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    Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953. He wrote this because he wanted to give out a central message to people all around the world. In the play, Miller presented many issues like how individual freedom was being taken away because of how society sets their laws and standards for what they believe was right or wrong. Also, he shows that there many people who do not believe in the same ideas or practices as anyone else and are forced to deal with the external pressures from society. Around the

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    English 10, essay The Crucible, option 2 In “The Crucible”, Arthur Miller uses dramatic irony to create anxiety, frustration and to demonstrate the tension between the people about the lies of witchcraft in Salem. I. The author creates tension in the story by using Abigail who accuses innocent people of witchery. 1.) Abigail wants Elizabeth to get hanged so she can be back with John again. 2.) Abigail turns herself against Mary Warren after she confessed in court. II. The author creates

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    circumstances test are mental strength and how strong our morals are. In Arthur Miller 's, The Crucible, several characters in Salem, Massachusetts were tested internally by the Witch Trials. In his play he uses examples of how difficult situations can bring out a person 's true self. Using the word crucible has a significance between the characters and title since the definition is a severe trial. In The Crucible John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and Giles Corey are characters who illustrate being tested during

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    The Crucible “The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear” (Gandhi). While this may be true, what may be a more powerful driver in our lives are the lengths we take to avoid things we fear. The society of Salem that Arthur Miller creates in The Crucible shows how fear can slowly lead to panic and eventually break down civilized behavior. To what degree can we attribute the events of the Salem Witch Trials as portrayed in The Crucible to fear? Fear is an emotional response made by a threat

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    religious standards. This unattainable pursuit is a key factor in Arthur Miller’s 1953 play, The Crucible, in which Salem’s Puritan faith drives its citizens to hysteria. Because of perfectionism’s harmful effect on individuals and society, it is important to understand the following research question: To what extent does the Puritan pursuit of perfection contribute to the Salem Witch Trials within The Crucible? Merriam-Webster defines perfection, in regards to religion, as “the theological doctrine that

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    Literary Analysis The Crucible No matter what you assert, Abigail will turn the situation around so it seems like she is the victim. Arthur Miller was born in Harlem, New York. The Crucible is a play based during the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts. In the town of Salem, Massachusetts, adolescent girls are deceiving the town. When this untruth goes too far many lives are endangered. One would view this play because of the the emotional dogfight. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller uses

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    often through television, and then spread to our family and friends. Fear is a part of our lives, and something we can only hope to control. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, a group of girls put lives in danger, by accusing people of witchcraft. This causes a fervor of fear in the town, and we watch it spread throughout the play. In The Crucible, fear enables dishonestly in the town, people to be accused, and lives to be lost. Abigail and the group of girls start out in the woods, dancing and

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    The Crucible In the story “The Crucible” by Author Miller conflicts are a major part of the plot and them. There are many themes that tie in with all the different conflicts, but out of all of them I have decided to write about the conflict of Jealousy. The citizens in Salem are motivated by jealousy; Abby begins to lie to get to John Proctor and tries to get his wife imprisoned. The first sign of jealousy between these three that Miller shows is the conversation between John and Abby. In this quote

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    In the English dictionary, there are three definitions of the word crucible. One is a metal container in which metals are mixed and melted. Another is a severe test. But the third definition, and the one that I think fits the best for this book, is a place or situation in which different elements interact to create something new. In my mind, this fits because all of the characters had their little grudges and dirty secrets. But when all those seemingly little things interact, they formed something

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    wrote a play based on the actions of those during the Salem Witch Trials called “The Crucible”. In the period in which he wrote the Crucible, there was a historical uprising in which people left and right were being identified as covert Communists if they protested too strongly against the rise of European Fascism and anti-Semitism as the Soviet Union rapidly expanded as an empire. Miller’s writing of “The Crucible” is still important today because it reminds society of its faults, warns of the future

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