Metaphors In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

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The Crucible metaphor also shines bright when Judge Danforth says to Proctor,‘We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment’.The court scenes always portrayed a feeling of fear, tension and conflicts between the hands that wield power. Proctor later speaks out one of his most rageful dialogues ‘A fire, a fire is burning! I hear the boot of Lucifer, I see his filthy face! …. And we will burn, we will burn together!’Here Miller makes one of the most important connection between the play’s title The Crucible and the society that he wishes to portray. He compares the hysteria and tension of the Salem people with the situation of Hell, where exists intense heat and pressure. Using this play’s title Arthur Miller tries to signify similar