Lies In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

Miller uses children as a truth hidden behind a lie as some believe they live in a world of virtue. They were chosen to be the main accusers for their “purity,” their sense of judgement of witchcraft, and their sadistic actions that are considered untrustworthy and unrealistic. He intends to use it as a way to reveal the reality of children and their poor judgement within the play. “...I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw him;...” From this quote, it unravels the contempt hysteria during that particular scene. The contagious realm spreading throughout Beverly Hills caused an inconsequential phase of gullibleness. The character including Abigail Williams, Mercy Lewis, and Mary Warren are responsible for

Towards the beginning of the story Parris punctually stated, “I have given you a home, child, I have put clothes upon your back - now give me upright answer. Your name in the town - it is entirely white, is it not?” Abigail with an edging resentment responded, “Why I am sure it is, sir. There be no blush about my name.” This connects to the color symbolism, white. White is remarked as pure, clean, and a color no one can ever blemish because it will always remain in its first position- white. The purity dictates Abigail and the children ways of masking their monstrous actions and using their mask to allure others to them. Even from the beginning, no one realize that they are falsely accusing someone, the townspeople use their logical thinking of “they are just children, they do not misbehave or lie.” Therefore, Abigail uses that advantage to bypass all consequences, although it is primarily her fault. This is a way to help readers understand that being too trusting can lead to dire consequences as it is one of the main points from the

Instead of being accused of witchcraft, he was accused of being a Communist. The children are resembled as the people who accuse him and his growing agony can be represented as the victims. The vivid imagery of Abigail pretending to see the Devil or various superficial things displays an image of what Miller underwent and the only option he can do is to make a play called The Crucible based on his life. Abigail looks at the ceiling and said, “ I - I know not. A wind, a cold wind, has come.” This sets a frightening mood where her actions causes an eery feeling to the judge, which cause them to accept witchcraft is true. It is less frequent where one believe one person out of a thousand people because the majority wins. McCarthyism was what Miller faced and was believed to be one of the reasons why Miller came under the committee's inspection. “Did you see anyone with the Devil” as it similar to “Are you now or were you ever a member of the Communist party?” This relates to each other greatly and causes the creation of the children within the story. Therefore, he used innocent character’s to exemplify that he is innocent and uses the children to display those who blame him for being a