The Crucible: The Impact Of Hysteria On Children
Impact of hysteria on children in The Crucible
Hysteria is displayed by communities all over the world. It is an important factor in making and especially breaking relationships. In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, hysteria plays an important role of tearing apart the community of Salem by creating an environment where people act on their grudges, which is exemplified by many of the characters throughout the play, such as Abigail, Proctor, and Danforth, as they ruin everyone’s life in the process. The girls, especially Abigail, begin to accuse innocent people of sending the Devil upon them to protect themselves and the family’s name, and anyone in the community who acted out of the ordinary was accused of witchcraft. “One theory …show more content…
The illnesses that caused the girls to act out are mass hysteria, mass hypnosis, or delusions” (The Mystery of the Salem Witch Trials). Isolation from any other group of people with different beliefs creates a society that isn 't able to accept a lot of change. The church is against the devil, yet at the same time it is against such things as dancing and premature acts. The reputation of the family is very important to the members of the community. Hysteria begins to arise after the event of young girls of the community of Salem, who were caught dancing in the moonlight in an order that they believe will kill Proctors wife, whom Abigail has feelings for. After the girls are caught by Abigail’s uncle, Reverend Parris, they blame their actions and influence on the Devil, and that Tituba, Parris’s slave who teaches the girls about spirits, has called upon him and made them dance. In …show more content…
The interest of the town is focused on Abigail, as they anxiously awaited her to accuse another person of witchery. The legal system which is designed to protect its servants was also tainted by corruption. The court shows itself to be incapable of seeing truth when presented with it. Abigail along with the other girls, scare Mary into disavowing her testimony as they all act together, as if they were being attacked by the spirit of Mary Warren. Abigail screams in the court "Mary, please don 't hurt me!"(Miller) Furthermore, when Proctor approaches Mary she screams and points at Proctor saying "You 're the Devils
Hysteria is displayed by communities all over the world. It is an important factor in making and especially breaking relationships. In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, hysteria plays an important role of tearing apart the community of Salem by creating an environment where people act on their grudges, which is exemplified by many of the characters throughout the play, such as Abigail, Proctor, and Danforth, as they ruin everyone’s life in the process. The girls, especially Abigail, begin to accuse innocent people of sending the Devil upon them to protect themselves and the family’s name, and anyone in the community who acted out of the ordinary was accused of witchcraft. “One theory …show more content…
The illnesses that caused the girls to act out are mass hysteria, mass hypnosis, or delusions” (The Mystery of the Salem Witch Trials). Isolation from any other group of people with different beliefs creates a society that isn 't able to accept a lot of change. The church is against the devil, yet at the same time it is against such things as dancing and premature acts. The reputation of the family is very important to the members of the community. Hysteria begins to arise after the event of young girls of the community of Salem, who were caught dancing in the moonlight in an order that they believe will kill Proctors wife, whom Abigail has feelings for. After the girls are caught by Abigail’s uncle, Reverend Parris, they blame their actions and influence on the Devil, and that Tituba, Parris’s slave who teaches the girls about spirits, has called upon him and made them dance. In …show more content…
The interest of the town is focused on Abigail, as they anxiously awaited her to accuse another person of witchery. The legal system which is designed to protect its servants was also tainted by corruption. The court shows itself to be incapable of seeing truth when presented with it. Abigail along with the other girls, scare Mary into disavowing her testimony as they all act together, as if they were being attacked by the spirit of Mary Warren. Abigail screams in the court "Mary, please don 't hurt me!"(Miller) Furthermore, when Proctor approaches Mary she screams and points at Proctor saying "You 're the Devils