Hysteria

“The Crucible”, directed by Nicholas Hytner, tells the story of how men of authority had persuaded those falsely accused of witchcraft, with fear of death or isolation, to give themselves in. On the other side of the dagger is “Good Night and Good Luck”, directed by George Clooney, is the tale of how CBS’s “See it Now” combats Senator MccArthy’s crusade against communism where he preys upon the innocent and attempts to demoralize all who try to bring upon his fall from grace. Two different works…

Kieran Press-Reynolds AP English Language August 20, 2015 Novel Analysis Assignment The Crucible by Arthur Miller Plot and Conflict The Crucible is a story about the power of theocracy and how hysteria corrupts it. It takes place during the seventeenth century in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts. Initially, the young girl Betty Parris, who is acting unusual and bedridden, is rumored to have been bewitched. Her father, Reverend Samuel Parris, does not want his daughter to be called a witch…

Mass hysteria is the common term used to describe a situation in which various people all suffer from similar hysterical symptoms – either from a phantom illness or an inexplicable event. The Salem Witch Trials and The Holocaust are both similar because they both are mass hysterias that have killed many innocent people. The Salem Witch Trials occurred in the 1600’s, more than two hundred people were accused of practicing witchcraft and dealing with the devil (The Crucible). This all started…

society, the world has focused on one characteristic to define society: power. There has been a power struggle over who has it, how they obtained it, and how they execute it. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the struggle for power is evident in the hysteria which overwhelmed Salem, Massachusetts during the 17th century witch hunt. Abigail Williams is an orphaned, ruthless teenager struggling for an identity and control in the religious, child-oppressing society existing in these times.…

Hell. The story begins with young Betty in bed unable to move, it is later revealed that a group of girls from the town were dancing in the forest, trying to conjure the spirits of one of the girl’s dead baby sisters. The idea of witch craft spreads hysteria throughout the town. The group of girls claim that the Devil stole their soul and begin to accuse people of being a witch. The situation unraveled…

Salem lives by a common knowledge of following the rules that are in the bible. The citizens of Salem erupt in complete hysteria, because several girls wrongfully accuse people of witchcraft. Since evil acts and heretics is the work of the devil, the court and church investigate and convict the accused by sentencing them to death by hanging in the public square in front of everyone. Sacrificing citizens by sentencing the accused to hanging is not the answer to resolve anarchy and control the…

is drawn to write about the mentality deranged. Throughout many of his works, Poe explores illness of the human mind. The narrator of Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart” starts the short story in a state of mental distress that escalates to the point of hysteria that can only be due to his mental deterioration. In Poe’s short story, the narrator begins by trying to convince the reader that he is mentally sound. He says, “How, then, am I mad? Harken! and observe how healthily--how calmly I can tell you…

by the document. Is it the governor did not know about the proceeding methods? What other methods than spectral evidence, he considered legitimate and sufficient to judge witches. Why are not senior officials were accused of witchcraft? And why hysteria covered the province so fast? 5) Describe the information you gathered from the document that is new to you. People were so religious that even the doctors could not determine a diagnosis and without checking argued that was a witchcraft and…

political power. Powerful people are those that understand how to get others to fear something and believe they can fix it, while the followers are those that succumb to fear. In The Crucible, Abigail Williams incites fear in the public by creating a hysteria behind witches which results in the formation of a mob of women that will do as Abigail says. Abigail is able to put fear into Mary Warren forcing her to turn her back on John Proctor and giving a false testimony. John Proctor is left…

Matthew Miller The Crucible In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, trends are an important role throughout the events of the novel due to it being set in times of extreme religion. While It can be said that historical and political trends are more influential than social trends in Salem as well as the McCarthy trials. Social trends as they relate to gender roles are the most influential in the subsequent events that were partaken in Salem, Massachusetts in addition to how the author allegorizes the…