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  1. today we'll be talking about the crucible by arthur miller we'll cover summary themes and if you stay until the very
  2. end of this video i'll direct you to additional resources like quote banks sample essay topics and a sample essay topic breakdown so
  3. that you can go away and practice with throughout this video i'll be connecting the ideas to real life modern examples so that you can actually
  4. get a tangible sense of why you're studying this text which is what's important at the end of the day after all you shouldn't just be
  5. studying english for the sake of studying english you should be understanding why it's actually relevant for you
  6. and that actually makes english a whole lot easier and a whole lot more interesting hey guys welcome back if you're new here i'm lisa
  7. i used to be a shoddy english student turned a plus english student turned pharmacist turned entrepreneur so on this channel
  8. we talk about all things related to get you that a plus in english and life advice to help you get into adulthood to be
  9. the best version of yourself so let's get started summary arthur miller's 1953 realist play is based on the historical events of the 1692 salem
  10. witch hunts although partially fictionalized it depicts the very real consequences of false accusations based on blind
  11. religious faith as miller displays the dangers of such baseless rumors however the play was written during
  12. another type of witch-hunt mccarthyism in 1950s america this was a political movement in which senator joseph mccarthy attempted to
  13. control the spread of communism by placing any communist sympathizers on a blacklist this resulted in widespread fear of communist influences
  14. and a political hunt similar to the salem witch trials began as civilians attempted to escape their own charges
  15. by accusing other innocent individuals of treason first given the historical context of the time
  16. miller uses the crucible as an allegorical warning for the audience against the dangers of mccarthyism in 1950s america
  17. some of these concepts will be unpacked in this video later but it's really important at this point in time for you to understand
  18. the key notions of hysteria accusations and blind faith these are the fundamental ideas which the crucible is based on and you can connect a lot of
  19. those ideas to modern events today think about the development of technology and how widespread it's become
  20. although technology has been amazing for us it also has led to a number of ramifications that we never had to previously dealt with
  21. one of these issues is false allegations and social rumors think about fake news or how hysterical people can be
  22. when they go into a rabbit hole of a particular topic that might be completely removed from what society deems as normal i
  23. might be going out on a limb here but a really good example is covered and whether or not covet is just a major hoax designed by the government
  24. and you can connect that to vaccinations and whether or not vaccinations is just a government ploy i could go into a host of other topics as well
  25. but hopefully that gives you a little bit of context as to why this text is important for you to understand because it really helps you
  26. get a better picture of the real world not to mention the anonymity of technology has enabled individuals to start modern day witch
  27. hunts as a nameless faceless user behind the comfort and security of their screens so these wish hunts happen today as well
  28. just in a different form let's now move into themes mass hysteria massacre is one of the
  29. most significant themes of the play as miller depicts the entire town of salem engulfed by the superstition of witchcraft and devil worship
  30. the community-wide fear of consorting with the devil is shown to overwhelm any kind of rational thought
  31. as one rumor created by abigail and the girls leads to dozens of incarcerations and executions in a matter of days
  32. the crucible depicts the perverse manifestation of panic that can occur from unsubstantiated fear by the way if there are any pieces of
  33. vocabulary that you see on screen make sure that you write it down get familiarized with it and save it for later because that's the tip for you
  34. it'll probably be good for your essays miller uses this illustration of hysteria to show the effects of a strictly repressive
  35. puritan society although some residents of salem manipulate the wish hunt for their own benefit such as abigail the majority of
  36. townspeople are launched into the terror field fever of their genuine belief that the devil is running a mock in salem
  37. the strict theocracy of the town thus exacerbates the crisis as joining that accusatory crowd becomes a religious
  38. necessity a virtuous plane of heavenly combat between lucifer and the lord as such the play demonstrates how
  39. uncontrolled religious fervor can lead to the collective indoctrination of black mischief where panic clouds all reason i've got a
  40. question for you to think about now when has there been a time when religion has led people to completely ignore logic
  41. might be controversial but something to think about judgment judgment in the crucible encompasses three
  42. meanings the legal personal and spiritual the legal judgment in the play is depicted as superficial
  43. mainly illustrated through the characters of hathorne and danforth the theocratical salem court does not carry out
  44. real justice due to its dogmatic focus on reputation in other words reputation is more important to them than justice this is depicted by danforth's stubborn
  45. refusal to free the innocent's accused due to his belief that it would lead to a tainted esteem of the court thus miller suggests that the more
  46. important judgment is personal as exemplified by the character of proctor believing himself to be a sinner against his own version
  47. of moral conduct proctor throughout the play shows limitless remorse and self-hatred for the hurt he has caused elizabeth
  48. by his affair with abigail miller shows the importance of forgiveness through self-judgment as elizabeth assures proctor that there
  49. is no higher judge under heaven than procter himself and he ultimately is able to forgive himself and see the shred of goodness
  50. within him by the end of the play furthermore the crucible depicts the town of salem overcome by the fear of god's judgment
  51. or what proctor caused god's icy wind quick tip for you here as well god's icy win i mean it could be quite literal because god has all the powers
  52. but in my mind as i read this we're using literary devices and it's a type of metaphor and i want you to think about what does
  53. god's icy wind stand for what does it mean if you're not sure then i've got a video on metal language to help you
  54. understand further this might also be a good time for me to tell you about my study guide the crucible if you're learning a lot
  55. here and you find that you want to learn more or that you love the style of teaching that you're getting here then i think that my study guide as
  56. written with one of my tutors jamie will be incredibly helpful for you in there we detail all the things we cover here but then some more
  57. including symbols quotes essay topics and most importantly we actually all write five full essay topics all annotated for you so you can enter
  58. the mind of a high achiever and know exactly what you need to do in order for you to do just as well in your own studies
  59. let's head back to the themes the events of the play unfold due to the town's collective fear of the higher power of an almighty god
  60. as hale proclaims before the laws of god we are as swine miller showcases the extent of the fearsome power of theocracy in
  61. circumstances of confusion and hysteria accusation the events of salem witch trials detail various types of accusation although all
  62. are disguised as the dispelling of the witchcraft the false accusations depicted in the play are carried out with a range of
  63. different motives for example abigail's accusation of elizabeth as a witch is described to derive from a
  64. vengeance due to her passionate jealousy of elizabeth's position as proctor's wife and abigail's wish to take her place
  65. similarly rebecca nurse's charge of murdering goody putnam's babies is due to putnam's resentment and jealousy of her numerous children
  66. while they themselves have lost babies before they could be baptized in contrast to this the accusation of martha cory
  67. guile's wife of witchcraft is motivated by wolcott's desire for revenge as he resents her for the unhealthy pig he bought from her five years ago
  68. thus his actions are calculative rather than passionate a cruel attempt to get his money back in his employment of the play
  69. as a historical allegory this depiction of the blind following of rampant accusations depicted in the crucible
  70. represents the similarly irrational proceedings of the mccarthy trials many of which were carried out without substantial evidence
  71. lastly let's talk about honor and integrity honor is one of the most prominent themes in the play
  72. as the majority of the characters strive to maintain their reputations in society miller depicts a community in which private and public characters are one
  73. and the same and the consequences of the obsessive desire to uphold the esteem of their name
  74. for example although proctor has the chance to undermine the girl's accusations by revealing abigail as a he does
  75. not do so in order to protect his good name from being tarnished likewise paris at the beginning of the
  76. play threatens abigail and the girls due to his fear that hints of witchcraft will threaten his already precarious reputation in the church
  77. and banish him from the culprit furthermore the judges of salem do not accept any evidence that could be free of
  78. innocent accused as they uphold a false reputation to honor the puritan church despite this miller shows the importance
  79. of prioritizing personal honor over public reputation through the character of proctor as he ultimately makes a valiant
  80. decision in act 4 to refrain from signing lies and thus uphold his name he is able to redeem himself from the
  81. previous sins and is able to die with righteousness i want you to think about your reputation or potentially the reputation
  82. of others around you your friends your family has there ever been a time when you'd have to protect your reputation or protect the
  83. reputation of others why is reputation important to so many of us it's some food for thought if you're
  84. finding that my advice is really resonating with you then i just wanted to take this moment to show you some extra resources that i
  85. think will also help i've got a blog post that covers more of what we talk about today including themes quote banks sample essay topics
  86. for you to go away and practice with i'll have the link here in the card for you and in the description box as well
  87. [Music] you

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Hexenjagd (Drama)Hexenjagd (engl. Originaltitel The Crucible) ist ein Theaterstück des US-amerikanischen Dramatikers Arthur Miller aus dem Jahr 1953. Hexenjagd (1996)The Crucible. Produktionsland, USA. Originalsprache, Englisch. Erscheinungsjahr, 1996 · Länge, 123 Minuten. Altersfreigabe · FSK 12. Stab · Regie · Nicholas … Hexenprozesse von SalemDie Hexenprozesse von Salem (Salem witch trials) im Jahr 1692 bildeten den Beginn einer Reihe von Verhaftungen, Anklagen und Hinrichtungen wegen Hexerei in … The Crucible (Oper)The Crucible (deutsch: Hexenjagd oder Die Feuerprobe) ist eine Adaption des gleichnamigen Theaterstücks von Arthur Miller von Robert Ward für die Oper.