The Crucible- Act 3

Human nature is very clear in this story by the way people are reacting to things. When people are put in situations they are not used to they tend to "freak out," This is shown in many ways. I think people make the whole witch thing a way bigger deal than it really is. They do not know for a fact that any of the people were practicing witchcraft I think they may have jumped to conclusions when things that were out of the ordinary were happening. People probably just admitted to witchcraft to save themselves from being hung. If people can get out of dying I know that they would do whatever they could even if it means lying. I think lying takes place a lot throughout the story. It is hard to tell whether someone is telling the truth or lying. While reading this story I am really not sure what to believe. Such as if the girls in the woods were practicing witchcraft or were they simply just playing? I also question if Elizabeth really is pregnant or not. She may say that just to spare her life for a while or to possibly make people feel sorry for her. Or maybe she said she was pregnant to get out of it. People could think of her as an innocent mother and doubt her participation in witchcraft. There are other ways that people could lie to get themselves out of trouble. People would do a lot to make themselves innocent. They even would accuse others to get the attention off of themselves. Such as, when Mary was accused of witchcraft. Who knows if she really participated in witchcraft? Who knows if anyone actually practiced witch craft? People would turn against each other. Everyone turned against Mary and she did nothing wrong. She stood up for the other girls and said that they were innocent but the girls turned her in. Whether Mary was guilty or innocent the girls should not have turned her in. Mary stood up for them and was being a good friend to them. She did not deserve what she got. She deserves respect and loyal friendships.

Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York, NY: Penguin, 1996. Print.