... The word crucible, in simplest terms, means "a trial." Although the play is based around a series of court-trials, Miller chose it as the title to mean a severe test, as of patience or belief; a trial within oneself. Many of the characters in The Crucible face difficult decisions, or crucibles, piecing together the story. The first crucible to take ... their backs turned to her. Danforth asks her why she dispersed Abigail from her home and it is here that Elizabeth faces her biggest crucible. Elizabeth deems lying a sin, but she has to decide whether to lie to the court to save her husba...

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... The word crucible, in simplest terms, means "a trial." Although the play is based around a series of court-trials, Miller chose it as the title to mean a severe test, as of patience or belief; a trial within oneself. Many of the characters in The Crucible face difficult decisions, or crucibles, piecing together the story. The first crucible to take ... their backs turned to her. Danforth asks her why she dispersed Abigail from her home and it is here that Elizabeth faces her biggest crucible. Elizabeth deems lying a sin, but she has to decide whether to lie to the court to save her husba...

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... Arthur Miller's four-act play, "The Crucible." The definition is suiting, because it is during this play that the wills and motives of women and men are put to the test when they are accused or accuse people of things they did not do. It was the ultimate trial of determination and willpower to withstand such a wretched ordeal with your morals ... to falsely confess and spare their lives. His faith in god is so shaken to its foundation that he is convinced that lying to save ones life is less of a sin then not lying to save ones pride. Throughout the play his true character is that of a ...

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... play, making the title The Crucible a very symbolic and excellent choice. The word Crucible may be defined in many ways, as a porcelain container in Chemistry, or a dire and severe trial/test. Each definition in someway, relates to each other. Quite, possibly the most important aspect of the play may be the severe trials and tests, in which the innocent villagers had ... . In fact, it was as if the whole town of Salem was put into a Chemist's Crucible, but instead of heat being multiplied, it was their owns fears and guilt of sin which were amplified onto their mind. All the hysteria and...

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