The Crucible
Today, Salem, Massachusetts, is a prospering community, yet, only about 300 years ago, it was plagued by death from the notion of witchcraft. Known as the Salem Witch Trials, many people were falsely blamed by others because their death or imprisonment would somehow be beneficial to others. This occurrence is recounted in Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, in which Arthur Miller creates a story that re-enacts this event. In this play, Miller explores many aspects of human behavior, mainly that of hypocrisy. Many events in this play are formed by the hypocritical behavior of the various characters.One of the characters who shows hypocritical behavior is Abigail, who started the big witchcraft charade. When accused by Mary Warren of lying and pretending, she tells the judge who questions her, "I have naught to change, sir. She lies." (103). Abigail is lying, and she knows it, yet she still keeps it up and furthers on the charade of witchcraft. Besides just lying, Abigail goes on to say, "I have been hurt, Mr. Danforth; I have seen my blood runnin' out! I have been near to murdered every day because I done my duty pointing out the Devil's people-and this is my reward? To be mistrusted, denied, questioned l
Another character who acts in a hypocritical way is Mary Warren. She is at first innocent and admits to her lying, but then changes by blaming proctor when she accuses him, "You're the Devil's man!" (118). She came to court that day to help Proctor out, but turns on him and accuses him of witchery. Mary show's hypocrisy because she knows that it is a lie, and that she is lying, yet she still does it. After Mary blames Proctor for being the Devil's man, she goes on to mentioning god by saying, "I'll not hang with you! I love God, I love God." (118). When she first came, she believed in God and was doing what was right by telling the truth. Now again, she is mentioning God, but she is lying this time and yet she still says she loves God. She furthermore joins Abigail when she screams out, "No, I love God; I go your way no more. I love God, I bless God. Abby, Abby, I'll never hurt you more!" (119). When she does this, she is furthering the charade of the witchcraft with Abby. She had come at first to court to prove Abigail was lying, but now joins Abigail with the lying. By changing from good to evil, and furthering the lies, Mary Warren clearly shows her hypocritical self. In conclusion, you can clearly see the hypocritical behavior that each of these characters possess. Abigail, the starter of the witchcraft, in which she formed and kept up with lies and strong hypocritical behavior. Then there
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