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Blame For Women's Deaths In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

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Who is to blame for the deaths and lies in The Crucible? The girls were some of the people who influenced the people to think and believe that witches were in their town. The town of Salem was horrified with the idea of the spirits being among the people. In this story many people were killed by the people because they believed they were witches making evil in their town. The girls were accused of dancing in the forest and made people believe they had special abilities that would help them see spirits inside people. As the girls got more involved in the lie that they made things in the town became more serious and many were accused of witchcraft which was concluded to be executed. The girls at the beginning of the story they were accused of doing a dance in the forest and summoning spirits. The town of Salem believed that going to the forest was compared to being in the devil’s hole. …show more content…

She was also an influence to the rest and when she gets caught she denies it. To keep her lies going she threatens one of the girls who knows the truth which occurs for Abigail to threaten her. “ You did, you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctors wife!” ( Betty pg. 1137) “ John- I am waiting for you every night.” (Abigail) She wanted to be with a married man and when John Proctor rejects her she decides to turn in Goody Proctor say that she wants to harm her. The pressure of the girls been more in the spotlight of the whole town made it harder for the girls to say the truth. The problem became more serious when they called a minister to look for the devils in Salem. “Then let you come out and call them wrong. Did you consult the wardens before you called this minister to look for devil’s?” ( Proctor Pg. 1142) This caused the problem to be more than anything Salem town had seen before so it was taken to the court which they decided what happen as well as the girls took part and had authority

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They lied and manipulated the court into believing their stories. They did this for lots of reasons. One was because females were not allowed many rights let alone any power in their city. Through the witch trials and lies they gained power in Salem. Also, they were trying to win over lovers by accusing their wives and getting them hung.

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People who may think are the most innocent, could sometimes be the most to blame, and that is the case in Salem, Massachusetts. In the year of 1692, not only were people accused of conjuring spirits, the citizens of Salem were accused of murder, threatened, and ordered to lie by their peers. After studying Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, it is clear that the three people that were most to blame for the witch hysteria and the subsequent deaths of innocent people are Tituba, Reverend Parris, and Abigail Williams. Tituba came to Salem to act as Reverend Parris' slave. Tituba did not know that that conjuring spirits, singing, and dancing were considered as evil acts.

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In The Crucible, there could be many suspects to blame for the innocent deaths that happened in Salem. Proctor could be blamed for the innocent deaths because he lied about his affair with Abigail. Speaking of Abigail... in my opinion Abigail Williams is the one to blame for the innocent deaths because of the lies she told, the accusations she made, and the affair she had with John Proctor. Abigail Williams told many, many lies in The Crucible. The reason the witch trials began in the first place was because of the lie she told about being in the woods.

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The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a dramatic play that expresses a very important message and that is how far people would go to save themselves from the hands of death. There are many characters in the Crucible who are guilty of taking innocent lives, but there are three major characters who, without a doubt, are the most at blame. The play takes place in the city of Salem, a city filled with people that would do anything to keep their reputation clean. Throughout the play, Miller is introducing multiple characters that experience changes in their decisions and negatively influence more people eventually leading up to the witch trials. The main point that the story revolves around is that people would rather lie and blame someone else instead of confessing and accepting the punishment.

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Abigail believed that Proctor actually loved her and she waited every night for him. She was brainwashed to think he would leave his wife for her. The witchcraft accusation came from the beginning of the story when Abigail and the girls were dancing naked in the woods and chanting. She made false accusations that people in the village were worshipping the devil to cover what she had done. Many lives were taken but Abigail had no empathy for anyone who was hanged.

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She had affairs with John Proctor and loved him, but unfortunately for her he did not feel the same about her and we can see this through their conversation “Abigail: Give me a word John…. Abigail, in tears: I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart….” (22). Abigail Williams is very manipulative and because of this many innocent people were calumny and sentenced to death. It is very clear that Abigail is very vindictive as we can see clearly that she took revenge on Elizabeth for firing her.

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