Salem Witch Trials Essay

Hale arrives in Salem thinking that his authority is in the books that he reads and that every decision should be made after reading many books and examining the possible choices. After being in Salem for a few months and enduring the Salem witch trials, Rev. Hale learns to find authority inside himself and nowhere else. The change in Reverend Hale can be seen through his statements throughout the play and how his tone changes from being positive that there was witch craft in Salem to being a…

A crucible; a hard trial or a pot used for melting metal. Both require what is inside to resist heat or pressure or they will melt. In order for someone to survive the Salem witchcraft trials, they must be able to withstand the crucible and purify themselves when put under extreme heat and pressure. Anyone could be convicted at anytime of being a witch if someone caught them doing suspicious activities. Mary Warren, Reverend John Hale, and Abigail Williams were affected positively and negatively…

“The Salem Witch Trials began in 1692” (Nick T. 1). In my opinion, it is ironic that the accusations were started by three young girls. Why anyone would take accusations of this sort seriously is incomprehensible. However, these girls, “screamed, threw things, uttered peculiar sounds and contorted themselves into strange positions” (Nick T. 2). Of course, it did not help matters when, “the local doctor blamed the supernatural and proclaimed that the community had a witch in its midst” (Nick…

written by a man named Arthur Miller. He used the Salem Witch Trials and related that to his own story, The Modern Witch Trials, in which a man named Elia Kazan accused Miller and seven others of being apart of a communist party. The main characters within the story are: Reverend Parris, Abigail Williams, John Proctor, Mary Warren, Elizabeth Proctor, and Reverend Hale. Each with their own story, they all play an enormous role in this story of the Salem witch hunt. There were some girls playing…

hysteria has had on communities, fearful residents never contribute to the success and happiness of a community, but rather the destruction of one. Examples of times when hysteria has taken control of a weak community can be found in looking at the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and in McCarthyism from the late 1940s to mid-1950s. However, while society has learned from these experiences, this does not make it so that hysteria is completely avoidable. Even in this modern-day and age, hysteria can be…

she was so jealous of Elizabeth Proctor, she created this whole scheme or witchery to reach her end goal: John Proctor. Abigail is a master manipulator if she hadn’t lied about the girls playing around as witchcraft to try and kill goody proctor the trials never would have proceeded. Abigail used her manipulation and talent at lying to her advantage to start the rumor of witchery in the village. Just so she could get John Proctor 's wife Elizabeth out of the picture so she could try and marry…

written by Arthur Miller was about a series of events in the 1600’s in Salem, Massachusetts. This was a period of time when many individuals were falsely accused of witchcraft and were put to death for it. In The Crucible there were many important characters, John Proctor was one of the most significant. The Crucible portrays that inhumanity leads John Proctor to become a tragic hero through his transformation in the town of Salem during a period of hysteria as well as strong influential forces…

mercantile business failed. Other forms of hypocrisy sweeping the town of Salem lie in the deeds of the townsfolk. As the witch hunt kills and hurt innocent families, greedy land owners accuse their neighbors and neighbors’ families in order to seize their land. From Mr. Putman accusing his old neighbor of witchcraft so Putnam can get the land after his neighbor was condemn to death. Because Proctor did not join in with the witch hunt or give into his desire for more land, John Proctor…

without question. Puritans were required to read the Bible, which showed their religious discipline. “If they didn't read the Bible, it was thought that they were worshiping the devil.” found at Fervis.tripod.com. This belief is what led to the “Salem Witch…

Arthur Miller’s classic, The Crucible, establishes a dramatized story takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The story targets the Salem witch trials and reveals the drama that circulates the city. Influenced by events during various time periods, the play connects similar characteristics between the story and society. Although Miller has caused controversy regarding witchcraft activity and a mockery of McCarthyism, he successfully constructs the realities people suffered and lived through…