In The Crucible there is a group of girls that go into to woods with intentions of speaking to the devil. The major instigator to the Salem witch trials was Abigail Williams, she accused many of witchcraft and caused many to be hung. Abigail was a maid to John and Elizabeth Proctor. In the Crucible, Abigail and John had an affair, because of this Elizabeth fired Abigail. Abigail is in love with John Proctor and wants him to leave his wife to be with her, so Abigail goes in the woods to summon spirits to kill Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail lies about about her affair and being involved with witchcraft to save her good name. Abigail Williams played a prominent role in the salem witch trials which caused people to jump to conclusions and to miss
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Abigail was still the major instigator in both instances. Brooks quoted, “the Proctors weren’t the only people Abigail Williams accused of witchcraft. As one of the main accusers during the Salem Witch Trials, Williams accused about 57 people of witchcraft, according to court records” (1). This is an example showing that Abigail caused many problems and accused many people. Although the Salem Witch Trials and The Crucible are very similar they are different in some instances. For example Abigail’s age, in the story Abigail was seventeen years old, but she was actually eleven. In The Crucible it was also said they Abigail and John Proctor had an affair, which was also proven to be false. Miller made these differences to put a twist on his story so it could get more readers interested in what he had to …show more content…
“‘The Crucible’ was an act of desperation; Miller was fearful of being identified as a covert Communist if he should protest too strongly” (Miller 1). This is showing one of the reasons that Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to show how the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthyism era were very similar. Miller was blacklisted and to prove his innocence he wrote The Crucible, to explain to the people around him what was happening to their society. The McCarthy era was a time period where people were accused of being communist, or being “Black
Abigail was still the major instigator in both instances. Brooks quoted, “the Proctors weren’t the only people Abigail Williams accused of witchcraft. As one of the main accusers during the Salem Witch Trials, Williams accused about 57 people of witchcraft, according to court records” (1). This is an example showing that Abigail caused many problems and accused many people. Although the Salem Witch Trials and The Crucible are very similar they are different in some instances. For example Abigail’s age, in the story Abigail was seventeen years old, but she was actually eleven. In The Crucible it was also said they Abigail and John Proctor had an affair, which was also proven to be false. Miller made these differences to put a twist on his story so it could get more readers interested in what he had to …show more content…
“‘The Crucible’ was an act of desperation; Miller was fearful of being identified as a covert Communist if he should protest too strongly” (Miller 1). This is showing one of the reasons that Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to show how the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthyism era were very similar. Miller was blacklisted and to prove his innocence he wrote The Crucible, to explain to the people around him what was happening to their society. The McCarthy era was a time period where people were accused of being communist, or being “Black