Examples Of Fear In The Crucible

The nature of fear and the effect of fear can be summarized by the German proverb, “Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.”7 Fear also prevents you from seeing reason and the process of rational thinking and is the “static that prevents me from hearing myself,” as Samuel Butler put it. The fear is present in different levels in The Crucible. Characters such as Abigail use other people’s fear of witchcraft and the Devil to convince them that she is innocent. Fear is also what turns so many people into liars, for they are afraid of what will happen to them if they tell the truth. Elizabeth Proctor is a truthful woman. She is the embodiment of the perfect Puritan

Fear in The Crucible Fear is a powerful emotion. It defines humanity. The sole reason humans continue to progress and invent is due to the fear of the unknown. Humans have feared the unknown since the beginning of time. Therefore, it is logical that knowledge creates security. In scientifically ignorant societies such as puritan Salem in 1692, fear runs rampant when dozens of innocent people are accused of witchcraft and some hanged. In Arthur Miller’s famous play

Hysteria and Fear The rise of hysteria and fear seems to build and evolve and it has a huge impact on the way things are viewed in the world today. The relevance of the theme hysteria in The Crucible does relate to modern society in different ways. In the crucible mass hysteria can have a massive impact on any community and the results can be devastating.

This excerpt from "The Crucible", written by Arthur Miller demonstrates how fear can overwhelm people in different ways and shows how strong an individual must be to deal with this fear. Although people in this society may appear strong and claim that they oppose the devil, everyone is weakened by human instincts which forces some people to yield to the devil's commands. "The boot of Lucifer" haunts everyone in the court room and forces even the strongest of men to face their ignorance. This scene is particularly powerful because it describes how Proctor is completely overwhelmed with fear and frustration with the court to a point where he "laughs insanely". Proctor has reached a point of insanity and can no longer bear the weight of the burden he brought

The Crucible initiates it’s play by implanting hysteria of witchcraft to both the readers and the people of Salem. Already, with their minds filled with delusions of curses and witches, the Puritans goes hysteric. Accusations are thrown all about and loyalty and bonds are broken. This is the same during the Red Scare. Communism was on an outbreak and was huge, to the point where no one can trust each other in fear of associating themselves with a Communist. There is no logic and reasoning behind whatever they do, but it’s fear that drives the people to begin accusing one another. The fear builds up after each and every confession, conviction, and accusation. Within Act 1, the circle of characters were already afraid of witches, as seeing what

We all have fear. Fear is on display everywhere in today’s world, often through television, and then spread to our family and friends. Fear is a part of our lives, and something we can only hope to control. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, a group of girls put lives in danger, by accusing people of witchcraft. This causes a fervor of fear in the town, and we watch it spread throughout the play. In The Crucible, fear enables dishonestly in the town, people to be accused, and lives to be lost.

The Massachusetts Bay Company in the late 17th century attributed many things to supernatural forces, as there was still a lack of scientific explanations for how things worked. Additionally, the Puritan’s sharp religious values caused them to fear any sign of the devil, including witches. The Crucible by Arthur Miller addresses the overwhelming fear that led to the Salem witch trials. Fear led Salem towards hysteria by swaying people away from admitting the truth and by forcing people to protect their reputation through maintaining the hysteria.

In a form of irrational actions, fear impacted The Salem Witch Trial by people losing their lives. Many people made claims to benefit themselves by getting people hung because they simply did not like them. Not only did people make claims out of spite, but they also made claims out of fear because strange actions were seen as witchcraft. For instance, on page 57 of The Crucible, Mary Warren says, “So many time, Mr. Proctor, she came to this very door, beggin’ for bread and a cup of cider- and mark this: whenever I

Fear drives the actions of the people in Salem including, Betty Parris, Mary Warren, and Abigail Williams. Each character's actions are influenced by their fear of getting in trouble. This fear of getting in trouble causes people to create false stories trying to save themselves. That is why fear is the most destructive force in The Crucible written by Arthur Miller.

Sometimes people are very afraid of telling the truth, their fear makes them live in discouragement. Sometimes, their fear also affects others around them because they lack self confidence .When this happens, important relationships suffer. The play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller has a dramatic storyline the characters struggle with the Puritan authority and the town people having to make a decision on who is telling the truth and who is hiring. The girls make false accusations because of their fear of the Puritan authorities because they torched Tituba and they can do that to them, also by doing this it may make their lives miserable.

Fear. Most people have it and in a single moment it can turn a normal person insane. In the play, The Crucible, they use Fear and Hysteria to coax the town into believing in witches, the power of fear can make the average person do unusual things, go against people, and make them go against themselves. In certain situations Fear and Hysteria can be used in good ways as a natural protection against the dangers that occur, but sometimes that same fear can lead to death. Arthur Miller portrays this in the Salem Village when a large amount of the village is accused of being bewitched.

Fear, an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat ( Dictionary.com). The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, takes place in the small Puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts. Much of the land occupied was still unknown to the townspeople. Having limited amount of knowledge of their surroundings, people began to believe that the Devil is roaming around them. Many things, such as witches and spirits, became unknown to them which led to the townspeople fearing it. Rather than learning about the unknown, the people of Salem let it restrict them from making the unknown known. Miller wrote this play as an allegory of a similar incident that happened during the 1950s, the McCarthyism trial. Both events are focused on the fear of the unknown of the people as well as the society. Miller uses the motif of fear to demonstrate how the fear of the unknown causes personal gain amongst

In the play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller fear drives many if not all of the characters. It drives them to do things that they would never do if they had no motivation from another power and in this case it is fear that drives them. Fear could have come from many places but in this case it makes sense that it would come from the church. Everyone is scared of being accused of being a witch. This is a sin punishable with death unless you admit to it but no one wants to be the first person to admit.

In The Crucible fear and paranoia consume the Puritan Society, and people react without reason and logic. Abigail is the instigator within the story, and because of her actions and the belief people put in her words, people began to fear being accused of witchcraft. Abigail uses Tituba as a scapegoat to save herself, and said that “she made me do it, she made me do it,”(Miller pg 43) she does this so that the accusations and questions are no longer about her.

Control and worry in any religion is a part of a crucial system. Without worry, people would most likely not be afraid to go against it. In the Crucible, people are afraid of being killed because in the Salems viewpoint, they had done something with the Devil. This instills fear within the people to stay faithful to the Salem, causing the control of the church to have power. “ Then why can she not move herself since midnight? I must come out- my enemies will bring it out. Let me know what you have