An allegory is a literary device used to represent concretely, and using...
An allegory is a literary device used to represent concretely, and using specific examples , ideals and ideas that are, of course, abstract.It is a known fact that Arthur Miller's inspiration to write...
View ArticleAnn Putnam is a very jealous woman. She holds a grudge against many of...
Ann Putnam is a very jealous woman. She holds a grudge against many of the people in Salem. When all of the talk about witchcraft comes to town, she sees her opportunity to accuse one of the people she...
View ArticleAbigail is clearly the villain of the entire play. Her accusations sent...
Abigail is clearly the villain of the entire play. Her accusations sent 19 innocent people to their deaths. Her entire reasoning behind this, is selfishness. Abigail was raised as an orphan after her...
View ArticleThe town of Andover, Massachusetts, was experiencing their own witch...
The town of Andover, Massachusetts, was experiencing their own witch trials. The people of the town overthrew the courts and started a riot. They were not going to allow innocent people to be hung, and...
View ArticleAbigail is a selfish vindictive girl. She wants to feel like she has...
Abigail is a selfish vindictive girl. She wants to feel like she has power. She is a bully and threatens her friends to keep quiet about the truth. Abigail had become the housekeeper for John and...
View ArticleThis quote from Act 3 Sc. 1 from Arthur Miller's The Crucible" is said...
This quote from Act 3 Sc. 1 from Arthur Miller's The Crucible" is said by Deputy Governor Danforth, and it basically epitomizes the type of justice that is conducted in Salem: radical and senseless....
View ArticleHe means it does not only have to be those of royal status that is...
He means it does not only have to be those of royal status that is affected. Most plays have to have the tragic hero of some sort of royalty. For example, Oedipus is of royal birth and ends up...
View ArticleHow many people died in Arthur Miller's The Crucible?
How many people died in Arthur Miller's The Crucible?
View ArticleReferencing Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, given the point of view...
Referencing Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, given the point of view as a conservative Puritan outside of Salem, why would Judge Danforth be deemed too merciful on the Puritans of Salem village?
View ArticleIt is an interesting question that posits that Deputy Governor Danforth,...
It is an interesting question that posits that Deputy Governor Danforth, acting as the presiding judge in the witch trials at the center of Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, should be the voice of...
View ArticleSince the play is a fictionalized account of the Salem Witch Trials, 19...
Since the play is a fictionalized account of the Salem Witch Trials, 19 people were hanged, one man was pressed and up to thirteen people who were accused, died in prison. This "up to" is because...
View ArticleWhy does Hale denounce the proceedings in The Crucible?
Why does Hale denounce the proceedings in The Crucible?
View ArticleReverend Parris uses many metaphors to get his point across. Elizabeth...
Reverend Parris uses many metaphors to get his point across. Elizabeth Proctor uses them to repent. A metaphor is a comparison. It says that something is something else. For example, consider...
View ArticleHale denounces the proceedings because it is clear that the girls are...
Hale denounces the proceedings because it is clear that the girls are not telling the truth in their testimony. To denounce something is to explain why you disagree with it. It is during the...
View ArticleBy the end of Act III of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, the trial has...
By the end of Act III of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, the trial has become a total farce, with testimonies given under duress, refuted and then changed again until the prospect of a just resolution,...
View ArticleThe misgivings of Reverend Parris are not immediately unraveled to the...
The misgivings of Reverend Parris are not immediately unraveled to the reader in Act I. However, Miller writes in his preface that Parris has less than redeeming qualities for a man of God, and it is...
View ArticleHow many people died in Arthur Miller's The Crucible?
How many people died in Arthur Miller's The Crucible?
View ArticleReferencing Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, given the point of view...
Referencing Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, given the point of view as a conservative Puritan outside of Salem, why would Judge Danforth be deemed too merciful on the Puritans of Salem village?
View ArticleWhy does Hale denounce the proceedings in The Crucible?
Why does Hale denounce the proceedings in The Crucible?
View ArticleHow many people died in Arthur Miller's The Crucible?
How many people died in Arthur Miller's The Crucible?
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