The Crucible By Arthur Miller - 1116 Words

What the hell is going on in Salem? Everyday someone new is being accused of being a witch. No one is safe. Hide your kids; hide your wife, because they are accusing everyone around here. In the play, The Crucible, the Salem Witch Trials are taking place and many people are being falsely indicted of practicing witch craft. Thus, meaning many innocent individuals are being hanged because of the lies of four young girls. The Crucible, has many themes, but the most impactful one is hands down â€Å"Power Corrupts†. It outlines every little detail in the story of how Judge Danforth, Abigail, and Reverend Hale become evil and corrupt with the power they obtain throughout the plot of the story. In the play, Abigail is thought to be the ring leader of†¦show more content†¦Since Abigail knows people will have pity on her, she uses this to her advantage when she is talking to Parris about Goody Proctor, John Proctor’s wife, where she says, â€Å"She hates me uncle, she must, for I would not be her slave† (Miller 1132). When she says this, Abigail implies that everyone is attacking her by redundantly accusing her of practicing witch craft in the woods. In the end, Abigail triumphs everyone when her and Mercy Lewis run off together after they steal a lump sum of money from Parris’ secret saving stash. So whether or not Abigail is truly guilty, it doesn’t matter because she got away. Reverend Hale is also another character corrupted with power. When he is called into Salem to examine Parris’ daughter, Betty, he automatically thinks he is going to find sinister spirits within her with ease; especially when he states, â€Å"†¦Here are all your familiar spirits, your incubi, and succubi, your witches that go by land, by air, and by sea; your wizards of the night and of the day†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (Miller 1150). By declaring this, Hale is giving the notion that Salem is full with witches and it will be a walk in the park extorting spirits there. Although his main purpose in Salem is to simply analyze Betty, he really wants to accuse Abigail because she is thought to be the frontrunner of the entire witch craft situation. This way he will receive