Tituba

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, gives an insightful display of what Salem witch hunts could have been like. Individuals are shown to have the ability to create mass hysteria. The story connects to real life America during the Cold War, 1947 until 1991. During the time Americans were afraid of communism taking over the world and the “Red Scare” began. During this period there were trials accusing Americans, mainly through Holly Wood being accused of communism. The public were so scared that the…

A group of local girls in the town of Salem, Massachusetts have been spotted performing strange activities in the woods during the night. Local priest, Reverend Parris, states that he witnessed his slave, Tituba, former resident of Barbadoes, chanting around a fire surrounded by the group of girls. Reverend Parris claimed to find it odd that his daughter was out past curfew, so he began to investigate. He was searching for his daughter, Betty Parris, when he spotted the scene. He also claimed…

Innocent and Godly People Accused Salem was suppose to be built around the ways of God. However, this wasn’t the case when the word of witchcraft appeared in Salem. Rumors about colonist performing witchcraft didn’t come off too well on their reputation. Children were suppose to be seen and not heard, but this wasn’t the case for the Salem witch trials. Judges and priest believed children didn’t have the heart to lie or slander people. For the Salem the trials this wasn’t the case Abigail and…

manipulative and a magnificent liar. When Abigail is on the brink of getting busted for dabbling in witchcraft, she quickly turns the table and points her finger at the poor slave girl Tituba. “She comes to me while I sleep, she’s always making me dream corruptions!” (Miller 40) Abigail screams pointing toward Tituba. It is ironic that Abigail is the one going around accusing everyone else when she is the one who encourages witchcraft in the first place. Abby is a strong character because she…

Relationships come with their shares of peaks and valleys. Most relationships are also built with a strong foundation. However, no matter how strong this foundation is, the hurricanes that come along have the capability to permanently impact the future of a relationship. Constantly, people are told not to let the past get in the way of their future. The same cannot be said however in Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible. In Miller’s play, a number of relationships that the townspeople have…

a sin. Susana is nervous about her brother William who set sail in his father’s ship, William and Susana. The family hasn’t heard from will in a while and has grown nervous he had a run in with pirates. The revenend parris bought a slave named Tituba who was known for being able to do magic and…

Deception in Salem Humans are selfish creatures. People will always put themselves first if they are faced with a dilemma that will end up hurting them or putting them in a situation where they don’t have the upper hand. That may be something small like cutting in front of someone in traffic or something big like accusing someone else of witchcraft. This happens throughout the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. In the play, people lie to save themselves from death or worse, when…

stress disorder. The magistrates used anger, fear and the psychological state of residents to establish trust and power. The occurrences in Salem were the result of the girls practicing fortune-telling and one girl receiving an undesirable answer. Tituba confirmed that she had signed the devil’s book and accused Good and Osborne, which led to the hunt that the magistrates used to gain power and wealth. The Salem witch trials resulted from the combination of curious youth, a slave confessing to…

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the characters are so concerned with their reputations that it causes them to lie, go to the gallows, and overestimate their knowledge in the events taking place in Salem. Abigail Williams showed the importance of her reputation by lying and threatening during difficult situations. Abigail “and a group of young girls reportedly danced and practiced abominations in the woods: where the witchcraft hysteria begun.” (1) Abigail’s uncle, Parris, a powerful…

Mass hysteria is the collective deceptions that cause fear and threat in a society. It is displayed by communities all over the world and can break relationships and or societies. In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, the mass hysteria that occurred in Salem in 1692 is shown. The play, The Crucible, is about a Puritan society that faces a mass hysteria. It arises after a group of girls from the Salem community are caught dancing by Reverend Parris, and blame their actions on the Devil. This…