Hysteria

authority’’ (Miller, page 36) and he believed that with these books, any wrongdoings of people who worked with the devil would become transparent, and those people could be brought to justice with ease. Hale was a key component in sparking the mass hysteria in Salem. This is because of his belief in the beginning of the story that there was an indisputable difference between right and wrong, thus leading to his assistance with condemning anybody that was accused of being a witch.…

events is to utilize external action. Through external action, authors convey suspense, excitement, and climax. In “The Minister’s Black Veil”, Nathaniel Hawthorne conveys suspense and excitement regarding crucial internal events through setting, hysteria, and conflict. The main character of “The Minister’s Black Veil” is the Reverend Mr. Hooper. Hooper was part of a small community in New England. One morning he came out of his house for Sunday church wearing a black veil that covered most…

rules” (Abbotson). These characteristics of a teenage girl make her a psychotic leader of Salem’s girls. Abigail sacrifices her friend, Tituba, by alleging her of witchcraft. Each of the girls that look up to her follow this amoral action creating hysteria among the town. Abigail leads her mob of girls to make rash and impulsive decisions, borrowing courage and perceived dignity from their leader and each other. She is the first one to confess, staring as though she is inspired saying, “I want…

early 1950’s when many Americans had fears about communists in their country. Arthur Miller wrote parallels between The Crucible and the McCarthy era because he wanted to express how the government’s accusations of communism hurt innocent people, how hysteria can spread in society, and how…

"Leave me my name!" cries out Daniel Day-Lewis's John Proctor in the closing moments of this terribly disturbing and hysteria plagued drama from British director Nicholas Hytner. There's little chance of doing anything else as Hytner, who directed the comical drama "Lady in the Van", serves up a controversial historical witch craft drama with a tear bringing frustration that really gets people talking. This remake of "The Crucible" written by Arthur Miller is truly marvelous in the way that it…

The Second Red Scare The Second Red Scare was a time of hysteria in American history that impacted daily life in America and contributed to the tensions of the Cold War. Senator Joseph McCarthy took advantage of the fear of communism to defeat political rivals and personal enemies. Several famous actors, composers, and directors were blacklisted and their careers destroyed under suspicion of being communist. Loyalty oaths were implemented into the workplace, and people had to testify…

In order to survive, we must have some degree of power over others or we will fall to be used by those with power. People that have this power are viewed as successful and people strive to be like them. Of course, this struggle for power can cause hysteria not only in a single person, but a community as well; a message that Miller wanted to relay to us with his play. Miller used the Salem Witch Trials as an analogy of what the McCarthy era had become. Throughout the play The Crucible by Arthur…

The mind works in many different ways; any psychologist will tell you no two minds work the same way. The short story“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” shows the destruction of another for the happiness of others the (community.) In many ways the child represents the person you vent your emotions to such as your parents, children, family members subconsciously. As “The Raven” shows the destruction of one's self through the mind (the self) the raven could represent many different things, but in…

witchcraft in order for them to get out of trouble. This then lead to deaths of the people. Although, people couldn't have done anything to the the hysteria in Salem Elizabeth, Parris, and Abigail could have told the truth and none of these innocent people would have had their lives taken. Even if people tried to end the hysteria in Salem nobody could stop the hysteria. “You drank a charm to John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor”( Act 1, Line 19, Betty). This quote…

respected today. In 1895 Freud and Josef Breuer, his mentor, published Studies on Hysteria; this was the start of Freud looking into psychoanalysis. These are a few of Freud’s accomplishments. There were many people who influenced Sigmund Freud to become who he was and to do what he did. Friedrich Nietzsche Charles Darwin William…