"It is a providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were but naked know" (proctor). In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, neighbors accuse each other of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of 1692. They disguise their human failings and secular concerns with religious concerns and supernatural manifestations. Arthur Miller reveals the Salem witch trials to stem from greed, envy, and the lust for power. One reason why the Salem witch trials were caused, was because of greed. "There is none but Putnam with the coin to buy so great a piece. This man is killing his neighbor for their land(92)." Thomas Putnam's reason's for putting Jacob's in jail for witchcraft was strictly for benefit rather than putting him in jail him in jail for super natural manifestations or religious concerns. Thoma
The lust for power was a very big reason for the Salem witch trials because it helped with the naming of innocent people. "(Abigail rises, staring as though inspired and cries out)... I saw Sarah good with the devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the devil (45)!" Abigail sees Tituba and the power given to her when she cries out so she does the same for the power. She sends innocent people to their deaths for the crime of witchcraft, just for the lust for power. Another good example of who abused power is Mary Warren. "My name, he wants my name. "I'll murder you," he says "if my wife hangs! We must go and overthrow the court," he says(114)." Mary is so scared of being jailed or hung so she uses her power to send Proctor to hang for witch craft. Mary does this to save herself and to move any thou
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