19 people accused, 400 in jail, and 72 hanged.. but almost all were innocent. The crucible in the salem village showed many different themes. Arthur Miller in the crucible uses courage, weakness, and truth as thematic concepts to help the reader relate to the struggles of the characters. Weakness came about for the poor, John Proctor showed much courage throughout the book, and truths were to be made in court.
To begin with, weakness was shown as a thematic concept in the book because some people being accused were weak. It stated “It’s strange work for a Christian girl to hang old women” (Miller 58). Proctor is explaining what Mary is doing to Sarah gool, also explaining how she was poor and old and begged at her door. When