The Crucible
The problems that arose in the village of Salem in 1692 were definitely not the cause of real witches. No, the cause was that of several people's emotions and desires to get what they wanted. John Proctor's own words I believe sums it up "I'll tell you what's walking Salem-vengeance is walking Salem".(pg 77) This ended in the tragic deaths of people who were completely innocent. The first, and most obvious, of these people is Abigale Williams. She is the one who started it all, the one who put the lives of others on the line to fulfill her own needs. What Abigale originally wanted was John Proctor. He own words were "John- I am waitin' for you every night." (pg 22) But the one thing that stood in her way was John Proctor's wife, Elizabeth Proctor. Abigale actually had a very good way of getting rid of Goody Proctor. Accuse her of something so extreme as witchcraft, then let the courts get rid of her, leaving John to herself.
Another person whose own thoughts and feelings contributed to the mass hysteria at Salem was John Proctor himself. His own desire was to save his wife, Elizabeth. As we know from before Abigale Williams accused Goody Proctor of witchcraft to get rid of her. John knew Abigale was lying, and did all he could to stop the madness. t the plan had much more outcomes than Abigale had first considered. To make it work more realistically, more people than just Elizabeth Proctor had to be accused. This included much of the town's women. This led to all the unneeded hangings that happened in the village of Salem. Reverend John Hale was the foremost expert on witchcraft, which in reality meant nothing. He came to Salem Village with the hopes of finding out the truth of the accusations, but ended up finding much about the real aspect of what happened. One of the final quotes "Hale weeps in frantic prayer" (pg 145) shows that he understands en
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