Related GCSE Arthur Miller essays

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   Literature: Essay on 'The Crucible'

   In this act, Miller shows how Proctor is battling with his inner self. But Miller also uses his character to represent the struggle of the individual against an unjust authority. Should he confess to being a witch and get his life back or should he die to prove his innocence?

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   What is the significance of the title: The crucible?

   Although the situation he is in does not directly show this change, you can see it because unlike all the rest he does not denounce any other innocent people to get himself 'off the hook.' He died trying to stop Abigail, rather than simply joining her side or even standing

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   What is The Crucible within the play, and how does it bring about change ...

   When they ask him why he wants the sheet to not be nailed to church, he exclaims: "Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang!

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   The Importance of One's Name in the Crucible.

   a name was to be like any other citizen of Salem, instead of the individual that he took pride in being. He also considered the impact his name as a confessor would have had on the community. He would have had to lie and state who he had seen with the devil.

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   Social, Cultural and Historical background of The Crucible.

   This shows the fear that has swept through the village of Salem, this same fear swept through America during the McCarthy Trials. In The Crucible there is also many land wars going on, people wanted each other's land to grow more crops.

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   The Crucible - Act 1 – Abigail Diary.

   sin, but as soon as his dear old worn out housewife Elizabeth is gone, it will no longer be a sin. I could see it in his eyes. He puts on this act to the world saying that he loves her and it was all a big mistake.

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   Character analysis on Abigail (The Crucible)

   She may be the character who drives much of the plot but it is her elders whom we are meant to despise; Parris, Putnam and Danforth. At the start of Act One she is already at the centre of attention, almost from the beginning: when Parris interview her, she is

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   Why is Arthur Millers play called The Crucible?

   Here Elizabeth lowers her voice to speak to John in an attempt to diminish the tension between them; yet for the audience this decrease in volume increases the dramatic tension and creates a feeling of unease. Also dramatic tension is increasingly presented as the play progresses through the setting of the actual play.