Act4+Quiz

1. Saying that a myth can cause fear and suspicion that lead to mass hysteria is completely true. Abigail made accusations about the people of Salem, which then turned everyone against each other. Everyone was accusing each other of taking hand in some form of witchcraft that is punishable under law. So, many people were put in jail, along with others being executed. After all of this happening, Abigail held guilt from all of the innocent dragged into this problem, because of seeking revenge on Proctor. She then flees Salem to avoid ridicule from the town and takes off to Barbados.

2. Again, this can be related to the happenings after the 9/11 attack on the world trade center. Terrorists from the Middle East are said to have had control behind this tragedy. This leads to people always having a fear and suspicion about people with this ethinic background. For a very long time afterwards, people accused others with a middle eastern look to be terrorists. 9/11 caused mass hysteria in America and tore the country apart. Even though many of the people that were accused were America citizens, they were still looked into because they had the Middle Eastern decent. This relates exactly to the themes fear, suspicion, guilt and revenge that were presented in "The Crucible".