The Crucible Reflection

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

The book I chose to read is The Crucible by Arthur Miller. The movie I am comparing the book too is the 2004 adaptation directed by Nicholas Hytner. The story is about the Salem witch trials and the controversy of the event. The film does tend to have some differences compared to the book. One of the big differences is that in the book, Abigail leaves Salem after John Proctor is placed in prison. But in the film adaptation, she visits John in prison. The director might have done this to show a stronger bond between Abigail and John, as they had an affair in the story.

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller there are many power hungry character. Even Though The Crucible is loosely based from historical event in 1692 the Salem Witch Trials Arthur Miller used the real McCarthyism trials to show and represents how people became so power hungry. In The Crucible the message given about power hungry people is that no matter what walk of life you come from there always a part of you that will crave power like with Putnam, Parris, and Mary.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a one of a kind, outstanding play that remains relevant from the 1950’s through today. The Crucible depicts life in the 1600s during the Salem witch trials. Arthur Miller crafts an intricately layered story with many points of view from a variety of characters. Although the story takes place in 1692 the lessons and values taught have importance in our society today. One of the lessons highlighted in The Crucible is how ignorance can affect communities and even have catastrophic results that may last many years or completely change the dynamic of an era.

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 takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during the time of the Salem witch trials. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller uses revenge as the main theme throughout the playwright. Revenge is the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to someone else. Revenge is shown throughout the characters actions in the play. Witch craft is used to represent revenge. If someone didn't like another, they could accuse that person of witch craft and inflict harm on him or her. Many characters in the play are motivated by their desire to seek revenge. During the course of the play, revenge motivates the characters and has a huge significance in the play.

In the play "The Crucible" written by Arthur Miller, the author displays how easily people can make judgments based on their personal beliefs rather than rational and logical reasoning. Miller elucidates throughout the play that truth has no meaning when men believe only what they want to believe. A situation is created where there are factors capable of forcing characters into making assessments based on what they think is right while disregarding the truth. Three characters in Miller's play who abandon the truth because they choose to believe only what they want to believe are Reverend Parris, Reverend John Hale and Judge Danforth.

It is better to tell the truth then to lie while being in the moment and face the consequences for the rest of your life. Being afraid is a factor that the accusers had to face before the judges to determine their fate. Everyone within Salem was subject to the many trials that took place during that time. Abigail Williams, an adulteress establishes a relationship with John Proctor and is a compulsive liar who destroyed Elizabeth’s marriage. Elizabeth Proctor, a loving wife poured her heart into the community and sought the truth behind her husband’s betrayal. Arthur Miller’s,The Crucible was a memorable play that dictates the events that took place during the Salem Witch Trials.Living in Salem Mass. during that time was very challenging. Arthur

The Crucible presents itself as one of the most controversial books of all time, seeing as its written by a man who got not just accused of communism, but asked by the FBI to change one of his screenplays because he got wrapped up the ‘witch hunt’ of his time. This books written not only to convey the messages and important lesson from the Salem Trials, but to also draw parallels to the modern events in the lives of the audience. Arthur Miller came up with the richly significant name of his book by sampling bits from linguistic, scientific, and biblical definitions of the word “crucible.”

During the 1690’s people had to deal with the Salem witch trials and during the 1950’s they had to live in the McCarthy Era. Despite the time difference, both correlate with each other. The Salem witch trials are hearings that were conducted in several towns in Province of Massachusetts with little or no proof. McCarthyism is accusations of treason without proper evidence. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller creates a story about McCarthyism, Puritan lifestyle, and witchcraft that can only exist with the historical time period of 1690’s.

Witch-hunt, once a term used in the search of alleged magical beings, now used to describe the persecution of a group. Witch-hunts have appeared throughout history, and will continue to do so, all with the same theme; power is the ability to influence. This theme is present in The Crucible and Good Night and Good Luck, and in our own modern times. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the town of Salem goes wild over the fear of witches.

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

My crucible is about how I changed from back then and now. When I was younger, I would be very shy. I wouldn’t want to speak as much. My second grade teacher had to call in my parents for an appointment with them. The reason that my teacher called in my parents was that I was in danger of failing that grade. What my teacher told my parents was that I wouldn’t want to talk nor participate in class. I also never wanted to ask any questions even if my teacher would go around in class to ask questions. I was scared to ask questions since she was the teacher that was more strict in my point of view. She wasn’t strict as much but she would be only if my classmates wouldn’t pay attention. She would just scream as a normal teacher. When I got home that day, my parents talked with me and they would ask me why wouldn’t I speak in class. I obviously told them that I was scared and shy to talk in class. I wouldn’t like to participate in class. They talked to me calmly and they made me understand that I shouldn’t be shy nor be quiet when my teacher asks questions about anything. Such as if we need help in any work we are doing in class or in homework as well. The next day as I was going to school, I started to think about what my parents talked to me about the night before. When I got to school, I felt like listening to my parents. I slowly started to ask questions just like what they told me. My teacher slowly also seemed impressed. Days passed and my teacher called in my parents to make an appointment again with them again. What she told my parents was that I have started getting better and I have raised my grade & I wasn’t in danger anymore of failing the grade. Later on, I found out that I had the same birthday as her and ever since I found out that she had the same birthday as I did. She was my favorite teacher ever since. I actually have learned a few things ever since I had her. I miss her till this day but I really have learned from her and my life changed ever since that day, my parents talked to me.

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

There’s a handful of plays that you just can’t go through life without watching. The soul-shattering immortal plays that lose no impact or resonance as time goes on. For Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, the emotional connection to present day is arguably stronger than at the time of production; transforming it from a historical tragedy to a contemporary morality play.