The Crucible Power Analysis
Knowledge is power, which can give an individual the ability to persuade others. In the Play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the characters are accused of witchcraft. They tell the truth to who they choose, giving that person the ability to persuade the judge’s thoughts to their advantage, because, they know what actually happened in the woods. Power in the form of truth is passed between the characters as the witch trial progresses. Power is obtained when secrets or knowledge about others are revealed, or the illusion of knowledge, through weakness and vulnerabilities, or the illusion of knowledge comes the power of persuasion. Power in the form of knowledge and the ability to persuade others can easily be lost, when one's knowledge no longer
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In the play, Abigail Williams starts with little to no power, however, as the trails are carried out she becomes on of the most powerful characters, by the means of persuasion as she creates an illusion of knowledge. At the start of the play, Abigail is just a normal girl, but once she confessed to witchcraft her reign of power begins. Abigail explains, “I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart! I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men!” (24). At the beginning, of the play, Abigail does not have much control over others as she is not well known in the town. Throughout the play, she gains influential power over others. We also learn that she is having an affair with Proctor. This affair causes her to get revenge on Elizabeth, Proctor's wife. The drama and lies she later creates lead to the increase of her power as she is able to accuse anyone. Once in court, Abigail accuses many of the women, some of them for no reason at all. She yells out, “I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil! (48). Abigail has this influence on the judges because she confessed to witchcraft, and dealings with the devil. Her confession made the judges believe what she says, as they do not know if she is telling the truth, or not. Abigail becomes one of the most powerful characters in the play because of her deception. Abigail uses her power in a selfish and manipulative way just so that she can be with
In the play, Abigail Williams starts with little to no power, however, as the trails are carried out she becomes on of the most powerful characters, by the means of persuasion as she creates an illusion of knowledge. At the start of the play, Abigail is just a normal girl, but once she confessed to witchcraft her reign of power begins. Abigail explains, “I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart! I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men!” (24). At the beginning, of the play, Abigail does not have much control over others as she is not well known in the town. Throughout the play, she gains influential power over others. We also learn that she is having an affair with Proctor. This affair causes her to get revenge on Elizabeth, Proctor's wife. The drama and lies she later creates lead to the increase of her power as she is able to accuse anyone. Once in court, Abigail accuses many of the women, some of them for no reason at all. She yells out, “I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil! (48). Abigail has this influence on the judges because she confessed to witchcraft, and dealings with the devil. Her confession made the judges believe what she says, as they do not know if she is telling the truth, or not. Abigail becomes one of the most powerful characters in the play because of her deception. Abigail uses her power in a selfish and manipulative way just so that she can be with