The Crucible - Thematic Storyboard
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- FEAR AND PARANOIA
- EXAMPLE 1
- EXAMPLE 2
- WITCHES, PREJUDICES
- The frenzy, terror. and paranoia did not start before Reverend Hale arrived in Salem. However, the intense scrutiny he subjected everyone to increased the community's sense of dread.
- The real cause of the fear and paranoia comes from Abigail and the other young girls. To avoid punishment for dancing in the woods, drinking blood, and engaging in magic, they begin accusing everyone else. By being the accusers, not one is looking at them.
- One victim accused of with witchcraft is Giles Corey. Like Proctor, he tries to explain to the court that many of the accusations are motivated by a neighbor's greed. Inevitably, he is charged with witchcraft and dies by having large stones placed on top of him.
- Rebecca Nurse is a different member of the Salem community who encounters severe prejudice. She is a shining example of a Christian, yet she is accused of witchcraft. Her imprisonment prompts Reverend Hale and the others to examine the fairness of the trials more carefully.
- REPUTATION
- Reverend Paris appears to be more focused on maintaining his reputation than what is going on in his congregation throughout the entire play. He is accused of being greedy on numerous occasions, but he does little to refute this claim
- Conversely, Proctor's reputation is of little importance to him thourghout the play. Time and time again, he casts aside the rumors and lies of others. In the end, he martyrs himself. He would rather die than tell another lie, making him the last moral character.
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