Act1+Writing+Prompt

Fear and shame are typical human emotions. Fear alone can make people do absurd things, to try and calm that fear. Shame can also have a large effect on the human psych. These two emotions can drive people to put the blame on someone else to get themselves out of it, which is exactly what drove Salem into the witch hunts in the first place. John Proctor was full of shame to being with because his wife, Elizabeth, had found out that he had an affair. He was fearful because being a lecher is a crime punishable by death. Elizabeth was full of shame because of the same reason, but was fearful to tell anyone because she till loved her husband. Abigal was ashamed because Proctor would not leave his wife for her. Parris is fearful of the things going on with his daughter, Betty. Last but not leastyou have Mrs.Putnam wou is completely ashamed because she had several children all stillborn. All of thses things make poeple in the town tense, which is ruining social status' and driving others to make accusations Another factor that plays into this is whether the characters are proactive or reactive. Proctor is proactive because he takes into account what is happening and tries to deal with it. Elizabeth is proactive because she takes it all in then makes a decision. Abigail is proactive due to the fact that she thought about wtichcraft and is using it as revenge against Proctor. Parris, Giles and Mrs.Putnam are all reactive because they are willing to throw the blame or not think about what they say before they say it. With all the feelings and intensity between all of the townspeople they start to accuse each other so they don't get accused themselves.Soon, there are many people in jail and many getting tried. One accusation turned the whole town to chaos and completely disregarded trust. The town will either pull itself out of this or drive itself deeper. Either way, when the two does recover, nothing will be the same. There will forever be loss of trust and paranoia.