Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible” in 1953. Miller wrote “The Crucible” because one of the most common issues in society is when an individual's freedom goes against the conformity of others. In “The Crucible” there were similarities to several investigations that had created fear and suspicion in American society. During the play there were several who were investigated because they created fear and suspicion among those who accused them of witchcraft. Many consider the play to be an attack on Joseph McCarthy, who had led all the series of investigations held in search to find communists that created fear and suspicion. However, “The Crucible” not only referred to the time period. Only because it has been a universal conflict. Witchcraft …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Explains that arthur miller wrote "the crucible" in 1953 because freedom goes against the conformity of others. the play was similar to investigations that created fear and suspicion in american society.
- Analyzes how reverend parris was responsible for the confusion situation in salem. he had been stalking his daughter and niece abigail long enough to come to a belief that they were part of the witchcraft ritual.
- Argues that tituba was the person most responsible for the confusion of witchcraft situation in salem by the end of act one in "the crucible".
In “The Crucible” Tituba asserted, “ Mister Reverend, I do believe someone else be witchin’ these children”(Pg.1109). Frighten Tituba make false accusation to protect her from being whipped. In act one Titube describes, “ Well, they were always talking; they was always runnin’ round and carryin’ on”(Pg.1110). Tituba recalled seen the Salem witches causing fear and suspicion among everyone. All in all Tituba just pointed fingers to save herself from being whipped, creating a fear in the town. This point of view sounds convincing at first however Reverend Parris was the one most responsible for the confusion of witchcraft in Salem. If it were not for Reverend Parris making a big deal out of the girls dancing in the woods no one would have know of the witchcraft situation. Reverend Parris blew out of proportion the situation with his daughter Betty, and bringing in Reverend Hale was what expose fear and suspicion among the town folks. The confusion of witchcraft was not because Tituba made false accusation but because Reverend Parris turned mad and threaten to beat Tituba. Tituba made up things to protect herself from being beaten. To sum up Tituba was not the cause for the confusion of witchcraft situation, however Reverend Parris was to blame for the confusion of witchcraft situation in Salem that created fear and suspicion among the towns
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- Parallels Between The Crucible and McCarthy Eraanalytical essayMany people look back on the events of the Salem witch trials and laugh at the absurdity of the allegations. It seems crazy that society could be fooled into believing in things like witches and deal with the events in such an extreme manner. It is a common belief that witch hunts are things of the past. Many people would agree that they no longer exist today; however Arthur Miller, author of the play, "The Crucible", points out that society has not come very far from the days of the Salem witch trials. In his play, he used the Salem witch trials to represent the McCarthy Era because he saw that the nation was facing the same events that Salem went through back in the late 1600's. Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible" in an attempt to create moral awareness for society. He did so by making a few small changes to the history and creating parallels in the play with racism, human tendencies, and H.U.A.C.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how tituba confessed to practicing witchcraft and signing on with the devil after being accused. the court believed that they would expiate their wrongdoings by confessing to the accusations and begging for forgiveness.
- Analyzes how miller made the events of the salem witch trials parallel to those that occurred during the 1950's.
- Analyzes how arthur miller created moral awareness for society through his play, "the crucible" by paralleling events from the past to those in the present.
- Analyzes how arthur miller used the salem witch trials to represent the mccarthy era. he created parallels in the play with racism, human tendencies, and h.u.a.c.
889 wordsRead More - Crucible Critiqueanalytical essayThe Crucible will forever be a classic due to its intriguing story line that is based on a true event. The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 are represented as an adulterous romance turned into a vicious plot for vengeance. The Crucible touches on the horrible fates that led to death of so many innocent people, but Arthur Miller does not portray the entireness of the blood bath that was the Salem witch trials. The once Broadway play, that captured the hearts of millions doesn’t hold justice to the anguish the people of Salem endured. However if his goal was to entertain us, he most definitely succeeded.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that arthur miller's the crucible is a classic due to its intriguing story line based on the salem witch trials of 1692.
- Analyzes how the salem witch trials were an absolute travesty. in the 1600's science wasn't as sophisticated as it is now, and when her symptoms were similar to an irish woman in boston, people began to believe the worst.
- Analyzes how the crucible portrayed the only symptom of bewitchment as not being woken from a deep sleep, when in reality the actual symptoms were violent and physical tantrums.
- Analyzes how miller's excitement is evident within the writing of the play, and while justice may not have been done to the real victims, he flourished in his writings.
- Analyzes how miller's story of john proctor and abigail having an affair was a way for miller to explain why there was enough hatred for these hangings and torture to occur.
- Analyzes how used the language of the time period to make the story come to life in an authentic manor.
630 wordsRead More - Arthur Miller's The Crucibleanalytical essayThe Crucible is a 1953 play by Arthur Miller. Initially, it was known as The Chronicles of Sarah Good. The Crucible was set in the Puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts. It talks of McCarthyism that happened in the late 1600’s whereby the general public and people like Arthur Miller were tried and persecuted. The Crucible exemplifies persecutions during the Salem Witch Trials. The people were convicted and hung without any tangible proof of committing any crime. Persecutions were the order of the day. When a finger was pointed at any individual as a witch, the Deputy Governor Danforth never looked for evidence against them or evidence that incriminated them; he ordered them to be hanged. This can be seen through his words “Hang them high over the town! Who weeps for those, weeps for corruption!” (1273), the people were persecuted aimlessly. The four main characters in the play, John Proctor, Abigail Adams, Reverend Hale and Reverend Parris, are caught in the middle of the witchcraft panic in the religious Salem, Massachusetts in late 1690’s. Persecution is the most important theme in the Crucible, the leaders and citizens of Salem attacks and persecutes one of their own without any tangible evidence against them.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that persecution has been a round for sometime and can be traced historically from the time of jesus to the present time.
- Analyzes how arthur miller's the crucible exemplifies mccarthyism in salem, massachusetts, where people were convicted and hung without any tangible proof of committing any crime.
- Analyzes how in the crucible, friends and enemies are persecuted for practicing witchcraft. abigail accuses mary warren of bewitching her.
- Analyzes how the accused were unfairly tried and convicted on limited evidence or even word of mouth from the girls. the girls in the crucible pointed out on people they disliked during the trials and accused them of practicing witchcraft.
- Analyzes how abigail destroyed many people by accusing them of practicing witchcraft just to save herself an example is elizabeth and tituba.
- Opines that persecution is cruel and inhumane and should not be supported. in the crucible, the people were persecuted innocently because their accusers did not provide evidence against them.
- Cites miller, arthur, and davis, john jefferson, in elements of literature: fifth course.
546 wordsRead More - Few people are willing to stand up to the overwhelming power of authority, especially during a time like the Red scare. Hardly any authors are able to recognize meaningful similarities between the present times and an event that happened many years ago—and write about it effectively. Only one has had the courage and intelligence to do both. Arthur Miller was an American author who wrote plays, essays, and stories and has published works dating from to 1936 through 2004. The Crucible, one of his most famous plays, premiered in New York on January 22, 1953 (InfoTrac). It is a historical-fiction story set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The witch hunt described in this play is similar to the Red Scare, an anti-communist movement led by Senator Joseph McCarthy that lasted from the late 1940s to the late 1950s (Broudin). During both time periods, most people respected high authority while a few dissenters challenged conformist views. The public was censored in what they could say because of the fear of being accused of witchcraft or communism. The hysteria of the times triggered a mob-mentality to emerge among the citizens, which influenced nearly everyone to join the terrible movements. Miller presents all of these ideas in The Crucible using his own experiences as influences. He incorporated many of his own traits into the characters’ dispositions. He also described many situations in the play that were similar to the ones he was in, including how he was censored by the Red Scare. Many people will often conform while only a few will challenge authority, will use censorship to prevent others from expressing their views, and are easily affected by hysteria; these characteristics influenced Miller’s life and are reflected by him in Th...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how arthur miller's the crucible is a historical-fiction story set in salem, massachusetts in 1692. he incorporated many of his own traits into the characters' dispositions.
- Explains that miller's traits are similar to those of john proctor, a major character in the crucible.
- Compares miller, proctor, and giles corey in the crucible. miller was expelled from a script-writing project in new york because he had communist relations.
- Analyzes how proctor confessed to witchcraft to save his own life, but did not name others whom he had seen with the devil.
- Explains that most people living during the mccarthy era or witch hunts respected their superiors, but rebels were willing to challenge the powerful regardless of the consequences.
- Analyzes how miller and the people of salem were limited in what they could say and do because of the situations they were in. miller wrote a screenplay called the hook, which featured communists as the protagonists.
- Analyzes how the people of salem were censored by the witch hunts. only a few characters spoke out against them because the consequences were too great.
- Analyzes how miller and the nonconformists of salem lived in a frenzied environment. the people around them were not willing to listen to their ideas, beliefs, or opinions.
- Explains the similarities between the mccarthy era and the crucible. hysteria was prominent during both times. the mob mentality during the red scare caused the unyielding spread of anticommunists in america.
- Analyzes how jealousy drove both the witch hunts and the red scare. in the crucible, abigail grew jealous of john proctor's wife, elizabeth, and worked up a charm to kill her.
- Explains that spectral evidence was used to accuse and convict suspects in both time periods. in the crucible, projected fear and hidden guilt prevented characters from drawing simple and logical conclusions.
- Compares how the salem and huac courts were similar. both courts encouraged an accused person to name other offenders.
- Analyzes how miller's life paralleled the crucible in many ways. the red scare affected miller in the same way the witch hunts affected the people of salem.
1501 wordsRead More - Comparing Arthur MIller and John Proctoranalytical essayArthur Miller wrote The Crucible as a protest paper to the brutality of the Red Scare .The Red Scare was the inoperable fear of Communism within the United States. This scare was caused as a result of the Cold War in the 1950’s. During the Cold War the US was scared of an attack of the Soviets, and the Soviets were equally as scared of an attack upon them by us. Joseph McCarthy, a Senator from Wisconsin, saw this fear as an opportunity to rise to power. McCarthy had many supporters that were primarily Republicans, Catholics, Conservative Protestants, and Blue-collar workers. McCarthy ruthlessly utilized scare tactics to get people to believe and follow him blindly into his accusations as to innocent citizens supporting Communism and either having them jailed or killed by providing phony evidence. Arthur Miller was not intimidated by this he wrote the Crucible as “an act of desperation” (Miller). This desperation was to counteract the lack of speaking out about personal beliefs during the Red Scare for the fear of breaking the law. In The Crucible, Miller wrote about a character named John Proctor who is very similar to Miller himself. Both the author and the character had to overturn the same personal paralyzing guilt, not speaking out soon enough. Nonetheless, their eventual overcoming of this guilt leads them to becoming the most forthright voice against the madness around them.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how arthur miller wrote the crucible as a protest paper to the brutality of the red scare.
- Analyzes how arthur miller's success began with his broadway play, all my sons, in 1947, and his production death of a salesman in 1692.
- Analyzes how arthur was able to become the forthright voice against the madness around him. the paralysis that set in among liberals left america defenseless against mccarthy’s accusations.
- Analyzes how arthur miller brings himself into the crucible by the character of john proctor during the witch trials in salem, massachusetts in 1692.
- Explains that john proctor was the most forthright voice against the madness around him. his actions were crucial to the downfall of salem's corruption.
- Compares the crucible and the red scare. miller was a revolutionary of his time because he was unafraid to speak his mind.
1278 wordsRead More - The Crucible by Arthur Milleranalytical essayMiller’s disapproval of McCarthy was blatantly inscribed into the play through the use of the topic of witchcraft. In The Crucible the main topic was the Salem Witch Trials, similar to communism in The Great Fear. Miller chose this topic to show how ridiculous he believed the accusations McCarthy made were. The controversy surrounding witchcraft and communism are similar in that both had numerous opinions from people of all backgrounds. During the Salem Witch Trials belief in Witchcraft mostly collected in New England but still spread into the rest of the colonies and during the McCarthy era ideas about communism were not believed by everyone in fact most didn’t believe them. Miller crafted the play in 1953 for the spectators during the McCarthy era to find these similarities and relate to them. This solidified some onlookers disapproval of McCarthy and changed the minds of others. It was another layer added to the hysteria of the time and led to the investigation of Miller by the HUAC and his eventual blacklisting in 1957. These similarities made the Salem Witch Trials an easy event for Miller to use to depict the McC...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how arthur miller, of the crucible, was critical of the mccarthy era and used characters, plot events, setting, and literary terms to convey his message.
- Analyzes how miller's disapproval of mccarthy was blatantly inscribed into the play through the topic of witchcraft, similar to communism in the great fear.
- Analyzes how miller used characters to relate to organizations during the mccarthy era. danforth and hathorne represent the court system, while hale represents the huac.
- Analyzes how miller uses procter to illustrate harry s. truman and his administration and abigail to portray senator joseph mccarthy.
- Analyzes how miller drew comparisons between procter and truman in the crucible. abigail is the easiest character to relate to the mccarthy era and mccarthy himself.
- Analyzes how miller uses literary terms, features, setting, plot events, and characters to convey his overall criticism of the time period. the mccarthy era greatly contributed to arthur miller's plot development.
994 wordsRead More - The Crucible by Arthur Milleranalytical essayWhile reading three articles about the play called "The Crucible" I noticed many interesting facts. Many questions as well came to mind. The main question was “What was the Arthur purpose for writing The Crucible”? Well let’s start of by saying Arthur Miller was a extremely American play writing. Miller born in 1915, but where was his childhood? He grew up in New York with a Jewish family. Arthur Millers’ play went on Broadway at the Martin Beck. This occurred in the year of 1953. The play was called The Crucible. Was The Crucible even one of his best places? Well it was yet one of his best second plays. What were the events of the play of Miller had done? The event of the play had to do with the events that took place in Salem. What happened in Salem was a witch craft trial. Most unfavorable people felt as though the play was a play about a terrible period in the American history.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that arthur miller was an extremely american play writing. he grew up in new york with a jewish family. the crucible was one of his best second plays.
- Analyzes how miller wrote the crucible as a response to senator mccarthy and the house of u american activities.
- Analyzes how miller used the salem witch trials as a metaphor to get attention towards the tragedies of mccarthyism publicities. miller uses allegory to show the similarities of one historical period to another.
- Analyzes how miller was trying to send a message to mccarthy and many other people. mccarthy cronies singled out members in the theater and in holly wood as leftists and communist sympathizers needed.
- Analyzes how mccarthy signed an attack against miller after being blacklisted as a communist by the us government.
- Analyzes how miller used salem and the red scare in his plays to send the message out. miller's film of this play actually said a lot and explains the scaring of the 1950s.
- Concludes that arthur miller's purpose for writing the crucible was to send a message out to senator mccarthy and the house of u american activities.
- Cites decter, midge, "the witches of arthur miller." humanitiesfull text (h.w. wilson). lavanture, douglas.
708 wordsRead More - Mass Hysteriaanalytical essayThe play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller was written in response to McCarthyism in the 1950’s. In 1692 and 1693 the Salem witch trials took place in Salem Massachusetts. Girls believed to be involved in witchcraft were responsible for these trials. In the late 1940’s and early 1950’s senator McCarthy came to office. Senator McCarthy and some of his allies were responsible for hysteria in the United States of America in the 1950’s. The scare was also in result of a communist scare after World War II and leading to the cold war. The behavior of the people of the Salem witch trials and Americans in the 19050’s resulted in a big scare in reaction to hysteria.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the play "the crucible" by arthur miller was written in response to mccarthyism in the 1950's.
- Analyzes how mccarthy was elected to the senate after becoming a lawyer in wisconsin. his list of communists was investigated by the fbi and his friend j. edgar hoover.
- Analyzes how the house of un-american activities committee created black lists of people who were believed to be communists based on no solid information that the us government really had.
- Explains that hysteria in salem massachusetts was created by young girls who believed that they were under the influence of witchcraft.
- Analyzes how hysteria broke apart families like the family of john proctor. mccarthyism and the salem witch trials both resulted in corruption and destruction of people's lives.
1218 wordsRead More - The Relations between the Salem Witch Trials and the Cold Warargumentative essayIn 1953, the play called “The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller created hysteria in all parts of the country. This play describes the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 and the irony of a terrible period of American history.
In this essay, the author
- Compares the salem witch trials and the cold war with arthur miller's "the crucible" which created hysteria in all parts of the country.
- Analyzes how arthur miller intended to break the fear of the cold war and respond to senator mccarthy and communism. the play was a metaphor for the red scare.
- Compares the unjustness of the salem witch trails and the mccarthy trials. miller refused to answer questions about the names of people who had been seen in the communist party meetings.
- Narrates how arthur miller was denied a passport to brussels, and he was called before the house committee on un-american activities, which wanted to defend and make the constitution better.
- Explains that the mccarthyism refers to any chasing of people accused for porpoise.
- Explains that the mccarthyism played an important role in the education in universities. students that refused to cooperate with anti-communists were not able to have academic opportunities as scholarships.
382 wordsRead More - How The Crucible Is an Allegory for the McCarthy Eraanalytical essayA very famous man once said, “There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” (Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933). This is certainly true when it comes to Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible. Arthur Miller lived through the Red Scare, also known as McCarthyism. After living through this era and being one of the accused communists Miller wrote the book titled The Crucible in 1952. This book told the story of the Salem witch trials with some modifications to make it more relevant to the current situation. The book ultimately became an allegory devoted solely to McCarthyism. In The Crucible it uses situations such as the actual trials; direct comparisons of the characters in the book to those that participated in the McCarthy trials and, the atmosphere of the two events were almost identical.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how arthur miller's the crucible was an allegory devoted solely to mccarthyism. it told the story of the salem witch trials with some modifications to make it more relevant to the current situation.
- Analyzes how the crucible is an allegory to the mccarthy era because of the similarity in the way people were accused.
- Analyzes how proctor's innocent attempt to free his wife was a failure, and ultimately led to his arrest and death. people were accused based on here-say and often fake or irrelevant documents.
- Compares the mccarthy era and the crucible where the accused were forced to give names of the people who were participating with them.
- Analyzes how arthur miller wrote about a character in his novel named john proctor, who attempted to rebel against the courts that were persecuting all of the innocent people.
- Analyzes how arthur miller's play the crucible is a perfect allegory to the mccarthy era. the basis upon which the victims were persecuted, the strategy to lessen sentences, and the driving factor behind both conflicts are similar.
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