Who Was Responsible For The Crucible

The events of the Salem witch trials are widely-studied, iconic events in our history. There are many controversial topics surrounding the accuracy of The Crucible. Did these events actually happen, or was it made it up to scare people and teach life-long morals? Dedicated historians and investigators strive to answer and pose new questions, forming educated ideas to shape possible theories. Was Arthur Miller’s point really to tell the account of a scandalous time period in history? Many people feel that was not the real motive of the piece. Salem was in such unrest during 1692. The unfortunate, reoccurring events of bad weather led to a consequence of having little to harvest. There also was an epidemic of small pox that was making its way around Salem Village and Salem Town. There was great concern of aftermath following the King of England’s decision to withdraw the colony’s charter in 1684. Because of the tremendous political doubt, there was a level of uneasiness with the citizens.
Once the girls start being questioned about their doings in the woods, Abagail began manipulating everyone around her, attempting to get them under her wing, under her control. When her plan wasn’t working as well as she anticipated, she began accusing others to save her own name, or take others down with her. Abagail’s active motivation is her desire to pursue Proctor. Her ultimate objective is to throw Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth, under the bus so that she is convicted and sentenced to death, making her one less obstacle to overcome. This motivation seems pretty extreme, so it may lead to the idea that the play is not really about the Salem Witch