Crucible quotes

The Puritans during the witch hunt believed that women were unholy by nature and felt that women should be “sweet” and responsible, and if you didn’t act as such they would accuse you of being a witch. They lived under harsh rules and brought the same intolerance they had from fleeing England to escape to Massachusetts Bay Colony. Majority of the accusations of being a witch were women but not all. An Indian woman named Tituba that was purchased from the Barbados by Samuel Parris was being a witch. She had very good knowledge of the supernatural and they began to suspect her of being accused for witchcraft or

What if you lived in a town of trials where, friends turned on friends? I believe Abigail Williams is guilty of witchcraft because, she was seen dancing in the woods conjuring spirits. Abigail also lied in court about Marry Warren’s poppet and, about her being a bird.

Secondly Abigail and some girls were caught by Parris dancing in the woods, and one of the girls drank blood. One of the girls was running around naked until Parris caught arrived. Parris had questioned Abigail on page 10 Parris had said “And what shall I say to them?” Then Abigail responds saying “uncle,we did dance; let you tell them I

John ended up staying loyal to his marriage, Abigail got very upset and things get out of control from there. Since Abigail Williams is motivated by her so called “love” for John Proctor her decisions to lie and create drama reveals embodied emotions by the end of the play.

were they could indulge in religious freedom, a heavy contrast to the strict religious persecution

"No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer, on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities."

Abigail Williams, a seventeen year old orphan being raised by her uncle Revered Parris, is a pivotal character in bringing about irrational fear in the people of Salem through her false accusations and struggle for acceptance. In the beginning of the play, Reverend Parris is questioning Abigail Williams on the topic of whether

First, [H]as the statute or government action created a burden on the free exercise of religion?

9. What happened between Abigail and John Proctor prior to the opening of the play?

When the boundary between Church and state is clouded, men may begin to “believe they are performing a bold action in killing anyone who does not accept its gods”

Then “The Inquisition turned its attention to the censorship of heretical publications and enforcing “correct” beliefs among Christians” (The Inquisition).

The theocratic government that was instilled with harsh, strict leaders in the New World gave their God all the power. The church put out rules that “permitted [no one] to read a novel” (4), “forbade anything resembling a theater or vain enjoyment” (4), and told the people to “concentrate on prayer” (4). Many followed those rules but some wished for more interesting lifestyle and due to their restricting laws, could not obtain just that. Using a paradox, Miller explains that the people that came over from Europe came looking for religious freedom but found none here under the scrutiny of the church. Those who came over from England believed it to be in their right and ironically “found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom” (5) because of the persecution that came from their native land but

|The corrupt condition of Jerusalem is described, for the ‘faithful’ city has become a ‘harlot’ (Isaiah 1:21). The city is full of murderers|

Contention 1 - The rights of private institutions would be devastated if they did not have religious freedoms.

It was not only state representatives, that were against the religious practices of these churches, the courts were also involved. The court imposed very intense decisions on them. According to the