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Crucible

 

            "The Crucible", written by Author Miller, is a play that takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Author Miller revisits the accounts and happenings of the Salem witch trial within this complex storyline.
             In 1692, Salem was struggling and going through a difficult and confusing time. At this point Salem was under British rule. Total power was given to the church and to its representatives. The people of Salem were waiting for a new governor general and no one was appointed to enforce the laws. .
             People living in Salem were very religious. They all had a strong belief in the devil and witchcraft. They believed all sins should be punished and that when someone would suffer misfortune, such as getting sick, they saw it as God punishing them and therefore they did not help. The people also believed that if you were to sin against God, then you therefore were sinning against the society. This meant that it was very hard to be forgiven. This resulted in anger, resentment and guilt. There was no room in this sort of society for mistakes.
             Because of this community's strong faith, that certain people living in Salem became very jealous, fearful and superstitious of others. It didn't take long for this superstition to turn into accusations, and from accusations into witch-hunts. The whole community began to turn on itself and accusations were being thrown at everyone. People living in Salem at this time were very angry and wanted these so called witches removed from their society.
             By the time a new governor had been selected, the jails had already been filled with accused witches. Nineteen of the alleged were judged guilty and were hung, plus another person was crushed to death for not pleading guilty. Most of the others who were judged not guilty, eventually died as a result of mistreatment because the were "witches.".
            


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