Intolerance and Hysteria in Arthur Miller's The Crucible cities linked by puritanism. In both interpretations of the story, intolerance and hysteria lead Salem down the path to disintegration. Arthur Miller explains why he wrote such a story: "Upham had not only written a wide-ranging and thorough investigation into what was already then an almost lost chapter of Salem's past, but he had also revealed to me the details of the personal relationships between many participants in the tragedy. "Miller achieves his goal of depicting the intimate lives of those involved in the witch trials and gives his readers a gripping yet accurate portrait of this brief period of mass intolerance and hysteria in history. The Crucible takes place in a society where church and state are not separated, and the religion is a rigid form of Protestantism that many call puritanism. The city is based on the knowledge that moral law and state law do not. not simply overlap, but are the same and that sin and concern for the soul must be of public concern Any individual who does not strictly adhere to the laws put in place represents a danger to society and will attract the wrath of God. about town. In Salem, everyone belongs to God or the devil and opposition to this belief is commonly linked to witchcraft. This way of life uses the underlying logic that ultimately led to the Salem witch trials. . The trials imprint witchcraft and satanic arts on all of Salem's vague residents and find it inevitable that these people must be abolished to preserve the sanctity of the city. Characters such as Danforth and Parris retain their image and are minimally transformed to fit the screen. Small difference...... middle of paper...... from the daily life of the Puritans because it provides a convenient shadow to cast over an act of vengeance, which otherwise would never have been tolerated. Works Cited Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York: Penguin Group, 2003. Book. Miller, Arthur. “Why I wrote The Crucible, an artist’s responses to politics.” New Yorkers. 21 10 1996: 158-64. Internet. December 2, 2013. http://www.dlackey.org/weblog/docs/Why I Wrote The Crucible.htmArthur Miller, a well-known author born in 1915 and a graduate of the University of Michigan, bases his story on "The Crucible" based on a first-hand account by then-Mayor Charles W. Upham. This work is very popular among history buffs and lifelong readers who appreciate an accurate window into the past. This article is different from most others in that it offers direct insight into the master mind and creative intellect that constructed this work..

Essay / Intolerance and Hysteria in Arthur Miller's The Crucible cities linked by puritanism. In both interpretations of the story, intolerance and hysteria lead Salem down the path to disintegration. Arthur Miller explains why he wrote such a story: "Upham had not only written a wide-ranging and thorough investigation into what was already then an almost lost chapter of Salem's past, but he had also revealed to me the details of the personal relationships between many participants in the tragedy. "Miller achieves his goal of depicting the intimate lives of those involved in the witch trials and gives his readers a gripping yet accurate portrait of this brief period of mass intolerance and hysteria in history. The Crucible takes place in a society where church and state are not separated, and the religion is a rigid form of Protestantism that many call puritanism. The city is based on the knowledge that moral law and state law do not. not simply overlap, but are the same and that sin and concern for the soul must be of public concern Any individual who does not strictly adhere to the laws put in place represents a danger to society and will attract the wrath of God. about town. In Salem, everyone belongs to God or the devil and opposition to this belief is commonly linked to witchcraft. This way of life uses the underlying logic that ultimately led to the Salem witch trials. . The trials imprint witchcraft and satanic arts on all of Salem's vague residents and find it inevitable that these people must be abolished to preserve the sanctity of the city. Characters such as Danforth and Parris retain their image and are minimally transformed to fit the screen. Small difference...... middle of paper...... from the daily life of the Puritans because it provides a convenient shadow to cast over an act of vengeance, which otherwise would never have been tolerated. Works Cited Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York: Penguin Group, 2003. Book. Miller, Arthur. “Why I wrote The Crucible, an artist’s responses to politics.” New Yorkers. 21 10 1996: 158-64. Internet. December 2, 2013. http://www.dlackey.org/weblog/docs/Why I Wrote The Crucible.htmArthur Miller, a well-known author born in 1915 and a graduate of the University of Michigan, bases his story on "The Crucible" based on a first-hand account by then-Mayor Charles W. Upham. This work is very popular among history buffs and lifelong readers who appreciate an accurate window into the past. This article is different from most others in that it offers direct insight into the master mind and creative intellect that constructed this work..

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