Good morning/ Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen of the P&C. Before I begin, I would like to thank all of you for attending this meeting. I know all of us have different opinions about the play the senior students are studying in English, called “The Crucible”. I understand that you are concerned about the way the play shows these students about witchcraft and devil worshipping, how the male lead is considered to be a paedophile, how Christians are given a bad name from this play and more. But in reality, the play is more than that, the play isn’t just about witchcraft or devil worshipping and John Proctor’s affair is not the point of the play. There are various reasons why “The Crucible” should be banned in Queensland schools, but there are also various reasons why this play is a valid play for students to study in Senior English.
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The play is set in a place where people are deeply religious and the character seem to believe that rooting anyone engaged in witchcraft in their community is God’s work. The community of Salem, Massachusetts has turned into madness due to superstition, paranoia, the persecution that happened without justification and the false accusation that occurred. But there are fights in the town that has no connection to religion.
This play teaches students a lesson about how people can do bad things when they are hysterical. For example, in the play, when Betty said, “You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor” to Abigail, Abigail became a bit hysterical and she pushed Betty aside and threatened the other girls that if they speak a word about what happened, they would die. This part alone, shows how being hysterical can change a person in a second. This teaches the students a lesson on how to control their anger to avoid causing
The play is set in a place where people are deeply religious and the character seem to believe that rooting anyone engaged in witchcraft in their community is God’s work. The community of Salem, Massachusetts has turned into madness due to superstition, paranoia, the persecution that happened without justification and the false accusation that occurred. But there are fights in the town that has no connection to religion.
This play teaches students a lesson about how people can do bad things when they are hysterical. For example, in the play, when Betty said, “You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor” to Abigail, Abigail became a bit hysterical and she pushed Betty aside and threatened the other girls that if they speak a word about what happened, they would die. This part alone, shows how being hysterical can change a person in a second. This teaches the students a lesson on how to control their anger to avoid causing