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The Crucible Vs. Three Sovereigns For Sarah

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Hysteria is a common theme in both stories, but I believe that The Crucible. is significantly more believable than Three Sovereigns for Sarah. In both stories there is an abundant amount of delirium spiraling through the Salem village. Also in each story there are, what the village would call, afflicted girls. These girls would go through Salem and accuse innocent people of committing witchcraft. This left the town in an uproar; therefore, the court system went corrupt. People went against the town and court. Thus ending what was a very tragic event in Salem. One reason that I consider The Crucible more believable than Three Sovereigns for Sarah is that in The Crucible, Abigail Williams had an affair with John Proctor. This suggestion that they had an affair, brings a layer of jealousy over Abigail when John wants to stay with his wife. Betty Paris had once said to Abigail, “You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor” (Miller 919). This shows that Abigail had wanted to rid of Elizabeth Proctor so she could have John to herself. In Three Sovereigns for Sarah, Abigail never had an affair with John Proctor. She was just a little girl in Three Sovereigns for Sarah, making accusations …show more content…

For example, judge Hale pleaded for Elizabeth to get John to confess, to save his life. But in Three Sovereigns for Sarah John wasn't even present or named. Hale had said to Elizabeth, “Quail not before God’s judgment in this, for it may well be God damns a liar less than he that throws his life away for pride. Will you plead with him? I cannot think he will listen to another”(Miller 986). This proves that he wanted to help John and Elizabeth, and wasn't just being a judge. The judges we all extremely involved with the decisions in the town. It was a corrupt system, but it was slowly falling

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