Throughout time, many people have been wrongly accused of committing crimes, or doing something wrong. In the past times of witchcraft and communism, many people were wrongly accused because of others’ beliefs. The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is about how in the 1690’s many people were accused of being possessed. Similarly, in the 1950’s, many people were accused of being communists with the the help of McCarthyism. In both scenarios, many people including Arthur Miller, were wrongly accused, put on unfair trials, and punished for “wrong beliefs.” In the 1690’s, Puritan belief was held by many. They believed that all things that happen come through god. If a man was cured of an illness, it was the job of God. They also believed in
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Once spotted by others, the girls are believed to be dancing with the devil, and are accused of witchcraft. Once accused, more accusations begin to happen. At this time, if someone was to accuse someone else, others believed it. Mrs Putnam starts to freak out about Abigail and witchcraft so she states, “She ails as she must-she never walked this morning, but her eyes open and she walks, and hears naught, seems naught, and cannot eat. Her soul has been taken, surely” (Miller 13). Mrs. Putnam attempts to show others that Abigail is bewitched by stating she is not acting correctly. This type of behavior only infuriated others to then accuse more people, in order to save themselves. This went on for a while, “The frenzy spread across the colony as newly identified and confessed witches then turned and named more witches” (“Salem Witch Trials”). It was becoming a problem, people would do anything to save …show more content…
The main person hanged was John Proctor. He was tried and convicted after unfair accusations. In the 1690’s, “By the time the Salem witch trials concluded, nineteen people had been sentenced to hanging” (“The Crucible: Historical Context”). The punishment for witchcraft was usually death. An unfair sentencing based on wrong beliefs and unfair trials. From an emotional standpoint, the way the dead were handled was cruel. Many times, “The bodies were buried in shallow graves or not at all, as a further indication that the convicted had not only forfeited participation in the community of the man in this life, but the community of saints in the next year” (Bigsby VII
Once spotted by others, the girls are believed to be dancing with the devil, and are accused of witchcraft. Once accused, more accusations begin to happen. At this time, if someone was to accuse someone else, others believed it. Mrs Putnam starts to freak out about Abigail and witchcraft so she states, “She ails as she must-she never walked this morning, but her eyes open and she walks, and hears naught, seems naught, and cannot eat. Her soul has been taken, surely” (Miller 13). Mrs. Putnam attempts to show others that Abigail is bewitched by stating she is not acting correctly. This type of behavior only infuriated others to then accuse more people, in order to save themselves. This went on for a while, “The frenzy spread across the colony as newly identified and confessed witches then turned and named more witches” (“Salem Witch Trials”). It was becoming a problem, people would do anything to save …show more content…
The main person hanged was John Proctor. He was tried and convicted after unfair accusations. In the 1690’s, “By the time the Salem witch trials concluded, nineteen people had been sentenced to hanging” (“The Crucible: Historical Context”). The punishment for witchcraft was usually death. An unfair sentencing based on wrong beliefs and unfair trials. From an emotional standpoint, the way the dead were handled was cruel. Many times, “The bodies were buried in shallow graves or not at all, as a further indication that the convicted had not only forfeited participation in the community of the man in this life, but the community of saints in the next year” (Bigsby VII