The Most Compelling Scene in The Crucible
'A sound'. The scene that I find most compelling in the Crucible
begins with this stage direction on page 116 and ends with Proctor's
line 'It is evil and I do it' on page 120. In this scene, Elizabeth
and John Proctor are allowed to talk together, alone, for the first
time in three months. I find this scene compelling, as it creates a
touching piece of drama to see the couple reunited again, and it is
upsetting for the reader or audience to think that Proctor might be
hung soon after. It also causes us to feel admiration for the strength
of Elizabeth's character and the intensity of their relationship.
Just after the entrance of Elizabeth, Proctor's feelings are blatant
to those around him, and the lack of dialect from him, as well as the
stage directions, shows us the passion he's feeling at this moment. As
John and Elizabeth first see each other, Proctor ignores what Danforth
has to say to him, and the repetition of the stage direction 'Proctor
is silent, staring at Elizabeth' shows his coolness at Danforth, and
how unnecessary and inadequate words are to express what he's feeling.
As Parris makes his offer of cider 'from a safe distance', it shows
that even he is aware of how potentially dangerous Proctor could be
with the amount of emotion he is feeling as he makes sure that he is
out of harm's way. Also, the way he stops speaking abruptly and holds
his hands out as if to show that he means no harm even though Proctor
has said nothing and only turned 'an icy stare' upon him shows that he
is being extremely careful lest he angers Proctor too much. The first
part of this scene is compelling, as it shows how actions truly speak
louder than words, as Proctor d...
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...e intensity of John and Elizabeth Proctor's feelings, which
are never portrayed anywhere else, as strong emotions in public were
frowned upon by the Puritans. They are both strong characters, but in
different ways; Elizabeth seems to be the redeeming light for the
selfishness and deceit in Salem as she does what helps others and is
right even though at risk of being hurt herself and Proctor is strong
enough to have not confessed until now, even though he claims that
'spite only keeps [him] silent'. It is the addition to the plot that
this scene brings, the revelation of the sheer depth of Proctor and
Elizabeth's characters, the frank verity with which they speak to each
other and the fact that the scene remains unfinished and unheard by
any other characters gives me the basis of my argument that this scene
is the most compelling in the play 'The Crucible'.
...The repetition of the speech that ‘he will confess’ shows how it is shocking that Proctor would do something like that. To show he is a good man he admits to something that he didn’t do to save the lives of others.
The Crucible the film is an adapted version of Arthur Miller’s play of the same name, which was inspired by the 1692 Salem Witch Trials in Salem, Massachusetts. The two main characters are Abigail Williams played by Winona Ryder and John Procter played by Daniel Day-Lewis. The Crucible’s opening scene is Reverend Parris catching Abigail and her friends dancing in the woods and conjuring spirits. Abigail did not want to get in trouble so she blamed Tituba, a Barbados slave, for making her drink chicken blood, and tempting her to sin.
...fess to them Elizabeth” (238). He’s thinking about giving in to the corrupt church to save his own life like everyone else. But when the Judge Danforth asks him to sign his name on a document confessing of witch craft he won’t do it because he explains, “It is my name I cannot have another in my life because I lie and sign myself to lies. Proctor finally stands up for what’s right and he shows that he won’t taint his name in order to save his own life. So they send him to be hung but he dies with his honor and his integrity.
Was The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, just an “irrational fear?” (Arthur Miller’s The Crucible: Fact & Fiction Par.1). The panic of Communism during the Cold War and Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist hearings on February 3, 1953 led to this “irrational fear.” There are several major differences from the true version of the story and Miller’s version. These differences could have made the whole event much more interesting and eerie. Many specific details were overlooked that could have changed the play around. For example, Parris’ wife was not dead. In Miller’s play he refers to the group of girls as Abigail’s girls, but there were many other girls that were included in the group of the “afflicted”. Another difference that could have reconstructed how the play was is Abigail’s age. Because Miller used different context from the event, the true facts of history could have made the play much more interesting.
This quote is also found on page 140, in chapter 9, still while Mrs. Hale is telling the narrator about the Fromes.
In “Battle Royal”, the first chapter of Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, the author uses a variation of dialect in the narrator’s tone of voice throughout the chapter to reflect on his naïve past. The narrator has a flashback to a time where he was invited to give his high school graduation speech at a gathering where he would unknowingly become a part of a circus act in a room full of white citizens against other black boys. He knew that if he did not finish the task he would not be able to present his speech. Throughout his battle, he thought over and over again in the ring that he wanted nothing more but to deliver his speech he was highly proud of. He also did not have the access to get into college, but knew he had to continue his trial
when he's mad" and he goes and finds something to do so he is not
wrong. Proctor is willing to risk everything, including his good name and even his life, to
heroic martyr. A man who dies in the name of all of the Salem sins.
Through time it can be seen that the world’s history has a nature of repeating its self. Author Miller, was aware of this as he experienced a repitition of history of society’s flawed government. In the text The Crucible, the writer, Author Miller has identified and illustrated the problems society faced during the 1950’s setting by drawing parallels with the setting of the 1962 Salem witch hunt. This setting helps readers to understand the characters of John Proctor and Giles Corey.
In the play The Crucible, characters are presented in many ways. The ways Miller presents the character of Parris is through what the characters say, stage directions, what the character of Parris says and does and the relationships that Parris has with other characters in the play.
language was not actually the different languages themselves, but instead the way he felt and
Justice played a big role in The Crucible. In the play, a manipulative girl is infatuated with a married man and will go to any lengths to get what she wants, even accusing others of witchcraft and putting their lives at risk. Her accusations cause mass hysteria in the town of Salem. The Salem community’s obsession with trying to provide justice only caused injustice against the accused.
Sedaris’s inability to speak the language is also subtly hinted in Genetic Engineering where we are shown the distance between his world and his father’s world. His father, an engineer, speaks the language via a technical lense, while Sedaris does not. This irreconcilable difference led to the situation where Sedaris “tried to creep by unnoticed” (36) which goes show how disconnect in communication led to avoidance or social isolation. A similar event also occurs in Go Carolina when Sedaris mentions that his fellow speech therapy classmate “were all a little quieter” after realizing the “problem” with how they speak (12). In Jesus Shave, the language barrier became the main obstacle for Sedaris to convey his beliefs to someone different from him. This not only shows his inability to connect with others around him due to language but how it leads to conflict with his teacher in accepting French culture. Ultimately, it is impossible for an individual to have a sense of belonging or connection with others if he or she does not speak the language as it is one form of identity that is communicable to
B. The climatic moment of scene three opens with John Proctor condemning Abigail by yelling "How do you call Heaven. Whore! Whore!" John reveals the secret affair between him and Abigail out of desperateness. Abigail has an infallible Image, and John hopes that by sharing his secret Abigail will be seen as the manipulative and sinister person she is. Proctor reveals insight of the affair, and Abigail's wicked plan to kill Elizabeth Proctor, giving the court the opportunity to end the chaotic trial. Danforth calls for Elizabeth Proctor who does not know that her husband has already confessed to the affair. She conceals her husbands sinful deeds by claiming "[her] husband- is a goodly man" (105). She denies allegations of the affair, which