Zell Miller

similarities. Miller uses different rhetorical strategies, like certain word choice, similes and others, to persuade the reader think that history repeats itself, specifically that the Salem witch trials and the McCarthy Anti-communist era are the same. The main reason Miller wrote "Are You Now Or Were You Ever?" was to show how strikingly similar the Salem witch trials are to the McCarthy era. One way he describes these comparisons is by using strong verbs. In the first paragraph, Miller talks about

People’s opinions change as they face adversities throughout life. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based on the actual events that, in 1692, led to the Salem Witch Trials, a series of hearings before local magistrates to prosecute over 150 people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. Reverend Hale goes through a change after realizing the witch trials are corrupt manslaughter. In Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” Reverend Hale’s attitude towards

Danforth do the same. What’s there? He lowers his eyes from the ceiling, and now he is frightened; there is real tension in his voice. Child! She is transfixed-with all the girls, she is whimpering open-mouthed, agape at the ceiling. Girls! Why do you—?”(Miller, 88). John Proctor still doesn’t believe the girls even though everyone else is transfixed because he doesn’t change his mannerisms nor his attitude the entire play. “Not all of the adults were taken in by the girls' so-called `afflictions'. John

wherever the accusing finger points!” (Hale, Act 2, p. 68) Throughout the book by Arthur Miller known as, “The Crucible”, there are numerous examples of thematic writing and hidden meanings to the words on the pages. Some of these themes include vengeance, fear, emotion vs. reasoning and many more. One theme, however, shines above all others within the piece, that of hysteria. Within “The Crucible”, Arthur Miller presents the effects of hysteria by using the witch trials of Salem to show friends and

Nikki Vollrath Additional Questions 1. A crucible is a vessel made of material that doesn’t melt easily and is used for high temperature chemical reactions. Miller making the title of this play The Crucible is justified because it describes the court room perfectly. They used the heat of questioning to get the truth just like in a chemical reaction you use heat to get to your product. The product in The Crucible they tried to get was the truth. 2. Abigail is highly responsible for starting the

whether it’s real or a rumor. An example of mass hysteria in today’s society is the Charlie Charlie Challenge, this challenge caused many people to panic because they thought by doing the challenge, they were inviting a demon into their house. Arthur Miller does a great job showing the mass hysteria around the Salem Witch Trials, and in the play Abigail, Marry Warren, and Parris causes the most hysteria. Abigail Williams causes the most hysteria in the play. In fact, she started the whole rumor. Abigail

There are many interesting and complex characters in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. These unique characters create drama and thrill when they oppose one another. Frequently, the opposition occurs due to two characters having differing personalities or opinions. In the play, Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams are two characters that clash over events and contrasting opinions. Despite their differences, the two women are similar. Elizabeth and Abigail are unique characters whose personalities,

Many people throughout the world have read and watched the Crucible. One may think the play is more accurate or that the movie is more accurate. In 1997 the movie was nominated for an Oscar, and the Golden Globes. The movie has won many awards, and had many award winning actors. The movie gives people a better picture of what life looked like during the Salem Witch Trials than the play. The movie gives a vivid description of the characters and the actors have the accents to really drive that

unchanging,"(John F Kennedy). Back in the year 1692, the people of Salem thought to understand the changing reality of their small town, but as they learned all those years ago, certainty is little more than a half truth. In the play ‘The Crucible’ Arthur Miller told the story of how the everyday lives and goals of seemingly ordinary people developed into the manipulation of the witch trials as a means pursuit. As characters such as Abigail Williams, Reverend Hale, and Reverend Parris, changed and developed

In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, Miller uses Puritan culture to demonstrate the consequences of communal fear. Puritan beliefs such as the damnation of liars, the belief in witches and the religious justification for one’s actions all contribute to the negative effects that the witch trials have on the Salem community. The Puritan belief of the damnation of liars greatly influences the events of the Salem Witch Trials. Mary Warren confesses to never seeing spirits, to which Danforth reacts