Of They That Only Do Good
In the Crucible (1953), the author Arthur Miller exemplifies that injustice was disguised by the practice of justice and religion. Abigail Williams and a group of young girls were caught dancing by Reverend Parris in the middle of the forest when night time was upon them. Being frightened of punishment as the girls were, they led the town to believe that they were possessed by spirits and accused Tituba along with many other innocent townspeople of witchcraft. These people had the choice to either confess upon being a witch or be hung for their dishonesty. While that crisis is going on, John Proctor is dealing with the agony of his past affair with Abigail on his wife, Elizabeth Proctor. Hysteria is then soon taken …show more content…
Abigail used her vengeance as a way to pretend who was a witch or not and she only did it for her own amusement. Elizabeth Proctor soon found out that Abby falsely accused her of witchcraft and then suddenly she yells “the girl [Abigail] is murder!”(Act 2, 860-861). Abigail is using her own personal desire for John Proctor to twist the truth, and she tries to make it so she can get what she wants but in a way as though she is helping protect the town. The girls are all aware of what they have done, but cannot convince Abigail to confess. Betty awakes from her fake slumber and confronts Abigail that she “drank blood...to kill John Proctor’s wife… to kill Goody Proctor”(Act 1, 343-348). This shows that Abigail Williams doesn’t believe that any of those people are witches, she just has a rivalry with certain people and wants them to be gone. Abigail’s hidden injustice is the idea that if she makes these people to be out as something bad, then killing them wouldn’t be a sin, it would be a gesture to the town.
As a kind gesture to everyone’s safety, the innocent life of Giles Corey was taken due to the spreading of hysteria. Giles Corey refused to confess if he were a witch or not;therefore, his punishment was a slow, painful death. In attempting of making Giles Corey confess, the people had “great stones they lay upon
In the Crucible (1953), the author Arthur Miller exemplifies that injustice was disguised by the practice of justice and religion. Abigail Williams and a group of young girls were caught dancing by Reverend Parris in the middle of the forest when night time was upon them. Being frightened of punishment as the girls were, they led the town to believe that they were possessed by spirits and accused Tituba along with many other innocent townspeople of witchcraft. These people had the choice to either confess upon being a witch or be hung for their dishonesty. While that crisis is going on, John Proctor is dealing with the agony of his past affair with Abigail on his wife, Elizabeth Proctor. Hysteria is then soon taken …show more content…
Abigail used her vengeance as a way to pretend who was a witch or not and she only did it for her own amusement. Elizabeth Proctor soon found out that Abby falsely accused her of witchcraft and then suddenly she yells “the girl [Abigail] is murder!”(Act 2, 860-861). Abigail is using her own personal desire for John Proctor to twist the truth, and she tries to make it so she can get what she wants but in a way as though she is helping protect the town. The girls are all aware of what they have done, but cannot convince Abigail to confess. Betty awakes from her fake slumber and confronts Abigail that she “drank blood...to kill John Proctor’s wife… to kill Goody Proctor”(Act 1, 343-348). This shows that Abigail Williams doesn’t believe that any of those people are witches, she just has a rivalry with certain people and wants them to be gone. Abigail’s hidden injustice is the idea that if she makes these people to be out as something bad, then killing them wouldn’t be a sin, it would be a gesture to the town.
As a kind gesture to everyone’s safety, the innocent life of Giles Corey was taken due to the spreading of hysteria. Giles Corey refused to confess if he were a witch or not;therefore, his punishment was a slow, painful death. In attempting of making Giles Corey confess, the people had “great stones they lay upon