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I LOVED Arthur Miller's motivations and ideas behind the play! Even though the text itself did bore me a little as a reader, but I still strongly recommend to read it. Although the play portrays Puritans and their religious social hierarchy, the author's purpose is clearly visible between the lines. Isn't it awesome that you don't only get to read "The Crucible" but also become part of Miller's perception of government and the fundamental principles society operated upon in the 1950's??? Like "A
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The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953. This was a time where communism was a big issue. Fear and paranoia was seen through out the country known as the “Red Scare”. This lead to the idea of McCarthyism, which is the idea that one is guilty of “disloyalty, subversion, or treason” without any significant evidence. This leads to the use of scapegoats, and Arthur Miller was used as one himself. He therefore wrote this allegory The Crucible. It takes place during the Salam Witch tri
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The allegorical play of "The Crucible", written by Arthur Miller, had depicted what lengths people would go through in order to assert power, "other" many people, and keep themselves from being the ones who were debauched. Miller's characters had represented people from the 1950s. Such that the people who were being accused as witches, were the people who were being accused of being communists. Like in the Red Scare, where McCarthyism was prevalent, and people were accused of being communists,
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Arthur Miller’s play, "The Crucible" is a very interesting book that is filled with ironic moments. I enjoyed how Miller used the situations that was happening in the society and put some of those elements in "The Crucible". This book helped me understand how powerful religion was to people in the 1950s. And reading this actually made me understand the society of the 1950s and what their meaning of being bless and sinning was. In The Crucible it shows that if one is caught worshipping the devil
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"The Crucible" touches upon many important points about society. The main theme of the book is "othering", or exclusion of a certain peoples based on ageism, sexism, racism, their beliefs or their culture. What makes this book particularly interesting is the fact that the ideas in the play can be applied to today, or any other situation. Arthur Miller wrote this play during a time when he was "othered" under the principle of McCarthyism. Some of the events actually cause the the reader to stir i
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This is a great play and wish I could actually get to see it on stage someday. I really liked the scenes from the court room; it reminds me of the court scenes in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird because they are both very dramatic and suspenseful scenes. I also enjoy how this play can apply to basically any time period. It does apply because this play also speaks about how paranoia can cause hysteria throughout a society. It speaks about paranoia because the play relates to the Salem Witch Tria
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At first, Arthur Miller's play The Crucible was just another fictional play that took place in a colonial America Puritan society to me. After learning more about the writer and his experiences with the Red Scare in the 1950s, I learned that his plays are controversial allegories that represented the society that he lived in. In his writings, Miller indirectly reflected on ideas on McCarthyism, a belief named after senator Joseph McCarthy, a man who accused Miller of being Communist during the
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I think Abigail is an evil character in the book. She is the one who starts the whole accusation of witchcraft. She accused other people for thing that they didn’t do which caused the accusers to use other people as scapegoat. It’s like a chain reaction, more and more people got involved in the trial.
Within The Crucible, there are also presents of Othering. However, reputation played an important role in the society. Normally, the people who suffered from Othering and accusation had a lower sta ...more
Within The Crucible, there are also presents of Othering. However, reputation played an important role in the society. Normally, the people who suffered from Othering and accusation had a lower sta ...more
Arthur Miller's award winning play The Crucible is about the witch trials during the early settlement of America. This book displays very good examples of "othering", paradox and more. It shows how people were "othering" each other by accusing each other of being a witch. Well it was mainly Abigail who was accusing everyone of being witches. And the paradox in this play is that no matter how good it might sound to base a government by combining it with the church its is a bad idea. I would reco
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Wow, This book was just CRAZY! I don't get how anyone could be so ridiculous to believe this. This book really shows the differences in Puritan society, and in American society today. It is very hard for religion to be a part of state because morals always come in between the laws made. This is one of the paradoxes of Puritan society.
This Puritan Society was full of hate, Proctor's hate of Puritan government, and going to the church to listen to Parris' teachings. Elizabeth's hate of Abigail,th ...more
This Puritan Society was full of hate, Proctor's hate of Puritan government, and going to the church to listen to Parris' teachings. Elizabeth's hate of Abigail,th ...more
I somewhat enjoyed reading this play. It reflected the Red scare of communism in 1953. This play is deeper than just about a witch hunt, but about paranoia. When problems start evolving it is in the human nature to start pointing fingers in order to save one self. Even if it means lying or dooming some else's life it does not matter in the moment because your job is only to protect yourself. This is seen in the play when Abigail takes the heat of her by blaming the witching on the woman of Salem
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In the beginning I thought Miller's play was going to be similar to that Anne Hutchinson that we read in Ms.Moore's history class. However, Miller based his play on the scapegoating occurring in his present day society in the 1950s. McCarthyism was occuring at the time Miller published this book. I love the way Miller weaved in his opinions of McCarthyism using paradoxes within the play. He based the play off his experience during the Red Scare in the 1950s when he was accused of being a communi
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The play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller was about a puritan society that were going through a lot of changes. There were people being othered of witchcraft and many lies were going around, which is not normal in a Puritan society. There is lust going around, between a young girl and an older man. I thought this play was great, but I just didn't like the ending. I understood it but the girls in the story were getting me mad in real life. I would reccomend this book to people who enjoy reading ab
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"The Crucible" written by Arthur Miller is a play about witchcraft. In the play a young girl named Abigail accuses the women in her society of being witches. Meanwhile Abigail is making false accusations and the accused are paying the death penalty for it. Abigail and her friends all pretend to see the Devil and act dramatically so that the men of the town will believe them about the witches. By the end of the story Abigail has killed the man she so called "loved" and in later years is caught in
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The play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller was about a puritan society containing many conflicts. There wre people being accused of witchcraft and many lies were going around, which is not allowerd in a Puritan society. There is also lust going around, between a very young, and beuatiful girl and an older man. There are scapegoats in the society and many people are being othered. I thought this play was okay, but quite boring to read. As i read it, i couldn't seem to focus on it. I think one of th
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This book made it more interesting for me to read because it was introduced by speaking about which craft. It was interesting to hear about spirits and black magic. The main characters are Reverend Paris and his niece Abigail. She committed which crafting mean while it was totally banned. She lies about it and sadly someone else is blamed and punished. This book taught me that you should not do anything that you're not supposed to because it's not fair to you and others.
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This was a perfect book to show examples of othering, hubris, and the voice of reason. The characters in the book were full of hubris which led them to "scapegoat" others. The book talks a lot about witchcraft but the author has a skillful way of talking about Puritanism and it's values on society. Overall the book was interesting and very descriptive.
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“The Crucible”, written by Arthur Miller takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials. Constant scapegoat usage causes the imprisonment of many innocent townspeople. These trials were not only prejudiced but it was also unfair. Throughout the play, one can see the lies and conspiracy that takes place behind the doors of a Puritan society. It definitely demonstrates and shows that even in the purest societies, the use of scapegoat is prominent as it is today in many societie
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The Crucible was an amazing play. I loved how little rumors grew into big altercations. I love and hate how difference can cause such a big drama. i dislike how the women were such huge instigators. Overall, great book i recommend to many people :)
I liked how Miller really caught the essence of the time period in this play. From the very beginning, Miller made you want to keep reading because of the many paradoxes stated in the first couple chapters and how he will explain/show how they make sense according to the this play. Miller has a way about writing and his use of imagery. I remember reading this and actually being able to close my eyes and be in the scene.
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