Examples Of Scapegoating In The Crucible

Abigail is the most culpable for the events in The Crucible because if she was not out to get Elizabeth, this would not have happened. When the girls were first with Tituba, they were doing innocent love spells and dancing in the forest. It did not

In the play The Crucible, Abigail uses many people as scapegoats. An example, “ Paris, to Abigail: Then you were conjuring spirits last night. Abigail: Not, I sir - Tituba and Ruth.” (Miller 150) Abigail blames them because she does not want to get

The crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, a story about adultery, false accusations, and forgiving. The story is a real life based event that happened in the 1600’s when people were falsely being accused of being “Witches”. Along with the false accusations, it led to punishments such as death. In The Crucible, John Proctor’s reputation around the town is known as an Adulterer, he was also victim of false accusations brought against him, and he was forgiving of his sins.]

In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, Miller demonstrated that it was Abigail’s flaws- lust, jealousy, and mendacity- that led her to be responsible the most for the tragedy of the witch-hunt in Salem. The Crucible focuses of the finding of young girls and a slave messing around in the woods, trying to conjure spirits from the dead. Rather than admit to their actions and face the consequences, the girls accuse everyone else of the crimes they were guilty of. Abigail Williams is the person who caused much of the drama in this story. She bears much responsibility for everyone meeting with Tituba in the woods. Once Parris discovers this meeting, Abigail attempts to keep her actions a secret because it would possibly reveal her affair with Proctor. Abigail lies to cover up her affair with proctor, and to stop the charges of witchcraft in order to prevent the terrible punishments that go along with the accusations.

In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, A character by the name of Abigail that has started something bad in the town but should she be to blame for the outcome of the play. Does abigail deserve to take all the blame, She started it all over a man named John Proctor who is a farmer and has a family. All of it was because she wanted to be with him so in the woods with the other girls and tituba abby drank blood so that goody proctor could die. Then they got caught dancing in the woods. Then when they asked them what they did in the woods she didn’t say that she drank blood at first but when they did say it she blamed it on tituba.

“The Crucible” Is Abigail Whom to Blame Who is to blame In Arthur Miller’s play, “The Crucible”? Is it about a teen girl Named Abigail Williams and a middle aged man named John Proctor that has an affair and cause chaos in a small town named Salem. In Salem many people’s actions cause a lot of people being arrested for dealing with the devil and witchery. Those accusations put Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, Tituba, and many more and an abundant of People is accused of witchery and devil related accusations led to their deaths. Many people blame Abigail for what she has done, I have found that she was not the only one to blame for the causes of those people whom have lost their lives due to people believing in other peoples false accusations, Abigail is simply one of those people that accuse for their own benefits.

A fantastic example of scapegoating can be soon through The Crucible. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, the theme of scapegoating is seen through the actions of the girls when they blame Tituba, condemn John Proctor, and accuse Goody Proctor of being witches. For example, the theme of scapegoating can be seen through Abigail Williams blaming Tituba. For instance, Abigail starts to scream, “I never called him!

In The Crucible Abigail had a significant impact on the trials. Abigail had a significant impacts on the trials because she lies and manipulates a bad situation into something that will benefit herself and makes everyone believe her. In Act three Abigail says “But God made my face;you cannot want to tear my face. Envy is a deadly sin, Mary” (Miller 195). This quote states that Abigail lies and manipulates the situation in the trial when Mary Warren accusing Abigail of witchcraft by lying that she saw Mary Warren turn into a bird and that Mary was going to hurt her. Therefore, by Abigail putting the blame on Mary and because she know as a well proper young lady she has everyone fooled in believing that Mary is the one that is controlling the

Scapegoating in The Crucible Often times, in order to avoid facing consequences, whether great or small, people will charge others. This practice, known as scapegoating, oftentimes leads to false accusations and can yield potentially damning results. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller utilizes scapegoating in order to show the harmful effects it can have on a society. In the play, Abigail attempts to avoid suffering consequences by situating blame on Tituba: “She made me do it” (Miller 43). When Abigail lies about Tituba’s role, she begins to feel anxious and distressed.

Mob mentality is an extremely powerful force, and one which has tremendous potential to the political savvy schemer. But to understand the nature of the mob, and the witch hunt which one may create from it, one must comprehend how to both start and control it, and when to distance yourself when the smoke begins to clear. Using Arthur Miller’s The Crucible as an example, this guide will underline the necessary steps to start a witch hunt, the circumstances under which a witch hunt best escalates, and how to recognize when one’s witch hunt has begun to reach an end.

Abigail influences the proceedings immensely in The Crucible. In Act 1 Abigail and the girls are caught dancing in the forest because Abigail convinced Tituba to curse Elizabeth so she could be with John Proctor. Abigail then to save herself puts the blame on Tituba and other woman when she is being accused of witchcraft. In Act 2 Abigail frames Elizabeth Proctor for witchcraft by stabbing herself with a needle that she said was inside the poppet Elizabeth Proctor had. In Act 3 when Mary is testifying that the girls have been pretending the whole time about everything Abigail starts to say Mary’s spirits are attacking her and the girls follow along.

After reading and watching Act 1 of The Crucible, I’ve realized that there are quite a few characters to blame for all the witchcraft and dancing in the woods. The person I feel is the most guilty so far is Abigail. I think that Abigail has told the most lies and has contributed to the problem more than anyone else. Abigail took all of her friends into the woods to dance and drank the blood of a chicken. She also removed her clothes and ran around the woods. She then tells all of the other girls to keep their mouths shut about the things that happened that night, even though they all know that what Abigail did was far more than just dancing. She lies to her uncle about the situation, and she eventually blames Tituba once she realizes that her

In the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, one of the main characters is Abigail Williams. Many people point the finger at her, blaming her for everything that went wrong in Salem. However, there is plenty of evidence that indicates Abigail didn't deserve the responsibility of the outcome of the play. Abigail was simply the victim of circumstance.

Abigail Williams is at fault for the trials that took place in Salem. The reason for this is because Abigail threated the girls into not saying anything about what really happened. She also put her own personal agenda, when accusing people, and she became the face of the accusers. With that reputation, she was feared and avoided by the rest of the town. When putting her own personal agenda, she chooses to accuser certain people, like Elizabeth Proctor, who was the wife of John Proctor, whom she believed was her lover. Not only that but as her power and influence on the town grew, she began to accuse people who did not fit the mold of being a witch. At the beginning of the crucible, when the girls are together in Betty's room, they want to say

Abigail is to blame for most of the deaths in the crucible because of her lying.