The Witchcraft Hysteria in "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller

Title: The Witchcraft Hysteria in "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller
Category: Arts & Humanities / Theater
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The Witchcraft Hysteria in "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller

The Witchcraft Hysteria ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^         In 1692, in Salem Massachusetts, the superstition of witches existed in a society of strong Christian beliefs. Anybody who acted out of the ordinary was accused of being a witch and then the accuse would actually be forgiven if the blamed their accusations on another individual. This was the main idea of a play entitled, The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In this play a group of young girls act up and are then …showed first 75 words of 779 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 779 total…today. Today's courts are much better than the theocratic church/courts of the late 1600's. Another thing to consider is that our Declaration of Independence and our freedom states that we have freedom of religion. So even if somebody was a 'witch' and didn't harm anybody they would receive more trouble from today's media than from the law. I am glad I didn't have to go through that horror and I'm happy I never will.

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