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Corruption Of The Crucible By Arthur Miller Essay

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Sebastian Santizo Mrs. Sachs English. 11 29 September 2015 Corruption in Salem the Crucible Imagine living in a society where you are guilty till proven innocent, instead of innocent til proven guilty. Due to the bias preference of the word of “God” in the story The Crucible By Arthur Miller, it is greatly implied that many of the casualties such as John and Elizabeth Proctor to name a couple was due to the restricted theology of church and state. In the Puritan New England town of Salem, Massachusetts, a group of girls goes dancing in the forest with a black slave named Tituba. While dancing, they are caught by the local minister, Reverend Parris. These girls are who create most of the controversy, as they lie to get through most circumstances. A specific individual is Abigail Williams, playing the victim for example as she blames Tituba in page 43 saying “She makes me drink blood!” leading to Tituba to being pulled to the side in page 44 and yelled at “you will confess yourself or I will take you out and whip you to death” making her give in, in order for him to spare her life. leading to further unjustifiable atrocities. these are only a few of many examples of a broken outdated system which intertwines both church and state, Due to morally bankrupt foundation of the church and state many residents among Salem has remained “selfish” and took advantage to blame on another in order to save themselves through accusations, while others simply did it for greed. An

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