The Crucible: The Evil Of Fear
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In The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, the strict Puritan
community of Salem is bombarded with the hysteria of witchcraft. It starts when
five young girls of Salem are caught dancing in the forest. Instead as mere
children playing, this behavior is viewed upon by the Puritans as the w ....
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.... to do anything to put a stop to it. While he is talking to Abigail, a
girl who was caught dancing in the forest, he yells, "You cannot evade me…"
(p.43) Hale expects to find evidence of witchcraft. This expectation leads him
to early, not fully thought out conclusions. Hale is determined to end the
alignments these witches have with the Devil, and he knows the court is too.
Later, Hale's views on the courts change and he becomes less obedient to
it's decisions. When the judge finds ....
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