The Accusation

according to the judge, proved that he was a corrupter of the young because of the shame brought onto his family and friends. The word choice/confidence used by Socrates to never listen to others advice but to advice unlawfully proved this to be an accusation. He encouraged his friends and even others to follow the path that he himself has chosen. This path is described as radical and…

“Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, it felt like no one was happy. People were pointing fingers at one another, for no good reason. There were many people at fault for causing such chaos. In the beginning, some people in the town influenced this event to drag it out like Abigail Williams. Later in the play, Reverend Hale comes along and only seemed to make the situation worse. Lastly, Mary Warren started strong, but…

carefully examining Governor Berkley’s Declaration and Nathaniel Bacon’s declaration it is seen that Nathaniel Bacon throws many accusations at Gov. Berkeley, Gov. Berkeley responds with a list of reasons for his actions, and that behind the scenes both men are trying selfishly to grow their own wealth. First, Nathaniel Bacon immediately started throwing accusations at Governor Berkeley. Bacon’s argument was that Gov. Berkeley had been dishonest and unfair to the indentured servants. As an…

Since The Crucible is based off of historical events, there are many stories as to how it happened. A town named LeRoy experienced similar things that Salem has. There were girls in both towns that were affected , once it was brought to people's attention the problems got bigger. When you lie about something and keep the lie going, it starts to become real and you will start to believe your lie. In both cases the whole town was affected, people were angry and they wanted to put an end to the…

from Underground), a quote that embodies the true theme, self-interest, of The Crucible. The play is about the Salem Witch Trials and the events that took place. Dancing in the forest turns into one big mess as multiple things are uncovered and accusations of witchcraft are thrown out loosely. Friends and neighbors start to turn on each other and ultimately 19 innocent people are put to death along with more than 200 being jailed. All because of the self-interests of certain people and more…

The United States went into the Cold War with good intentions, wanting to end the spread of communism. These efforts eventually led to better relations with the Soviet Union, now Russia, as well as China. However, most of these efforts were fueled by fear, especially following the second red scare. This fear led to democratic rights being infringed upon at home and abroad, and the tearing down of the governments of other nations in order to keep communism at bay, ruining the lives of millions.…

witch trials. And Abigail, being as perceptive as she was, did not hesitate to seize the day. Using vivid imagery, religious appeals, repetition, and theatrics; Abigail turns the trials into her stepping stone to begin her onslaught of vengeance and accusation. Attacking everyone, innocent or otherwise as she marvels in…

having already signed off on many convictions ( ). The hysteria is seen to have locked in many people to the continued witch hunt, because while some believe in the witchcraft, the ones who do not, but were once wanting to be involved in the accusations, can now not back out, because they could then be accused of being a liar. This idea of having to follow through with the witchcraft hysteria is further exemplified when Mary goes to court with John Proctor. Mary is supposed to confess how she…

The devil, master of witchcraft, being the fallen angel who never ceases to tempt and distraught people was thought reside in them, hence using them to torment more people. Due to the severity of the panic, even Christians were not immune from accusation, including George Burroughs, a former minister. The possibility of a minister being a witch appeared incredible even to the witnesses according to Ann Putnam Jr. against George Burroughs – “are ministers witches too?” Ann claimed that Burroughs…

Cameras are able to tell if the officer did everything right, or if he did everything wrong. In a time when Police are critically under fire by media and the public, cameras are the next best step in solving cases of police brutality and false accusations against police…