The Crucible Argumentative Essay

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Argumentative Essay: The Crucible Screaming, crying, merciless pleading, everyone pointed fingers in the face of the fact that nobody wanted the blame, nobody wanted their lives to be shortened. In “The Crucible '' Arthur Miller, an American playwright, created a play that would consist of parallels to his waking life. Moreover, Miller was wrongly accused of playing a part in the “Red Scare”, which was an anti-communist alarm. During this period of time, Miller was forced to admit that he was a sympathizer or would be convicted by the government. Consequently, Miller refused to agree to the false accusations therefore was convicted for a year. Ignited with creativity Miller was soon inspired to create a play that consisted of mass hysteria …show more content…

In “The Crucible”, I believe the character Mary Warren could have ended the mass hysteria in Salem Massachusetts by speaking truthfully as well as without restraints, additionally having self confidence in the role she played including the backward threats that were hurled at her. In view, the twisted events in “The Crucible '', Mary Warren may have used her voice for better or worse. In Act 3 line 344, Mary Warren is being interrogated about the recent accusations “I–I cannot tell how, but I did, I–I heard the other girls screaming, and you, your honor, you seemed to believe them, and I–It were only sport in the beginning, sir, but then the whole world cried spirits, spirits, and I–I promise you, Mr. Danforth, I only thought I saw them but I did not”. Furthermore, the lengthy confusion regarding being influenced and contributing to the lies being fed around town, Mary Warren exposed her falsehood. If thought through more in depth, Mary may have succeeded in overthrowing Abigail's wraith, with a clear mindset and determination. The fear could have been harnessed into motivation to battle the dispute. Additionally, Mary was not the only character …show more content…

Mary had multiple moments to confess the truth but let them pass by. However, I believe this is also a probable cause of her lack of confidence. Deep down she was also entertained. Mary found the events entertaining, giving her a sense of power, she lacked. Mary was seen as weak and a pushover. When Mary finally had her moment to be more, she took it. In Act 2 line 136, “I'll stand no whipping anymore”! Mary felt defenseless; she needed self-power and self-confidence. But looking at things from a larger perspective Mary could have prevented multiple deaths. She had the power of knowledge in her hands, she could have used that same voice that said so many lies to shout the truth and be done with the