Based upon Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible and the actual historical reports of the Salem witch trials, the Puritans’ beliefs interfered with their lawful decisions, and simultaneously ruined the lives and reputations of the innocent. The three of these topics were all united with the same idea of the court: it was not about the accused trying to prove themselves innocent but rather the disinclination of the illiterate court officials to believe that they are not guilty. The ideas of evil and witchcraft
I. Introduction Arthur Miller's timeless classic The Crucible demonstrates the fight between good and evil through an engaging plot, well-crafted characters, and a well-established theme. II. First main point. The Putnam's relationship with the Salem witchcraft charges created more fear in the Salem people. A. Evidence 1- ann Putnam accusing Rebecca Nurse of witchcraft. 2- The effects of the deaths of the Putnam's neighbors. B. Analysis 1- Putnam family gets more land from deaths of neighbors 2-
Arthur Miller’s The Crucible states numerous times how one must escape the Devil. It states that the Devil “may become evident as a weapon, a weapon designed and used time and time again in every age to whip men into a surrender to a particular church or church-state” (1.5.182)
hidden as a way to preserve his reputation. Joseph Stalin, a communist dictator in Soviet Russia, is regarded as an evil person today due to his period of Great Terror during his rule where he executed anyone who he believed to be threatening as well as his advocation of a Communist government. However, when he was alive, his excessive amount of propaganda convinced those around him of his seemingly benevolent personality. It was Stalin’s desire to protect his own reputation that led him to keeping his