Internal Conflict In The Crucible Essay

To be a “witch” all you have to do is be popular, poor or rich, and have some kind of drama with someone else. In Salem, if something out of the ordinary happens the people of Salem automatically blame it for it being the devil. Most likely, this was the first generation of people because everyone only looked towards God and there mostly was not different opinions. Reverend Parris is one of the only people in the story that wanted it to not be true it was witchcraft because it could affect his reputation. But, for some people they wanted the reason for all of what is happening to be witchcraft. Mrs. Putnam is the cause for the blame of witchcraft among the characters in the book because she has internal conflict going on in her life.
Mrs. Putnam is very paranoid about her daughter, Ruth, and Parris’s daughter, Betty. She does not want there to be any other reason than witchcraft to be the reason her Ruth and Betty are ill. Mrs. Putnam quickly replies with certainty back to Parris, “I’d not call it sick; the Devil’s touch is heavier than sick. It’s death, y’know, it’s death drivin’ into them, forked and hoofed” (Miller 13). This shows she is so paranoid and wants there to be a
Putnam will do anything to make it official the cause of all this is witchcraft. Mrs. Putnam argued back to Parris stating, “They were murdered, Mr. Parris! And mark this proof! Mark it! Last night my Ruth were ever so close to their little spirits; I know it, sir. For how else is she struck dumb now except some power of darkness would stop her mouth? It is a marvelous sign, Mr. Parris” (Miller 15). Showing that Mrs. Putnam is very argumentative and confident that her seven babies passed away from witchcraft. The whole reason Betty and Ruth are even “ill” is because Mrs. Putnam sent her daughter with Tituba to get answers for why her babies had passed away. Ruth and Betty were both probably scared because they would be whipped if they got caught, and Parris caught