Theme Of Discrimination In The Crucible
Ryan Hermes
Mr. Kadwell
Advanced English 11
January 2nd, 2016 Exploitation of the Trials The Crucible, taking place in the highly theocratic Salem, Massachusetts during the late 1600’s, starts off with the local Reverend Parris discovering several girls from the colony dancing in the woods. His arrival causes fright amongst the girls, panicking them. One girl, Parris’s daughter Betty, takes ill becoming unresponsive to any efforts to wake her up. The colonists believe the girl’s illness is caused by supernatural forces brought about by demonic witches. The colonists summon Reverend Hale to investigate Betty for signs of witchcraft. This leads to several member of the colony being accused of witchcraft and brought to trial. The trials in the Crucible take place against the backdrop of a deeply religious and superstitious society, and most of the characters in the Crucible seem to believe that rooting out witches from their community is God’s work. However, there are plenty of simmering feuds and rivalries in the colony that have nothing to do with religion, and …show more content…
Reverend Parris, only worried about his reputation deliberately lies to the court about what he saw in the forest. In the beginning of the Crucible when he is talking to Abigail he states that he saw someone running naked through the forest, “And I thought I saw-someone naked running through the trees” (140), but when pressed by the court he denies it “I can only say, sir, that I never found any of them naked…” (187). Parris is only interested in himself and will do what is necessary to achieve what he wants. However, unfortunately for him, Parris soon realizes that there are other people who only look out for themselves as Abigail flees Salem and robs all of Parris’s money leaving him to the mercy of the residents of
Mr. Kadwell
Advanced English 11
January 2nd, 2016 Exploitation of the Trials The Crucible, taking place in the highly theocratic Salem, Massachusetts during the late 1600’s, starts off with the local Reverend Parris discovering several girls from the colony dancing in the woods. His arrival causes fright amongst the girls, panicking them. One girl, Parris’s daughter Betty, takes ill becoming unresponsive to any efforts to wake her up. The colonists believe the girl’s illness is caused by supernatural forces brought about by demonic witches. The colonists summon Reverend Hale to investigate Betty for signs of witchcraft. This leads to several member of the colony being accused of witchcraft and brought to trial. The trials in the Crucible take place against the backdrop of a deeply religious and superstitious society, and most of the characters in the Crucible seem to believe that rooting out witches from their community is God’s work. However, there are plenty of simmering feuds and rivalries in the colony that have nothing to do with religion, and …show more content…
Reverend Parris, only worried about his reputation deliberately lies to the court about what he saw in the forest. In the beginning of the Crucible when he is talking to Abigail he states that he saw someone running naked through the forest, “And I thought I saw-someone naked running through the trees” (140), but when pressed by the court he denies it “I can only say, sir, that I never found any of them naked…” (187). Parris is only interested in himself and will do what is necessary to achieve what he wants. However, unfortunately for him, Parris soon realizes that there are other people who only look out for themselves as Abigail flees Salem and robs all of Parris’s money leaving him to the mercy of the residents of