The Crucible Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible? ... There are two very distinct contexts that influenced Arthur Miller as he wrote The Crucible. ... Arthur Miller's The Crucible draws a connection between these two historical contexts to establish a basic relationship of similarity. ... Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to express his feelings towards the issue of McCarthyism and the witchcraft hysteria of Salem. ... I believe Arthur Miller has intentionally aimed "The Crucible" towards the events that took place during the McCarthyism time period. ...

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As a victim of McCarthy's accusations, author, Arthur Miller, wrote The Crucible to put the trials in a different perspective. ... The title compares the cartoon to the literal witch hunt presented in are Arthur Miller's, The Crucible The theme of hysteria can also be seen in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. ... Arthur Miller does a similar job of drawing the paranoia of the Red Scare. ... Both Herb Block and Arthur Miller illustrated the strong feelings forged by this modern day "witch hunt." ... Herb Block and Arthur Miller endeavored to shed light on Senator McCarthy's co...

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In order to eradicate or at least lessen the public paranoia, Twentieth Century American author Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible as a warning of what could happen to innocent individuals in the 1950s. ... In the article, "Why I Wrote The Crucible,- originally published in The New Yorker, Miller explained how he came to write the drama: "The Crucible- was an act of desperation. ... Several times the parallels between the witch hysteria in Salem and the contemporary hysterical phenomena have Been pointed out, as in the play "The Crucible- by Arthur Miller, who had the fear of ...

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It is clear that Miller's The Crucible parallels his life and times. ... Arthur Miller opposed the views of Senator Joe McCarthy, and The Crucible was a way for him to express an opinion in the matter. Arthur Miller had never supported the McCarthy hearings or the hunt for Communist spies becoming a dominating fixation of the American psyche. ... After writing The Crucible, interviews with Miller revealed that the play was his answer to politics. ... In conclusion, it is evident that The Crucible was Arthur Miller's way of sharing his opinion about the persecution of communists ...

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Crucible By Arthur Miller Through the dramatic play, the Crucible, Arthur Miller presents the audience with many themes. ... This essay will discuss these messages, and how Arthur Miller evokes the "full force of theatre" to communicate them. ... One of Millers universal messages in the Crucible, is the impact of hysteria. ... Miller effectively communicates this theme through the characters in the Crucible. ... Through the Crucible, Arthur Miller dramatises the danger when an individuals rights to their own be...

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The author, Arthur Miller, wrote The Crucible to show people McCarthyism was going far, to show the similarities in the time periods, and to help our nation use facts instead of fear. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to show people McCarthyism was getting taken too far. ... Miller wrote The Crucible to show the similarities in the time periods. Miller purposely made The Crucible to clearly illustrate similarities of the 1950s. ... Miller wrote The Crucible to help our nation use fact instead of fear when judging Communism in America. ...

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Arthur Miller's, The Crucible, first produced in 1953. ... Aside from character development and dialogue Arthur Miller shows the audience the reactions of the towns people to mass hysteria. ... Reactions to mass hysteria Works Cited Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. ... Miller Looks at Witch-Hunting," Critical Essays on Arthur Miller. ...

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Arthur millers " the crucible" presents an uncharacteristic tragic playwright that holds underlying meaning, which could be related to any society. ... Millers play hardly suggests so. ... The directions miller has given along with sets communicate how miller felt about the destructive effects of a theocratic society. ... The underlying themes of the crucible are intertwined; Miller presents several things for us to think about. ... In a metaphorical sence, Miller "lit the fire" in the crucible and allows it to burn its course. ...

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A clear example of this is The Crucible by Arthur Miller. ... I need someone to admire," (Spoto 186) Over the course of the next two years, Miller wrote and researched "The Crucible," a historical play based on the Salem Witch Trials. ... (Miller 21) Monroe's jealousy of Miller's marriage is also a noticeable influence over Proctor and Abigail's relations. ... After studying John and Abigail's relationship in The Crucible, the reader is able to see the influence of his own life on the historically based play. ... As The Crucible is based on actual events many may assu...

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Arthur Miller chose a powerful and deep Title for his play The Crucible. ... Arthur Miller wanted to point out the severity and intensity of these trials and how they persecuted innocent people and forced others to turn against each other. This draws a connection to the fear and hysteria created by Communism in America during the 50's, the decade Arthur Miller wrote the play, just as Witchcraft did in Salem. ... But, one may look at this and think, "What does this pertain to the play The Crucible." ... In conclusion, Arthur Miller chose such a suitable and versatile title, one that coul...

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The Crucible Arthur Miller's 1950 play The Crucible uses literary elements to mirror the Mc Carthy Ear. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a "witch hunt" play that takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. ... Miller's 1950 play The Crucible expresses a variety of themes. ... In The Crucible reputation is a fear of guilt by association becomes particularly pernicious. ...

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Arthur Miller's The Crucible depicts the events of the Salem Witch Trials. ... In The Crucible, Miller illustrates through the Salem Witch Trials the mass paranoia and hysteria that occurs when people blindly accuse others of misdeeds. In The Crucible, the main accusers were those that wished to raise their power or social standing in society. ... I saw Goody Howe with the Devil" (Miller 48). ... Miller shows how Miller illustrates the ridiculousness of blindly accusing other people. ...

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Introduction Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible,"" was first published in 1953 during the politically tumultuous time of McCarthyist America. ... Notes on Miller's Character, John Proctor 1. ... While he loves his wife and respects her opinion, Miller represents Proctor in Act Two, as a proud and vain man. ... Throughout "The Crucible," John Proctor is not the same type of in his own eyes as others perceive him. ... Conclusion Throughout the play, Miller represents John Proctor as a man with many emotional and psychological layers. ...

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In this piece of coursework I will be analysing how Arthur Miller creates an atmosphere of tension and hysteria in the "yellow bird scene". ... The Crucible was written in 1952, during the cold war. ... Arthur Miller used repetition, Shouting and crying to build up atmosphere. ... Arthur Miller also uses strong language to put emphasis on some things and makes it more engaging like when John Proctor calls Abigail Williams a "Whore" this shows John's dislike for her. ... Arthur Miller also builds up tension and hysteria by showing Hale's lack of confidence in the court when he walks o...

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Arthur Miller has been married three times. ... Arthur Miller and Mary Grace Slattery were divorced in 1956. ... Arthur Miller wrote many well-received and successful plays. ... Another one of Miller's most notable works is The Crucible. ... (Arthur Miller)....

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Well, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller is one of those books. ... To a more trained eye, it could all be a symbol addressing Arthur Miller's ordeal with Communism. ... I have two examples of ambition from The Crucible which pertains to two of the most conceited and self-centered men. ... Like I previously stated, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller is one of those books that seems one way, but has a different meaning to it. ... To a more trained eye, it could all be a symbol addressing Arthur Miller's ordeal with Communism. ...

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The Crucible is a wonderfully written book by Arthur Miller in the 1950's. ... Even though The Crucible was not the most successful book that Miller wrote, it was popular and still is popular in many places around the world. ... Arthur Miller wrote this book to bring back the past of the Salem Witch Trials so that people could see what it was like, or at least read what it was like during that time. ... These themes are only a few of the many in the book The Crucible. ... Miller's use of describing people and places was high-quality along with his thought of the word choice. ...

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In Arthur Miller's, "The Crucible," many themes are expressed throughout the play. ... "The Crucible" has many themes that show how everything was and how everyone acted in the year of 1692, in Salem, Massachusetts. ... The concept of justice in 1692 is shown when Arthur Miller dedicates the entire third act to the courtroom. ... Arthur Miller clearly explains the how people react to things they do not understand. ... Arthur Miller gives good examples and explains what it was really like back in 1692 by showing how people acted. ...

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Towns from New York to Savannah participate in this outrageous behavior, and when it comes to films depicting such grand dissipation, one of the best is Nicholas Hytner's "The Crucible." Based on Arthur Miller's play of the same name, "The Crucible" is set in the small settler town of Salem, Massachusetts in the early 1690's, a town with many young ladies looking for love. ... Many of the people targeted in McCarthy's hunt were celebrities based solely on the reason that they spend a lot of time outside the country; Miller topped this exclusive list and in response he wrote...

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Arthur Miller's The Crucible explores the Salem witch trials in great detail. ... The Crucible was written at a time when a similar hysteria was sweeping through America. ... In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, there are plenty of parallels between Salem 1692 and America during the early 1950's when the spread of McCarthyism was at its height. ... Eventually the accusations worked its way up to more prominent levels of society; eventually even Miller himself was called to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956, three years after writing The Crucible....

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Book Review: The Crucible This critically acclaimed play, by Arthur Miller, takes place in Salem, Massachusetts, in the year 1692. ... However, in Miller's drama, Abigail is seventeen and Proctor is thirty-five (Miller xiv). ... Arthur Miller's point of view in this emotional tale lies entirely in the title itself, The Crucible. In the dictionary, a crucible is defined as a severe test (278). Metaphorically speaking, the witch trials that occurred in Salem served as a crucible. ...

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The Crucible as a timeless play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is a text that can definitively be defined as timeless, and therefore relevant to any audience in any society it is being read. ... In The Crucible, Miller has submerged the characters in an atmosphere of "evil", such that their true personalities are revealed to the audience, and thus are subconsciously divided into "good" and "evil". ... Miller originally wrote The Crucible as an allegory about the 1950s American fear of Communism. ... Hence the writing of and performance of The Crucible in 1953. ... Another motivat...

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This is certainly true for both Arthur Miller's drama, The Crucible, and Emily Dickinson's "Much Madness is Divinest Sense." ... In The Crucible, Miller uses his theme to reveal the adverse aspects of human nature. The Crucible is set in a theocratic society, in which the church and the state are one, and the religion is a strict, austere form of Protestantism known as Puritanism. ... It is also through the use of irony that Miller suggests the evils of human nature. ... Using such elements as theme and irony, Miller is able to focus on the evils of human nature, and even force the r...

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It could be attributed to the lack of hero's in this day and age, but men such as Arthur Miller, author of The Crucible, Death of A Salesman, and A View for a Bridge, will argue that the traditional view of the tragic hero being in a seat of great power is not necessary. The Aristotelian view of a hero who is great in fame is challenged in Millers famous essay, Tragedy and the Common Man, and then proven wrong in Millers controversial play The Crucible. ... All of this so far Miller agrees with for the most part and conforms with when writing The Crucible. ... Procter portraying the t...

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Arthur Miller's play The Crucible demonstrates the way in which theocracy controls and maintains social order in Salem. ... Arthur Miller illustrates how dominant characters with a higher and more important status in the church hierarchy can control the town; the audience is positioned to see how people use other people's fear to reinforce puritan ideals. ... Arthur Miller's portrayal of the states authority is seen through Danforth who imposes fear with threats. ... Arthur Miller's portrayal of control becomes evident in The Crucible from very early on, again dominant char...

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