Salem Witch Trials Essay

Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, is a partially fictionalized account of the Salem witch trials. Miller depicts Salem as a community filled with mass paranoia and fear that leads to the an atmosphere in which everyone was a potential witch. The story is centered on John Proctor and tells the story of the witchcraft accusations that lead to his death. Many people blame his death and the death of many others on Abigail Williams, a young woman whose lies lead to the death of many innocent…

of girls accuse others within the town of Salem Massachusetts of witch craft to keep themselves out of trouble after being caught in the woods casting magic with Tituba, a slave, by Reverend Parris. The ring leader of this group is Abigail Williams, a seventeen year old girl who is the ward of Reverend Parris. The girls slowly but surely gain power in the court. Under Abigail 's influence, they use their newfound power to cause the death of over twenty Salem villagers. These girls went from…

These three people are the main reason why salem witch trials had started and also ended. Based on John proctor, Abigail Williams, and Thomas Danforth powers and giving in to false witness they fall into the categories as self-centered. In my opinion there is one…

"Fear breeds superstition ; Superstition breeds fear" Surely the Devil had come to SALEM in 1692 (Independance Hall Association, 1). For a year people were blamed for witchery and caused a great mass of their population to become fearful of everyone. The superstition began to grow amongst the townspeople and slowly everyone became involved. In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail shows fear breeding superstition and Parris, Cheever, Herrick, and Giles show superstition breeding…

are not different. Many Characters were forced into horrible situations where their moral, belief, and reputation were put to the court trial. This is what happened when the reputation centered- mentality of John Proctor, Abigail, Hail in Salem,…

The Journey of Self The Salem Witch Trials brought a great deal of fear and suspicion to the dwellers of Salem, Massachusetts beginning as early as 1692. Arthur Miller presents many different ways that one handles the pressures of the trials and also the fear of behaving in a way that would get oneself accused of witchcraft. Two characters in particular, John Proctor and his servant, Mary Warren, deal with the pressures in different ways. John Proctor, after committing the sin of adultery,…

communism and the fear of witchcraft in Salem in the 1600’s with the Puritans. Arthur Miller’s novel The Crucible is a reimagine of the witch trials that shows how conformity and absolute power led to the witch trials he selves and the errors that occurred in Salem. Although restrictive gender roles contribute to downfall of some societies, the main reason for the chaos that occurred in the Red Scare and Salem Witch Trials was based on the fact one person had…

communist. Reflecting on the crisis and the hysteria of the population, Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to create parallel ties between McCarthyism and the Salem witch trials. In this play, he demonstrates the unsubstantiated accusations during the Salem witch trials. Abigail Williams, a deceiving, selfish girl, kindles the calamity of the people of Salem by accusing many innocent people of witchcraft. Since Abigail is motivated by jealousy, her decision to continually lie turns her into a…

interpretation about the 1692 Salem witch trials. One basis for stating that this film is unreliable can be found in the actions the characters were portraying. One case in the film can be found…

on Fiorita Miss Perry Honors English III December 2, 2014 Thomas Putnam’s Corruption and Zeal Thomas Putnam, from The Crucible, plays a foremost role in the Salem witch trials in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Left with an appealing amount of land makes Putnam prosperous, however, it doesn’t appear to gratify his goal. During the course of The Crucible, Thomas Putnam uses manipulation, drive, and foremost corruption to better himself, and obtain this unending goal of creating a monopoly of…