1. 研究目的与意义

The Crucible is a 1953 play by American playwright Arther Miller. It is broaldly studied both home and abroad and is widely considered to be one of the most realist drama of all times. As ArtherMiller himself puts it:' The Crucible is taken from history. No character is in the play who did not take a similar role in Salem, 1692.' The word 'crucible' is defined as a severe test or trial. The characters whose moral standards prevail in the face of death, such as John Procter and Rebecca Nurse, symbolically refuse to sacrifice their principles or to falsely confess. Therefore, the dissertation aims to get a deeper view into the specific period of history in which the book is set in and analyze the consequential characters, namely 'The Others',in the book.

2. 研究内容和预期目标

the paper is going to analyze some consequential characters in the book the crucible, the reason behind their prosecution and oppression and the hypothetic method to lift them out of suffering along with some mainstream social problems at that time.

outline:

1. introduction

3. 国内外研究现状

literature review

present researches show that the study on the the crucible concentrates on three major perspectives, namely stage effects, language and the real historical event.

1. the play’s stage effects

4. 计划与进度安排

Firstly, collect relevant information and materials of the authentic historical witch hunt event in1953. Sechondly, thoroughly read the book and watch the drama online couple of times to get familiar and fully dissect the characters.

Finally, orgnize all useful information and write a decent paper accordingly.

5. 参考文献

beauvoir. s. (1949). the second sex. paris: berger-levrault.

miller, a. (1953). the crucible. massachusetts:salem.