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The Crucible: The Tragedy At Salem
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The people of Salem can hardly be condemned for their actions
during the witch hunts of 1692, as described in the play The Crucible, for
they were merely products of their time. This is shown through an
examination of the theocratic society in which they lived, .... Middle of Essay .... 7). While espousing purity and godliness, the Puritans of
Salem were a political group with leanings toward power and weakness. They
were unable to keep these two characteristics in check at the time of the
witch hunt. This resulted in the witch hunts becoming "a perverse
manifestation of the panic which set in among all classes when the balance
began to turn toward greater individual freedom"(Miller 7). Their
theocracy allowed for no expression of individuality, lest the individual,
in short, ask for public condemnation. The theocracy of the Salem society
at the time was an enormous factor to the conditions surrounding t ....
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