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Its faithfulness to the original story, a musical and comedic taste and friendliness towards children makes the film more interesting and approachable to watch, appealing more people than the play. Moreover, as the Simpsons’ version is more straightforward and hence easier to understand, the producers’ message can be conveyed further. Likewise, as The Simpsons’ characters are familiar, it is easier to empathize with them and for viewers to put themselves in their

In Billy Joel’s hit song, “We Didn’t Start The Fire”, he sings about the major headlines and influences on his generation. If you compare these allusions to the headlines today, you’ll see that our society’s issues and interests haven’t changed much. Political scandals, the race to space, pop culture, and best-selling novels; all crucial to the shaping of our society. Even though the 60’s and today’s world are decades apart, there are many similarities between society then and society now that suggest the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Miller’s incorporation of this motive into the play provides a realistic scenario that applies to society. For example, when the play was first produced, McCarthyism plunged America in paranoia and fear. Audiences could relate the the plot because Americans were turning in their friends so they would not be labeled as Communists.

Arthur Miller has shown the influence of the beliefs perpetuated by society on the actions of women throughout the play. The play is set in Salem, Massachusetts, a Puritan community. Their society values the sense of community

Humans act and react for a variety of reasons based on the context and their motivations. There is some part of human nature that prompts people to think, feel, and act in certain ways. This facet of the human condition transcends both time and place; it crosses all cultures. Moreover, human motivations transfer to the fictional world. For example, the characters found in Arthur Miller’s classic American play The Crucible provide a poignant and timeless commentary on human behavior. Act III in particular highlights the best and worst of human nature. This best and worst is equally seen in every day life, even at middle school. The character motivations in The Crucible effectively mirror those found in middle school.

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.

The varied nature of human beings and of the crisis’ that can befall us are varied, yet often we find that reactions to perilous situations are time and time again met with similar reactions. Authors Arthur Miller and Geraldine Brooks attempt to study and comment upon the way different humans react to different crisis’ in their works: the play ‘The Crucible’ and novel ‘Year of Wonders’ respectively. Both texts explore the ideas of hysteria and look at the ways in which it can be exacerbated or soothed by such things as religion and superstitions, the theory of herd mentality and the effect of an isolated community. They also communicate how certain styles of text or the behaviour and character growth of individuals can have a profound impact upon the view of human behaviour.

Perhaps as teenagers of the current society our morals have eluted by the ever-so present beliefs portrayed in the media. Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" is broadly applicable as it demonstrates resonance of contemporary events such as the engagement of spreading lies, propaganda and fake news. Whilst, the play certainly is a critique on the McCarthy era it can also be viewed as commentary on the "alternative distorted facts" presented through mainstream medias. Miller suggested the witch-hunt insanity was fueled by a number of complex causes including the dark desires to satisfy hateful urges by the mass hysteria. Mass hysteria is a social phenomenon where imaginary fear and anxiety spread uncontrollably through a community. Throughout the play "The Crucible," hysteria regarding witchcraft spreads through Salem resulting in the numerous deaths of innocent people.

Arthur Miller's The Crucible Arthur Miller demonstrates the familiarities of the life he lived in the 1950's and of everyday life we live in through his plays. He communicates through his work to the way people are in society. The extreme witch hysteria deteriorated the rational and emotional stability of its citizens. This exploited the population's weakest qualities, and insecurities.

It is commonly known that theatre is mostly connected to political or spiritual ideologies. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, takes a historical fact and turns into a political play based on the Salem witch trials; can the truth be seen in this play? Yes, mostly because of the main historical debate described in the play involving Wiccan cult versus Christianity and it is known to be based on cultural concerns. “The play can be seen as symbolic of the paranoia about communism that pervaded America in the 1950s” . Thus, Miller’s play on the witch trials in Salem originates from the true events however is projected with false pretenses. Aristotle’s Poetics have six elements for theatre and there are surnamed Plot, Characterization, Idea, Language, Music and Spectacle. These elements represent the keys to a theatre performance, however where is the psychology in that? One theatre genre that can be an absolute opposition to Stanislavsky’s perception of theatre is known as the Theatre of the Absurd. The theatre of the absurd does not follow any guidelines concerning the techniques of theatre, which is why it is a good example because absurdity does not have any true or false, it is a bit chaotic and strange at the same time.

He says, “When we watch these shows, the part of our brain monitors the emotional lives of the people around us−the part that tracks subtle shifts in intonation and gesture and facial expression−scrutinizes the action on the screen, looking for clues.” (Paragraph 4) I can agree to this because I have always have the interest of realistic morals, whether laid hidden or shown in the programs that I have seen. One of the shows I have seen with realistic situations is the musical drama, Empire. The show depicts a couple who have been formally in the streets but are now owning their own music company. However, they are split but slowly come back together with their three sons, one with a mental disorder, another who admits is a homosexual, and another who is disgusted by their father. The show gives much emotion because of the realistic situations that society faces today. This example defines why television erupts the high effect of emotion because realistic situations can help others become connected based on whether they relate to the conflicts brought in or wish to know how to solve the conflicts brought

I went to go see the The Edythe Bates Old: Moores Opera Center’s Production of “The Crucible” at the Moores Opera House. The show was based on the play by Arthur Miller. I had no prior experience to Operas before this one. I didn’t really know what to expect except for it to be similar to a play where the actors sing their lines. “The Crucible” was projected on a screen on the stage when I first walked into the Opera House, along with music from the orchestra being played in the background.

In the epilogue “Pop Culture in a Post-9/11 World” of his monograph With Amusement for All: A History of American Popular Culture since 1830, Leroy Ashby analyses America’s post-9/11 popular culture especially with a focus on advertisements and TV shows and concludes that a change in society’s demand for entertainment and amusement did not take place as expected directly after the terror attacks. First visible responses of popular culture on the attacks were the flag as symbol and the cancelling of some movies and series. Furthermore, togetherness and remembering, often reflected by family series, became more important. However, as Ashby calls it “market patriotism” (496) emerged as a way to use the war on

The audience targeted is also a factor influencing the impact the literary work has on the population. The play was written to raise awareness of the effect of McCarthyism on the American society and on American people. Thus, it was specifically aimed towards people who could do something about the situation in the United States. Therefore, the audience targeted is the young adults, adults and elders of the

Our Town is a quite meta play that makes one question everything they thought they knew about theatre from the importance of a set to the self- awarness of characters. While being narrated and lead by the “Stage Manager” it follows George Gibbs, Emily Webb, and their respective families as they expereince a typical life through the three acts: Daily Life, Love and Marriage, and Death and Eternity. The play takes place from 1901- 1913 and questions the essence of life, theatre, and life through theatre ultimtely ending with Emily Webb herslef finding out these answers through the regret she experiences after death.