The Crucible The most evident theme in The Crucible is that selfishness interferes with morality. The witch trials in Salem show that people will do or say anything to get something for themselves. If they wanted something, they would say anything to get it. They forgot about their morals and values. A lot of the characters in The Crucible claimed to be very pious, even though they only cared what people thought of them. Everyone in Salem let the whole town go crazy. They were willing to let the community be hurt just to protect themselves. Integrity was not even considered when the characters were making decisions. In Salem, Massachusetts there was a lot of talk about witch craft. A group of girls was caught dancing and they were
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Abigail is a very good example. She and Proctor had an affair and was now very jealous of Elizabeth, Proctor’s wife. Elizabeth was accused of being a witch by Abigail because Abigail wanted to have Proctor to herself. As mentioned before, witchcraft represented sinning in The Crucible. Lying is a sin and Abigail lied when she made the accusation about Elizabeth. The only reason Abigail lied was so that she could possibly have Proctor. That was her motive. It was obvious that Abigail still loved Proctor so it is definitely easy to identify that she was just trying to get Proctor to …show more content…
Hysteria is uncontrollable emotion among a group of people. People in Salem began to turn on each other. Anyone that was accused of being a witch, wanted the person that made the inaccurate accusation to be punished. To get them punished they had to accuse them of something. It was all a huge cycle. It was hysteria. The characters sacrificed their own justice, reason, and morality just to get back at someone. Abigail was mad that she was accused, so she tried to get Elizabeth sent to jail. Reverend Parris strengthens his role in the community even though he let people take the blame for false accusations. They let others be harmed, to help themselves. The only reason hysteria flourished, is because people could benefit from
Abigail is a very good example. She and Proctor had an affair and was now very jealous of Elizabeth, Proctor’s wife. Elizabeth was accused of being a witch by Abigail because Abigail wanted to have Proctor to herself. As mentioned before, witchcraft represented sinning in The Crucible. Lying is a sin and Abigail lied when she made the accusation about Elizabeth. The only reason Abigail lied was so that she could possibly have Proctor. That was her motive. It was obvious that Abigail still loved Proctor so it is definitely easy to identify that she was just trying to get Proctor to …show more content…
Hysteria is uncontrollable emotion among a group of people. People in Salem began to turn on each other. Anyone that was accused of being a witch, wanted the person that made the inaccurate accusation to be punished. To get them punished they had to accuse them of something. It was all a huge cycle. It was hysteria. The characters sacrificed their own justice, reason, and morality just to get back at someone. Abigail was mad that she was accused, so she tried to get Elizabeth sent to jail. Reverend Parris strengthens his role in the community even though he let people take the blame for false accusations. They let others be harmed, to help themselves. The only reason hysteria flourished, is because people could benefit from