The Crucible The Witchcraft Hysteria

Large scale hysteria is a social phenomenon in which fictitious fear and anxiety spread so much that the entire population can not be controlled. During the play "The Crucible", hysteria about magic spread to the Salem community, bringing countless deaths to innocent victims. After the first complaint, Abigail and the other girls mistakenly proved that some people were involved in magic and began cursing community members. During the trial all girls will get sick and fall into hysteria. These girls followed the unstable behavior of Abigail and in fact they believed they were attacked by the spirit of man. When Abigail said that an invisible bird flew over Mary Warren across the room and did not hurt her, everywhere was not as obvious as the third. Other girls joined Abigail and began repeating what Mary said. With her hysterical health condition, Mary Warren said: "He came to me every night.

Every girl keeps following the guidance of Abigail and blames everyone in the town practicing magic. Mary Warren can not even confess her in the courtroom, so at any point the girl will never act honestly in the crucible. Another reason for the popular hysteria in the Witch Town of Salem, Massachusetts is the arrogance of the Deputy Governor Dan Forth. Danforth was a judge, a judge, a judge, a judge and signed a death sentence for those who refused to admit their magical crime.

Kruger explores how large hysteria can destroy the community. The most hysterical things can be seen by unjust acceptance of magical argument by villagers. A specific example of hysteria occurred when a girl led by Abigail accused Mary Warren magically that she was preventing it from presenting evidence. Many people (including Mary) claimed that magical accusations were false, but the court refused upset. Large scale hysteria is a social phenomenon in which fictitious fear and anxiety spread so much that the entire population can not be controlled. During the play "The Crucible", hysteria about magic spread to the Salem community, bringing countless deaths to innocent victims. After the first complaint, Abigail and other girls mistakenly began to curse members of the community that some people were involved in magic.