, Massachusetts. This is very much the same level of acceptance for violence in today’s society. In fact, this level of violence occurs frequently throughout the book. Community members are accustomed to violence way back in 1692, as well as in 2016. Miller points out this savage need for violence.

If someone told you that your light in your room is flickering, because of witchcraft and not the simple fact that the light bulb is burnt out, would you believe them? Well in Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible they did if something out of the ordinary happened and couldn’t be explained they turned to witchcraft. People were being accused without any proof which leads us to the theme of this play that is to not believe false accusations or accusations that have no proof. The author, Arthur Miller is trying to convey in this story that the government can sometimes get too powerful over the people and rule the people in ways just to benefit themselves. In today’s world there is a lot of debates about whether or not

Arthur Miller conveys an intrusive community where characters strive for a clean name in The Crucible, which is still evident in modern day through the action of politicians and celebrities maintaining their images using different communication techniques. The Salem witchcraft crisis reflects the personal reputation of the characters, similar to how Americans make decisions based on their appearance on social media. The Crucible is useful to modern Americans because they can learn from the past through mistakes and common themes that are presented in the play.

In the end of Part I, Hanna’s mysterious departure shatters Michael emotionally. In order to cope, Michael immerses himself in the war trials for distraction and cultivates an air of arrogant superiority in embracing his generation’s passion to cast blame on the previous generation. Considering himself to be a radical explorer of the past, Michael believes it is his generation’s responsibility to redeem German society from its past by “open[ing] the windows and let[ting] in the air.” (91) However, Michael’s ease at condemning the first generation is both superficial and naive.

Our lives out based upon principle, what you choose to do, who you become, and what you stand for. In the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, John Hale tells Elizabeth Proctor in a time of hysteria, “No principle, however glorious, is worth dying for.” Which in my opinion is highly incorrect, and you absolutely should stand by your principles no matter what, some of the greatest people in history also stand by this claim and but their lives on the line for what they believe in. In the 20th Century, India was strongly influenced and controlled by the British government and largely divided between Hindus and Muslims.

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

The history of religious and government intolerance creates a bridge between the 1692 witch trials and present society, including the impending McCarthyism of the 1950s. Hysteria continues to cause riots and uprisings within the world and reputation is still held to a high level of respect. Without these main themes, The Crucible would not be a piece of work that is still prevalent within society and continues to teach