Under such a repressive system, citizens will rebel; and in most cases their insubordination is justified. It is this thin line which suggests that theatre indeed walks a knifes edge between both upholding ideological conformity and resisting it. McCarthyism is the name associated with the...
At the beginning of the play, Miller gives a detailed description of the setting and time. ‘‘A small upper bedroom in the home of Reverrend Samuel Parris, Salem.’’ (Miller 3) The small bedroom indicates that the action starts from a private place. Yet, it will...
During the 1940s, America was living in dread. Stowing away on display, Communists were invading the nation. Everybody from government representatives to on-screen characters were being subpoenaed to affirm before congress. Be that as it may, reality behind this story is that an aspiring Senator...
To begin, the protagonist character in each story is forced to follow and engage in rituals in which their authorities enforce upon them. In “The Lottery”, the town has a tradition of holding an annual lottery to determine who will be sacrificed. It is a...
Throughout history Mass Hysteria is something that has been destructive within a community and still is. In Aruthur Miller’s play, The Crucible it is based on events that actually happens in Salem Massachusetts witch trials in 1692. Aruther Miller’s play allows us readers to realize...
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When a group of young girls started displaying unconventional behavior, the closely-bound Puritan community of Salem, Massachusetts was unable to explain their bizarre actions and came to a conclusion. Witches had invaded Salem. This conclusion quickly led to panic, paranoia, fear, distrust, chaos, and murder....
The play, The Crucible was written in 1953 by Arthur Miller to portray the practices of McCarthyism that dominated the US during that time. In his play, Miller demonstrates that when an individual inquiries the overwhelming estimations of a general public wherein the individual in...
The once-quiet puritanical town, takes a turn when people are forced to confess to their wrong doings to stop the chaos. In the play, John Proctor commits adultery, by refusing to lie and confess to witchcraft he is hung. Abigail a manipulative and selfish girl,...
Cicero, a famous Greek statesman, and writer once defined “Morals” as “proper behavior of a person in society, or a person’s standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and not acceptable to do.” Morals play a big role in the way people in “The...
Human’s are everchanging and constantly evolving people, but some things remain true even today and were also true 300 years ago. Reputation has always been something people have held very dear, even if it means discarding things or people close to them. The dignity showed...