Importance Of Power In The Crucible

Similarly, the fact that the children are given an immense amount of power in the court proceedings further ruins the hope of convincing the juries that everyone is innocent. According to literary analyst Christopher Bigsby, The Crucible is truly a lesson on power and what it can truly do. In fact, he highlights how “power is in the hands of two major forces:...the children, who suddenly find that they have gained access to power” (Siebold 84). For whatever reason, the girls are given so much power to easily manipulate the judges. This, in turn, benefits the accusers as they are more trusted than the accused, causing the accused to not properly defend themselves in a court of law. For a moment, think about Danforth’s reaction to when Proctor …show more content…
To restate, Giles Corey’s witness chooses to selfishly remain safe by staying anonymous, leaving all evidence he accumulates to be worthless. Also, Mary Warren succumbs to the judges when they start to scream at her, which causes her to “confess” how Proctor is actually evil, ruining his chances of saving anybody. In addition, the court chooses to believe that a defense on the court is immoral, leaving most evidence to be rendered useless and even more people to be accused of being diabolical. On top of that, the children are given an excess amount of power, leaving the accused to have no way in proving the children wrong. Lastly, the complexity of identifying witchcraft is put to the test when Mary Warren is disbelieved when she tells the truth, but is believed when she lies. All of these examples inside the courtroom make the children appear right or make the accused to look like even worse villains. Overall, while most of the time justice is found, society has to be more careful in noticing its enormous flaws as it could result in immense