The Crucible
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a historic play set in 1962 in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts. Based on authentic records of witchcraft trials in the seventeenth–centuary this play explains how a small group of girls manage to cause a mass of hysteria in their town by spreading accusations of witchcraft. This in turn causes many respected citizens to be hanged for crimes they did not commit. In this essay I will show how the envy and greed of a few individuals eventually leads to the downfall of society.In the town of Salem a group of girls are caught dancing in the woods by Reverend Parris, which under Salem’s own rules and laws is forbidden. One of the girls, Betty, falls into a comma like state soon after the dancing and rumours start to escalate that there is witchcraft going on in the town. The group of girls, lead by Abigail Williams, are frightened that they will all be accused of being witches so Abigail soon begins making accusations: “I saw Sarah good with the devil! I saw Goody Osborne with the devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the devil!” Betty then continues with the accusations and more and more innocent people are now under suspicion of witchcraft. The girls appear to have a great sense of power in the
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Approximate Word count = 1079
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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