Examples Of Abigail's Nonsense In The Crucible

Another reason a person would die for their beliefs would be to prove a point that something had been handled wrongly. Hales reaction to Abigail’s nonsense is a good example of this; Hale exclaims “Excellency, this child’s gone wild!”. Many people were frustrated with how just one little girl could point her finger at anyone, and immediately they were accused of witchcraft. The way that the people accused had to lie to get out of trouble is wrong, and they were mistreated. Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, Martha Corey, and many others were put to death rather than lying to prove a point. That point being that they way they were treated was unfair and unjust, they did not even have a chance to prove themselves. Hale was not one of the