"The Crucible" by Arhtur Miller.
- Date: December 15, 2003
- Level: High School, 11th grade
- Grade: A
- Length: 3 pages (642 words)
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guilty by suspicion, salem witch trials, tell the truth, crucible, john proctor, david merrill, ...communist activities, creative community, act ii, arthur miller, blacklisting, critical analysis, blacklist, accusations, mistakes
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Critical Analysis "The Crucible"
History tends to repeat itself. People forget the lessons that should have been learned from past mistakes, no matter how dire the consequences had been. The 1990 film "Guilty by Suspicion" which recreates the story of the "Blacklist Era" in Hollywood in the 1950's when accusations of communist activities rocked the creative community has many comparisons that can be drawn between those involved in the blacklisting Guilty by Suspicion, and the characters from Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," who played important roles in the Salem witch trials in the late 1600's. The character, John Proctor, a farmer in The Crucible, similar to David Merrill in Guilty by Suspicion. Both John and David tell the truth, neither of ...

... on this! It is enough!" said John (Act IIII). He wanted to live so he decided to confess, but when they asked for his name he could not go through with it. When Bunny went to David asking David for his name, David got upset that his best friend of all people would stoop that low. Not only that he was upset because he was thinking of giving his name any way, but that changed his mind. They both fought really hard to keep their names and they were both hurt by the people they loved and knew the most. You cannot always trust the people you know, so make sure you can trust yourself.
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