In The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, in the town of Salem, everyone was in constant fear of the Devil and Hell. Because of their ongoing struggle with the Indians and many other problems for which they had no explanation, people started to believe that the ones from hell had been stirring up the problems because Devil is directly opposed to Heaven, and the latter symbolizes harmony and righteousness. This tension was triggered when Tituba confessed her affiliation with Devil in the village. Her confession provoked upheaval and hysteria in the town, which quickly resulted into a witch-hunt. As Judge Danforth said, witchcraft is “an invisible crime”(93) and “who may possibly be witness to it?”
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have a strong marriage and 19 kids together. The rumors have been flying that these two might be getting a divorce. Now Jim Bob and Michelle are not speaking out on these rumors, but instead they are shooting them down by sharing how in love they are now. US Magazine shared that Jim Bob and Michelle actually went to their Facebook page today to share how strong their marriage is now. Even though they aren 't talking about the rumors, it seems like the Duggars want everyone to know they are not true.
In Document A, Ann Putnam testifies “What is your name for I will complaine of you tho you be a Minister: if you be a wizzard…and Immediately I was tortured by him being Racked and allmost choaked by him: and he tempted me to write in his book which I Refused with loud out cries…” (Doc A). In this section of Document A, Ann Putnam is testifying that the ghost of a minister was attacking her and trying to get her to sign his book, which would make her work for the devil. Document C says “That the play works on a wider allegorical level is suggested by the frequency with which it has been performed since the 1950s and by the way that it has been applied to a wide number of similar situations in different cultures and periods.” This shows how relevant Miller's The Crucible is to real world
U.S. senator, Joseph R. McCarthy, a man who had great influence, had begun accusing people for being communists. Arthur Miller reflects all that had occurred during the Red Scare through his play, The Crucible, by making innocent people accused of witchcraft, demonstrating the great hysteria that the devil had created, and writing about antagonists who had no proof of real witchcraft practices. Overall, these characteristics
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
At this time Devil worship could range anywhere from a person who missed a couple sundays of church to someone who shouted out that they were once with the Devil. In this society, Miller made it seem that if you were not right with God then you were not safe in the court of law. The society in the Crucible had church leaders that had more power than they should have had in the court and judges who were very religious. Because of the overwhelming presence of religion in every aspect of every day, people were almost forced to be devout
Whether or not that is truthful, Millers' research was able to help him form one of the most debatable and important parts of the Crucible. Miller's last comment was "always the crucial damning event was the signing of one's name in 'the Devil's book.' This Faustian agreement to hand over one's soul to the dreaded Lord of Darkness was the ultimate insult to God." (page 6; paragraph 1). Upon reading, in Miller's words, "testimony by the tome,
This quote shows that Miller believes what starts out as political opposites, turns into moral opposites. The right-wingers made their capitalists appear holy, while the Communists appeared as devil
Despite their deeply religious values, the members of the Puritan Society in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible are equally as sinful as the rest of the world. The Puritans, known for turning to God when given any matter at hand, lay blame on the Devil, regardless of their contradictory values. By blaming on him for their wrongdoings, the Devil earns power through the Puritans restoring to involve him whenever any one thing goes wrong. Power is defined by one’s reputation, status, wealth, gender, and age; although the natural deciding factor of one’s power in the Puritan society is land, the Devil himself holds ultimate power. Despite the fact that he does not appear as a human figure, he controls the thoughts and actions of the Puritan society, serving as the ultimate threat.
Power, the ability to maintain control, command, or authority over others can often be determined by one’s reputation and his or her persuasiveness. This principle is displayed within The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, in which follows the town of Salem, Massachusetts attempting to navigate through a “Witchcraft” outbreak supposedly lead by the Devil. Within such a theocratic society such as Salem, the Devil is often associated with death, fear, and uncertainty. While his name alone is often believed to be able to influence others in to following through in certain actions. The Devil, as a key figure behind the immense “witchcraft” occurring in Salem, is crafted by Miller as the most influential “character” due to his infamous reputation and his ability to control characters’ actions.
Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" is a timeless portrayal of the destructive impact of hysteria, the power of reputation, and the truth of justice. Set in the Puritan society of 17th-century Salem, Massachusetts, the play is a dramatization of the infamous witch trials that plagued the town. The play explores how a community can be consumed by irrational fear, leading to the persecution of innocent people. As one character notes, "The devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite" (Miller 38). This quote highlights the pervasive sense of paranoia and the desire to find scapegoats that characterize the world of the play.
The monster believes that he is like Satan. He once was good, saving a young girl from drowning, but like Satan, he has fallen into the pits of hell. Where he consistently seeks revenge on Victor, his creator, who is seen as an allusion to God. This relationship between the monster and its creator, can be viewed as a parallel to God and Adam/Satan. Like Adam, he was created by God (Victor), and craves for a companion, just like the monster, who constantly implies that, “I am alone.
In Dante’s Inferno, he writes about his journey through hell for the purpose of recognizing his sins. He goes through this journey with Virgil, a voice of reason for Dante. Dante meets people through his journey of the many circles in the Inferno that lead him down into the center of hell, where Satan is. Satan is seen as being monster-like with three heads, representing a mocking of the Trinity and blowing his wings around the cocytus river. The final thing seen here is the fact that Dante’s description of Satan is a bit disappointing compared to the other descriptions he has written about the inferno.
As written by Arthur Miller, “the Devil [works] again (...) just as he [works] within the Slav who is shocked at (...) a woman’s disrobing herself in a burlesque show. Our opposites are always robed in sexual sin, and it is from this unconscious conviction that demonology”. The Devil “gains both its attractive sensuality and its capacity to infuriate and frighten,” which displays the control he holds over the society in that he can lure in a pure soul, but frighten one as well
Paul’s pneumatology found in his writings has been a matter of interest in recent New Testament scholarship. Gordon Fee has been a great contributor in this area and in Paul, the Spirit and the People of God he outlines the various elements found in Pauline pneumatology giving us greater insight into this subject. In this paper I will highlight some of these elements that are unique to Paul and are not found in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts. The first distinctive of Pauline pneumatology is the way he sees the Spirit as God’s personal presence. For Paul, the coming of the Spirit meant that God had fulfilled the promises He had made to Jeremiah and Ezekiel when He said, ‘I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel’ (Jer. 31:31), and
