Allegations In The Crucible

The Crucible is a riveting play written by Arthur Miller detailing the sorrowful event known as the Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Trials took place 1692 in the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts. The horrendous trials took place after allegations of witchcraft (which the Puritans considered an offense worthy of execution) began circulating through the town; after which mass hysteria ensued within the town’s people. Consequently, two hundred people were accused of witchcraft because of this panicked frenzy; of which twenty were executed by hanging and pressing. It was a sorrowful event which was created by something as elementary as allegations. Which is why the topic of discussion is whether or not allegations can still cause an event in the present just as distressed as the Salem Witch Trials. The answer to the question is just a simple yes; allegations still do cause hysteria and events that are blown out of proportion. It can happen in everyday homes within families for various different reasons. At schools, drama is commenced more often than not by people spreading rumors or accusations. Furthermore, an example of this can be
On a day to day basis within a school building, there are a countless number rumors spread among peers or groups of people, sometimes in cliques. Therefore, there is often to be drama between two people or multiple people if the spreading of certain rumors reaches the wrong person. False accusations can be spread like a raging wildfire throughout schools, and can end up in confrontations between opposing forces of people. Sometimes these confrontations are from true allegations, but however, often people fight over trivial matters that could have also quite easily averted. Drama within schools is just another example of allegations that can ultimately culminate in unnecessary or unwanted