Who Is Responsible In The Crucible

The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, is a chronological narrative including a large cast of characters with a constantly moving setting.* The Crucible is a dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and an allegory of the McCarthyism period. Throughout the play, Miller explores the destruction of freedom by the ignorant and tyrannical society in which his characters live.* By exhibiting how easily a member of the community can become an outcast, Arthur Miller displays social criticism in the Puritan society as well as in today's society in The Crucible.

Today, we plaster death, relationship drama, and corruption in Holy places everywhere for our enjoyment. During 1953 when the author Arthur Miller wrote a play called The Crucible, it had all of those components. This play had the drama of infidelity, lying, murder, and corruption of a church; all of the fun things that make us laugh, cry, and fear for a character's fate. The Puritans did not allow entertainment, only work and pray, so when they received entertainment they took to the extreme. The play will have Miller playing with your emotions in the same ways that the Puritans played with life and death. Throughout this play, Miller will create pathos through the conflicts of infidelity, religion, and injustice.

The text and film adaptation of The Crucible complement each other, catching the essence of Arthur Miller’s central themes and messages. Although the film reiterates the theme and the basis of the play, there are many differences to contrast. The film featured scenes that were merely referenced in the text, allowing the audience to fully grasp the storyline. These additions are also necessary to convey emotions and accentuate important attributes of the characters.

Mary Warren and Mercy Lewis enter the house and Abigail tells them do not reveal that they were casting spells. Betty wakens and Abigail threatens the girls if they speak that she drank blood and casted a spell on Goody Proctor. John Proctor and Abigail talk about their relationship before the opening of the play. Abigail expresses her feelings toward Proctor, but he refuses to believe her. Abigail then becomes angry with him.

Although, Abigail is accusing innocent people for being witches, but the judges doesn't know that Abigail is lying because she want to hide her affair with John proctor. In the beginning of the play, Abigail first accuse Tituba for witchcraft. For example Abigail said “ she made me do it! She made betty do it!” (miller page 482). Abigail is telling Mr hale and Mr. parris that tituba is making abigail and betty to do witchcraft, but actually Abigail want tituba to make love potion for John proctor to love her. Everyone in salem town is believe her with big lies. Everyone is scared of Abigail because they can be accuse. Abigail and her friend are blaming others for witchcraft and pretending they are getting hurt. People are getting arrest or getting hang up because abigail and her friends doesn't like them. According to cheever “ There be so many cows wanderin’ the highroads, now their master are in jail and much disagreement who they will

“ There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” - Elie Wiesel. This quote communes the struggles of the citizens of Salem, Massachusetts who were unjustly condemned of witchcraft during 1692 . They were vulnerable while they were convicted but a few people managed to speak out against this injustice -John Proctor, Martha Corey, Giles Corey and Rebecca Nurse - eventually giving up their lives for this cause. The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, tells of a forbidden affair between married man John Proctor and his servant Abigail Williams. Their liaison is eventually discovered by John’s wife, Elizabeth, leading John to call off the affair. In an endeavor to get vengeance, Abigail and other local girls attempt to place a curse on Elizabeth in an occult rite in the forest one night. When their ritual was discovered, allegations of witchcraft spread around town. When Elizabeth is convicted of being a witch, it ultimately leads John to cease the paranoia and hysteria plaguing Salem. Abigail Williams applied scare tactics in order to manipulate fear in the citizens of Salem.

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.

The classical memorial work of Arthur Miller in The Crucible, tells the real based record

Abigail Williams, the liar, the whore. She has too many secrets and tricks up her sleeve that make her a terrible human. Although some people believe that Abigail Williams is an innocent young lady, she has secrets that could make her named blackened, along with acts that make her a liar and an evil human. In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, Abigail Williams is faced with accusations of witchcraft.

Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible demonstrates how Abigail Williams commits malicious actions and inveigled others to benefit herself and to protect her reputation. Abigail manipulates, lies, deceives and tears down friends and the town in order to do anything to keep her name clean and eventually sends 19 individuals to their death. The inconsiderate actions she commits are to fulfill her desire of getting revenge on Elizabeth Proctor because her jealousy escalates. She continuously has a sexual desire to be with Elizabeth’s husband and a lust for power.

Arthur Miller himself went through “crucibles” in his life, which he in an essay called “Why I Wrote The Crucible.” During his life, Arthur Miller was in a culture of anti-communism and fear; all who the government suspected of having communist views were prosecuted. When this fear reached the media, filmmakers and actors were walking on eggshells in their attempts to appear as pro-American as possible.

Throughout the play Abigail is always scheming. When something unaccounted for happens and interferes with her plan, she is resilient and quickly creates a new plan of action. In particular, Abigail displays her manipulative personality with Parris and Hale. She allows them think that Tituba is the real cause of what happens to Betty and Hale believes Abigail as he asks Tituba, “When did you compact with the Devil?” (44). Abigail blames Tituba for many incidents allowing Hale to think that Tituba is the problem when, in reality, it is Abigail. Abigail also manipulates Mary Warren into turning against Proctor. At the end of the court session, Mary becomes panicked and tells Abigail, “I’ll never hurt you more!” (119). Abigail uses her quick thinking to keep Mary on her side; making herself look better with more support and therefore, staying out of trouble. Finally, she overall manipulates the whole court system by allowing them to perceive her as a saint who can do no wrong, such as witchcraft. Proctor attempts to make them realize that they are being blinded by her actions and exclaims, “Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent, or Abigail? Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God’s fingers?” (77). Abigail continues to lie and manipulate everyone, and in return she keeps herself from being

Over the years many movies have been made based upon famous plays or books. Often times these movies are successful in portraying the play-writer 's images and thoughts for the play or book. Arthur Miller 's play, The Crucible and the movie version have many differences and similarities, all of which contribute to the individual effectiveness of each in conveying their central message. There are several additions and changes to the plot, characters, and mood of the play, which have been implemented into the movie.

The Crucible is a play by American playwright, Arthur Miller. Miller is famous for his works on relevant social issues portrayed in his plays, often through allegorical devices. Allegory is a common device used in a wide variety of literature. I have developed the hypothesis that “The Crucible is a political allegory”. I will critically review this with the focusing questions of ‘What is a political allegory?’

‘“Miller, Arthur. Why I Wrote the Crucible. The New Yorker, October 1996. www.newyorker.com/magizine/1996/10/21-why-i-wrote-the-crucible. Accessed August