The town of Salem erupted into madness as suspicion, delusion, and accusations were passed from neighbor to friend and back again as the innocent were found guilty by eyes shrouded in superstition and a pursuit for religious purity amongst their village. Arthur Miller’s modern tragedy, The Crucible, explicitly represents how repression of emotions and enjoyment accompanied by strict social laws can lead to chaos and destruction of a small village and its morals. The story progressed by fallacies created in the heat of the moment that spurred on unjust involvement in complex situations which eventually lead to death and suffering.
The simplicity of the small town of Salem, Massachusetts is suddenly brought into chaos as a group of girls free …show more content…
The men whose wives were taken and accused of witchcraft attempted to diffuse the flames of chaos arisen by lies and accusations in the town. An ad hominem argument is used against John Proctor, Francis Nurse and Giles Corey when they approach the court about the innocence of their wives, who were accused of witchcraft against the people of Salem. As Proctor is questioned of his loyalty to God when Parris sarcastically proclaims, “Such a Christian will not come to church but once a month!”(Miller 91). An ad hominem argument is used when one is attacking the person instead of the argument he is providing. John Proctor was attacked using suspicions of his religious values while trying to prove his wife a pure Christians. His proven loyalty to God would give him credibility, but Parris used it against him during John’s argument to free his wife. John calmly gave reasons for her innocence and the lies of the children using Marry Warren’s deposition to the court. John was only meant with attacks to his person by Parris to eliminate his credibility with the Deputy Governor Danforth. Parris and the other court officials were scared of John and Mary Warren’s statements to be true because it would prove the falsehood of their court and their jailing and hanging of innocent women. The scene provided a turning point in the play; changing everything told to Reverend Parris and Hale and all the people of Salem of those allied with the Devil and proving it false if they would accept it. Attacking John Proctor while he attempts to save his love, invokes frustration in the audience as they want good to prevail and reason to overcome the stupidity and simplicity of the townsfolk. The plotline was shifted at this moment confirming doubt already growing in the prosecutors, altering future events leading to more
The simplicity of the small town of Salem, Massachusetts is suddenly brought into chaos as a group of girls free …show more content…
The men whose wives were taken and accused of witchcraft attempted to diffuse the flames of chaos arisen by lies and accusations in the town. An ad hominem argument is used against John Proctor, Francis Nurse and Giles Corey when they approach the court about the innocence of their wives, who were accused of witchcraft against the people of Salem. As Proctor is questioned of his loyalty to God when Parris sarcastically proclaims, “Such a Christian will not come to church but once a month!”(Miller 91). An ad hominem argument is used when one is attacking the person instead of the argument he is providing. John Proctor was attacked using suspicions of his religious values while trying to prove his wife a pure Christians. His proven loyalty to God would give him credibility, but Parris used it against him during John’s argument to free his wife. John calmly gave reasons for her innocence and the lies of the children using Marry Warren’s deposition to the court. John was only meant with attacks to his person by Parris to eliminate his credibility with the Deputy Governor Danforth. Parris and the other court officials were scared of John and Mary Warren’s statements to be true because it would prove the falsehood of their court and their jailing and hanging of innocent women. The scene provided a turning point in the play; changing everything told to Reverend Parris and Hale and all the people of Salem of those allied with the Devil and proving it false if they would accept it. Attacking John Proctor while he attempts to save his love, invokes frustration in the audience as they want good to prevail and reason to overcome the stupidity and simplicity of the townsfolk. The plotline was shifted at this moment confirming doubt already growing in the prosecutors, altering future events leading to more