Crucible
The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is a play that takes place in the sixteen nineties during the famous, but tragic witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. The entire community is in a state of confusion and uproar. Quickly their puritan ideals are melting away in this severe test of witchcraft arising throughout the town. Yet, certain characters are also fighting internal conflicts of their own as they witness their community suffer from witchcraft and false accusations. Mary Warren, a young eighteen-year-old servant accused of witchcraft, is forced with inner turmoil changing her whole personality upside down. John Proctor, a sharply, intelligent farmer, has committed a capital crime of lechery causing him to contemplate between the importance of his family and his own name. Reverend Hale, a scholar and witch-hunter, enters Salem to investigate the situation, but is continuously battles with himself whether to carry out his job requirements or do what he knows is right.At the outset of the play, Mary Warren is perceived to be a very shy girl who will never speak her mind as shown
when Proctor sends her home, and she responds with, "I'm just going home." (21). Mary Warren's intentions were to do good and justice telling the court the truth. John Proctor, on the other hand, had absolutely no intentions of joining in the witch trials to keep his public reputation unless his wife, Rebecca, was to also get involved. He believed that he couldn't be hanged and die a martyr when he had this sin blooming over him every waking moment. Reverend Hale is confident about his belief that there are witches and feels that he is carrying out the desires of God himself. He is the force behind the witch trials, probing for confessions and encouraging people to testify. Mary Warren, John Proctor, and Reverend Hale are all faced with conflicts that affected them throughout the play. The "witch trials" brought total chaos to the community and characters. They encountered the most important and difficult decisions of their lives. Although they had to overcome false accusations, turmoil, and the Devil, they truly did face the ultimate "crucible experience". "I came into this village l
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Approximate Word count = 740
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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