Witchcraft Essays

“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, a 1952 drama, serves as an allegory to McCarthyism, the period of government blacklisting in which accused Communists were targeted. It depicts the Salem witch trials that occurred in Massachusetts Bay from 1692 to 1693. While based on true events, the play deviates from them in various aspects, including John […]

The Crucible is a play, first viewed in 1954, about the Salemn Witch Trials. The play takes place in Salemn Massachusetts, which was then a strict Puritan town. This play is not only about the ruined lives and deaths of hundreds of people, but even more so about the selfish greed, apathy, and revenge of […]

Throughout Scene 1-4 Macbeth is portrayed as a heroic and valiant man, however with sly and manipulative characteristics brought out by the Witches. The use of structure and language allows Shakespeare to present both Macbeths flaws and weaknesses to the audience. Structurally scene 1 opens with the witches gathered together reciting plans about meeting Macbeth, […]

Religion is woven into the everyday life in Salem of the play. Meanwhile it was abused abruptly as an excuse to rule salem, the ones who thought they were doing god’s work later found out that they are doing the opposite. That they are killing innocent people. Well at least some did change and some […]

Doris May Lessing (22. 10. 1919-17. 11. 2013. ) She was a British writer, born in Iran. In 1925 the family moved to a farm in the British colony area of Africa. In the story “No witchcraft for sale” Lessing tells about a relationship between the Farquars, a Christian family and their servant Gideon, in […]

Fear in itself is something to be feared. Fear is the primary source of insanity and chaos. Fear alone sent the Puritan society of Salem, Massachusetts into a state of utter hysteria in the year 1692, when one of the world’s most infamous witch hunts occurred. Arthur Millers play, The Crucible, is a historical fiction […]

Explore how Miller portrays her Miller uses the character of T to lay the foundation for the whole play, when right at the start she is falsely accused of witchcraft. It is important that she is portrayed as different, as being black and a slave as this gives a focus for all the fear , suspicion […]

The concept of mob mentality involves a group of people influencing each other’s behaviors, whether they are positive or negative. When you are with others, they may try to pressure you into conforming. However, it is important to think for yourself and make decisions based on your own judgment. This allows you to consider the […]

Macbeth and John Proctor are both main character from different books but both have similarities and differences. Macbeth is from William Shakespeare’s, Macbeth, and John Proctor is from Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible. The similarities between these two main characters are the impact witchcraft makes in their lives, their tragic flaw, and the respect each character […]

One of the first things children are exposed to is the well-known fairy tales written by the Grimm Brothers or Hans Christian Anderson. These tales portray the story of a heroic, strong, and powerful man saving the weak, dependent, damsel in distress. As expressed by Leslee Kuyendal and Brian Sturem in their article “We Said […]

The story begins in the Autumn of 1666 with Anna Frith serving as the protagonist. Anna, who is a servant to the village priest, tries to give him some apples. However, he is deeply saddened and broken. The entire community appears drained, causing Anna to reflect on happier times in her life. She remembers marrying […]

Select 5 stories and then create a character analysis on each main and favorite character. Dear Joaquin: In this letter, the depressive angst is almost surely palpable. Olga is hopelessly in love. It seems a man took her virginity, her purity, and left her in an anxious state of expectancy. A one night stand in […]

A Delusion of Satan, was written by Frances Hill and covers in the personal situations of the people in Salem during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The book opens up describing the intense and strict life style of the Puritan. Then we go into discussion of the town of Salem at the time, being […]

For our Drama piece, we presented a devised thematic work titled ‘Revenge’ as option one. This performance, lasting 15 minutes, revolved around superstition and the supernatural. It was set in a typical contemporary high school in England and centered around three teenage girls. When their teacher, Mr. Andrews, informs them about a spell-book available in […]

The objective of this study is to explore the idea of moral panic. It will start by offering a clear definition of what constitutes a moral panic. Also, it will review past research carried out by several independent entities to compile views, interpretations, and instances of moral panics that have transpired from the post-war era […]

In this essay, I will discuss how Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” portrays the stark contrast between Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor, emphasizing how their differences play a significant role in the overall narrative. Moreover, I will examine how this distinction between the characters enables a contemporary audience to better comprehend and empathize with the […]

There are many ways in which Arthur Miller creates tension, suspense and frustration in the audience throughout Act Three of ‘The Crucible’. The dram is based on an outbreak of Witchcraft hysteria in Salem 1692. During this, many innocent people were charged and hanged with Witchcraft due to the intensity of the Puritan beliefs and […]

In Jacobean England, people believed in the existence of witches. They believed witches could fly, predict the future, and raise evil spirits, cause fog or tempest, turn day into night, and do more supernatural things. People were also afraid of witches they thought they could cast spells or curses on them. Witches were also said […]

The relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor is incredibly fragile, John is being very cautious not to step out of place whilst Elizabeth is repressing her emotions. The situation is very awkward, but as the conversation develops, both John and Elizabeth’s intentions fade and they begin to disagree. This disagreement turns into a argument and […]

Chapter 1 In the 1600s, Matthew Maule builds a house next to a clear spring in what will become a small Massachusetts town. A local landowner named Colonel Pyncheon, who wants the land for himself, accuses Maule of witchcraft at a time of fear against witches. Maule is convicted and hanged, but before he dies, […]

The Azande from an inside perspective: Editor’s notes: Azande culture is surprising simple in structure, or at first glance from a western perspective, it appears to be simple. This culture is very different from what Americans or even Westerners experience on a day-to-day basis. The Azande culture is hierarchal and patriarchal, and has many actions, […]

The two stories, “A Journey on Foot” and “Shino and Hamaji,” take place in the late 1700s and early 1800s in Japan, a time when the country was underdeveloped and travelers would travel by foot to reach their destinations. Despite the primitive setting, love takes on a central role in the lives of friends and […]