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Chronicles of sera good welcome to
watchmojo.com and in this installment of
mojo notes we’ll be exploring ten things
you should know about Arthur Miller’s
the crucible number ten about the author
born in 1915 in Harlem New York Arthur
Miller worked to help his family
following The Wall Street Crash of 1929
I wasn’t born into it but I grew up in
the period of the Great Depression when
revolution was in the air he continued
working after high school and started
writing plays during university after
his plays found Broadway success he
branched out into screenplays and
married actress Marilyn Monroe he died
in 2005 number nine influences and
inspirations using the Salem witch
trials
Miller wrote the crucible as an allegory
to describe American politics in the
1950s by the mid 50s like a lot of other
people I was at my wit’s end as to how
to counteract what I thought was a
hysteria sweeping this country he took
several liberties and exaggerated his
account of these late 17th century
events to represent the efforts of
Republican American Senator Joseph
McCarthy and his supporters to condemn
political rebels particularly communists
with little or no proof we should be
taken down from those watchtowers and
should not be representing the American
people and I don’t intend to ever avoid
giving the names of traitors giving the
names of Communists when I discover them
an important position as such it’s a
dramatization and fictionalization of
real-life events number 8 settings and
era the crucible is set in Salem
Massachusetts Bay when it was under the
colonial administration of the English
Empire during the late 17th century the
people of Salem abided by a very strict
moral code which is reflected by the
play’s characters but it may well be
that in Salem he will find signs of
Lucifer and if so may be sure
people hunt him down this included
belief in the struggle between good
versus evil particularly how the greater
force of God rules over humankind to
keep the devil at bay
number seven plot I know not what a
witch is if you know not what a witch is
how do you know you are not watching
narrated by an all-knowing third-person
the crucible revolves around several
Salem residents put on trial for
witchcraft I say you have lied to the
court
have you not I’m in a center which the
devil knows that it begins with Reverend
Parris discovering his unconscious
daughter Betty
after she danced and participated in
suspicious activities with the family’s
Barbadian slave Tituba and several other
girls
one of these girls is Betty’s cousin
Abigail who was previously the servant
and mistress of protagonist and farmer
John Proctor his rejection of her
affections causes much trouble for the
townspeople as she’s willing to do
whatever it takes to become Proctor’s
wife did you see goody Proctor’s spirit
and did she stab you as you have charged
goody Proctor sent her spirit and it
stabbed me this includes accusing
Proctor’s actual wife Elizabeth of
witchcraft
Abigail once wounded John however
Proctor ultimately sacrifices himself
for his wife’s sake number six
protagonist John Proctor considered an
honest and honorable man with a
respectable job John Proctor hates
hypocrisy why is he not called for a
meeting before you decided to look for
Devils but once he commits adultery with
Abigail he loses his self-respect and
becomes burdened by guilt happy I may
think of you softly from time to time
but I will cut off my hand before I
reach for you again his efforts to
redeem himself are what make him the
play’s hero when it comes to protecting
his wife he’s quick to try to defend her
and prevent her arrest he knows the
difference between right and wrong and
will do whatever it takes to uncover
Abigail’s lies beep I works against my
wife it will be the end of you even
publicly admitting to his affair to try
to get people to believe the truth when
this proves unsuccessful Proctor decides
to protect his name for personal reasons
and his family by paying the final price
you will give me your honest confession
in my hand or I cannot keep you from the
rope which way do you go mister number 5
antagonist Abigail Williams Abigail
Williams is Reverend Paris’s teenaged
niece who was dismissed as the Proctor’s
housekeeper after she had an affair with
the man of the house she’s a cold
sniveling woman and you been to her you
look for women look for John Proctor who
put knowledge in my heart because she’s
in love with Proctor she’s willing to go
to great lengths to become his wife you
drank a charm to kill goody Proctor this
makes her play on people’s fears and
accuse her enemies of witchcraft so
they’ll be dealt with accordingly her
lies and manipulative ways eventually
lead to the deaths of 19 innocent people
she may not get to be with Proctor in
the end but her charm and deceptive ways
do get her and her friends off the hook
number four Elizabeth Proctor as John
Proctor’s wife Elizabeth Proctor is
loyal and dedicated Elizabeth Proctor’s
an envious gossiping lineup she hates
Abigail as much as the former servant
hates her and is later accused of
witchcraft for it even though her
husband had an affair with Abigail she
eventually blames her cold nature for
his actions
it needs a cold wife to prompt lechery
Oh enough enough she also helps him
redeem himself and keep his goodness by
allowing him to be hanged
number three values and themes the
crucibles main themes include the
exploration of good versus evil lies
versus the truth and jealousy versus
compassion and forgiveness when it comes
to the practice of witchcraft it also
touches upon ideas of reputation and
justice while its title is a metaphor
for the heated and conflicting
circumstances that the characters find
themselves in number two
modern popularity following a poorly
reviewed but tony-winning 1953
production the crucible found more
success the next year it since become
Miller’s most performed work and an
important part of American drama what do
you make of this god help me I cannot
say but I’m sure child must be heard
dumbest washout is spread that you
silenced are number one adaptations
along with stage and television
productions the crucible has also been
reworked for film following a 1957
franco east german movie miller adapted
the play for the big screen himself
which produced the oscar-nominated 1996
drama do you agree with our list what’s
your favorite piece of The Crucible
trivia
with new top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
Chronicles of sera good welcome to
watchmojo.com and in this installment of
mojo notes we’ll be exploring ten things
you should know about Arthur Miller’s
the crucible number ten about the author
born in 1915 in Harlem New York Arthur
Miller worked to help his family
following The Wall Street Crash of 1929
I wasn’t born into it but I grew up in
the period of the Great Depression when
revolution was in the air he continued
working after high school and started
writing plays during university after
his plays found Broadway success he
branched out into screenplays and
married actress Marilyn Monroe he died
in 2005 number nine influences and
inspirations using the Salem witch
trials
Miller wrote the crucible as an allegory
to describe American politics in the
1950s by the mid 50s like a lot of other
people I was at my wit’s end as to how
to counteract what I thought was a
hysteria sweeping this country he took
several liberties and exaggerated his
account of these late 17th century
events to represent the efforts of
Republican American Senator Joseph
McCarthy and his supporters to condemn
political rebels particularly communists
with little or no proof we should be
taken down from those watchtowers and
should not be representing the American
people and I don’t intend to ever avoid
giving the names of traitors giving the
names of Communists when I discover them
an important position as such it’s a
dramatization and fictionalization of
real-life events number 8 settings and
era the crucible is set in Salem
Massachusetts Bay when it was under the
colonial administration of the English
Empire during the late 17th century the
people of Salem abided by a very strict
moral code which is reflected by the
play’s characters but it may well be
that in Salem he will find signs of
Lucifer and if so may be sure
people hunt him down this included
belief in the struggle between good
versus evil particularly how the greater
force of God rules over humankind to
keep the devil at bay
number seven plot I know not what a
witch is if you know not what a witch is
how do you know you are not watching
narrated by an all-knowing third-person
the crucible revolves around several
Salem residents put on trial for
witchcraft I say you have lied to the
court
have you not I’m in a center which the
devil knows that it begins with Reverend
Parris discovering his unconscious
daughter Betty
after she danced and participated in
suspicious activities with the family’s
Barbadian slave Tituba and several other
girls
one of these girls is Betty’s cousin
Abigail who was previously the servant
and mistress of protagonist and farmer
John Proctor his rejection of her
affections causes much trouble for the
townspeople as she’s willing to do
whatever it takes to become Proctor’s
wife did you see goody Proctor’s spirit
and did she stab you as you have charged
goody Proctor sent her spirit and it
stabbed me this includes accusing
Proctor’s actual wife Elizabeth of
witchcraft
Abigail once wounded John however
Proctor ultimately sacrifices himself
for his wife’s sake number six
protagonist John Proctor considered an
honest and honorable man with a
respectable job John Proctor hates
hypocrisy why is he not called for a
meeting before you decided to look for
Devils but once he commits adultery with
Abigail he loses his self-respect and
becomes burdened by guilt happy I may
think of you softly from time to time
but I will cut off my hand before I
reach for you again his efforts to
redeem himself are what make him the
play’s hero when it comes to protecting
his wife he’s quick to try to defend her
and prevent her arrest he knows the
difference between right and wrong and
will do whatever it takes to uncover
Abigail’s lies beep I works against my
wife it will be the end of you even
publicly admitting to his affair to try
to get people to believe the truth when
this proves unsuccessful Proctor decides
to protect his name for personal reasons
and his family by paying the final price
you will give me your honest confession
in my hand or I cannot keep you from the
rope which way do you go mister number 5
antagonist Abigail Williams Abigail
Williams is Reverend Paris’s teenaged
niece who was dismissed as the Proctor’s
housekeeper after she had an affair with
the man of the house she’s a cold
sniveling woman and you been to her you
look for women look for John Proctor who
put knowledge in my heart because she’s
in love with Proctor she’s willing to go
to great lengths to become his wife you
drank a charm to kill goody Proctor this
makes her play on people’s fears and
accuse her enemies of witchcraft so
they’ll be dealt with accordingly her
lies and manipulative ways eventually
lead to the deaths of 19 innocent people
she may not get to be with Proctor in
the end but her charm and deceptive ways
do get her and her friends off the hook
number four Elizabeth Proctor as John
Proctor’s wife Elizabeth Proctor is
loyal and dedicated Elizabeth Proctor’s
an envious gossiping lineup she hates
Abigail as much as the former servant
hates her and is later accused of
witchcraft for it even though her
husband had an affair with Abigail she
eventually blames her cold nature for
his actions
it needs a cold wife to prompt lechery
Oh enough enough she also helps him
redeem himself and keep his goodness by
allowing him to be hanged
number three values and themes the
crucibles main themes include the
exploration of good versus evil lies
versus the truth and jealousy versus
compassion and forgiveness when it comes
to the practice of witchcraft it also
touches upon ideas of reputation and
justice while its title is a metaphor
for the heated and conflicting
circumstances that the characters find
themselves in number two
modern popularity following a poorly
reviewed but tony-winning 1953
production the crucible found more
success the next year it since become
Miller’s most performed work and an
important part of American drama what do
you make of this god help me I cannot
say but I’m sure child must be heard
dumbest washout is spread that you
silenced are number one adaptations
along with stage and television
productions the crucible has also been
reworked for film following a 1957
franco east german movie miller adapted
the play for the big screen himself
which produced the oscar-nominated 1996
drama do you agree with our list what’s
your favorite piece of The Crucible
trivia
with new top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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