Three Emotions To the European world, the province of Salem, Massachusetts was a barbaric frontier that was inhabited by a group of fanatics of godly situations. The people of this province considered themselves holy and pure children of God, opposed to the devil's ever-present face in their lives. The characters in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, said that they acted out of their knowledge of the devils’ power regarding witchcraft. They were guided in their …showed first 75 words of 529 total…

…showed last 75 words of 529 total…great stones they lay upon his chest until he plead aye or nay.” (p.135), Giles did not answer, and thus died a violent death. The emotions expressed throughout this play were tiring. The truth is hard to find when living in a Puritan Province. In this play, every person was guilty of each persons’ emotions mentioned; their greatest emotion was fear, fear of God and the punishment that he has for all sinners. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**