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 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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   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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   The Crucible: Misuse of power.

   The Churches power at that time was very strong and so Reverend Parris has no problem in using his power the wrong way. The way in which he misuses his power is mostly from the pulpit of the church in his sermons.

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   The Crucible - Act 1 – Abigail Diary.

   He may be in denial but I know John. I know him better than that old bat does. I've seen his barn in a light she'll never see shine! John knows how Salem will react if anyone found out about us, but as soon as she's gone, everything will be alright.

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   Character analysis on Abigail (The Crucible)

   able to deny it to him, but when the girls appear, more details emerge. Miller raises the tension here, but no more so than in Abigail's speech. She says to little girls that if they say a word she will come to them "in the black of some terrible night and will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder" them.

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   The Importance of One's Name in the Crucible.

   This is because John would rather keep his name intact than save his wife and save the many others that Abigail had accused of witchcraft. It might be considered that he was extremely selfish and his actions unethical, sacrificing others for the sake of himself.

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   Social, Cultural and Historical background of The Crucible.

   However, this only proved to stir up the hysteria of both ages. With a mass of confessions from the supposed witches and Communists, the numbers seemed to overwhelm people, and the hysterics continued to swell.