... Crucible tells of the devastation wrought in early Salem when some restless young girls claim that witches are taking over the village. Act I begins in the spring of 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, with Reverend Samuel Parris, the petty, irritable and mostly unliked minister. He is worried about his daughter, Betty. The night before, his daughter and niece, Abigail ... call him back but she will not take this painfully acquired "goodness" from him. The play closes with Hale crying. The Crucible, first produced in New York at the Martin Beck theater on January 22, 1953, received less acclai...

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... people in everyday life, characters in books even, are challenged to stick to their morals and strengthen their courage through everyday life. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller many characters including John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor and Rebecca Nurse have strong moral values and courage. John Proctor is a good man ... who is incapable of lying. She was known as a very honest woman, well respected, and pure of heart. Elizabeth's husband has an affair with Abigail Williams which cause Elizabeth to react. Much to anyone's surprise Elizabeth acts with dignity and love. Elizabeth says to Jo...

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... witch. To avoid punishment after being accused of witchcraft the girls named other people in Salem, some of these who they did not like. Abigail Williams had previously had an affair with John Proctor, she shouted out John Proctor's wife Elizabeth's name. By accusing Elizabeth of being a witch ... wife Elizabeth was ill for quite some time. During this time John was unfaithful to Elizabeth and had an affair with Abigail Williams. This is why Abigail wants Elizabeth dead. This is a key scene in the play because it builds up tension between Proctor and Elizabeth and the ... John, "I saved...

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... by Arthur Miller in which many people are accused of witchcraft and have to make big decisions that may affect their life. Rebecca Nurse was a character in The Crucible with a big decision to make. Rebecca had eleven children and twenty-six grandchildren. She has been around so many children that she decides to help with Betty ... rather live and have people thinking that she is a witch than die because she stood up for herself. Just like Tituba getting accused, Abigail Williams tries to accuse another person. Abigail still loves John Proctor and wants him to be with her, instead of his ...

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... the political investigation of Senator McCarthy in 1950's America. What are the particular characteristics of the play which make its story timeless and universal?" The Crucible highlights the tendency in America to witch-hunt. Miller's play came at an appropriate time in history. The court system in America in the 1950 ... had suddenly taken centre stage. The eyes of the world were upon him. Within a matter of weeks, his name was known everywhere. Just as Abigail stumbled on to the power of Witchcraft, to get what she wanted, namely to get Elizabeth Proctor off the scene. She exploited t...

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... . Ann Putnam's jealousy over Rebecca Nurse and Abigail's jealousy of Elizabeth Proctor, and the ambition of Hale and Parris, both of whom seek public approval; the fear of punishment that initially motivates Abigail and the other girls; then the revealing in power they display during the trial. Above all The Crucible investigates the mass hysteria which infects the whole community. The concept of ... evil is central to The Crucible. To understand the play without thinking about what Miller is trying to say ... who help their friends, regardless of who they are and what they do, are more...

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... felt during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. Through his subtle connections, Arthur Miller's play The Crucible efficiently shows the tyranny of consensus during the Salem Witch Trials, and during the period of McCarthyism. Although The Crucible debuted in 1953 while, McCarthyism was still at large it was not very effective in providing social ... court, regardless of whether or not his evidence against the court was correct or not. Also, when Proctor admits to lechery with Abigail and Elizabeth Proctor is brought into court to see whether Proctor is telling the truth, but they do not al...

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"The Crucible" Arthur Miller's use of passionate, human emotions-greed, jealousy, and vengeance-helps the audience better understand the characters' personality and motivations. The audience can associate with the characters because these are emotions that everyone in the audience has experienced many times in their lives. Abigail wanted John Proctor for herself and she didn't ... He didn't care if he hurt anyone in his path. He also didn't want anyone to tell him he was wrong for what he did. If Abigail had let her love for John go and she went on living her life she would have not been accu...

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... : A Tragic Hero A tragic hero in literature stands up for a belief, yet has a tragic flaw or final downfall. In Arthur Miller's drama, The Crucible, John Proctor, the protagonist, is also a cleat example of the typical tragic hero. Arthur Miller creates a tragic hero through John Proctor's growth from his tragic ... his life in the pursuit of truth. John Proctor is considered a tragic hero because of a flaw in his character and his relationships. John Proctor's relation ship with Abigail changes throughout the play. In the begging he says "Abby, I may think of you softly but I will cut of...

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Through the character of Rebecca Nurse, Arthur Miller is able to present the role of women in two ways; to be very powerful, yet despite the righteousness of a women, none can be exempt from the accusations. Rebecca Nurse, a figure of respectability and good sense, has a very big influence on John Proctor, the protagonist of the play. It is due to her that he is able to become such a hero of Salem, sacrificing his public reputation for his personal integrity. Rebecca's presence at Proctor's confession convinces him of what he must do. This shows Miller's representation of Rebecca as signifying...

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... the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. This was a time of much hypocrisy in the people of the town of Salem. Many people believed anything they heard or saw. Although The Crucible is fictitious, the story depicts the historical information of the Salem witch trials, and blends them with fictitious characters with minds of their own to create a very realistic plot and ... the people turned to the girls to rely on who was a witch. The girls were led by Abigail she stunned everyone with her attitude and her ability to see the Devil. Because of what the girls said there was a disturbance ...

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The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a story that contains many struggles. These struggles come about as a result of the strict Puritan society in which the story takes place. There ... after the trials started that many people were going to be falsely accused by their neighbors as a method of revenge, and as an outlet for their maliciousness. When Abigail uses this case to attack Rebecca Nurse, one of the best Puritans in the Salem, John Proctor begins his efforts to stop the injustice. This increases when Elizabeth Proctor ... fight to save his wife, his community and eventually himself. In...

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... the federal government did not exist, but rather each town has their own court; based off of their own ruling. In Arthur Miller's drama, The Crucible, the tragic hero, John Proctor, suffers at the hand of the Puritan theocracy because of the lies and selfish behaviors in Salem; however he redeems ... himself at the end of the drama. Selfish Behaviors of some characters (Parris, Abigail, and Danforth), cause more harm to John and others, while trying to protect their own reputation. Reverend Parris stated that witchcraft was not the cause ... to overthrow the court, when John was really ...

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... would be. When exactly did things get out of hand? In The Crucible, many innocent people got killed because of a selfish girl. She thought that by lying she would get what she wanted. Things didn't go as she planned. Abigail Williams, a seventeen-year-old girl, niece of reverend Parris was the ... to the extreme by sticking a needle two inches into her own belly, just so people would believe that Elizabeth tried to kill her by using witchcraft. Abigail's love for John Proctor made her blind on what she was doing. She accused a lot of innocent people. People thought she accused them beca...

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... are purified of contaminants. John Proctor seems to be introduced into this rampant inferno to be tested. His outward shell of vanity is burned away leaving a man of good character. A crucible is also a time period of stress upon a society. Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor proved their moral character in their turbulent epoch. In retrospect, people such as ... Abigail Williams and Thomas Putnam exemplify a person's innate tendency to be greedy and selfish. Lastly, a crucible can be related to the crucifixion of Christ. He died to save other. In his death He refused to confess lie to ...

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... considered a saintly individual, and he has no great eagerness to be a martyr. Yet when put to the final test, the meaning here of "crucible," he will go to his death rather than irrevocably compromise his integrity. His human frailty is established early in the play. Although normally a good husband ... and father, he is said to have seduced the beautiful and very young Abigail, when she was a servant girl at his farm. In a community that places much emphasis upon church attendance, he has not been the most ... showy conversion and orders those accused into irons. Proctor and Rebecca h...

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... dragged into the spot light by the House Un-American Activities Committee, he was put in the exact same place were John Proctor had been in "The Crucible". Miller was asked to give a list of name of people who he had seen at a communist meeting ten years before. Another character who tried to ... He had suddenly taken centre stage. The eyes of the world were upon him. Within a matter of weeks, his name was known everywhere. Just as Abigail stumbled on to the power of Witchcraft, to get what she wanted, namely to get Elizabeth Proctor off the scene. She exploited the gullibility and the ....

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... evidence to prove if any of the people convicted were actually guilty. During the Salem Witch Trials there was absolutely no evidence that any of the citizens were witches, besides Abigail and the other girls who would scream. Still, this was not hard evidence. The girls could have been lying simply because they did not like that certain person. In McCarthyism ... to lie to live, they would. However, there were the few people who chose to stand up for what they believed in, and stand up for the truth. In The Crucible, John Proctor will not let the court crush him, and he does not lie an...

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