The Crucible and Mrs Putnam

I shall endeavour to expand on all of these topics and their relevance to the play. Miller chose to write about a small settlement called Salem, in what was (at the time the play was set) the 'New World', North America. He had previously read a book entitled 'The devil in Massachusetts' by Marion

In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, one of the main characters named Ann Putnam is introduced to the readers. She is presented as a blame shifting, defensive woman who is married to a wealthy man. She had given birth eight times, but only one of her children survived. This occurrence would be classified as tragic, due to the fact that she is obsessed with the death of her babies. In Act one of this play, Ann is arguing and saying that “[Her babies] were murdered” by “some power of darkness” (Miller 1.16). This quote displays how she is captivated by the idea of finding the cause of death for her children. She’s so eager to find out, that she even blames the work of the devil for the passing of her infants. In addition, Ann Putnam

Miller writes the story in a very unique way. He gives his readers a chance to explore the words written on his pages, with the hope that the reader is able to draw their own conclusions from his work. His unparalleled approach to the essay forces the reader to use critical thinking in order to make since of the essay. Miller’s feelings about reading, writing and the

One aesthetic choice that I noticed throughout the performance were the use of lights, and how he moved around those lights. When the story was shifting directions, there was often a change in the location of the spotlight that was on Miller, and he would move around the stage according to where the light was. This helped him to introduce new stories into the performance, as well as keep the audience’s attention. Miller also used the space of the Stillwell Theatre to his advantage. Towards the end of the play, he got off the stage and walked down to where the audience was sitting.

Sometimes when a situation turns bad, many people begin to assume the worst. Arthur Miller uses Hasty Generalizations to show the panic and even fear of the

Even though Miller makes assumptions in his writing, he does keep the reader’s attention with a face-paced tone and long sentences with similes. For example, when Miller says “The notion that the principal, or only, purpose of going to college is to win a ticket of admission to the great upper middle

Miller is able to portray the madness of Salem in a variety of ways, throughout the whole of the play however the ending of each act allows the audience to fully feel the hysteria. By incorporating changes of key themes and ideas as well as using links throughout the text and a variety of dramatic techniques towards the end of each act, Miller is able to leave the audience with a sense of this madness. The ways in which he reflects the madness change from scene to scene however each technique is just as important as others.

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.

Tituba was a women considered to be an outcasts of the village since she has very little dignity in being a slave. These false accusations lead Tituba to be condemned to death. This unjust act is only the beginning of a series of false allegations that take control of Salem, as well as the spreading of paranoia and hysteria through the village. This finally results in the deaths of the some of the main characters, such as Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor, for carrying out acts of witchcraft.

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, was a historical play written about the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1692-93. The Salem witch trials created mass hysteria throughout the entire village of Salem, which was also mainly inhabited by Puritans. Puritans had a set ideal of firm beliefs that managed how they lived. Essentially, they were living as an elect, which meant they (referring to the Puritans) had a place in heaven for the righteous acts they have done in the physical world. Meaning, any sinful acts could potentially hinder the chances of entering heaven as an elect. The Crucible, questioned everything the Puritans abided by. It questioned the basic morals of a pure lifestyle, adultery and

Once the people of Salem fully realize their fear, Miller shows how they try to justify this fear, but that they are in fact becoming more and more hysterical. They now try to find a justification for thoughts and their fear of evil. They need some solid proof to back up these accusations that they make, and they need to clear their own names as well. So, they arbitrarily start claiming that “[they] saw…with the Devil”, and that “[they] saw…with the Devil” (45). These unjustified explanations for their fears just shows how truly corrupted their minds become. They start naming their own friends, neighbors, and even their own family in order to clear themselves and more importantly to try to prove that this witchery is really upon them, and to prove that they are not just crazy. What it really does is show how hysteria is setting in, and how they have actually accepted these lies as the truth. While questioning each other on the matter, their breakdown can really be seen through their quick, almost sputtering manner of speaking:

Of course, Miller’s works must be viewed from a different angle than a normal book, as his creations are written as plays. The format is irregular, causing the reader to absorb the manuscript differently than they might were it written as a standard novel.

“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller takes place in a small village called Salem,Ma. The play is a mirror to how communism was. It was based on real events including the witch trials in 1692. The town was rooted in puritanism as their religion. However, in the play, many innocent people died.

Arthur Miller Uses hysteria to show and explain why it leads to damaging people's reputations, Lying to save oneself, And could potentially cost someone's

Miller creates an atmosphere and mood within the play reminiscent of the historical period and of Puritan culture. The inhabitants of Salem lived in a restrictive society. The Puritans based their newly established society upon religious intolerance and social prejudice. Superstitions like these have surrounded ancient societies for a long period of time and one such example is in Salem, Massachusetts, in the late seventeenth century, where these superstitions hit the roof and caused great hysteria. The hysteria took the form of accusations of witchcraft which was common in those times.