The Crucible is about the Salem witch trials, which was the accusations of several people involved with witch craft in Salem, Massachusetts in the year 1692. The story revolves around several Salem residents, particularly two named John Proctor and Abigail Williams. It all begins when the town minister Reverend Parris finds several girls participating in what seems to be a ritual in the forest. One of those girls is Abigail, Reverend Parris’ niece. Abigail’s accusations of people doing witch craft and an affair with John proctor, a noble man, leads to the witch trials and causes friction between John and his wife Elizabeth and caused him his reputation. The theme of this book revolves a lot between the concept of good and bad. John finds himself
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She tends to lean on the bad side. She was willing to accuse every one of witch craft because she feared she was going to get in trouble for dancing in the woods. She even went as far as accusing Elizabeth Proctor, John’s wife, of witch craft with the intention of getting rid of her so she can have john all to herself. We see in the story how religion plays a major role as authority. Reverend Hale and Danforth, deputy governor of the town, are the judges on the trial. They rely on the accusations of Abigail and the other girls to determine who will be sent to jail or executed for witch craft. We see how the sins of the people are essentially their crimes therefore should be punished for it. If one is seen as a sinner they are seen as a threat to society, so to get rid of them is restoring purity back into the community. Although the story is fiction, it did particularly well in describing the real life events that took place in the 1600’s in colonial America. Having a good reputation and a good relationship with God is seen as being a model citizen in this era. The book gives us insight on how church and state worked together as one to establish order in society. We also saw how the residents of Salem became victims of the accusations of witch craft and how the acts of sin and worshipping the devil were punishable by
She tends to lean on the bad side. She was willing to accuse every one of witch craft because she feared she was going to get in trouble for dancing in the woods. She even went as far as accusing Elizabeth Proctor, John’s wife, of witch craft with the intention of getting rid of her so she can have john all to herself. We see in the story how religion plays a major role as authority. Reverend Hale and Danforth, deputy governor of the town, are the judges on the trial. They rely on the accusations of Abigail and the other girls to determine who will be sent to jail or executed for witch craft. We see how the sins of the people are essentially their crimes therefore should be punished for it. If one is seen as a sinner they are seen as a threat to society, so to get rid of them is restoring purity back into the community. Although the story is fiction, it did particularly well in describing the real life events that took place in the 1600’s in colonial America. Having a good reputation and a good relationship with God is seen as being a model citizen in this era. The book gives us insight on how church and state worked together as one to establish order in society. We also saw how the residents of Salem became victims of the accusations of witch craft and how the acts of sin and worshipping the devil were punishable by