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The Crucible
Title: The Crucible
Category: Literature
Details: Words: 1267 | Pages: 5.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Crucible
The Crucible
The people of Salem can hardly be condemned for their actions during
the witch hunts of 1692, as described in the play The Crucible, for they were
merely products of their time. This is shown through an examination of the
theocratic society in which they lived, the patriarchal snobbery they
exhibited toward each other, their lack of medical technology and in depth
knowledge of disease and of an analysis of the fear they displayed …showed first 75 words of 1267 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1267 total…society that allowed for increased personal freedom, had they
been exposed to a more culturally and religiously diverse society and had
they been more knowledgeable in the medical field, the Salemites would not
have been as susceptible to the frenzy and madness that took place in their
community concerning witchcraft. For these aforementioned reasons, the
Salemites cannot be condemned for their actions involving the witch hunts
of 1692, as they were merely products of their time.
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