Research Paper On The Crucible

Imagine being afraid for your life because of a rumor going around in your town. In Salem, Massachusetts there was a group of girls with Abigail being the voice of the group, but would accuse people of doing witchcraft. The community would be afraid of this issues that they would be more bias towards the situation and only took the church in an opinion on how to settle the issue. The view of American history the filmmakers are trying to get across is how the state and church were not separate in Salem, Massachusetts. The community in Salem had the same laws, rules for both church and state, they believed that they needed to compile towards what God’s laws were. It was a big issue in the 1692’s when the witchcraft trials happened in Salem,

whether to be decided if the person is telling the truth or a lie of doing witchcraft. The people in Salem were Christians and if someone’s behaviors threaten their religion or God it would be a major threat towards the community of Salem. It would be a major concern towards the people because it can affect their community and their safety. They would believe in only in God for good and the devil for bad.
In the 1692’s in Salem they were puritans people, their clothes would be mostly modest.

In the Crucible the outfits they wore were similar to what they wore back in the 1692’s. They made the background in the Crucible very detail having the houses made out from wood and having windmills. In the film The Crucible they made a good interpreting of how the people spoke back in the 1600’s. They made the cinerary exactly like from back then with dirt roads and horses with wagons carrying people. The crucible is a partially fictional historical movie with certain amount of historical true events in the movie. In the movie The Crucible and what we discuss in the book and class was how trials were based on religious aspects. Once they see signs of any ungodly actions towards a person the government leaders who were Christians that were strongly devoted puritanism that punish the person with harsh punishment by hanging or stoning them to death. Due to the Salem witch trials the people began to question the connection between church and state. They were different that some puritan groups began to separate from it and join different protestant groups. At this present day some people in Salem still believe that witchcraft still exist. Fictional films portray historical events differently than textbook or lectures because they would add extra to catch the audience’s attention in order for the film to be more interesting. They would rather add a storyline to the film to make it better to

understand for the people who do not know about what was happening at that time.
In the first trial with Sarah Osborne they are accusing her of witchcraft and she must confess to witchcraft.

She tells them that she is not involved with witchcraft and she can name the 10 commandants to clear her name in trial. The 10 commandants are the rules handed to Moses by god on mount Sinai. However, she lied about how she can name he 10 commandants in court. The court did not take it lightly, so they put her to hang for her involvement in witchcraft. In the trial with Mary vs. the girls, Mary tells the court she has been lying about seeing spirits, so has the other girls. When the girls walk in the court, one of the court officials confronts the girls by saying the “bible damns all liars”. The court would base their decisions on whether the person believed in god, still speak his name, and can name the 10 commandants. The court official continues to ask the girls if they are lying and if they are the court would go easy on them for their punishment. In the final ending when John Proctor confess it is because he felt like he need to for the goodness of his heart. When he confess that he was involved with witchcraft he needed to write his name, so the court officials can hang it on the church door. He also needs to admit when the church official tells him, “ [did you] bang yourself to the devil service”. He must agree, but changes his mind. He knew that it was a mistake in his head and knew his kids would see

it.