In 1692, Salem Massachusetts puritans had a sense of sin and fear of God’s anger. They banned music, dancing, and theater because they were thought as pleasures from Satan. Anyone who listened to music, danced, or had to do with theater they would be accused of witchcraft. In
The Crucible, women were spotted dancing, singing, and running naked in the woods; they were accused to witchcraft. Arthur Miller, the playwright, wrote this play as an allegory for the people who were being accused of being a communist. The witch trials represent the McCarthy hearings during the Cold War hysteria of the 1950s. ( NEEDS THESIS) In The Crucible , Miller crafts the character Abigail Williams, the antagonist, to be selfish, and manipulative. Her characteristics
The Crucible, women were spotted dancing, singing, and running naked in the woods; they were accused to witchcraft. Arthur Miller, the playwright, wrote this play as an allegory for the people who were being accused of being a communist. The witch trials represent the McCarthy hearings during the Cold War hysteria of the 1950s. ( NEEDS THESIS) In The Crucible , Miller crafts the character Abigail Williams, the antagonist, to be selfish, and manipulative. Her characteristics