Examples Of Justice In The Crucible

In Arthur Millers’ play, the Crucible, Danforth’s flaws- pride, gullibility, and stubbornness- led him to be the reason for the tragedy of the witch-hunt in Salem. All of the characters were at fault in the play, but Danforth-the judge- had the sole power to stop the madness in its tracks. He had the chance but his pride, gullibility and stubbornness led him off of his path as a righteous judge, citizen and most importantly as a man. The people of the here and now need to look back at the mistakes our ancestors made and learn from their mistakes and make a future for the generations that are just now starting and for the generations who will carry on our music, food and just our culture in general. Danforth will always be looked at as the man who judged the Salem trials and failed miserably, but he used the evidence he had and made a decision that he thought was fit for the situation and for that we respect who he was and his legacy left.

In Act Three of the play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, a Salem trial is presented of the people who are involved in witchcraft. Throughout the trial, almost everyone uses a countless number of fallacious statements that make the trial go chaos. Including Danforth, who is the governor of the case, was unable to stop the hysteria by failing to inspect evidence seriously and to act excessively. Danforth’s ignorance and unreasonable actions show that he is an irresponsible judge and that he messed up the witchcraft case. Danforth makes several appeals to false authority that makes him have the skill to deal with witchcraft and religion.

“I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you.” The Crucible is written around the theme of sin and guilt. The girls dancing naked in the forest, the affair of John and Abigail, and John refusing to sign the agreement about the affair to be hung up on the church doors are all examples of sin and guilt.

Has guilt ever caused you to change your perspective on how you are as a person? In “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller the audience is introduced to a character by the name of John Proctor who is a fellow citizen of Salem. Throughout the play John Proctor struggles to deal with his guilt about his affair, but he realizes he's still a good man, reminding the reader that one sin doesn't determine one’s fate.

Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, focuses on the inconsistencies and injustice of the 1692 witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts. The restrictive Puritan society of Salem in the 17th century was based upon religious intolerance, where faith was demonstrated through physical labour and by strict adherence to religious doctrine. Material, physical and sexual desires were considered the Devil’s work and a threat to the very fabric of society. In summary, it is said that Puritanism discouraged individualism on all levels. The literal way in which the Bible was interpreted by the Puritans, provides a paradox within the play. This is because although the Bible says “thou shalt not kill,” the people of Salem are willing to sentence innocent

In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, Arthur intrigues audience time and time again with the historical context, social implications, and the Salem, Massachusetts Witchcraft Trials of 1962. Most members in Salem feel the need to prove their authority in ways such as accusing those who have done nothing or hanging them without proving their innocence first. The thing is authority is not made up by an authority figure, but by society. Miller’s The Crucible, demonstrates how people misuse their authority for cruel purposes through a fascinating plot, well-crafted characters, and well-set theme. During the hysteria of witchcraft trials in Salem, there were multiple figures of authority or per say the community who abused their power, Reverend Hale, Abigail Williams, Reverend Parris and Judge Danforth.

The McCarthy hearings (The Red Scare) in the 1950’s with the political issues that were happening during those years could be depicted as the 1692/93 Salem Witch Trials. Accusing people of being communists is the same as accusing people of being witches. Arthur Miller, the author of the play,The Crucible, that was based on the Salem Witch Trials is a good example of a morality play. In 1692, there were accusations against innocent people in the town of Salem. In The Crucible, a group of teens accuse others of witchcraft even though, they are trying to cover up their mistakes that had been caused. After John Proctor had an affair with Abigail Williams this had opened a full can of worms throughout Salem. The Crucible displays characterization and bold symbolism and is represented in good and evil morals during the Salem Witch Trials.

Over the course of history, the idea of righteousness has clouded people's thinking, leading to cruel and unnecessary forms of punishment. Arthur Miller's The Crucible significantly illustrates human cruelty in the name of righteousness. Inspired by the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s, Miller's play, The Crucible, focuses on the inconsistencies of the Salem witch trials and the extreme behavior that can result from dark desires and hidden agendas. Miller bases the play on the historical account of the Salem witch trials, a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693. A modern day example that can be recognizably compared to the Salem witch trials is racial profiling that manifested in the 1700s. Racial profiling is the use of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or national origin by law enforcement agents as a factor in deciding whom to investigate, arrest, or detain with no evidence of a specific crime or criminal behavior. Throughout the play, there are numerous instances of human cruelty in the name of righteousness that outline the basis of the Salem witch trials and racial profiling in today's society.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an interpretation of the Salem witch trials of 1692 in Puritan Massachusetts in which religion, self- preservation and self-dignity play a vital role. The three factors I listed played a huge role in John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, Reverend Hale, Danforth and many other lives. Many other characters such as, Abigail Williams and her friends can be characterized by being greedy, bitter, and selfish. In the play, Miller reveals how people can go against their own morals, therefore they can protect themselves. In Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, he reveals to readers how fear escalated in Salem because of people's desire for personal gain.

The Theme of Justice in The Crucible The crucible was set in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. The play is based on true facts about events that actually took place. It is about a small secluded town that relies strongly on their religion to keep them feeling safe. Their enemy is the devil and they are always scared of the devil and constantly looking for signs that the devil is there.

Religious radicalism causes a sense of superiority and a need to punish those who stray away from standard behaviors. In The Crucible, Danforth views his position of judge as one of righteousness, and thinks that anyone who interferes with the law stands in the way of God. The flaws with the way he proceeds with his trials appear in his narrow-minded way of thinking. When told that citizens fear the court, Danforth makes the hasty generalization that, “there is a prodigious guilt in the country” (III. 98). Judge Danforth’s sense of superiority blinds him and causes him to assume that anyone who fears the court must have something to hide. Miller’s use of the logical fallacy of hasty generalizations to warn how even authority figures can suffer

:”Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”, said by Martin Luther King, Jr. The Crucible written by Arthur Miller in 1953 introduces us a story of this kind that injustice brought by a character named Danforth brings the social malfunction of Salem accompanied by a breakdown of humanity and faith. In our modern society, the public requires the power and presence of laws and justice system to protect their rights. However, when the structures become shackles and the judges mute off their voice of the truth, it leads the tragedy and misery to the people.

In the small town of Salem, the people show a strong intolerance of witch-craft and being on the devil's side. Intolerance is the unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or the behavior that is different from one's own. During this time period, the play was set in a theocratic society where religion and the state were together and religion was very strict (The Crucibles para.1). Judge Hawthorne and Danforth both play a key role in demonstrating intolerance by punishing those for witch-craftery. To show how strongly they disagreed with it, they were hanged for the crime whether there was evidence or none. The people in the town and even the surrounding towns were afraid just from knowing that witchcraft was going on and wanted an end put to it.

A society that praises moral righteousness and piety is destroyed by a series of witch trials that are ironically immoral and unfair. The Salem Witch Trials are fueled by personal motives and feuds that emerge because of the restrictions in Puritan society. The society nurtures a culture of fear and distrust that stems from dread of the devil and strict adherence to the Bible. Salem is the perfect environment for fear and vengeance to spread through witchcraft accusations, because people have no other means to gain power or get revenge on enemies. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller portrays how the Puritan society in Salem influences the witch trials and increases their impact, because of the religion-based justice system, women and

In the play The Crucible, the author Arthur Miller displays an unfair treatment of humans when it comes to justice. Characters who live in Salem, Massachusetts, receive improper punishments for their sins of witchcraft and are being accused of crimes they did not commit. The justice system in the play is based on the maxim “guilty until proven innocent” which portrays unjust human rights due to executions of individuals without evidence. The accused characters attempt to defend themselves in court but it is ineffective because the only way to survive is to confess to witchcraft. Miller presents a cruel approach in justice systems and proves them to be unjust through the characters Giles Corey, Tituba, and Rebecca Nurse, who all suffered