The Severe Trial In The Crucible By Arthur Miller
The Crucible has such a title, meaning severe trial, because puritans believe that life is a test. They lived a very strict style and understood that if you do anything wrong in life, god would harshly punish you for it. This puts a lot of stress on the characters to live up to the expectations of living perfectly and faithful.
People are willing to do anything to make themselves look good. For instance in the play Abigail lies about several things to save herself. One of the things she lies about is dancing in the forest by saying, “We Danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all.” Initially Abigail seems like a truthful individual, but as time goes by; her true self and personality are revealed. She doesn’t care
People are willing to do anything to make themselves look good. For instance in the play Abigail lies about several things to save herself. One of the things she lies about is dancing in the forest by saying, “We Danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all.” Initially Abigail seems like a truthful individual, but as time goes by; her true self and personality are revealed. She doesn’t care