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(100 points)!! I just need a quick paragraph on the crucible by Arthur Miller.

CLAIM: The hysteria in The Crucible was in part caused by characters wanting to gain power or maintain the power they uphold.

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In the book, The Crucible by Arther Miller, a massive amount of accusations about religion leads to hysteria and is resolved with sacrifices. There was a group of young women from Salem who falsely indicts other villagers of witchcraft. In The Crucible Hale delineates "And why not, if they must hang for denyin’ it? There are them that will swear to anything before they’ll hang; have you never thought of that?" (Miller) This statment demonstrates the allegations of witchcraft are true to some of the villagers. But, Hale is explaining that they are only confessing to witchcraft to avoid their punishment. The main pillars of power that are represented in the church were soon when Reverand Paris accused against nine people of witchcraft to protect his daughter and himself.

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