The Crucible was a unique piece of writing; it uses
a chain of highly coincidental incidents and made a play. When I think of
witchcraft, I think of the period used as the time setting in the play. The
author provides elements like McCarthyism, strict religious beliefs, and many
devious citizens to make this play all the worth wild. There was no solid
evidence to convict these “guilty” people besides the stories told by
witnesses, which weren’t always fact. Innocent residents began to be tried to
witchcraft because they were associating with the guilty, or someone wanted
them dead.
A
medical finding that left doctors without a cure was the reason for the
accusations. When they couldn’t find the proper cure, they went to their
religious views. This is how they assumed these sicknesses were the work of the
Devil. People of the town took this into their own advantage. Abigail twisted
the people of the town into turning on one another to be with Proctor, a married
man she had held an affair with. Women weren’t supposed to be able to possess
much power, but Abigail had more power than need for a female, especially one
of her age.
Many
citizens died because they weren’t favored, or they were defending what they
believed in. Defying the court wasn’t acceptable, but some people did this by accepting
death over siding with the court. These people preferred their dignity over
pleasing others with false truths. Many favored people were accused but
slightly saved by the court, because they were known religious people. I don’t
believe anybody should be spared, highly religious or not.
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