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From spring of 1692 till 1693 there was a hysteria spreading throughout the village of Salem, Massachusetts. In class, we studied the hysteria that transpired in the Salem, Massachusetts witch trials. The class studied two different interpretations of the Salem Witch Trials by comparing “The Crucible” and “Three Sovereigns for Sarah”. These two works tried to explain, in different ways, what transpired during the Salem witch trials. I believe that Three Sovereigns for Sarah is a more accurate representation of the Salem, Massachusetts witch trials than The Crucible.
I am first going to focus on the lack of historical accuracy in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller composes a note of historical accuracy before the
play begins that reads, “This play is not history in the sense in which the word is used by the academic historian.(Cliffs Notes)”, which clarifies to the reader that the play is only a dramatization of the actual events taking place in Salem, Massachusetts. Miller lists a multitude of the changes he personally made in the play compared to the actual events taking place in Salem, Massachusetts. Some of the changes Miller composes are: raising Abigail Williams’ age, the number of girls ‘crying out’ has been reduced, and there were several judges of almost equal authority. In The Crucible, the historical inaccuracies in the plot do not represent an accurate view on what happened in Salem, Massachusetts. My second point is to focus on the historical accuracies in the movie Three Sovereigns for Sarah. In an article written by Richard Trask, he talks about using artifacts discovered in Salem from a dig and then recreating them for filming in the movie, “Artifacts of household items found at the site were painstakingly recreated and used as props during filming.”(Trask 5), which shows how much detail and accuracy the creators of the movie tried to make it. Three Sovereigns for Sarah keeps true to the historical events by keeping the same characters from the real events that took place without changing any details in the plot of events. This historical accuracy in the plot of this story is what makes this more accurate than The Crucible.
The movie Three Sovereigns for Sarah was about the Salem Witch Trials and what happen during it. The Salem Witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecution of people who were accused of witchcraft. I'm going to be talking about the religion, superstition, the victims, the afflicted girls, and some of the executions. The trials were not right what so ever but was a very important part of history.
The Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts can be considered a horrendous period in American history, yet is also viewed as the turning point in what was considered acceptable in a contemporary society. In a documentation of a trial against a woman named Sarah Good, the reader is able to see the way in which such an accusation was treated and how society as a whole reacted to such a claim. Sarah Good fell victim to the witchcraft hysteria because she was different, and that fear of her divergence from the Puritan lifestyle led to her eventual demise.
The focus of Miller’s The Crucible is an appalling witch trial that morfs the once-peaceful town of Salem into a cutthroat slaughterhouse. As a lucrative playwright and a not-so-subtle allegory author, Miller is a seasoned wordsmith who addresses people akin to himself, and is not secretive about that information. The Crucible best serves its purpose as a learning device and a social statement, especially at the time of its publishing. Miller‘s piece showcases the appeals in an easy-to-identify manner that is perfect for middle or high school students who are new to the appeals, or for English majors who have no problem pinpointing them, making this play ideal for a classroom setting.
Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, and the movie with the same name have many differences and similarities, all of which contribute to the individual effectiveness of each in conveying their central message.
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.
During the early years of the colonies, there was a mad witch hunt striking the heart of Salem. Anger, reputation, and even religion play an important part during the play of The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller. The author allows us to witness the vivid idea of the hysteria taking place in Salem, Massachusetts, and why it was so vulnerable during the time.
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.
Fatal flaws are personality imperfections found within characters. Tragedy was a common occurrence in The Crucible. Many of these great tragedies happening in The Crucible, were a result of a tragic flaw or flaws like lust and pride embodied by John Proctor during the play.These flaws could also be seen as noble qualities at times, and play a crucial part in his downfall and death.
The Crucible – Characters and Changes & nbsp; Change is good for the future. " We hear the catchy phrase everywhere. From company slogans to motivational speeches, our world seems to impose this idea that change is always a good thing. Assuming that the change is for the better, it is probably a true statement in most cases. The root of this idea seems to come from the notion that we are dissatisfied with the state that we are in, so, in order to create a more enjoyable environment, we adjust.
with what you feel are the main themes of the play that you want to
After reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and hearing the various approaches to the story by my peers. I decided the best way to explain my perspective analysis of the book through an article of my own creation. This was the best way to show my ideas because our society isn't currently based on how well students learn, but by how we show it through a production of it. Society refuses to change in a lot of ways, writing essays being an example, but in certain ways it does change. My choice example is how we diagnose mental disorders in the now.
John M. Murrin’s essay Coming to Terms with the Salem Witch Trials helps detail the events of these trials and explains why they might have occurred. The witch trials happened during a “particularly turbulent time in the history of colonial Massachusetts and the early modern atlantic world” (Murrin, 339). Salem came to be in 1629 and less than seventy years later found itself in a mess of witch craft.
Many characters in The Crucible fall under the trap of lying, if not to other people, then to themselves. The Crucible is a fictional retelling of events in history, surrounding the Salem witch trials. It takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during 1692 and 1693. Additionally, Miller wrote the play as an allegory to mccarthyism, which is the practice of making accusations without evidence. In the play, Arthur Miller develops the theme of lies and deceit by showing Abigail lying for her own benefit, John Proctor committing adultery, and Elizabeth lying to protect her husband.
The Crucible was written in the early 1950s as an exploration of events which took place in Massachusetts in 1692. What does the play have to offer an audience in 2014?
I believe that Abigail Williams is to blame for turning the town of Salem against many people, and I think it is her fault that several people were killed. Abigail Williams sends the town into a state of hysteria by accusing men and women of practicing the satanic art of witchcraft. Abigail’s flaws - her lustful desire for John Proctor, her deceptive habit of lying in order to retain her good name in the town, and her selfishness and obsessive aspiration for power – led her to be ultimately responsible for the catastrophe of the witch hunt in Salem.