The crucible is a modern tragedy written in the Context of a historical incident of Salem’s witchcraft (I7 th century) but the play highlights the cruelty of McCarthyism and communists trails in America in 20th century. The play contains almost all the spicess of a modem tragedy . Though it is quite different…

Initially called The Chronicle of Sarah Good , The Crucible is a dramatization of the Salem Witch trial. Arthur Miller uses the title of his play  The Crucible  as a Metaphor constantly throughout the text. A crucible is a container used to heat metals at a high temperature so the metal can be cast, often usin…

Miller says that the “structure” of The Crucible “centres on John, Elizabeth, and Abigail.” Reverend Parris’s niece Abigail has been dismissed from service by Elizabeth Proctor after she found out the illicit affair between Abigail and her husband seven months ago. Since then Abigail has been living with Par…

"John Proctor stands unique amongst Miller’s creation not because of any inherent superiority but because of the intensity of his moral response." In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible , John Proctor is the central character and the protagonist of the play. Miller gives very delicate touches in diggi…

“Don't ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn't fall in love, I rose in it.”                                                                     ―  Toni Morrison,  Jazz Here are few short questions and answers from Jazz that might help you: 1.What is the symbolic significance …

The fictional representation of the American city African American literature is often characterized by a stark manifestation of its hierarchical colour division. Interestingly, African American novels are replete with images of post-bellum migration to the city and the ghettozation of the “nigger.” Toni Morri…