Hysteria in The Crucible
Hysteria is a prominent theme In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. Hysteria is the underlying cause for everything that happens in the play; it is what moves the story along and urges the reader to think critically about the character’s actions and choices or rather their lack of critical thinking and choice. While there are many factors that potentially contributed to the hysteria in Salem, what is depicted in The Crucible is something man-made and perpetuated through the choices and actions of specific characters. The Crucible makes the point that hysteria and mob behavior is contagious, and uses witchery as a means of conveying this message.
The Crucible demonstrates that when one person acts hysterical, others will follow in mass leading to mass hysteria. The afflicted girls who started and spread the hysteria in Salem, were clearly shown to not be hysterical, rather they conspired and their antics drove the town to hysterics. “Abigail: Now look you. …show more content…
This is how the afflicted girls, particularly Abigail, knew who to accuse. The girls were able to abuse the class tensions and possible mold influence to give themselves a voice and cause mass chaos.
The hysteria in Salem may have also, in part, derived from fear and the fear driven society. In The Crucible, religion is a very prominent theme and plot point used to move the story along. The book depicts strict religion and specific beliefs prominent in Salem at this historical time. In particular the text shows how anything unknown or unaccepted could easily cause hysterics. Arthur Miller was also keen on showing how in the Puritan society, one 's first instinct was to blame the unexplainable on the devil, a tendency derived from fear.
“Danforth, horrified: Mary Warren! Draw back your spirit out of them!
Mary Warren: Mr.
Hysteria is a prominent theme In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. Hysteria is the underlying cause for everything that happens in the play; it is what moves the story along and urges the reader to think critically about the character’s actions and choices or rather their lack of critical thinking and choice. While there are many factors that potentially contributed to the hysteria in Salem, what is depicted in The Crucible is something man-made and perpetuated through the choices and actions of specific characters. The Crucible makes the point that hysteria and mob behavior is contagious, and uses witchery as a means of conveying this message.
The Crucible demonstrates that when one person acts hysterical, others will follow in mass leading to mass hysteria. The afflicted girls who started and spread the hysteria in Salem, were clearly shown to not be hysterical, rather they conspired and their antics drove the town to hysterics. “Abigail: Now look you. …show more content…
This is how the afflicted girls, particularly Abigail, knew who to accuse. The girls were able to abuse the class tensions and possible mold influence to give themselves a voice and cause mass chaos.
The hysteria in Salem may have also, in part, derived from fear and the fear driven society. In The Crucible, religion is a very prominent theme and plot point used to move the story along. The book depicts strict religion and specific beliefs prominent in Salem at this historical time. In particular the text shows how anything unknown or unaccepted could easily cause hysterics. Arthur Miller was also keen on showing how in the Puritan society, one 's first instinct was to blame the unexplainable on the devil, a tendency derived from fear.
“Danforth, horrified: Mary Warren! Draw back your spirit out of them!
Mary Warren: Mr.