It had been a few years since I had last attended to play. I had just seen the movie version of The Crucible and was incredibly excited about getting a chance to watch a theatrical presentation of it. When I first heard that I'd get the chance to see it I was very excited that I could hardly wait...

The Communist "witch hunts" of the 1950s prompted Arthur Miller to write about the mass hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials in his play, The Crucible. Miller captured the paranoia and hatred of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials and made a controversial reference to his own society's Witch Hu...

Wrongly AccusedThe events of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and those of the McCarthy scandals may be separated by some two hundred and sixty years, but are joined in the sense that elements of societies each sought only evidence of guilt. The events that occurred in these two situations show that ...

"You're the Devil's man!" (118), Mary Warren cried out when she accused John Proctor of working for the devil. Courage is defined as mental or moral strength to face danger without fear. This is supported in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Throughout the Salem witch ...

"The Crucible" "The Crucible" is a play with many themes. The basic themes of this play are that fear and suspicion are infectious and can produce a state of general hysteria that results in the destruction of public order and rationality, it is possible for peoples conceptions of good and evil t...

A political cartoon shows a massive stone wall surrounding tall office buildings which bear labels of "Department of Energy," "Defense Department," "National Security Agency," "CIA," and "FBI." Outside the wall, which is tagged "Government Secrecy," a couple huddles in a roofless hut called "Person...

The play The Crucible is a remarkable story written by Arthur Miller which revolves around the Salem Witch Trials and, the girl who initiated and continued them, to save herself. This play successfully demonstrates the role of women throughout the time period by showing numerous angles surrounding...

THE CRUCIBLEIt´s the spring of 1692. The whole village of Salem is is an uproar. The Reverend Samuel Parris´ daughter Betty won´t wake up, and the Putmans´ little Ruth is walking around like a zombie.The night before, Reverend Parris had heard a f...

THE CRUCIBLEIt´s the spring of 1692. The whole village of Salem is is an uproar. The Reverend Samuel Parris´ daughter Betty won´t wake up, and the Putmans´ little Ruth is walking around like a zombie.The night before, Reverend Parris had heard a f...

"In what ways does Miller succeed in making the moments when Proctor tears up his confession particularly dramatic? In your answer you might consider the character of Proctor, the events that lead up to this situation and the pressures he's under both to sign the confession and to destroy ...