How does Arthur Miller create drama and tension in Act 1 of ‘The Crucible’? The Crucible is a play‚ which explores the witch- hunting hysteria that happened in Salem 1692. Miller uses this “organized mass-hysteria”[1] to comment on his own similar experience during the 1950s. Through “The Crucible”‚ Miller is able to draw an analogy between the hysteria of the Salem witch-trails and its modern parallel of the anti communist ‘witch-hunts’ which occurred due to the HUAC-House of un-American Committee
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How does Miller present the character of Gellburg in the opening 3 pages of the play? AO1- 10 AO2- 10 AO4- 5 Kristallnacht‚ 1938- Nazi’s in Germany smash the windows of Jewish shops and set alight synagogues following the assassination of a German diplomat‚ Ernst Vom Rath. At the same time a Jewish mother and wife living in Brooklyn loses her ability to walk. I believe Arthur Miller uses the play to examine how situations‚ exploitation and her paralysed state to be a reflection of each other
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Under Washington case law‚ plaintiffs are required to prove causation with expert testimony if alleged injury involves obscure medical factors. [cite]. The trickier question is whether the expert needs to demonstrate a direct causal link between the alleged injuries and the negligent act or if the expert merely must demonstrate that the plaintiff’s injuries are of a type that can be caused by the negligent act. Washington courts have come down on both sides of this question. I. Plaintiffs are Required
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come to mind when thinking about the idea of a society being destroyed or even just rocked by fear and suspicion. The first of which is depicted in The Crucible written about the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller in the early 1950’s which was when another of the three occasions was taking place. The United States was in the midst of the Cold War with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The paranoia and suspicion of Communist spies in the United States
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Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams are two important women in The Crucible. They are basically opposite of each other‚ which makes their characters vital to the story. Both Elizabeth’s and Abigail’s roles in the story can be determined by comparing what each women represents‚ what motivates them‚ and what they cause in the end. Elizabeth Proctor represents the only thing good left in John Proctor’s life. She is an honest women who would never lie to John‚ although he has lied to her. While she
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Is Eddie responsible for his own death in the book « A view from the bridge » by Arthur Miller ? In order to understand to what extent Eddie is responsible for his own death‚ it’s necessary to consider which elements led Eddie to be killed by Marco. Throughout the story told by Arthur Miller‚ we can see that the behaviour of Eddie plays a role in his death. He could have had a common life but the tragedy comes from the combination of different events which are linked. The most important element
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Arthur Miller introduces/opens up All My Sons? In this essay‚ I will discuss how Arthur Miller introduces the opening act of his play‚ All My Sons‚ in the means of Stage Directions‚ Symbolisms‚ Setting and Significance. Arthur Miller’s choice of setting might hint at the smallness of humans in comparison to nature. Joe Keller is sometimes compared to a tragic hero‚ someone who has a tragic flaw and is doomed to fail. By setting the play outside of the house‚ Miller shows the
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Throughout history people have enjoyed a democracy which basically puts the way that society runs in the hands of the people who live in it. In the essay "Severing the Human Connection" by H. Bruce Miller there is a valid argument that our society has turned for the worse. In the past our society has expected everyone to behave in a manner which benefits everyone in it‚ everyone should respect and cherish the freedom and therefore the freedom should stay. But as we all see and experience every day
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How does Miller create tension in Act 1? Miller creates tension in Act 1 of A View from the Bridge using several techniques. A View from the Bridge is set in Red Hook‚ in Brooklyn‚ which was a poverty-stricken slum. Also‚ Eddie Carbone is a longshoreman‚ and longshoremen were not well paid. The fact that poverty in this area is so large creates tension and from the beginning of the play we feel this tension. Alfieri is the first character we are introduced to in this play. Alfieri’s speech at the
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