... with tragedy, comedy, drama, or even can be a musical. The type play The Crucible is, is a tragedy. Crucible can be defined as a trial, or a situation characterized by the confluence of powerful intellectual, social, economic, or political forces. In the beginning of the book a group of girls are caught by Reverend Parris dancing around a fire. Abigail one of the leader's of the group gets questioned by Reverend Parris about witchcraft, she ... Reverend Parris's black slave from Barbados, and also performs voodoo. The most important character in the Crucible is John Proctor. He has many...

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... , even in a time and society where such outspoken reason could lead to dire consequences. 5. When Miller introduces Proctor, he also foregrounds Proctor's internal conflict as a result of his affair with Abigail Williams. 6. Proctor is determined to purge himself of sin. Despite thinking "softly of her from time to time." Proctor sets "her firmly out of his path," and makes it clear ... to Abigail to put their affair "out of mind." 7. Proctor is known to have a "sharp and biting way with hypocrites," and as a result of his own hypocrisy, Proctor has "come to regard ... so, Proctor is fi...

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... judgements of witchcraft were wrong. Arthur Miller gives people some insight into the Salem witch trials in his play, The Crucible, which shows how peoples" poor judgement led to hysteria and tragedy in the community of Salem. It also shows how the people changed because of this witch scare that ran furiously through the town. Elizabeth Proctor is one of these people, who undergoes a major change ... society. So to get themselves out of a potential death sentence, they started accusing innocent people. They did it with such resolution that many of the people believed them and came to fe...

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... aspect of their lives according to this holy book; for them, the Bible was God's true law. (nd.edu) In The Crucible, during all the time the witch trials have lasted, the judge of the court based his final decision only upon the Bible. "The law, based upon the Bible [ ] forbid the practice of witchcraft, and described death as the penalty thereof. "(95) The judge thought this way: due to their religious beliefs ... each other, the only person they could turn to was the church, and that's exactly what the clergy wanted. As the story unfolds, the main purpose of the population was to get ...

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... , for example John Proctor who shows him self to be a man of good character and an upstanding citizen who is looked up to by the other inhabitants. Although he had an affair with a young girl in his employ, Abigail Williams, he felt very guilty about it and tried to make amends by ignoring her and trying to be a good and loyal puritan ... , and he also refused to admit to witchcraft, which led to his being hanged. Miller was 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...

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... melting and purifying substances at high temperature or a place or occasion of severe test or trial. The definitions of the word refer to the critical themes of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. The play depicts the witch trials, sparked by the lies and hysteria of the God-fearing Puritans, in the village of Salem. Their sanity and fear bring the entire community to a melting point, where they are caught up in ... of forgiveness into Proctor's mind by supporting him and respecting his decision. Almost at the brink of tears, she proclaims that "whatever you will do, it is a good man [th...

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