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The Crucible

 

            The historical situation that the Crucible is about is, the witch trials of Salem.
             story is in the form and a play and it depicts the hanging of many innocent people. Some.
             of the people who are both fictional characters and real characters. A real character in this.
             play is John Proctor, a fictional character in this play is Marshal Herrick.
             This story starts with Abigail Willliams and a bunch of other girls dancing in the.
             forest, who were caught by Reverend Parris and frighten. When this happened two of the.
             girls grew sick Because of this, the town began to talk about witch craft. For this reason.
             Reverend Hale was called in to tell whether there sickness had anything to do with witch.
             craft of not. When he arrives he agrees that it is witch craft an so began the trials. .
             At first most of the people think nothing of it, this is because the only people that.
             are being accused are old women, that beg on the streets, one women has Sarah Good. .
             Then as Abigail realizes how much power she has with this she begins to use it to her.
             advantage. She starts to accuse any body who gets into her path or that she wood like to.
             get revenge on. The best example for this would be Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor's.
             wife. Abigail accuses her of being a witch because Abigail had an affair with John and.
             when she head of this she threw Abigail out. From here, there is a big argument with the.
             towns people and the court and in the end John gets accused of lechery and is hung. But.
             not with out proving is point which also turns Hale opinion around into believing John,.
             and going against the trials.
             Yes you would have to say that the situation has changed greatly since the time of.
             the 1700s. Today because we have freedom of speech, we can go around saying allot of.
             things and most people will think any thing of it. For example when Elizabeth said that.
             Abigail should burn in hell. Everybody took that as a sure sign of witch craft.


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