The Crucible
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The witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts in the early sixteen hundreds
was a time of uneasiness and suspicion. Anyone could easily turn in his or
her neighbor on the ground of witchcraft. Someone could merely say their
neighbor's spirit had attacked them during the night, which no man can
prove. Ne ....
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.... greatly, because people would look down on him with disdain,
and it would blacken forever his name.
What was most important to him was to make a stand against the insanity
of the town, for himself and for God, and using that as a last resort to
make people aware of what was happening. This last stand for
righteousness is an example of proctor's great character and rationale.
Arthur Miller wrote his play, The Crucible, a story about the Salem
witch trials, and the panic resulting f ....
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