The Witchcraft Hysteria in "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller

The Witchcraft Hysteria
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In 1692, in Salem Massachusetts, the superstition of witches existed
in a society of strong Christian beliefs. Anybody who acted out of the
ordinary was accused of being a witch and then the accuse would actually be
forgiven if the blamed their accusations on another individual. This was the
main idea of a play entitled, The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In this play a
group of young girls act up and are then accused of being witches. These
girls then blame other people in order to get out of trouble and even pretend
to be 'bewitched' in front…