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- 171: Arthur Miller-BIO
- ... these priceless childhood experiences there would have never have been the basis and foundation for his great works. During his bright career as playwright he demonstrated extreme talent on two of his greatest pieces The Crucible and the Death of a Salesman. He has also written other powerful, often mind-altering plays: A View from the Bridge, A Memory of Two Mondays, After the Fall, Incident at Vichy, and The Price ... 1936) and No Villain (1937) which won the University of Michigan Hopwood Awards. His Death of a Salesman won the Pulitzer prize in 1949, which was another proof of his excellent talent. Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953 during the McCarthy period when Americans were accusing each other of Pro-Communist beliefs. Many of Miller's friends were being attacked as Communists and in 1956, Miller himself was brought before the House of Un-American Activities Committee where he was found guilty of beliefs in Communism. The verdict was reversed in 1957 in an appeals court. The Crucible is set against the backdrop of the mad witch-hunts of the Salem witch trials in the late 17th century. It is about a town, after accusations from a few girls, which begins a ...
- 172: Why Is The Play Called The Cru
- Why is the play called the Crucible? Webster and his book the dictionary defines a crucible as, A container in which metals are heated, involving a change. A severe test or trial. Miller also puns on the other meaning of a crucible which is: a severe test or trial to tie in with the events that take pace in the play- the trials of the accused witches and the extent of the consequences (death by hanging.) ...
- 173: Lessons To Be Learned From The
- Arthur Millers The Crucible is a play that discusses many issues and spurs contemplation within the reader. While reading this play, because of the controversy of many issues detailed within, it is difficult for one not to take a ... a similar situation. The key issues discussed within this play, the effects of hysteria, marital betrayal, and the murderous powers of lies, are portrayed intriguingly and effectively. The lessons that can be learned from The Crucible are still quite applicable today. Hysteria is an uncontrolled fear complemented with excessive emotion that leads to poor decisions and actions done with complete lack of forethought. The hysteria that existed in the town of ... the mistakes of John Proctor, one will be prompted to take a look at the consequences before cheating on ones spouse. Honesty certainly plays an important role in the unfolding of events of The Crucible. The young girls told vicious incriminating lies about various townspeople, many of which leading to the death of the accused. The lies told in this case are obviously immoral and unjust. However, there exist ...
- 174: The Scarlet Letter And The Cru
- Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Arthur Miller's The Crucible are both distinctly different narratives of the Salem Witch trials. The Scarlet Letter is a novel and The Crucible is a play. While The Scarlet Letter deals mainly with the sin of adultery, The Crucible mainly deals with witchcraft. Both have obvious similarities like the setting and the crime, however, one of the greatest similarities between the two is the loyalty of the Puritan people to their appointed officials. ...
- 175: Somersby
- Sometimes two things may seem like they have nothing in common but when analyzed more critically one may find many similarities. A good example of this would be between The Crucible and Sommersby. These two stories may seem like they have nothing in common; one, The Crucible, is about the Salem witch trials, the other, Sommersby, is about a POW returning home after six years. These two stories may appear to be totally different but they do in fact share many similarities. Three of the characters in The Crucible are very similar to three characters in Sommersby. The three characters The Crucible are John Proctor, his wife Elizabeth Proctor, and Abigail Williams. The three characters in Sommersby are Jack Sommersby (Horace Townsend), Laurel ...
- 176: Andrew Jackson
- The Crucible Many years ago, the culture and atmosphere was amazingly different. The expectations of people and communities are extremely high. During the Puritan times, many laws and regulations existed pertaining to government, religion, and witchcraft. In the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the one word that best describes the Puritan beliefs and the community structure is strict. The Puritan government during the time of this play is a theocracya government of God, run by the towns minister. This means that the people cannot elect their own leaders. In The Crucible, the minister of the town is Reverend Samuel Parris. Mr. Herrick says to Danforth, Mr. Parris command me, sir. I cannot deny him. This shows that he, Mr. Parris, holds a definite authority over ...
- 177: The Cruicible
- ... place for social gathering and a chance for neighbors to keep in touch. This is shown in depth in Boston, by Nathaniel Hawthorne s, The Scarlet Letter and in Salem, by Arthur Miller s, The Crucible. Both towns are perfect models of the churches affect on their communities. Both towns were settled by immigrants from England seeking religious freedom from the theocracies in Europe. In each town the church became a ... leading force in the local government. The church could influence the courts to impose legal penalties on crimes against the Ten Commandments. Crimes such as adultery, in The Scarlet Letter, and worshiping other gods, The Crucible, were violations of the commandments and carried significant civil penalties. The church influenced the community to keep the community together, and to prevent any kind of disunity that might challenge the church s institutional values ... so loved. However, these beloved church leaders were not the perfect devout workers of God that they professed to be. Reverend Dimmesdale, was an adulterer and father of an illegitimate child. Reverend Danforth of The Crucible, was a money hungry old man who appeared to be preaching for his own greedy, personal gain. Both men, however, were allowed to get away with their sins for a while because no one ...
- 178: Is History Destined To Repeat Itself? McCarthyism in the New Millennium
- Is History Destined To Repeat Itself? McCarthyism in the New Millennium Arthur Miller wrote the play "The Crucible" as a warning to the public that people must realize and accept their responsibilities so that another outbreak of hysteria will not transpire. Miller dealt with McCarthyism, or the red scare, first hand. He was ... ground, but is becoming outraged, which is possibly her downfall. Even with this case of mass hysteria behind us, there are still issues brought up in our society upon which one can reflect on "The Crucible" and still apply the theme to the modern situation. The beating, or hate crime, committed against Matthew Shepard is one example of this. The brutal thugs who murdered Matthew Shepard simply because of his sexual ... other pro-family, Christian organizations for this heinous assault. Many in the media have joined in the slander, making charges that ignore both common decency and simple reality. This is precisely what happened in the crucible; the unnecessary hype, and the accusations based on almost nothing. The monsters who committed this atrocity have probably never heard of the organizations being blamed for inciting their rage, and they are the very ...
- 179: The Test Of Salem
- The Tests of Salem The Crucible is a play, which brings attention to many timeless issues. The nature of good and evil, power and its corruption, honor and integrity and irony are all brought up in Arthur Miller s The Crucible. Irony what doe sit men? Irony means incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs. In The Crucible there are three different aspects of irony. Irony is present through many scenes of the play and it is very important to the outcome of the story. Three types of irony that are in ...
- 180: Puritans And Witches - Natural
- ... of generations before them. Puritan philosophy was rooted in the search for spiritual perfection. Witchcraft was viewed by Puritans as evidence of the man's spiritual weakness. Therefore, Puritan philosophy, as later reflected in The Crucible, was the natural enemy of witchcraft. A Puritan's first responsibility was to serve God. The Bible was a Puritan's road map toward that duty. While Puritans respected authority, they did not revere tradition ... as to what they could say to an accused person. Their practice allowed them to interrupt witnesses, redirect questions, badger, and even hit a witness. Spectral evidence was considered fair practice in Puritan courts. The Crucible makes use of this fact to build dramatic tension in the courtroom. When Abigail says that she saw the accused talking to the Devil, her statement was accepted as fact. Ministers were consultants to the ... felt justified in ferreting out and murdering those suspected of being witches. The Puritans brought these fears and superstitions with them from the Old World. As Arthur Miller writes in the early explanation of The Crucible, the Puritans felt that they were the! only light for God in the New W orld. If they let down their guard for one moment, the Devil would rush in and crush them out ...
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