Lilli Walters Mr. Glorfield English 11a 15 December 2022 Us and Witches Imagine you and your friends have been caught dancing in the woods at night. You did not think it was a big deal, but before you know it you are accused of being a witch and threatened to be hanged. There is no good way out of the situation. If you tell the truth, saying you’re innocent and was just dancing for fun, everyone thinks you’re lying. If you tell them you are guilty of being a witch, that would be lying, and while they might release you, they will make you accuse others of being a witch. This whole situation sounds absurd, but almost 330 years ago, this is exactly what was happening. In his play, The Crucible, Arthur Miller gives a glimpse as to what …show more content…
In the play, there are countless examples of people being stubborn. Abigail, for example, accused many people of being a witch just to save herself. She knew what could happen to innocent people, and she had multiple opportunities to admit that she made it all up. However, her stubbornness took over, and she never confessed. Another example in the play, is when John Proctor was accused of being a witch. He could have easily gotten out of being hanged if he would just confess that he was a witch, even though he wasn’t. But, he was too …show more content…
Murial Maignan Wilcins explained in their article that, “At the root of all stubbornness is the fear of letting go of your own ideas, convictions, decisions and at times, identity” (Wilcins 1). Because of this, stubbornness can be both good and bad. In Abigails experience, she was stubborn because she did not want to be proven wrong, even though she knew she was wrong. This is a bad example of stubbornness. John Proctor on the other hand, would not confess because he did not want to go against what he believed in and lie. This is where stubbornness can be a good thing. In today’s world we see both sides of stubbornness as well. People will choose a political leader that they like, and that leader can say or do something awful, but the person will still support them because they are too stubborn to admit they were wrong. On the other hand, a good example of stubbornness is ignoring negative criticism or something along those