The Crucible The Crucible, by Arthur Miller is a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change of development ,it is fixated on the Salem witch trials. Although the witch trials is the main aspect of the play , other topics should be looked u...

The Crucible- John Proctor, Code HeroIn the play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, we have a main character of the play, John Proctor. John Proctor is the average Puritan farmer that happens to live in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials. At this time many people are being acc...

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, tells the story of the hysteria that evolved in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Arthur Miller uses the title of his play as a symbol throughout its content. A crucible is a container used to heat metals at a high temperature so the metal can be cast, often usin...

THE CRUCIBLE The theme of personal integrity and self-respect is of significant importance in The Crucible. This theme plays a key role of the basis on which the book is laid upon. Arthur Miller develops this theme throughout the book by using characters that posses these qualities. Characte...

John Proctor-Theme Analysis ParagraphThesis-In the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the author illustrates that people who are challenged morally, will undergo distinctive changes.In The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, the author depicts the character of JohnProctor as a morally weak but phy...

Today we live in a very curious society, a society that is eager to learn and acquire knowledge about someone or something. The curiosity of our society leads us to test things. A test is a process of critical evaluation or a basis for judgement. Tests and trials are apart of society and therefor...

In Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, a fear of witchery grows to the hysteria level. Arthur Miller bases his play entitled The Crucible on these events with John Proctor as the major character. Proctor's internal and external conflicts cause him pain and grief throughout the play. During the play, P...

When the Greeks began writing tragic plays, they used bigger-than-life heroes, and their downfall was always hubris. As the tragic genre progressed, regular men were characterized instead of extravagant heroes, and different sins were substituted for hubris. However, in all tragedies a tragic hero ...

The Crucible Similarities and Differences Many movies are played out much differently than their stories. Most are the same and different in many ways. The Crucible was one of those exceptions. It was made into a movie that was almost exactly the same as the play. During the movie John Procto...

In the literary works The Crucible by Arthur Miller, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton there are many parallel characters. In all of these works the main characters are driven by love, hate and vengeance. Although initially victims themselves Abigail William...

It was with ardent horror that the prehistoric man first witnessed a solar eclipse---the sun swallowed by the predator moon until all light ceased and darkness fell on to the land. We, the more enlightened descendants, have also suffered eclipses. One such eclipse was the darkness of evil that fell...

In the play the Crucible, John Proctor is one of the most noticeable characters in the story because his qualities and attributes set him apart from the monotone society. He is one of the bravest characters in the play because he gives his life for what he believes in. He is extremely loyal to his f...

The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts. It starts off with a group of girls dancing around in the forest with a black slave named Tituba. They are caught by a Reverend Parris. His daughter Betty gets sick and almost dies. People come to see Betty and start rumors about witchcraft. Rev. Par...

The Crucible For a person to change they usually have to undergo a meaningful event. Most people don't even realize they change or they think they don't have to. When a person does change they usually do it for themselves or someone they really care about. In the book, the peo...

FreedomTo most people in the US freedom is an accepted concept that we take for granted. Freedom was once described by Arthur Miller as: "Guilt is un-freedom". In the book The Crucible by Arthur Miller the character John Proctor goes through a great deal of trouble to achieve that freedom we take fo...

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, conveys the story of the witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts. A young girl, by the name of Abigail, manipulates the town into believing that many of the townspeople are witches. She, along with many of other young girls in the village, do this to avoid punishment f...

John, Elizabeth, and Abagail Williams are all characters in "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. Both John and Elizabeth Proctor are round and dynamic characters, meaning complex and changed. Abagail Williams on the other hand, is a flat and static character, one that doesn't change nor is complex. T...

Vengeance in a Small Town Arthur Miller's, The Crucible , is a perfect example of how the power of accusation can be used for vengeance and hatred. During the mid 1600's, the small town of Salem, in colonial Massachusetts, becomes corrupted by accusations of witchcraft. As the plot begins to unf...

The Crucible Hubris, a tragic flaw, can be defined as excessive pride. In 1692 mass hysteria broke forth in the Massachusetts town of Salem. The society lives under a theocracy in 1692, and because of the heavy religious atmosphere an overdue opportunity for everyone to express his ...

The play The Crucible takes place in the Puritan New England town of Salem, Massachusetts, a quite and normal little town during the 1890's. The play begins with a small group of girls that go dancing in the forest with a black slave woman named Tituba. During their dancing, they are caught b...

American Lit/Comp.9-21-03Crucible PaperThe Crucible, a twentieth century play, written by Arthur Miller, inspired by the communist accusations of Senator McCarthy, recounts a classical tale of allegation of innocent Puritans charged with the crime of witchcraft. In Salem Village, Massachusetts the i...

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, some of the characters showed courage whenthe live's of their loved ones were at risk. One of the main character's in the play was John Proctor. He showed couragewhen his wife, Elizabeth was accused of being a witch. When John found out that it wasAbigail William...

Abigail Williams In The CrucibleArthur Miller describes Abigail Williams in, "The Crucible" as a very manipulative and vindictive person. She tends to be decisive in making the wrong decisions; she hurts others around her to get what she wants, john by herself and only for herself. Abigail thins hig...

"The Crucible" Strengths and weaknesses Both John and Elizabeth have their strengths and their weaknesses. John acknowledges that what he did (the affair) was wrong, is sorry, and has tried to amend the situation, he has tried to make it up to Elizabeth. His weakness was having the af...

It was with ardent horror that the prehistoric man first witnessed a solar eclipse---the sun swallowed by the predator moon until all light ceased and darkness fell on to the land. We, the more enlightened descendants, have also suffered eclipses. One such eclipse was the darkness of evil that fel...