Throughout history, people abuse the authority they have, and often times, these abusers of power cause damage to themselves or others. In Arthur Miller’s book, The Crucible presents the audience with many social and political topics, such as the wrongful use of authority. Arthur Miller entails the purpose of how and why the people in Salem abuse power, whether for their political rise, religious views, or personal motivation, even hurting others to get what they truly desire. Accusing people of witchcraft, in the time of the Salem witch trials, helped the townspeople gain their desired intentions. Reverend Hale is credited for finding witchcraft in places that have ‘sightings’ and credits the witches to the devil. As Hale interviews Parris and Parris’s family, he tells them that “the Devil is precise” and his presence is
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Rebecca Nurse had discovered the affair between Abigail and Proctor and called Abigail out for adultery. To the court, she had too many babies, was too rich, and was too strong willed to be a normal Puritan wife, so it was easy for Abigail to frame her. Through Abigail’s use of Ann Putnam’s delirium, for, “each [baby] would wither in [Ann’s] arms”, because Nurse Rebecca delivered her babies (12). By framing Rebecca as a witch, Abigail could become closer to her ultimate goal; being John Proctors wife. Abigail and many others accused different people of being witches to take the threats off of themselves. Abigail told her cousin and Mary Warren before that she would “make [them] wish [they] had never seen the sun go down” and “bring a pointy reckoning” to them if they spoke against Abigail (20). The girls feared if they spoke out against Abigail that they would not be Abby’s friend, or worse called witches. By Abigail taking this strong command, she makes the people do as she please, and gets rid of those in her
Rebecca Nurse had discovered the affair between Abigail and Proctor and called Abigail out for adultery. To the court, she had too many babies, was too rich, and was too strong willed to be a normal Puritan wife, so it was easy for Abigail to frame her. Through Abigail’s use of Ann Putnam’s delirium, for, “each [baby] would wither in [Ann’s] arms”, because Nurse Rebecca delivered her babies (12). By framing Rebecca as a witch, Abigail could become closer to her ultimate goal; being John Proctors wife. Abigail and many others accused different people of being witches to take the threats off of themselves. Abigail told her cousin and Mary Warren before that she would “make [them] wish [they] had never seen the sun go down” and “bring a pointy reckoning” to them if they spoke against Abigail (20). The girls feared if they spoke out against Abigail that they would not be Abby’s friend, or worse called witches. By Abigail taking this strong command, she makes the people do as she please, and gets rid of those in her