The Crucible
The Crucible is a fictionalized play written by Arthur Miller, a playwright in 1953. Taking place in Salem, Massachusetts, the witchcraft trials provoked many conflicts between people. This uncontrollable emotion, towards the witchcraft trials, was for the church’s fear of the many individual women starting to become fond of their values. These vulnerable women or outcasts were accused and believed to be witches, when a group of young girls were being obsessed by spirits.
Accusing these women in being witches was a threat to the Puritan values. Sara Osborne, Martha Corey, and Elizabeth Proctor, strong women who were accused with little or no evidence. Although, women were a threat to the puritan values, women would assume men were always superior. …show more content…
In the past, the Puritans defamed Sara in having premarital sexual relation and not regularly attending church. Later on, Sara, who was claimed to be a witch by Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Hubbard. According to Elizabeth and Abigail, they were afflicted and pinched with knitting needles by Sara. Osborne was sent to jail in Boston for examinations and trials. After time passed, Sara died on May 10, 1692. If the Puritan people expected Osborne to attend church more often, and show more engagement to her religious beliefs, then the church would have not been intimidated by the Puritans who were changing their morals. This shows that the church had fear of women, and to those who seemed stop believing in the Puritan values. Not just Sara Osborne was arraigned, but also Martha
The Crucible is a fictionalized play written by Arthur Miller, a playwright in 1953. Taking place in Salem, Massachusetts, the witchcraft trials provoked many conflicts between people. This uncontrollable emotion, towards the witchcraft trials, was for the church’s fear of the many individual women starting to become fond of their values. These vulnerable women or outcasts were accused and believed to be witches, when a group of young girls were being obsessed by spirits.
Accusing these women in being witches was a threat to the Puritan values. Sara Osborne, Martha Corey, and Elizabeth Proctor, strong women who were accused with little or no evidence. Although, women were a threat to the puritan values, women would assume men were always superior. …show more content…
In the past, the Puritans defamed Sara in having premarital sexual relation and not regularly attending church. Later on, Sara, who was claimed to be a witch by Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Hubbard. According to Elizabeth and Abigail, they were afflicted and pinched with knitting needles by Sara. Osborne was sent to jail in Boston for examinations and trials. After time passed, Sara died on May 10, 1692. If the Puritan people expected Osborne to attend church more often, and show more engagement to her religious beliefs, then the church would have not been intimidated by the Puritans who were changing their morals. This shows that the church had fear of women, and to those who seemed stop believing in the Puritan values. Not just Sara Osborne was arraigned, but also Martha