If you had the power to do anything you wanted to, without caring about the consequences, would you?
These are the questions one must ask themselves when dealing with power.
The privileges and rights of an individual play a major role in their personality, growth, and desires. Despite any "proper" or well-established background, when presented with the opportunity for power, the temptations are far too great to resist.But why is this? Why is the abundance of power so chaotic and corrupt? What is it within ourselves that results into this self-proclaiming war?
The reality is, we are all distorted.
Every single act of the human being, can be viewed as selfish, as political, as monstrous.
But is it truly the individual that was corrupt, or the system before them, surrounding their every day view?
The Crucible outlines the basic 17th Century society--a town developed and dependent upon religion; a true theocracy. And yet, through the characterization of Abigail, we see the true evil of humanity. The darker, crueler, and remorseless sides we refuse to speak of. Yet, was it the true character of Abigail, or the corrupt status of the society itself?
The poor communication, economic issues, paranoia, and heavily integrated religious influence, all played the major roles in creating the mass hysteria.
It is not the individual itself, but the power and social standards surrounding them that is the great influence--the catalyst to the chaos.
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