In Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," conformity leads to the destruction of Salem by fostering an environment of fear and paranoia, where individuals prioritize societal acceptance over personal integrity. The townspeople, driven by the fear of being accused or ostracized, abandon their moral values and betray one another, leading to a cascade of false accusations and executions. This collective hysteria stifles dissent and critical thinking, ultimately causing the collapse of the community and the loss of innocent lives. The pressure to conform to the prevailing hysteria reveals the dangers of mass mentality and the erosion of individual conscience.
The Crucible is a fictional work ABOUT the Salem Witch Trials.
conformity was demonstrated in the crucible in that people were forced to give false admissions of the practice of witchcraft in order to preserve their lives, or alternatively die to preserve their integrity. Hence the great importance of John Proctor who ultimately died to preserve his integrity, as he valued his integrity above all else. This is an example of how the people of Salem 'conformed' to the theocracy governing their society.
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The Crucible was merely a dramatization of the Salem Witch trials, not the actual trials. Therefore, all the characters in the Crucible are adaptions of real people at the real trials.
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The Crucible is a fictional work ABOUT the Salem Witch Trials.
Salem
conformity was demonstrated in the crucible in that people were forced to give false admissions of the practice of witchcraft in order to preserve their lives, or alternatively die to preserve their integrity. Hence the great importance of John Proctor who ultimately died to preserve his integrity, as he valued his integrity above all else. This is an example of how the people of Salem 'conformed' to the theocracy governing their society.
SALEM WITCH TRIALS in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.
The Crucible is a fictional story about the Salem Witch Panic. Just don't take any facts from the Crucible and believe them, its fiction after all.
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judge
The Crucible was merely a dramatization of the Salem Witch trials, not the actual trials. Therefore, all the characters in the Crucible are adaptions of real people at the real trials.
salem jail :-) -apex
Salem jail
The Crucible tells about the Salem panic using facts that make the panic into a close parallel with McCarthyism.
Why did miller choose the which trials as the basis for the crucible