Essay On The Crucible – AT1

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‘Storytelling hints at human imperfections. Where there is perfection, there is no story to tell.’

Use the above statement to consider how stories about the human experience can challenge assumptions or ignite new ideas. Discuss with close reference to The Crucible.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller displays the human experience of love and how its obsessive nature exposes the dangerous lies of religion, and its falsifying impact on truth. Through a range of human imperfections, Miller crafts a dramatic play through which the audience is encouraged to undertake a reinterpretation of common romantic assumptions; subtly triggering new ideas concerning passionate pursuits. Drawing from a context of McCarthy, and his love for power, Miller confronts traditional love, and the relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor — that is strung thinly by Abigail — intensely attacks the intentions of love. Similarly, love is portrayed through the townspeople, who Miller exploits to challenge the assumption of religion, creating a puritan town, whose selfish ‘love’ for God conversely creates evil and malice. Ironically, a desire for truth in the Crucible also forms desperation, and a love for lies rapidly destroys Salem