Zell Miller

The Salem witch trials that occurred in Arthur Millers, The Crucible was a horrific event that caused the life of many who were accused of witchery. Miller’s play tells the tale of a group of girls who practice witchcraft one night in the woods. To avoid getting caught, these girls accuse other villagers and the play turns into a series of hearings and prosecutions that gets twenty people killed. It is still debatable over who exactly is to blame for the Salem witch trials. Even though many people

around a fire with some friends? From Abigail Williams motives, the choices she make, along with the consequences that are put in to place that has caused this chaos, to the person Abigail has become by the end of the play. The Crucible by Arthur Miller, is an emotional rollercoaster. The character of Abigail Williams is unbelievably dangerous due to her ability to lie, deceive and manipulate others to get what she wants. Any mature individual would not act in the way in which Abigail acted when

In the fictional play, "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, he writes about the time in which the Salem witch trials were taking place. The Play starts with the fear of witchcraft entering the town of Salem. Over time the problem of witchcraft grows fiercely in Salem and many were killed. Throughout the play Miller shows how the characters base a very serious crime on extremely minimal evidence. The entire play is based on the opinion of a group of teen girls without any actual evidence, which lead to

There are many themes in the play The Crucible, one of them is ignorance. The characteristics of ignorance are stubbornness, blindness, and lack of knowledge. Ignorance originates from the latin word ignorantem which means “not knowing.” Ignorance seems to be a universal thing. For instance, one can see ignorance in the government every time a political figure gives an empty promise, or when someone blindly believes a theory without having any actual evidence that it’s true, people who are unwilling

The Crucible is a story, written by Arthur Miller, about a witch hunt that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. There are many characters that play a major role in The Crucible. Three of these major characters are Abigail Williams, Elizabeth Proctor, and John Proctor. Abigail Williams, Elizabeth Proctor, and John Proctor have many motivations, desires, relationships, and characteristics that are talked about in The Crucible. These aspects of the characters help to form a complete story with

Although lying seems unimportant, it can be much more powerful than one might think. Arthur Miller’s tragic play The Crucible recites the story of the Salem Witch trials of 1692, in which the false accusations of a few young girls resulted in over 20 casualties. Many different characters, including Parris, Abigail, and John Proctor, hide the truth to preserve their reputations. Despite their diverse social statuses and positions, they each have something to hide. They constantly omit or deny things

This is a clear example of sticking up for what’s right because Hale did the right thing in leaving the trial. During act III Hale stood against the court and said, “Your Honor, I cannot think you may judge the man on such evidence” (Miller 1295). This shows Hale going against the court that he originally was on. He found out that what the court was doing was wrong and he decided to go against them. Later in act III, Hale became mad with the court accusing John. Hale reacted by saying

particular response and cause significant events? In many ways, fear influences human judgment to make feeble decisions. These irrational decisions often lead to unmanageable situations and could cause mayhem. The Crucible, a tragedy written by Arthur Miller, demonstrates how the human emotion, fear, can quickly become out of control and provoke corruption. In the play, there are many residents in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts during the year 1692, that have particular responses to fear that

The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller follows the story of a broken man as he watches his town descend into chaos. The Puritan town of Salem, that this man once called home, has transformed into the breeding ground for the witch hunt that’s been overtaking his society. The Puritans are a stubborn and religious people, they view anything outside of their rules as the devil’s work. In the year 1692 Salem Massachusetts is ravaged with paranoia and false accusations. Amid this chaos lives John Proctor

breeding. The final instance in which Danforth’s intolerance is represented occurs when he refuses to let Proctor confess without signing a paper, stating “ ‘you will give me your honest confession in my hand, or I cannot keep you from the rope’ ” (Miller 4.144). This confession would save John’s life, but Danforth’s intolerance forced the people of Salem to witness a well esteemed man be killed, increasing the hysteria. Danforth’s intolerance of those who defy the court only increases the hysteria