Hysteria makes people go as mad as a boss who just lost his business. Many people suffer Hysteria even today. The crucible is about the Salem Witch trials which was when innocent people were wrongly accused of being witches. The author of this, Arthur Miller, was in the same situation, he was wrongly accused of being a communist on the blacklist. During the Salem Witch Trials over 200 people were accused, 20 of them who were killed. Many of the lives could have been saved if the girls just told the truth. Or if there were more brave people who stepped up and less cowards who were afraid of being accused by the girls if they said anything. In the play, The Crucible, Arthur Miller depicts characters who demonstrate through their actions different themes. John Proctor shows courage through everything, Mary Warren shows weakness when she is trying to confess, and reverend Hale seeks truth about the girls. John proctor shows lots of courage throughout all the book. John and Abigail are talking about what happened in the past, and how Abigail wants it back. This takes place outside of one of the houses in the village, he says, “ Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I reach out for you again. Wipe it out of your mind, we never touched, Abby.¨(Miller 1246). Abigail is trying to get proctor …show more content…
Mary Warren is scared to turn in the girls. This is Mary Warren talking to John Proctor beside his farm, she says, “I cannot, they’ll turn on me-”(miller 1287). She is scared to turn in the girls and tell them that they are lying. Mary knows right when she does, that the girls will start faking she is a witch and she will be accused of witchcraft. John proctor is the one trying to make her confess, because he is tired of seeing his loved ones die and now his wife just got accused, all he wants to do is stop it. Therefore Mary Warren shows weakness throughout the