Crucible
Title: The Setting og Arthur Miller's The Crucible The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s sixth play, is a study in moral values and honesty. The author puts in the spotlight John Proctor and examines his motives and explores his personal moral standards. Proctor’s struggle to find his inner goodness is made much more difficult by the atmosphere in which he must live. Late Seventeenth century Salem, Massachusetts is no place for a man of Proctor’s high moral fiber. It is a hostile social environment where the people are ruled by a crumbling theocracy. The Separatist Puritans, who had come to America aboard the Mayflower in 1620 to find a safe haven from the Church of England, which they believed had not carried out the full process of the Reformation, developed, over time, a powerful theocracy where the exact word of the Bible was law. This government by the Church was dangerous, as is clearly demonstrated in MillerÕs play. The Puritan society was austere, restrictive, and fanatical. The Pilgrims believed in hard work, a stern, unforgiving God, and the immorality of all entertainment. There was only one interpretation of the Bible, not open to outside argument.
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Approximate Word count = 1837
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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