What is the significance of the opening scene of The Crucible?
What is the significance of the opening scene of The Crucible?
View ArticleThe entire backdrop for the witch crisis in Salem is revealed in Act I,...
The entire backdrop for the witch crisis in Salem is revealed in Act I, Scene 1 of The Crucible. The audience and the reader hears about the events of the previous night, when the girls were dancing...
View ArticleJohn Proctor represents the moral center of The Crucible. His decisions...
John Proctor represents the moral center of The Crucible. His decisions are representative of the two major conflicts of the play. First, Proctor is challenged to decide whether or not to stand up to...
View ArticleHow does the closing scene of The Crucible tie the play together?
How does the closing scene of The Crucible tie the play together?
View ArticleThe largest conflict in The Crucible relates to the difficult decision...
The largest conflict in The Crucible relates to the difficult decision of whether or not to go along with the majority. John Proctor wavers in his decision for at least two reasons. The first reason...
View ArticleI think that the starting point for this essay would be to develop a...
I think that the starting point for this essay would be to develop a statement that links all the side characters together. It might help to stress in the introduction that part of the drama's...
View ArticleFor debate purposes, I think that you would have to construct as many...
For debate purposes, I think that you would have to construct as many elements possible to suggest that Proctor had no way out or found it difficult to effectively evade the difficulties that faced...
View ArticleHow does Reverand Hale's interpretations of withcraft change during the...
How does Reverand Hale's interpretations of withcraft change during the course of the book from the beginning to the end?
View ArticleWhen Hale arrives in Salem at the beginning of The Crucible, he attempts...
When Hale arrives in Salem at the beginning of The Crucible, he attempts to express a measured and scientific attitude toward witchcraft. He says that he refuses to assume that Betty's case is one of...
View ArticleJohn Proctor is forced to overcome a number of internal challenges...
John Proctor is forced to overcome a number of internal challenges in The Crucible. First he struggles to be contrite with his wife and to be patient with her as she works her way toward forgiving him...
View ArticleMary Warren fails to convincingly expose the fraud of the witch trials...
Mary Warren fails to convincingly expose the fraud of the witch trials in The Crucible when she is asked to faint after saying that her earlier fainting spells had been fake. Danforth pushes Mary...
View ArticleIn The Crucible, why does Miller make Elizabeth pregnant?
In The Crucible, why does Miller make Elizabeth pregnant?
View ArticleArthur Miller, in his play The Crucible, "announces" Elizabeth Proctor's...
Arthur Miller, in his play The Crucible, "announces" Elizabeth Proctor's pregnancy late in the drama. During the Salem Witch Trials, pregnant women were not punished (hanged/pressed/put through the...
View ArticleWhen defining a character's adjectives, what is being asked? (Assignment...
When defining a character's adjectives, what is being asked? (Assignment for "The Crucible.")
View ArticleMany assignments, when looking to define the physical attributes and...
Many assignments, when looking to define the physical attributes and character, ask for a student to find the adjectives which are assigned to a character. Knowing what an adjective is is of the utmost...
View ArticleAlthough Miller set this play early in Massachusetts colonial history,...
Although Miller set this play early in Massachusetts colonial history, during the Salem witchcraft trials, it is recognized by many as being allegorical, and easily applicable to other situations, most...
View ArticleHow did times of social repression bring out the worst charcteristics in...
How did times of social repression bring out the worst charcteristics in humans in The Crucible?
View ArticleThe Crucible is an allegory for any society which punishes those who...
The Crucible is an allegory for any society which punishes those who question the authority of the church, state or any powerful institution. Having been written in 1953, many see the play as an...
View ArticleWhat are the key points that need to be mentioned in a summary of "The...
What are the key points that need to be mentioned in a summary of "The Crucible?"
View ArticleThe play opens with Reverend Parris praying over his daughter's,...
The play opens with Reverend Parris praying over his daughter's, Betty's, bed. Betty had been out at night, apparently dancing naked around a fire in the woods, with Abigail, Ruth, Tituba and other...
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