In the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller many conflicts and drama had been occurring in the village of Salem. At that time the Salem Witch Trials were also going on and many innocent people were being accused of witchcraft because of manipulative people and their deceiving lies. From this, no one in the village could trust each other and thought whoever they encountered had to do with witchcraft or the devil. Miller’s message to the readers is to be aware of how one can get mentally disrupted by hysteria and how people are persecuted because the people of society are afraid and all forget their better sides. From this play, Arthur Miller conveys the themes of jealousy and manipulation, which destroy many people’s lives and reputations and are seen as evil symbols
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One example of jealousy was when Mrs. Putnam was always jealous of families because she only had one child that survived. Mrs. Putnam points this out when she states that she, ¨ laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth. Believe me, sir, you never saw more hearty babies born¨(Miller 16).Soon then Mrs. Putnam becomes jealous of Nurse Rebecca because of her really large family and therefore Mrs. Putnam blames witchcraft for the Nurse’s family and starts to believe that her children were murdered. Another example is Mr. Putnam’s greed and how he is very selfish for land and jealous of everyone else 's houses and land, for example he would hope George Jacobs would die so he could get a piece of his land. Lastly, Danforth is shocked that Abigail’s accusations may be all about revenge and jealousy, however out of self-respect Danforth ignores that and continues to investigate John Proctor. Afterall, many people in the village were very jealous of each other and created much drama for everyone else in the
One example of jealousy was when Mrs. Putnam was always jealous of families because she only had one child that survived. Mrs. Putnam points this out when she states that she, ¨ laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth. Believe me, sir, you never saw more hearty babies born¨(Miller 16).Soon then Mrs. Putnam becomes jealous of Nurse Rebecca because of her really large family and therefore Mrs. Putnam blames witchcraft for the Nurse’s family and starts to believe that her children were murdered. Another example is Mr. Putnam’s greed and how he is very selfish for land and jealous of everyone else 's houses and land, for example he would hope George Jacobs would die so he could get a piece of his land. Lastly, Danforth is shocked that Abigail’s accusations may be all about revenge and jealousy, however out of self-respect Danforth ignores that and continues to investigate John Proctor. Afterall, many people in the village were very jealous of each other and created much drama for everyone else in the