Repression is the action of subduing someone or something by force. Often times, the act of repressing one is used as a defense mechanism. Every form of repression sparks a rebellion.
In the Crucible, the citizens are socially repressed due to them practicing the puritan faith. The repressing of Abigail’s emotions causes drama between John Proctor and his wife. Abigail tells Proctor she “wakes and walks about the house as though [she’d] find [him] comin’ through [the] door.” She tells Proctor this trying to lure him into continuing their adulterous affair, but Proctor stops her because he wants to do right. The young girls of Salem are also repressed due to their age. They want to go out and dance with their friends in the woods, but it’s against