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The Crucible By Arthur Miller

Critics Opinion

"...the story's slant seems less overtly political and rather more focused on sexual power and repression..." - Austin Chronicle

"The Crucible is a drama of ideas, but they seem laid on top of the material, not organically part of it. - Chicago Sun

Los Angeles Times- "...too frantic to be involving,too much an outpost of bedlam to be believable." Kenneth Turan

" I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in the human history". - Arthur Miller

[] Quotes " But, as in all such matters, the issue was not clear-cut, for danger was still a possibility, and in unity still lay the best promise of the safety".

" Those socially marginalized move to the very center of social action. Those whose opinions and perceptions carried neither personal nor political weight suddenly acquire an authority so absolute that they come to feel they can challenge even the representatives of the state". "Do not forgive, and do not forget." Videos media type="youtube" key="goZomFW7Stk?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

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Quote One- I chose this quote because they are trying to ensure safety,but they can't because they don't know that everyone is safe if there is witch-craft going on. They can't promise anyone safety until they know who is doing the witch-craft. They don't want to promise safety if they can't ensure it. Quote Two- I chose this quote because it's saying that those people who have an opinion on things have a social outlook on things. If you don't speak on then they might think that you are doing some sort of witch-craft. Why is witch-craft so bad that a person that may be doing it gets killed? How do you prove witch-craft is being done? Quote Three- I chose this quote because to me it's saying that Abigail is trying to be with John Proctor even though he has a wife. She doesn't want to loose him to her. He tries to tell her that he doesn't want to be with her, but she won't take no for an answer. She wants his wife dead, so she is going to try and get her killed by accusing her of witch-craft.

Video One- I chose this video because it tells you why Arthur Miller decided to write this book and what his thoughts were during the time. He had points that became very clear. Arthur Miller expresses his feeling and how the witchcraft era was a very difficult very many people.

Video Two- I chose this book because it shows how things were during the witchcraft time. I think that seeing the videos about this time period will help get the image about what they went through.