Examples Of Scapegoating In The Crucible

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.

In the Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams is to blame for what happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1962. There are many reason to blame not only her but also her friends for helping her to accuse innocent people. Abigail convinced the other girls to begin lying about what they did in the woods and why they were in the woods. She convinced them to blame others in Salem for what was going on, saying that they ‘‘saw people with the devil’’ and the girls were so fearful that they were forced to go along with her. Abigail tried to saved herself from being punished for witchcraft and adultery by not telling Paris that she drank blood and cast a spell in order to kill Elizabeth Proctor who was John’s wife, the man she had an affair with when she was working in his house. Her love for John Proctor was so strong that the death of many innocent people did not faze her at all. She fed the court lies and

“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.

Throughout the play Abigail tries to show the other characters that she is not to blame for her mistakes. An example of her trying to blame other people is when she tells her uncle that he should go and deny the witchcraft accusations. By not denying the allegations herself and having someone else do it, shows that she has support from other townspeople. Elizabeth Proctor is a strong woman who is blamed for witchcraft because of Abigail's accusations. Abigail claims that Elizabeth is a liar and is bitter, but when the reader meets Elizabeth for the first time they realize it is just Abigail exaggerating.

In the Crucible, Abigail is motivated to stay out of trouble and get revenge. Abby proves revenge causes unfair accusations when she unfairly accuses Elizabeth and Tituba in acts 1 and 2. For example, Abby and the girls were seen doing dances by Rev. Parris at the start of act 1. But the day after, Betty wouldn’t wake up from her sleep, so everyone started to worry about her. As the play

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

Sometimes people get blamed for wrongdoings that they did not participate in. This was shown in Salem, Massachusetts, during the salem witch trials in the play The Crucible. The play was based in 1692, when a community of Puritans started accusing each other of of being witches and wizards. Innocent people that did not practice witchcraft were getting hanged and accused of being witches. Scapegoats have also been used in modern day with McCarthyism, which was a campaign against communist. Many people were blacklisted and lost their jobs even though many of these people did not belong to the communist party. This took place in 1950-1954 carried out by Senator Joseph McCarthy. Using scapegoats blames innocent people for wrongdoings, and accuses people of wrong doings.

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

In Arthur Miller's book, The Crucible, a social statement is made about society's tendency to favor those who blame others. People tend to want to believe the evil in others as a way of making themselves feel better about their own lives. This can be seen throughout history, and even the Catholic Bible. In the beginning of time Adam blamed Eve for causing them to fall into sin. Just like the people of today, the characters use scapegoats because they are feeling guilty for what they have done.

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.