Question

Which themes are developed in The Crucible, Act 3, Part 1?

Answer 1

Answer:

c) those with little power are least able to fight the system.

Explanation:

Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" revolves around the Salem witch trials where many people were accused of practicing witchcraft and convicted to death. This theme of good vs. evil and the Puritan society's aim to be perfect from all 'unholy' things shows the length to which the government or for that matter, the patriarchal society, will try o go to save their own skin.

Act 3 of the play occurs at the court after more than seventy people were accused and condemned to be hanged after being found guilty of witchcraft. Marry Warren, who had previously admitted to being one with Abigail and her group of girls, returned back to court to retract her statement and claim that she had been lying. Abigail, with the support of her uncle Rev, Samuel Parris, vehemently denied she and the girls are guilty, while in truth, they are. But with someone like Rev. Parris on their side, they have a huge advantage over the common people such as Proctor and Giles. This shows that those with little to no power have no chance to fight the system even if they are innocent.