City Room: A New Look at an Old Quarrel Over “Waterfront”.
Of the attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords, with references to “The Crucible” (2011). Blow on the “full-fledged witch hunt to link the shooter to the right” in the aftermath Myth, recognizing echoes of McCarthyism (2011).Ĭolumn by Charles M.
Room for Debate: Barack Obama and the Psychology of the Birther Myth. Brewed in “The Crucible” Author Cites Reasons For Having Written Play in 1953Īrthur Miller gives his reasons for writing the play (1958). “The Crucible”: Arthur Miller’s Dramatization of the Salem Witch Trial in 1692Īrthur Miller’s reflection on his conception of the play (1953). And for more resources like this for other often-taught works, visit our “10 Ways to Use The New York Times for Teaching Literature.” Resources from The New York Times Students and make connections to life and the world. Use the following New York Times resources to explore the play with your Miller’s story of how fear and suspicion up-end 17th-century Salem continue to fascinate readers and audiences. John Proctor embody the American tragic hero? What does it take to do the right thing? Why is doing the right thing so often the hardest thing? What is the true meaning of integrity? What is “The Crucible” telling audiences now? How have fears about terrorism created modern-day “witches”? What is it about human nature that makes such hysteria possible? How and why does It is also, I suppose, that the play reaffirms the ultimate power of courage and clarity of mind whose ultimate We really are and how quickly swept by fear the mass of us can become when our panic button is pushed. And we know as well how close to the edge we live and how weak 
We know how much depends on mere trust and good faith and a certain respect for the human person, and how easily breached these are. When certainties evaporate with each dawn, the unknowable is always around I have wondered if one of the reasons the play continues like this is its symbolic unleashing of the specter of order’s fragility. In a rapidly changing world, not to mention in the topsy-turvy social order of school.Ĭonsidering the myriad productions and cross-cultural power of “The Crucible,” Miller wrote: Reviews, Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” continues to be mounted and taught worldwide because it speaks to universal fears of social isolation and the unknown – fears especially present Though often considered second best to his “Death of a Salesman” and opening to lukewarm, if not downright hostile, Null Laura Linney and Liam Neeson in a recent production of “The Crucible.” Go to related article »
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