The Crucible, Arthur Miller

Question 1

“A person is either with this court or must be counted against it”

“black and white”

Answer 1

Juxtaposition

Question 2

“You will confess or I will take you and whip you to your death, Tituba!”

Answer 2

High modality

Exclamation

Question 3

“Theology, sir, is a fortress; no crack in a fortress may be accounted small.”

Answer 3

Metaphor

Question 4

“She’s blackening my name in the village”

Answer 4

Colour symbolism

Question 5

“Your name in the town - it is entirely white, is it not?”

Answer 5

Colour symbolism

Rhetorical question

Question 6

“You drank blood” - Betty

“Never say that again!” - Abigail

Answer 6

Exclamatory

High modality

Question 7

“I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Brigit Bishop with the Devil!”

Answer 7

Anaphora

Epistrophe

Question 8

“We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment”

Answer 8

Analogy

Question 9

“Let you rest upon the justice of the court”

Answer 9

Foreshadows

Question 10

Conclusion

Answer 10

Insights are provided into the complexities of human nature through Arthur Miller’s tragic play The Crucible which is a story of the witch hunt trials of 1692. Miller portrays his ideas of human experiences through the use of reputation, mass fear and hysteria, and power and authority. This text allows for readers to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of human experiences, which is extremely vital in today’s society.

Question 11

Introduction

Answer 11

Storytelling provides insight into the anomalies, paradoxes and inconsistencies within human behaviour and motivation, promoting change of perception of ourselves and our world. Arthur Miller’s 1953 tragic play, The Crucible, presents an allegorical anecdote for events in contemporary America Massachusetts in 1692. Miller brings to light familiar patterns of human behaviour and provokes confrontation of what it truly means to be human. Miller’s play gives insights into major aspects of the human experiences being mass fear and hysteria, upholding reputation and the corruption of power and thoroughly explores these as timeless and universal compositions.

Question 12

Reputation and Integrity

Answer 12

The human experience is characterized by the struggle between reputation and integrity.

Question 13

Fear and Hysteria

Answer 13

Fear is a contagious condition that can spread through a community and infect it with hysteria.

Question 14

Power and Authority

Answer 14

An imbalance of power and authority within a society can corrupt the human experience.