The crucible

The crucible

The crucible is based on the witch trial that took place in 1692, in

 Salem, Massachusetts. Elizabeth parris, daughter of reverend Samuel

Parris, and Abigail William, his niece began acting strangely. Since no

Medical cause for their behavior could be found, doctors concluded that

The girls were bewitched; soon other girls began exhibiting the same

Behavior, crying out the names of woman they knew and sparking the

Witch-hunt. Over the next eight months, twenty-seven people were

Convicted, nineteen were hanged; one was pressed to death, and more

 Than one hundred were imprisoned.

In Arthur Miller's The Crucible Reverend Hale tells Elizabeth Proctor that

"No principle, however glorious" is worth dying for, and he argues that it is better

To give a false confession than to die for a principle. The Crucible shows the

Power of one individual's conscience as he challenges societies right to

Demonize citizens on the basis of their beliefs. Lies of the crucible Lying has

Always been considered to be one of the worst things man could do. Yet almost

Anyone who has ever spoken a word in his or her life has lied at one point or

Another. The truth is that lying comes naturally. Lying is an easy way out of

Situations that could get us in trouble. It truly is an act of pure selfishness. In

Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, Miller shows what the consequences of lying

Are and proves that “honesty is the best policy.

Early in the play Mary Warren argues that the girls should confess to what

They were doing in the woods to avoid a severe punishment. Mary Warren was

Not, however, doing the same things in the woods that Abigail was going. Abigail

Was drinking blood and speaking in tongues in addition to dancing naked in the

Woods. The punishment that Abigail might face would naturally be harsher that

Than what Mary Warren might face. Abigail rejects Mary Warren's advice and

Bullies her into agreement with a different plan - along with the rest of the girls,

 Including Tituba. Abigail insists that the girls follow her lead and stick to the story

That she makes chooses for them to tell.

One of the themes of the crucible is religion. Religion is woven into the

Everyday life of the Salem of the play. Its exclusive form of Christianity centered

On a set of clearly defined rules: you went to church every Sunday, you didn’t

Work on the Sabbath, you believed the Gospel, you respected the minister’s

Word like it was God’s, and so on. For people accused of witchcraft, any

Deviation from These rules in the past can be used as evidence for much greater

Sins in the Present. But ultimately, even good and respected and highly religious

Women like Rebecca Nurse are accused and put to death, so past respectability

And Religiosity doesn’t necessarily protect one.

Poppet symbolizes the uneasiness of the community. A poppet was

Something that symbolized innocence and youth; however, because of one

Person’s words the poppet becomes this evil thing that people begin to fear.

For example, "I find here a poppet Goody Proctor keeps. I have found it, sir. And

In the belly of the poppet a needle's stuck." The poppet was a gift from Mary

Warren and it got turned into a demonic and evil doll. Simply because Abigail

Williams stuck herself in the stomach with a needle and blamed the voodoo doll

That Goody Proctor kept. The story reminds us that man is not perfect, and that

We can make Mistakes.  However, even with these mistakes, we can clean 

Ourselves and Purify us by making what is wrong right. The sufferings become

To The Sufferer like a crucible.