Arthur Miller Essays

Arthur Miller creates sympathy for John Proctor by using an array of techniques, for instance symbolism. I will also look at how Miller affects the plot of the story to create sympathy for John Proctor. The Crucible was based on a real life tragedy, the witch-hunts that occurred in Salem. …

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, had many of the main characters that had their ups and downs, including Reverend Hale. Reverend Hale, the man always with good intention, tries to correct his mistakes of the witch trials twice and this ultimately raises questions about him being a man of …

Masculinity is a very important subject in the play. Arthur Miller uses the three main male characters to show masculinity, whether it’s through actions, or through words. Eddie, Marco and Rodolpho have different views on masculinity, and these change throughout the course of the play, as does their masculinity, which …

“The Crucible” was written by Arthur Miller in the early 1950’s and was first published in England in 1956. “The Crucible” is essentially an allegory. An allegory telling a story on the surface through an American play while conveying another sub plot. He was comparing the witch-hunt trials in Salem …

In this essay I will be comparing the three plays I studied. These are ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare, ‘The Crucible’ By Arthur Miller and ‘St Joan’ by Bernard Shaw. In comparison to the three plays, I have found out that they are slightly similar, e.g. they involve witchcraft, supernatural interaction, …

The play ‘A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller’ is set in the 1930’s in an Italian based community in Brooklyn in New York. One main character in the play is Alfieri, a man originally from Sicily who had moved to America to become a lawyer. Alfieri is not …

Excessive pride is an inflated sense of one’s personal ego or how they feel about their own accomplishments. The play, The Crucible, recounts the time period of American history in which the country was being plagued with accusations of innocent citizes working for Satan; these citizens were labeled ‘witches’ or …

Mistreatment, racism, discrimination, these are some of the actions brought on by misperception of a certain group of people. Due to being blinded by lies, propaganda and false accusation, people easily succumb the manipulation of the upper class. The play “Incident at Vichy”, by Arthur Millar, illuminates the subject of …

In Arthur Millers play, The Crucible, you can easily uncover the effects of three main characters guilt. You can clearly see as the story unfolds that John Proctor, Elizabeth Procter and John Hale all are very much affected by their overwhelming guilt. Each has different causes for their guilty consciences …

Literary Terms 1. John Proctor is the protagonist in the novel, “The Crucible.” 2. Luzhin is the antagonist in the novel, “Crime and Punishment.” 3. Round character 4. Flat character 5. The setting of “The Crucible” is Salem, a small town in Massachusetts in 1692. 6. The tone of “The …