The Salem Witch Trials In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller. It is a play that is based on the actual events in 1692, which led to the Salem Witch Trials, it is a series of hearings before local magistrates to prosecute over 150 people that were accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. Arthur Miller had an inspiration when he wrote this play, there was a meaning that he was trying to get across to his readers. An interesting fact about the title of the Crucible is that the definition of crucible can metaphorically refer to a time in history when great social, political, and cultural changes are in force, where society is being melted down and being recast into a new mold. To begin with, Arthur Miller was born in Harlem,

Moreover, the infamous Salem Witch Trials was a dark time in Massachusetts in 1692 and in American History. Innocent people were accused, tried, and convicted of witchcraft. The Salem Witch Trials were a series of cases that was brought to judges about the suspicion that some of the town’s people had been practicing witchcraft. The Salem Witch Trials began in February 1692 when three girls accused the first three victims, Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne, of witchcraft and had ended in around May of 1693, when the remaining victims had been released from jail. A short time later, the three girls had claimed to be "possessed" by evil spirits. The three girls were questioned and gave the names of witches that they accepted were haunting them. And eventually the servant woman was called into court and affirmed the names the three girls had said, however they would not say names of other "witches". In time, more individuals (generally females, however there were a couple of men) were put on trial. Those that claimed they were witches were saved, while the remaining had been ordered to be executed. Likewise, it was later found that envy lead to honest individuals being charged. Along these lines, the witch trials were more driven by superstition and jealousy than anything. Furthermore, some people in the town had been convicted and hung by death. Bridget Bishop was the first person that was brought to trial but she had been accused of witchcraft years ago but she was

Additionally, McCarthyism has had an effect on our society. McCarthyism taught the Government that fear is an effective tool for garnering support and maintaining political power. Both decades, the 50s and today, have resulted in severe loss of civil liberties and the exploitation of fear. The McCarthy Hearings were referred to as "witch-hunts" because of their similarity to the Salem witch trials. They both struck fear in the people due to the "guilty until you confess" attitude which ruled the courts. In Salem the only way to escape death was to confess and repent; in the McCarthy hearings if you were accused, whether guilty or not, you would always be viewed as a Communist. McCarthy also relates to Abigail in The Crucible, because they both made false accusations against innocent people. McCarthy accused people of being communists, whereas Abigail accused people of being witches (Angelfire.com). History does not generally repeat itself, be that as it may, it did for this situation. The Salem witch trials and the McCarthy hearings are fundamentally the same and from altogether different times ever. They both included numerous guiltless casualties who were blamed for being something that they were not. Many individuals’ lives were destroyed in view of a few heartless young girls and one narrow minded man. Their essential objective was to look great before other people who did not by any stretch of the respect them. Just needing that regard at the expense of other