Essay Archive - The Crucible: The Witchcraft Hysteria
The Crucible: The Witchcraft Hysteria
In 1692, in Salem Massachusetts, the superstition of witches existed in
a society of strong Christian beliefs. Anybody who acted out of the ordinary
was accused of being a witch and then the accuse would actually be forgiven if
the blamed their accusations on another individual. This was the main idea of a
play entitled, The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In this play a group of young
girls act up and are then accused of being witches. These girls then blame
other people in order to get out of trouble and even prete....
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