What Is The Hysteria In The Crucible

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In Salem Massachusetts, a mania rises when people of Salem let their uncontrollable fear of the devil work(witchcraft) cloud their judgement and thus their actions. The problem was already there before Abigail and the other girls were spotted dancing in the forest attempting to conjure spirits which let to the hysteria. The people were already against one another for example, the Putnam family greeds over lands as well as their loss children, Ann Putnam was suspicious of Rebecca Nurse who was her midwife, Abigail wanting to be Proctor wife so she wants to get rid of Elizabeth who was Proctor wife then, so all these personal grievances are already there that the hysteria could only make it worst. The problem among the people of Salem gets to a point where lives are at stake. Simply those …show more content…
This took place during the year 1692 in particular place such as the church, court, parris house, and the forest which the girls danced. The problem is a problem because people die just because some girls decided to play a joke that only rose to be a scar that is remember throughout the ages. Those who refuse to confess and keep their names in check were hanged thus losing their lives because of some foolish girls. The people turning against one another and losing their sanity to judge like a normal human being “when you knew that people would be hang by your evidence?” (the crucible, page 45). The hysteria has completely cloud the eyes of the court which leads to many unnecessary grieving deaths. This quote from the crucible “what terrifies one generation is likely to bring only a puzzled smile to the next.” emphasize the reality that if we choose to ignore a problem then it will never stop to haunt and ruin the lives of many and it will continue to spread and repeat until we resolve it so to avoid it we as a society must deal with it no matter the scale or it will only