Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in the 1950s. Miller wrote The Crucible because he wanted to let the reader know that there’s a correspondence of the communist witch hunts in the 1950’s and the witch hunts in 1692. In Salem Massachusetts, 1692 , the settlement had a witchcraft hysteria which ended up in the deaths of 20 people for being accused of witches and jailing 150 others. The correspondence between of the communist witch hunts in the 1950s and the witch hunts in 1950s and the witch hunts in 1950s are high, where people in the 1950s and 1692 wanted a certain group of people eliminated which were witches and communist. The consequences that were brought from both events are similars where in 1692, if you know a witch and denied it, you
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In the play it states, Arthur Miller “I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil; I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil” (1111). What this quote means is that Abigail is not guilty for blaming others for a consequence they did not do and knowing that they could get jailed or hanged. How and why the quote proves the topic sentence is that if Abigail didn’t accuse other people for witchcraft and just confessed. A lot of innocent people wouldn’t have been executed. Arthur Miller “No he’ll be comin’ up. Listen, now; If they be questioning us, tell them we danced-I told him as much already” (1096). What this quote means is that she’s selfish, the only reason why Abigail herself doesn’t get in trouble. How and why the quote proves the topic sentence is that if she and others told the truth instead of lying than, . Arthur Miller “ Hale: Did Tituba asked you to drink it? Abigail: She tried but I refused “ (1109)”. WHat this quote means is that, she’s willing to do anything to not get caught for what she did in the woods by telling lies. How and why the quote proves the topic sentence is that if Abigail didn’t blame tituba, than it wouldn’t have lead to make false accusations of people which caused Abigail to follow her lead. To sum up, Abigail Williams was the most person responsible for the chaotic witchcraft situation in
In the play it states, Arthur Miller “I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil; I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil” (1111). What this quote means is that Abigail is not guilty for blaming others for a consequence they did not do and knowing that they could get jailed or hanged. How and why the quote proves the topic sentence is that if Abigail didn’t accuse other people for witchcraft and just confessed. A lot of innocent people wouldn’t have been executed. Arthur Miller “No he’ll be comin’ up. Listen, now; If they be questioning us, tell them we danced-I told him as much already” (1096). What this quote means is that she’s selfish, the only reason why Abigail herself doesn’t get in trouble. How and why the quote proves the topic sentence is that if she and others told the truth instead of lying than, . Arthur Miller “ Hale: Did Tituba asked you to drink it? Abigail: She tried but I refused “ (1109)”. WHat this quote means is that, she’s willing to do anything to not get caught for what she did in the woods by telling lies. How and why the quote proves the topic sentence is that if Abigail didn’t blame tituba, than it wouldn’t have lead to make false accusations of people which caused Abigail to follow her lead. To sum up, Abigail Williams was the most person responsible for the chaotic witchcraft situation in