The Crucible
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Relationship between a Male and Female in “The Crucible”
The Crucible
‘The Crucible’ written by Arthur Miller is a play which contains a relationship between a male and female character that changes throughout the course of the play. This relationship would be the relationship of John and Elizabeth Procter. This relationship changes from being hostile and awkward at the start and changes to a loving and…
The Crucible Paradox Research Paper
The Crucible
A paradox is something that appears to be one manner but is the opposite manner. Writers frequently use paradoxes in their plants to do them more interesting. In the drama The Crucible Arthur Miller presents the audience with a paradox in so much as the character of Reverend Hale, who lives, is presented as being…
The Search for Identity in The Crucible
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It is evidently true that many novels and plays, including The Crucible by Arthur Miller, spend a great deal of time exploring and developing characters journey’s to achieve a greater fulfillment of one’s identity. In The Crucible there is a strong sense of the effect of examining one’s conscience upon John Proctor and Reverend Hale’s…
Review of the Book “Copper Crucible” by Jonathan Rosenblum
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Copper Crucible Introduction The following article gives a review of the book “Copper Crucible” by Jonathan Rosenblum in terms of characterizing the events of the strike by Untied Steelworkers against Phelps, Dodge and Company and its devastating and everlasting effects. Rosenblum, an attorney and a reporter, writes an onlookers description of the remarkable and eventually…
Themes in the Crucible by Arthur Miller
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The Crucible may be old but it can still relate to our society today. The themes of love, rejection, and guilt are a common theme between The Crucible and society today. My first theme is love. In The Crucible Elizabeth and John Proctor are married. Although John had an affair with Abigail Williams at the…
The roles gossip played in The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s Life, and today
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Gossip seems to play a major role in everything from news and politics to hit television dramas. In fact it was an important factor in history, specifically in the Salem witch trials. When The Crucible was written, rumors put a spin on the author’s , Arthur Miller, own life. Gossip and scandals still play into…
The Crucible and The Birthmark – Human Failures
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John Steinbeck argues that writers have a responsibility to uncover and highlight humanity’s flaws, failures, and dangerous desires in order to promote self-improvement. Essentially, authors present stories that expose our weaknesses so readers can learn from them. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Birthmark both exemplify this idea through irony and characterization. By…
Belonging – the Crucible, Belonging, We Are Going
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Thank you for inviting me here today, to speak to you about the launch of the new collection entitled Representations of Belonging. It brings me great pleasure to talk about a variety; a play, a picture book & a poem that would shape our understanding of belonging. We live in an affluent, developing society as…
The Crucible. Comparison of Characters
The Crucible
John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are both significant characters in Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible. In the upcoming paragraphs, their characters will be analyzed and compared, highlighting the similarities and differences. John Proctor, a diligent farmer, is highly regarded for his commitment to providing for his family, ensuring they have a home and sustenance. He…
The Crucible: Belonging and Identity Human
The Crucible
One’s belonging will always be entrenched in the ‘belonging’ established by another group; regardless of whether or not you wish to be a part of such a group. That is to say, even if it is your aim to find your sense of belonging totally outside of another group, the course of action required to…
genre | Tragedy |
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originally published | January 22, 1953 |
description | The Crucible is a 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692–93. |
characters | Reverend Parris, Reverend Hale, Judge Thomas Danforth, Judge Hathorne |
quotations | “Because it is my name! “Here is all the invisible world, caught, defined, and calculated. “Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer!” “Until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven.” “I can. “I do not judge you. “He have his goodness now.,“Because it is my name! “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. “Life, woman, life is God’s most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it.” “It is rare for people to be asked the question which puts them squarely in front of themselves” |
information | Playwright: Arthur Miller |