Essay On Women In The Crucible

During the 1600s witchcraft initiated its uprising in society installing fear and intimidation throughout. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, depicts a play based off The Salem Witch Trials, revealing characters’ true intentions and witchcraft. It was during this time where witches were being identified and societies main targets were women. Simultaneously, as vulnerable as they are, women were also subjects to cruelty and pain A witch referred to a person who has a connection with the Devil and known for inhuman abilities. They had the capability to manipulate and haunt others at their pleasure. Although women gained the ability to empower themselves, it would lead to their eventual downfall.
Although men could have been subjects to witchcraft, the focus has primarily been on women. Appropriate to the time period, women were not given a voice or …show more content…
Salem had a theocracy and since religious men ran the government it gave women such as Abigail and Mrs. Putnam power.This meant that any attempt to question, obstruct, or otherwise resist any of the government's actions, no matter how ludicrous, destructive, or ill-informed, was considered by the government and other Puritans to be an attempt to overthrow God. In The Crucible, Deputy Governor Danforth and Judge Hathorne believe that they are of God’s, and therefore that everything they believe must be true and everything they do must be right. They never see a reason to reassess their thoughts and actions, which makes them easy targets for cynical and talented liars like Abigail Williams. One such example is when Abigail threatens, "Let you beware, Mr. Danforth. Think you to be so mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits?" In this way, Abigail was able to control and dictate high authority. From being an innocent unmarried orphan, she turns into a prolific character in the