Zell Miller

Chandler Howard Smalley English III The Crucible and Xenophobia "The best way to avoid becoming a scapegoat is to find one" (Warren Eyster). Scapegoating, the act of blaming others because of your differences, is a common thing people do. Usually, the victims of scapegoating are the weaker members of society, because they make easy targets. Examples of scapegoating throughout history include; Catholics coming to America in the 1800s, where rumors arose that they were there to steal America's freedom

One theme from the book The Crucible by Arthur Miller is unfair justice. This has been a recurring theme throughout history, and is portrayed in the book written by Miller. Even now today people are facing unfair justice based on just the word of other people, unfactual or false evidence, and many of these people are facing unfair consequences that even the judges later regret sentencing them to. The book The Crucible shows how unreasonably people were treated in court back in the 1600s and even

the impeccable representation of Arthur Miller’s masterpiece. What is life like today in the 21st century? Will we fall back into the fear and hysteria of the people of Salem in 1692? The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Everything that happened there was to do with the church and witchery was the greatest crime. It was

Salem is not what it appears to the naked eye; dishonest children accuse and condemn the innocent to swing on the gallows. The Crucible, a tragedy by Arthur Miller symbolizes the Communist trials. The reputation of Salem at the time is that no one is safe; anyone can be a witch in their eyes in order for their own benefit of freedom. Truth can stand on its own against any circumstance. Such as John Proctor stands up against Abigail for the troubles she is causing. In the same way it is almost impossible

She is telling lies about me! She is a cold sniveling woman…” (Miller 839). In act one it's clear that Abigail has quite a disliking for Elizabeth. Which will later lead Abigail to accuse Elizabeth of being a witch. Abigail says this about Elizabeth because she kicked her out, when she found out about John's affair

lot of trouble so that she could be with John Proctor. Many people were thrown in jail and also many where put to death because of the lies she told. Lies and jealousy lead to the development in characters, settings, and the structure of events. Miller shows lies and jealousy in character development through one of the main character, Abbigail. Throughout the play Abby became more jealous of Elizabeth Proctor. She is jealous of her being with john, which whom she had an affair with. Abby stated

a play by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts and the events leading up to it. Salem at the time was a very religious and strict community with very little to do. In 1692, some of the girls in the town fell ill, not being able to find a cure or reason for the sickness the people of the town turned to the explanation of witchcraft. Many people were jailed and hung on the accusation of witchcraft without proper trial. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller portrays the theme

Everyone loves a story with hysterical characters in it. It makes any story a lot more interesting and amusing to read. The Crucible by Arthur Miller has many characters who act hysterical throughout most of the play. Arthur Miller creates the unforgettable character John Proctor, who is the protagonist of this play, and he can be described as dynamic and round. John Proctor is a very complex character with many emotions, making him round. When Abigail speaks of Elizabeth, John becomes angry.

independence movement in India, once mentioned, "an eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." In other words, one's revenge leads to another revenge, destroying the whole world's morality. In the book, The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, the vicious, endless cycle of revenge can also be found. In the story, each character in Salem has conflicts with other characters, so he or she tries to bring up their enemy’s name in court, because of relationship, greed, and grudges. The revenge

In the first trial in Act III of The Crucible, Arthur Miller evidently shows the extreme bias of the court, jury, and judge. Throughout the proceedings there was use of things like spectral evidence and biblical text. For example, when John Proctor attempts to vouch for Rebecca Nurse, Deputy Governor Danforth