The act of standing out to draw attention can be seen across any culture. The Puritan culture consisted of English descent who wanted religion to be completely separate from the state(Delbanco, Puritanism, History). The women in a Puritan society were in charge of caring for the children, therefore they spent most of their time doing work in the house; when it came to legal rights, they could not vote or own land(Deering, Women in Puritan Society, Study). The lack of desirability for the women in the Puritan settlements gave the girl’s motives for starting the holy war. Moreover, the witchcraft plague formed due to the resentment, cowardice and attention seeking actions of the girls in the community of Salem.
The girls’ own resentment encouraged them to continue the idea of witchcraft. They wanted to use the intimidating thought of witches to scare the town into turning on certain citizens. The citizens were accused in order for the girls to get vengeance against people who did them wrong. As other citizens of Salem caught on to the selfish reasons behind the accusations, they too began to accuse each other for self …show more content…
In a puritan society women are never the center of attention, so when the girls received attention over the initial dancing, it was new to them. Abigail, the ringleader of the group, had the most thirst for attention. She would turn nothing into something in order to cause chaos throughout their society. In the courtroom, she causes a frenzy by saying, “(Backing away to bench and sits. Clasping her arms about her as though cold.) I… I know not. A wind, a cold wind has come.(Her eyes fall on Mary.)”(Miller, Act II, Scene 2, 802-804). Portraying how closely the leaders of the town believed her and the manipulation she had on people. Towards the realization of the truth, the officials and citizens showed Abigail less attention, forcing her to flee out of
The girls’ own resentment encouraged them to continue the idea of witchcraft. They wanted to use the intimidating thought of witches to scare the town into turning on certain citizens. The citizens were accused in order for the girls to get vengeance against people who did them wrong. As other citizens of Salem caught on to the selfish reasons behind the accusations, they too began to accuse each other for self …show more content…
In a puritan society women are never the center of attention, so when the girls received attention over the initial dancing, it was new to them. Abigail, the ringleader of the group, had the most thirst for attention. She would turn nothing into something in order to cause chaos throughout their society. In the courtroom, she causes a frenzy by saying, “(Backing away to bench and sits. Clasping her arms about her as though cold.) I… I know not. A wind, a cold wind has come.(Her eyes fall on Mary.)”(Miller, Act II, Scene 2, 802-804). Portraying how closely the leaders of the town believed her and the manipulation she had on people. Towards the realization of the truth, the officials and citizens showed Abigail less attention, forcing her to flee out of