The scene between Herrick and the accused witches in The Crucible is meant to be humorous. Its significance is to illustrate how bad the conditions are.
What is the relationship between the setting and the plot in The Crucible?
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based on the actual events that, in 1692, led to the Salem Witch Trials, a series of hearings before local magistrates to prosecute over 150 people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusettes between February 1692 and May 1693.
Trial by accusation
People were judged by how they acted or what they looked like.
The Crucible tells about the Salem panic using facts that make the panic into a close parallel with McCarthyism.
What is the relationship between the setting and the plot in The Crucible?
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based on the actual events that, in 1692, led to the Salem Witch Trials, a series of hearings before local magistrates to prosecute over 150 people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusettes between February 1692 and May 1693.
its the same
Danforth is a judge in the novel The Crucible, which depicts the Salem witch trials. He says that the difference between witchcraft and ordinary crime is that a person accused of witchcraft cannot defend themselves by calling witnesses.
Trial by accusation
Depends on what you mean by significance.
People were judged by how they acted or what they looked like.
they had an affair.
The Crucible tells about the Salem panic using facts that make the panic into a close parallel with McCarthyism.
Guilty means that a person admits to committing the crime they were accused of. Not guilty means that a person denies committing the crime and the prosecution must prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
there isn't much of a difference i mean Hitler wanted to get rid of the nonwhite people. he took innocent people and killed them just because they were off a different race. in the crucible Abigail accuses many women of being witches. all of them innocent. but why would she accuse them ? she could have not liked them. could have been there social status. she accused Elizabeth proctor mainly because she wanted proctor to herself. hope this helps
The scene between Herrick and the accused witches in "The Crucible" highlights the power dynamics and injustice within the Salem community during the witch trials. It demonstrates how authority figures like Herrick use their influence to manipulate and coerce vulnerable individuals into providing false confessions. This scene also underscores the theme of mass hysteria and the destructive consequences of unchecked fear and suspicion.