Witchcraft In The Crucible

The Arise of Witchcraft in The Crucible In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, the story is set in Salem, Massachusetts, during the time that the Salem Witch Trials were beginning. The society was paranoid because the concept of witchcraft scared them and, even more than scared them, enraged them. Due to how paranoid the people were, the leaders began implementing new rules/laws that would prevent witchcraft from happening. In the play, by the end of Act 1, the girls dancing in the woods (and dabbling in other things they should not have been doing) turned into a litany of people being charged with witchcraft. Though Abigail was mostly responsible for the charges of witchcraft, there are many other aspects and characters that also contributed to the killings. Along with Abigail, the Putnam’s, Reverend Parris, and the judges Danforth and Hawthorne are to blame for the killings of, “witches,” in the play. Even though Abigail plays a major role in causing the problems that arise in the plays plot, the Putnam’s have a major role in causing problems as well. Mrs. Putnam has lost seven babies in the story. Being all sorts of mixed emotions, Mrs. Putnam is raged with vengeance at finding whoever is responsible for killing her babies. At the time that her babies have died, the obscured accusations against the townspeople about
Many people like placing the blame on a specific character: Abigail Williams. Though Abigail causes many of the problems in the plot, there were many people that had an equally, if not more, important role in causing the killings that happened in the play. The Putnam’s liked placing the blame on the girls for the loss of their children. The judges were the major role in the killings that occurred. The judges refused to accept logic that would have allowed them to see the light and realize how ignorant their accusations were. The Crucible: a battle between religion and