Comparing The Salem Witch Trials In The Crucible By Arthur Miller
Can you recall anyone in history who had extreme beliefs? In Arthur Miller's “The Crucible,” which talks about the Salem witch trials, there are parallels to the McCarthy era because, they were both very tense times. People were being accused of conspiring and had to face consequences for actions they might have not even done.
People were being falsely accused of conspiring against God. In Salem the people were very avid about their religion, therefor being accused of witchcraft was as to be conspiring against God. The Nurses were being falsely accused by the Putnams of witchcraft. Goody Putnam we jealous of Goody Nurse. The Putnams had “laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth” and had less land, whereas the Nurses had 11 children and 26
People were being falsely accused of conspiring against God. In Salem the people were very avid about their religion, therefor being accused of witchcraft was as to be conspiring against God. The Nurses were being falsely accused by the Putnams of witchcraft. Goody Putnam we jealous of Goody Nurse. The Putnams had “laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth” and had less land, whereas the Nurses had 11 children and 26