the crucible

THE CRUCIBLE "It is a providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were but naked know" (proctor). In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, neighbors accuse each other of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of 1692. They disguise their human failings and secular concerns with religious concerns and supernatural manifestations. Arthur Miller reveals the Salem witch trials to stem from greed, envy, and the lust for power. One reason why the Salem …showed first 75 words of 559 total…

…showed last 75 words of 559 total…Another good example of who abused power is Mary Warren. "My name, he wants my name. "I’ll murder you," he says "if my wife hangs! We must go and overthrow the court," he says(114)." Mary is so scared of being jailed or hung so she uses her power to send Proctor to hang for witch craft. Mary does this to save herself and to move any thought on her to Proctor and it worked.